Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The District 3 playoffs are here! Four Berks County teams are in action tonight and four more have byes. There are no Berks County squads in the Class A and 2A fields. Class 6A: Gov. Mifflin returns to the tournament after a two-year absence. The (5-5) Mustangs got bumped up …
Read More »Chris Hole-Gov. Mifflin
Gov. Mifflin was searching for its first District 3 baseball championship, but Reese Young stood in the way. “He was as advertised,” said Mustangs’ head coach Chris Hole. Young fired a two-hitter in Mechanicsburg’s 6-1 victory in the District 3-5A final at FirstEnergy Stadium. “We knew his fastball-slider combo was …
Read More »Tim Mertz-Kutztown
Denver Ostrum’s pitching statistics didn’t jump off the page this season. The Delone Catholic senior had a 4.28 ERA entering the District 3-2A championship at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg. Kutztown wasn’t able to figure out the right-hander on Thursday night. Ostrum hurled a complete game four-hitter in a 7-1 victory …
Read More »District 3 Playoffs-Baseball
The District 3 baseball playoffs get underway on Friday. Nine teams from Berks County qualified for the tournament based on their power rankings. Here are their opening matchups: Class 6A-Quarterfinals #4 Wilson hosts the Manheim Township/Cedar Crest winner at 4:30pm on Monday. Class 5A-First Round #1 Gov. Mifflin hosts #16 …
Read More »Kevin Saenz-Exeter
Exeter’s 74-51 loss at Wilson in the BCIAA quarterfinals was a great source of motivation. “It lights a fire under everybody to play better, said Kevin Saenz. The Eagles were back in action for the first time in a week, but they certainly didn’t look rusty. They blew out seventh-seeded …
Read More »Girls Basketball-District 3 Rankings
2024 is here! The high school basketball season is moving full steam ahead. Wilson has a big non-league test at Parkland on Wednesday. The Bulldogs face Reading in West Lawn on Friday. Berks Catholic is back home after its trip to Florida. The Saints host Gov. Mifflin this Friday. Oley …
Read More »Boys Basketball-District 3 Rankings
Happy New Year! As we kickoff 2024, here are the District 3 boys basketball power rankings. This lets you know where Berks County teams stand. League play gets cranked up this week. Reading hosts Exeter on Tuesday and Wilson on Thursday. Those should be some intense nights at the Geigle …
Read More »Week 14 Scoreboard-Football
Wyomissing used a big second half to beat Danville 48-27 in the PIAA-3A quarterfinals at Albright College. The (12-1) Spartans will face Northwestern Lehigh next week. The Ironmen finish with a record of (12-2). #2 seed Harrisburg won at #1 Manheim Township 34-28 in overtime in the District 3-6A championship. …
Read More »A 5-peat for Wyomissing
Wyomissing’s football team won its fifth straight District 3-3A championship on Saturday at Bob Wolfrum Field. The Spartans have claimed twelve District 3 titles overall! Their all-time record in the District 3 playoffs is (42-18). Here’s a look at the past five championship games. Only one of them was decided …
Read More »Week 13 Scoreboard-Football
#1 seed Manheim Township beat #4 Cumberland Valley 37-27 in the District 3-6A semifinals. Head coach Mark Evans earned his 100th victory with the Blue Streaks over 12 seasons. Hayden Johnson became the school’s all-time passing leader. Manheim Township is (12-0). #5 seed Ephrata blew out #8 Hershey 47-7 in …
Read More »