Basketball

Stephen Curry is one of Daquan Burgess’ favorite players. Reading’s 5’10 senior guard has some serious range as well. Burgess knocked down a pair of deep 3-pointers in the third quarter as the Red Knights beat Penn Manor 70-55 at the Geigle Complex. Sixth-seeded Reading will travel to third-seeded Carlisle …

Exeter’s 74-51 loss at Wilson in the BCIAA quarterfinals was a great source of motivation. “It lights a fire under everybody to play better, said Kevin Saenz. The Eagles were back in action for the first time in a week, but they certainly didn’t look rusty. They blew out seventh-seeded …

The coaches in the BCIAA vote on the All-County team each year. Congratulations to all of the selections. Amaya Stewart and Aaron Anders from Wyomissing are repeat winners. Here is the 2023-24 All-Berks team. Aaron Anders-Wyomissing-Coach of the Year Amaya Stewart-Wyomissing-Jr.-Player of the Year Madison Langdon-Berks Catholic-Jr. Grace Reedy-Exeter-Sr. Taylor …

The coaches in the BCIAA vote for the All-County basketball team each year. Congratulations to all of the selections. Here are the results for the 2023-24 season. Matt Coldren-Wilson-Coach of the Year Yadiel Cruz-Reading-Sr.-Player of the Year Josh McKoy-Berks Catholic-Sr. Kingston McKoy-Berks Catholic-So. Kevin Saenz-Exeter-Sr. Shermar Killen-Muhlenberg-Jr. Nick Chapman-Reading-Sr. Madyx …

Wilson head coach Matt Coldren and his team will remember the past five days for a long time. The Bulldogs beat fifth-seeded Exeter, top-seeded Berks Catholic, and second-seeded Reading to win the Berks Conference championship. They held off the Red Knights 54-53 on Friday night in front of 3,443 fans …

It was the matchup that many Berks County girls basketball fans had hoped to see and it came down to the wire. Top-seeded Wilson versus second-seeded Wyomissing for the Berks League crown. The Spartans used a big second half to capture their second straight county championship and remain undefeated. They …

Wilson lost three of its last four regular season games. The Bulldogs have flipped the switch in the Berks County playoffs. They dismantled fifth-seeded Exeter 74-51 in the quarterfinals and then knocked off top-seeded Berks Catholic 59-46 in the semifinals. “We knew we had to pick it up,” said Madyx …

Annie McCaffrey is an All-State soccer player. She’s also a key piece to Wyomissing’s undefeated basketball team. The 5’9 forward had 14 points in a 50-42 victory over third-seeded Gov. Mifflin in the BCIAA semifinals. McCaffrey averages a modest seven points, but provides toughness, defense and leadership. She’s the type …

Reading and Muhlenberg squared off for the third time this season in the BCIAA semifinals at Santander Arena. The second-seeded Red Knights and sixth-seeded Muhls split their regular season battles. Muhlenberg was trying to reach the Berks County championship game for the first time since 1974. Reading, however, pulled away …

Wilson extended its winning streak to 16 games with a 41-24 victory over Berks Catholic in the BCIAA semifinals at Santander Arena. The top-seeded Bulldogs allowed just one point in the second quarter and seven in the first half. They led the fourth-seeded Saints 20-7 at the break. Wilson entered …