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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Bob Wolfrum is an institution in Wyomissing. He spent 33 years as a teacher and Dean of Students. Wolfrum has been an integral part of the football program for more than 50 years. This is his 37th season as the Spartans’ head coach. Wolfrum’s record improved to (357-88-1) after a …
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It was late in the third quarter on a rainy Saturday afternoon and an ELCO punt had pushed Wyomissing back to its 2-yard line. The Spartans were up 21-14 in a matchup of undefeated teams. Wyomissing took 14 plays to march 98 yards in a vintage Wing-T drive. “When the …
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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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Eight seconds. That’s what stood between Wyomissing and a third straight trip to the Class 3A state championship game. It looked like the (13-1) Spartans were on their way when Ben Zechman found Charlie McIntyre open in the left flat for a 10-yard touchdown pass that put Wyomissing on top …
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Bob Wolfrum has been the mainstay in Wyomissing. “He’s such a good role model to so many people and I’m not talking just football players. He was an outstanding baseball coach, many people forget that. He was a Dean, he was a teacher, just a good person and a good …
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It was a perfect fall Saturday afternoon in Wyomissing. Plenty of sunshine, a Hall of Fame ceremony, homecoming festivities, a visit from Penn State head coach James Franklin and freshman running back Nick Singleton, and another dominant victory for the Spartans. They put Cocalico away early. The Eagles fumbled on …
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A gallon of gasoline cost 53 cents in 1974. Minimum wage was $2.00 per hour. Barbra Streisand had the #1 song with “The Way We Were” and the comedy ‘Blazing Saddles’ was released. That’s also the year that Bob Wolfrum became an assistant coach at Wyomissing. He’s still there. Wolfrum …
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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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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts