Last fall was Brenden Ackley’s first season with the Kutztown football team. He previously attended St. Marys Memorial High School in Ohio. Ackley made a great first impression in Kutztown. The 5’8, 195-pound fullback rumbled for a team-high 963 yards and eight touchdowns. Ackley averaged 6.7 yards per carry. The …
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The Shillington Dodgers went into Monday knowing that they needed two wins to claim the Berks County Championship. West Lawn made sure that there wouldn’t be a nightcap. The Owls soared to a 3-0 lead after one inning and cruised to an 8-1 victory. Nick Crocona struck out the side …
Read More »Here are my final 2023 high school baseball rankings for the Berks League. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! The baseball season ended Saturday with the conclusion of the PIAA playoffs. Kutztown was the last team standing from the BCIAA. …
Read More »Gov. Mifflin senior shortstop Tyler Minick was voted the Berks County Player of the Year by the baseball coaches in the BCIAA. Minick received the award for the second straight season. The UConn commit hit .446 with 31 runs, 7 home runs, and 22 stolen bases. He wasn’t caught stealing …
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Almost every sports fan has probably heard the phrase that it’s tough to beat a team three times. Wilson found that out in the BCIAA Championship at FirstEnergy Stadium. Top-seeded Gov. Mifflin defeated the second-seeded Bulldogs 6-3 for its 15th Berks County title. Wilson won both of their regular season …
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Star players are expected to come through on the big stage and that’s exactly what Tyler Minick did in the BCIAA semifinals at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Gov. Mifflin senior shortstop went 3-for-3 with two homers and four runs in a 9-7 victory over fifth-seeded Fleetwood. If that wasn’t enough, Minick …
Read More »The seeds are set for the Berks County baseball playoffs. I’m told that three challenges were made at the coaches’ seeding meeting on Tuesday night, but all three were unsuccessful. The original seeds are determined by the District 3 power rankings and they didn’t change this year. The county quarterfinals …
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On Senior Night at Owls Field, a junior led Wilson to victory over Gov. Mifflin. Matt VanOstenbridge tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 1-0 win. “It’s huge…every sport we have at Wilson it’s huge. We know it’s gonna be a battle every single time,” said VanOstenbridge about the …
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There was an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel at Berks Catholic on a chilly Wednesday afternoon. No runs crossed the plate through five innings. Junior shortstop Paul Petersen ripped a 2-run double down the left field line in the 6th and the Lynx went on to win 5-2. “I was just trying …
Read More »13 teams will participate in the Berks County High School Baseball Showcase at Owls Field in West Lawn this week. Seven games will take place between Wednesday and Saturday at Ted Palka Park. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students which allows you to see all of the …
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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts