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Audrey Hurleman-Wyomissing

You won’t find many athletes as gifted as Audrey Hurleman. The Wyomissing junior is committed to North Carolina for lacrosse. In the fall, she’s an All-County soccer player. In the winter, Hurleman is a standout defender on the Spartans’ basketball team. On Monday, the 5’8 forward provided some offense as …

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Snip Esterly-Berks Catholic

Over Snip Esterly’s 35 years as a head coach, defense has always been the driving force. Berks Catholic allowed just 47 points per game a season ago when the Saints won 23 games and their second straight District 3 championship. Entering Friday’s contest with ninth-seeded Middletown, Berks Catholic was giving …

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Chris Gallo-Wilson

Chris Gallo won 203 games and seven Division championships over 15 years with the Schuylkill Valley boys basketball team. That resume makes his statement about sophomore guard Laila Jones even more noteworthy. “She’s as good as any guy I’ve ever coached on my Schuylkill Valley teams; the way she sees …

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Daquan Burgess-Reading

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 …

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Kevin Saenz-Exeter

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 …

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All-Berks Girls Basketball Team

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 …

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All-Berks Boys Basketball Team

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 …

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Matt Coldren-Wilson

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 …

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Aaron Anders-Wyomissing

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 …

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Matt Coldren and Madyx Gruber-Wilson

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 …

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