It’s been 33 years since Fleetwood won a District 3 championship in boys basketball. The (22-3) Tigers get a shot at gold on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. They face #1 seed Berks Catholic in the District 3-4A Final at 12:45pm. “That was our goal this year. It’s honestly …

Wyomissing hadn’t made a 3-pointer all game. Amaya Stewart had only made four shots from beyond the arc all season. The beauty of sports is there isn’t a script. Stewart drilled a top of the key trey with six seconds remaining to give the Spartans a stunning 24-23 victory over …

Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium only holds about one thousand people. It can get very loud in a hurry. The decibel levels reached a peak right before the third quarter buzzer when Josh McKoy threw down a powerful one-handed dunk. Top-seeded Berks Catholic outscored #4 seed Octorara 17-7 in that period. The …

Star players are expected to step to the forefront in the playoffs. Ruben Rodriguez stole the show on Friday at the Geigle Complex. The 6’2 senior guard erupted for 42 points in a hard-fought 69-58 victory over #8 seed Chambersburg. The (25-1) Red Knights extended their winning streak to 16 …

Exeter head coach Matt Ashcroft was expecting a tough game on Thursday in the District 3-5A quarterfinals. Milton Hershey has four District 3 championships on its resume. The Spartans won the Mid-Penn Keystone Division title this year. They came into Reiffton averaging nearly 64 points per game. The Eagles held …

It was fitting that longtime Wilson boys basketball coach Reggie Weiss was in attendance for the Bulldogs’ playoff game on Tuesday. Weiss was the architect of the program. His teams won 362 games and were well known for their hard-nosed man-to-man defense. Matt Coldren, a 1990 Wilson graduate, has passed …

Ben DeBalko worked on his jumper all summer with assistant coach Dan Korejwo. DeBalko tried to take 1,000 shots three or four days a week. His hard work has paid off during his sophomore campaign. The 6’ guard splashed back-to-back 3-pointers from the left corner to give Oley Valley a …

Here is the 2022-23 All-County boys basketball team as voted on by the coaches in the Berks Conference. Ruben Rodriguez of Reading and Fleetwood’s Jake Karnish are the only repeat selections. Rodriguez, who’s committed to Rider, was named the Player of the Year for the second straight season. Coach of …

Here is the 2022-23 All-County girls basketball team as voted on by the coaches in the Berks League. Alexis Hess of Fleetwood is the only repeat selection. The Kansas State commit has been named to the All-County team for the fourth consecutive season. Coach of the Year-Aaron Anders-Wyomissing Player of …

It was a historic night at Santander Arena for the Wyomissing girls basketball team. The Spartans defeated Reading 46-28 to win their first Berks League championship. “It feels amazing. It feels even better that we did it together as a team,” said Maddie Campbell. As usual, Wyomissing got the job …