Berks Catholic’s baseball team is making history. The Saints are headed to the state semifinals for the first time. They held off Notre Dame Green Pond 5-3 in the PIAA-3A quarterfinals on Thursday at Methacton. Berks Catholic scored a pair of runs in the 3rd inning for a 2-1 lead. …

With two outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, everything changed. Up until that point, Bryce Detwiler was dealing on the mound. The UConn commit had allowed just one hit, an infield single, and no walks. Franklin Pichardo, a Maryland commit, stunned Gov. Mifflin with a solo homer to …

Three baseball teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs and all three won their first round matchups. Gov. Mifflin defeated Perkiomen Valley 6-1 in Class 6A. Fleetwood knocked off District 12 champion Archbishop Ryan 3-1 in Class 4A. Berks Catholic shut out Hughesville 1-0 in Class 3A. The …

Survive and advance. That’s what playing in the state tournament is all about. There is no consolation bracket. There aren’t any third and fifth place games. It’s win or go home. Gov. Mifflin overcame some pitching issues and beat Perkiomen Valley 6-1 in the first round of the PIAA-6A playoffs. …

Three teams from Berks County have qualified for the state baseball playoffs. Gov. Mifflin, Fleetwood, and Berks Catholic will be in action on Monday, June 2. The (25-1) Mustangs and (18-7) Saints both won District 3 championships. The (15-7) Tigers advanced to the PIAA tournament by finishing in third place. …

Ethan Grim mentioned after the District 3-6A championship that he wasn’t at his best on Monday night at Penn Medicine Park. “I was kind of feeling weak because of the sun hitting me weird. I was trying to drink a lot of water. I wasn’t feeling myself,” he noted. That’s …

Bermudian Springs entered the District 3-3A Championship with a lofty .352 team batting average. Six players were hitting over .350 and three had averages of .400 or better. Berks Catholic senior Mikey Fidler shut down the top-seeded Eagles in a 8-0 victory on Monday morning at Penn Medicine Park in …

After getting blown out 35-0 last year, the Berks/Lebanon team was determined to have a better showing in the 23rd Tri-County All-Star Game. They jumped out to a 17-0 lead and were within three points with one minute remaining. The Lancaster squad prevailed 49-39 in a very entertaining contest at …

Berks County football teams gathered at Conrad Weiser on Thursday for the Chris Nunn Memorial Football Combine. The players competed in numerous events. Exeter finished atop the team standings. Gov. Mifflin came in second place and Conrad Weiser was third. Here are the results of the individual events. 40-yard dash: …

When you heard the crack of the bat, you knew it was gone. Ethan Grim hammered a solo homer to center field in the 2nd inning of Friday’s District 3-6A semifinal against Ephrata. “That was the farthest ball I’ve ever seen,” stated Mustangs’ outfielder Dylan Barrett. Top-seeded Gov. Mifflin cruised …