Bob Birmingham is a fixture in the Berks County high school basketball community. Birmingham is preparing for his 35th season as a girls basketball head coach. This will be his 13th season at Berks Catholic. He spent 22 years on the sideline with Holy Name. “I don’t get as nervous …
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It’s early January, but the Berks Catholic girls basketball team is already battle-tested. You won’t find any cupcakes on the Saints’ non-league schedule. They’ve faced Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Methacton, Delone Catholic, and Eastern York. Plus, Berks Catholic met St. Joseph by-the-Sea at a showcase in Wildwood, New Jersey. Saints’ coach Bob Birmingham …
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Caraline Herb made twelve 3-pointers last season against Reading. The 5’7 junior was an amazing 12-15 from beyond the arc in that game last February. You can understand why Berks Catholic head coach Bob Birmingham was glad to see the ball end up in Herb’s hands with five seconds left …
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The Berks Catholic girls basketball team outscored top-seeded Delone Catholic 24-19 over the last three quarters. The problem for the third-seeded Saints was the first eight minutes of the District 3-4A championship at the Giant Center. The (26-1) Squirettes held Berks Catholic to three points in the opening period. Giana …
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Bob Birmingham and Mike Clark have combined for 880 wins. Their squads captured the last seven Berks County championships. The Saints cruised past Gov. Mifflin 65-48 on December 21st, but they were missing all-county guard Caraline Herb in the rematch. The 5’7 junior was leading the Berks League with 34 …
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As if reaching 600 career wins wasn’t great enough, Bob Birmingham did it while enjoying temperatures in the mid 80s at one of the world’s most popular resorts! The Berks Catholic head coach has been taking his teams to Orlando since 1994. On Friday, the Saints blew out Roosevelt High …
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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts