Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Daniel Boone and Pottsville are looking to turn things around this spring. The Blazers and the Crimson Tide both went (6-14) last year. Pottsville made the trip to Birdsboro for its season opener on a chilly Saturday afternoon with wind gusts up to 40 mph. The Tide came away with …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Boys Basketball
The high school basketball season, which started on December 5th, has come to a close for teams in the BCIAA. A lot of memories were made during the 2025-26 campaign. There were thrilling overtime classics, game-winning shots at the buzzer, and plenty of standout performances. Colgate commit Kingston McKoy of …
Read More »Carver E&S ends Berks Catholic’s Season
When the PIAA-4A boys basketball bracket was released, Berks Catholic coach Snip Esterly was well aware that the Saints had a tough draw. Carver High School of Engineering and Science forfeited in the Philadelphia Public League quarterfinals after an altercation on the court. The Engineers were leading Constitution by twelve …
Read More »First Round Games in PIAA Basketball Tournament
The first round matchups are set for the PIAA basketball tournament. Five boys teams and two girls teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs this year. The Berks Catholic boys and the Wilson girls received home games in the opening round by virtue of being District 3 champions. …
Read More »Carmelo Harper-Berks Catholic
Carmelo Harper said that Berks Catholic head coach Snip Esterly has been pretty “chill” lately. That’s understandable considering the Saints beat Eastern York by 30 points last Friday in the District 3-4A quarterfinals. Berks Catholic entered Tuesday riding a 17-game winning streak. However, Esterly was far from chill at halftime …
Read More »All-Berks Boys Basketball Team
Snip Esterly and Kingston McKoy of Berks Catholic were selected as the 2025-26 Coach of the Year and Player of the Year in Berks County. Voting was done by the coaches in the BCIAA. Esterly has led the Saints to a record of (23-2) this winter. They’ve won 17 consecutive …
Read More »All-Berks Girls Basketball Team
Matt Raquet and Kailani Hardy of Wilson were selected as the 2025-26 Coach of the Year and Player of the Year in Berks County. Voting was done by the coaches in the BCIAA. Raquet is in his second year at the helm in West Lawn. He has guided the Bulldogs …
Read More »Taylor Grim-Schuylkill Valley
When Schuylkill Valley’s boys basketball team last reached the District 3 semifinals, the players on this year’s team weren’t even born. “Yeah!” by Usher was the #1 song on the charts and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won the Oscar for Best Picture. On Friday, …
Read More »Laila Jones-Wilson
Gov. Mifflin exploded for 37 points in the second half to beat Wilson 60-56 in the BCIAA semifinals last year. There was nothing that Laila Jones could do to help her teammates as their dreams of a long-awaited Berks County championship vanished. The 5’8 point guard was out of action …
Read More »Brady Altimar-Berks Catholic
Brady Altimar is averaging 3.7 points per game. He was just 6-of-15 from the free throw line this season entering Friday’s BCIAA Championship at Santander Arena. When his team needed him most, the 5’9 senior guard came through. Altimar splashed a 3-pointer from the left corner to tie the game …
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