A ring ceremony was held at Reading City Park for the Class 6A state champs on August 14th. Ruben Rodriguez explained how the Red Knights were able to rally vs. Archbishop Wood. The first-team all-state guard averaged nearly 15 points last season as a sophomore. Rodriguez led Reading with 40 …

Rick Perez has won two state championships, three District 3 titles, and four Berks County championships over the past decade. He’s a two-time Pennsylvania Coach of the Year award winner. Perez has a record of 223-69 over the past ten seasons with the Red Knights. He told me about his …

I caught up with Muhlenberg’s new head basketball coach Matt Flowers at Reading City Park. We talked about his special relationship with Reading High coach Rick Perez. Flowers, a former Reading assistant coach, explained why the Muhlenberg job interested him. We also had some laughs talking about his brother Rob, …

I spoke with Wilson senior catcher Kyle Cincinnati after the Bulldogs defeated Gov. Mifflin 11-0 for the District 3-6A championship. Cincinnati had a 2-run single and a walk. He’s committed to Maryland Eastern Shore. ⁦ [presto_player id=174]

Wilson senior Luke Holman tossed 6 shutout innings in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 District 3 quarterfinal win over #10 seed Hempfield. Holman struck out 12 and allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks. The ⁦ @UA_Athletics ⁩ commit is 8-1 this year. ⁦ @Wilson_Bulldogs [presto_player id=168]

Here’s Gov. Mifflin senior Matt Gehris after the Mustangs beat Wilson 5-4 in the Berks County championship. Gehris had 2 hits including a double and 2RBI. Matt wanted Connor Maryniak to join the interview, but Connor let Matt have the spotlight! ⁦ @GMSDAthletics [presto_player id=164]

I spoke with Connor Maryniak after Gov. Mifflin defeated Wilson 5-4 for the Berks County championship. Maryniak was the winning pitcher in the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game! He’s 11-0 this year. He also drew 2 walks tonight. ⁦ @GMSDAthletics [presto_player id=155]

I caught up with Wyomissing second baseman Aidan Cirulli after the Spartans defeated Berks Catholic 14-1 in 5 innings to seal the Division 3 championship. Cirulli had 3 hits tonight. The All-State kicker is going to Saint Francis for football American football ⁦ @Wyospartans [presto_player id=150]

Here’s ⁦ @Wyospartans ⁩ senior Darren Brunner after Wyomissing defeated Hamburg 6-5. Brunner allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 6.1 innings. He struck out 7 and walked none. The Spartans are 8-1 in league play. Oley is 7-2 and Hamburg is 8-3. Brunner is an All-State American football player. …

Thanks to Muhlenberg head coach Brian Kopetsky for taking some time to talk after an 11-0 loss to Wilson. The Muhls had just 3 seniors in their lineup tonight. They’re now 7-1. Coach Kopetsky is approaching 300 career wins at ⁦ @MuhlsAthletics ⁩ ⁦ @MuhlsBaseball [presto_player id=139]