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The BCIAA basketball playoffs are heating up and the District 3 tournament is on deck! Eight girls teams from Berks County are in the District 3 field. The action kicks off on Monday, February 17. There are no local teams in the Class 2A and Class A brackets. All of …

The brackets are out! The District 3 basketball playoffs begin on Monday, February 17. Ten boys teams from the BCIAA qualified for the tournament. High Point Baptist is also in the field. However, Reading missed the District 3 playoffs for the first time since 2001. The Red Knights went (13-13, …

It’s time for another edition of my District 3 boys basketball rankings! I give you the top 5 teams in all six classifications. You will see new #1 squads in both Class 5A and Class 3A this week. Lampeter-Strasburg also made a big jump into my poll in 5A. The …

The Berks County boys basketball playoffs kicked off Monday night. The four teams from Division 1 dominated in the quarterfinal round. They won by an average of 20.5 points. You can read the full story on Gov. Mifflin’s 68-52 victory over Exeter on my website, including an interview with junior …

When Exeter and Gov. Mifflin met in the regular season, the Eagles cruised to a 69-52 victory on January 14. Ian Fleming, a 6’ junior, was injured and didn’t play. “That gave me a little more momentum, a little more energy since I didn’t get to compete the first time,” …

The Berks County girls basketball quarterfinals got underway today. The Schuylkill Valley at Wilson matchup was scheduled for tonight, however, that game was postponed until Monday at 5:30pm due to the weather forecast. #8 Oley Valley at #1 Wyomissing The Lynx hung around for the first quarter, but the Spartans …

Can the Wyomissing girls basketball team pull off a three-peat? We shall soon find out. The Berks League playoffs get underway this Saturday with quarterfinal action. The Spartans are the top seed. They defeated Wilson 45-36 in the championship game a season ago. The semifinals are on Wednesday, February 12 …

The bracket is set for the Berks County boys basketball tournament. The quarterfinals will take place on Monday with the higher seeded team serving as the host. The semifinals are on Wednesday, February 12 at Santander Arena in Reading. The championship game is scheduled for Friday, February 14 at 8pm …

Win or go home. Those are four powerful words in the world of sports. Reading needed to win its league finale against Gov. Mifflin and hope that Muhlenberg lost at Wilson on Tuesday night. Otherwise, the Red Knights’ season would end and they would miss the BCIAA playoffs for the …

The District 3 basketball tournament is quickly approaching. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that people love rankings. I think some fans pay more attention to rankings than their first-born child. Just kidding, or am I? Anyway, I looked at all six classifications and ranked the top 5 boys …