Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Can the Wyomissing girls basketball team pull off a three-peat? We shall soon find out. The Berks League playoffs get underway this Saturday with quarterfinal action. The Spartans are the top seed. They defeated Wilson 45-36 in the championship game a season ago. The semifinals are on Wednesday, February 12 …
Read More »BCIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
The bracket is set for the Berks County boys basketball tournament. The quarterfinals will take place on Monday with the higher seeded team serving as the host. The semifinals are on Wednesday, February 12 at Santander Arena in Reading. The championship game is scheduled for Friday, February 14 at 8pm …
Read More »Kahlil Samuel-Reading
Win or go home. Those are four powerful words in the world of sports. Reading needed to win its league finale against Gov. Mifflin and hope that Muhlenberg lost at Wilson on Tuesday night. Otherwise, the Red Knights’ season would end and they would miss the BCIAA playoffs for the …
Read More »Matt Raquet-Wilson
A matchup for first place between two very good teams was tarnished by a fight that resulted in six players being ejected. “It was really unfortunate and kind of ruined a really good league game. Just an unfortunate situation, it should never happen,” said Wilson first-year coach Matt Raquet. The …
Read More »BCIAA Basketball Playoff Picture
The Berks County high school basketball playoffs begin on Saturday, February 8th with the girls quarterfinals. The boys quarterfinals are set for Monday, February 10th. I’m constantly asked how the eight teams are selected for the BCIAA basketball tournament so I thought I’d try to explain the process. Don’t worry, …
Read More »District 3 Girls Basketball Rankings
Only a few league games remain in the Berks County high school basketball season. The postseason is right around the corner. Several local girls teams are on the bubble for the District 3 playoffs. Here are the current rankings. Class 6A (16 teams qualify) 7.Wilson 8.Reading 12.Gov. Mifflin Class 5A …
Read More »District 3 Boys Basketball Rankings
The high school basketball regular season is winding down. The deadline for games to count toward a school’s District 3 power ranking is February 12th. Keep in mind that BCIAA playoff games aren’t factored into the equation. Let’s take a look at where the Berks County boys basketball teams currently …
Read More »BCIAA Wrestling Championships-Girls
85 girls competed in the BCIAA Individual Wrestling Tournament this year. The event was held at Reading’s Geigle Complex and came to a close on Saturday evening. The Red Knights finished atop the team standings. Here are the results of the finals. Congratulations to all of the winners! 100 pounds: …
Read More »BCIAA Wrestling Championships-Boys
The BCIAA Individual Wrestling Championships wrapped up Saturday evening at the Geigle Complex in Reading. About 250 boys participated in the event. Here are the results from the finals. Congratulations to all of the winners! Berks Catholic finished first in the team standings. 107 pounds: Cruz (Muhlenberg) beat McHugh (Twin …
Read More »Jeff VanGorder-Exeter
Exeter’s boys basketball team hasn’t enjoyed smooth sailing during the 2024-25 campaign. The Eagles’ game at Berks Catholic was a microcosm of the season. Exeter overcame adversity and shooting woes to beat the Saints 48-40. The (6-6, 3-1) Eagles outscored Berks Catholic 35-to-19 in the second half. “I told our …
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