Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
On Thursday, Berks Catholic fell at Bethlehem Catholic 28-10. The Saints were without six starters due to injury. Bethlehem Catholic won the District 11-4A championship last year. Nazareth held off Wilson 35-31. The (3-0) Blue Eagles are ranked #5 in the state in Class 6A by PennLive. Exeter remained unbeaten …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club offensive Players of the Week: Declan Clancy of Manheim Township ran for 245 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries. Ephrata’s Brayden Brown piled up 2 TD runs, 11 combined tackles, and a fumble recovery for a score. Jayden Zandier from Exeter finished with …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
We flip the calendar to September and head into Week 3 of the high school football season. Only four Berks County teams remain undefeated. While Schuylkill Valley and Berks Catholic aren’t in my poll this week, you could make a case for both teams. The (1-1) Saints picked up a …
Read More »Week 2 Scoreboard-Football
On Thursday, Schuylkill Valley held off Daniel Boone 31-27 and Conrad Weiser rolled at ELCO 31-7. The Scouts improved to (2-0). Reading beat Muhlenberg 34-20 for the “Battle of the Border” trophy at Shirk Stadium. The Red Knights have won three straight in the series. Wilson knocked off Plymouth-Whitemarsh 21-7 …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books. The top five teams in my poll all won. Wyomissing knocked off 14-time state champion Southern Columbia 35-21 at Bob Wolfrum Field. Exeter and Gov. Mifflin pitched shutouts against Daniel Boone and Pleasant Valley respectively. Twin Valley used …
Read More »Week 1 Scoreboard-Football
Twin Valley won at Berks Catholic 42-16. The Raiders are ranked #8 in Class 4A by PennLive. Exeter shutout Daniel Boone 36-0 in Birdsboro. The Eagles have won 12 straight against the Blazers. This was their 66th meeting for the Pig Iron Trophy. Gov. Mifflin rolled over Pleasant Valley 35-0 …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
Say goodbye to the summer. Football season is back! The action kicks off on Friday across Pennsylvania. The Lancaster-Lebanon League is coming off a banner year. Wyomissing and Cocalico brought home District 3 gold. Manheim Township, Ephrata, and Manheim Central reached the District 3 championship game in their respective classifications. …
Read More »Chris Bergstrom-Kutztown
Kutztown and Reading combined for 16 runs when they met in the winner’s bracket final of the Berks County Legion playoffs on Saturday. The second-seeded Cougars and top-seeded Groundhogs squared off again on Monday for the championship, but this time runs were at a premium. Chris Bergstrom’s two-out, RBI single …
Read More »Jason Bieber-Fleetwood
Fleetwood’s boys basketball team is getting a makeover. The Tigers will look much different this winter. They’ll have five new starters and a new head coach. Jason Bieber takes over for Terry Sitler who retired after twelve years. Bieber is no stranger to Fleetwood. He graduated from the high school …
Read More »Berks Legion Playoffs
The Berks County Legion baseball postseason got underway on Monday. Shillington and Post 217 (Oley/Topton) met in the play-in game. They were tied 6-6 before Shillington erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. Post 217 fell 14-6. The bracket is set for Wednesday. The double-elimination tournament …
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