Football

Gov. Mifflin head coach Jeff Lang still isn’t sure who all of his starters will be for this Friday’s season opener against Spring-Ford. It’s understandable considering that the Mustangs only return three starters from last year’s (10-1) squad that averaged 48 points. Star running back Nick Singleton is at Penn …

Here are my preseason Berks County high school football rankings. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! Unlike many media outlets, I don’t base my rankings on what happened last year. This is a new season with new players. I also …

Brett Myers has been around high school football for a long time. He spent six years as the head coach at Pottstown. He served as an assistant at Exeter for a handful of seasons. Most recently, the Middletown graduate was the head coach at his alma mater. Over eight years, …

While his teammates were making history, Masen Ketner could only watch. The Twin Valley center tore his ACL and MCL during lacrosse season and missed his junior year on the gridiron. “It hurt me so bad. Just to see my guys having so much fun and I was still stuck …

Gio Cavanna and Drew Fidler had plenty of success on the baseball diamond this spring. They helped the Muhls go (19-4) and win the Berks County championship. Muhlenberg took care of Oley Valley 11-3 in the county final at First Energy Stadium. Cavanna was an all-division selection. He hit .367 …

John Lorchak knows all about the glory days of football in Laureldale. Lorchak has been a teacher in the Muhlenberg School District for 29 years. He was on the Muhlenberg coaching staff under John Yocum from 1994-02 and 2004-06. Yocum took over the program in 1989 and guided the Muhls …

Alan Moyer has been part of the Conrad Weiser football program for nearly four decades. “I bleed blue and white. It’s in my blood. It’s a family thing for me. Nobody misses a game. I love the school. I love everything that we’ve done here over the years,” he said. …

He’s called “Big Nate” for a reason. Natkeis Casiano is 6’5 and 310 pounds. The defensive tackle only played in six games last season. He made a dozen tackles. The Conrad Weiser coaches say he’s much more focused this year which is bad news for the Scouts’ opponents. “I’ve improved …

There aren’t many high school football players who can pin Jven Williams in less than 15 seconds. Caleb Brewer is one of them. The 6’5, 285-pound tight end qualified for the PIAA wrestling championships as a sophomore. In case you’re wondering, Brewer believes that wrestling is a more physically demanding …

A gallon of gasoline cost 53 cents in 1974. Minimum wage was $2.00 per hour. Barbra Streisand had the #1 song with “The Way We Were” and the comedy ‘Blazing Saddles’ was released. That’s also the year that Bob Wolfrum became an assistant coach at Wyomissing. He’s still there. Wolfrum …