When the Red Knights march into Shirk Stadium this fall, there will be a lot of new faces on the field. Reading lost 24 seniors from last year’s team. “We had a lot of kids go play college football, scholarship guys. Those players put us in a position where we …
Read More »Berks Sports Report has learned that Reading will be opening the position of boys basketball head coach. The job is expected to be posted on Monday. Francis Camara was informed of the decision today. Camara, a 2008 Reading graduate, has been the Red Knights’ head coach for two seasons. He …
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Tyler Hartranft was the offensive coordinator at Hamburg in 2022 and 2023. After spending last season as the OC at Pottsville, Hartranft is grateful and excited to be back on Hawk Hill. “I wasn’t gonna just go for any position. It needed to be the right fit, a place I …
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It was a thrilling fall in Robesonia. The Scouts went unbeaten in the regular season for the first time since 1996. They rallied to beat Cocalico 24-21 for the Section 3 championship. Conrad Weiser bounced back in a big way to finish (10-1) after going (2-8) in 2023. There were …
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Wilson’s football program is an institution in West Lawn. Doug Dahms has been part of the juggernaut for five decades. “I bleed red and white. I can’t go anywhere that football is not mentioned. It’s been so much a part of my life,” said Dahms. The Muhlenberg High School and …
Read More »Berks Catholic’s baseball team is making history. The Saints are headed to the state semifinals for the first time. They held off Notre Dame Green Pond 5-3 in the PIAA-3A quarterfinals on Thursday at Methacton. Berks Catholic scored a pair of runs in the 3rd inning for a 2-1 lead. …
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It all started with a one-out single by No. 6 hitter Victor Mejia. When the 7th inning rally was over, Berks Catholic had put six runs on the board and taken a 11-6 lead over rival Wyomissing at FirstEnergy Stadium. That would be the final score as the seventh-seeded Saints …
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The seniors on Wyomissing’s girls basketball team have left a mark that will stand the test of time. Over the past three years, the Spartans compiled a staggering (83-9) record. They won three District 3-4A championships and a pair of Berks County titles. “It was a lot of fun. It …
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It didn’t take Garrett Etzel long to know that he had a team capable of doing big things in his first year as the head coach at his alma mater. In Gov. Mifflin’s third game of the season, the Mustangs took defending District 3-6A champion Cumberland Valley to overtime. Although …
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Berks Catholic picked a good time to play one of its best games of the season. The top-seeded Saints blew out fifth-seeded Susquehanna Township 61-42 to earn a trip to Hershey. “It’s absolutely unbelievable. I love the place,” said longtime coach Snip Esterly. Berks Catholic will face second-seeded Eastern York …
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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts