Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
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 »District 3 Playoffs Preview
The regular season is in the books and the playoffs get underway this week! Five Berks County football teams qualified for the District 3 tournament. Meanwhile, Berks Catholic, Hamburg, Fleetwood, and Gov. Mifflin are headed to Eastern Conference championship games. The (4-6) Saints will travel up Route 61 to Hawk …
Read More »Evan Gabaldon-Wilson
After a 12-2 loss to Central Dauphin on April 22nd, the Bulldogs were one game over the .500 mark. Things have changed in a big way for Wilson over the past month. “I think we’ve been getting closer as a team and having confidence in one another. I think our …
Read More »Ruben Rodriguez-Reading
Star players are expected to step to the forefront in the playoffs. Ruben Rodriguez stole the show on Friday at the Geigle Complex. The 6’2 senior guard erupted for 42 points in a hard-fought 69-58 victory over #8 seed Chambersburg. The (25-1) Red Knights extended their winning streak to 16 …
Read More »Matt Ashcroft-Exeter
Exeter head coach Matt Ashcroft was expecting a tough game on Thursday in the District 3-5A quarterfinals. Milton Hershey has four District 3 championships on its resume. The Spartans won the Mid-Penn Keystone Division title this year. They came into Reiffton averaging nearly 64 points per game. The Eagles held …
Read More »Antietam Takes Home Silver
The Mounts were trying to make history at the Giant Center in Hershey. Mt. Penn won the school’s last District 3 title in 1972. Antietam had been close to claiming gold before. The Mounts were the District 3 runner-up in 1994, 2019, and last year when they fell to Lancaster …
Read More »Snip Esterly-Berks Catholic
How well did Berks Catholic play against Middletown in the District 3-4A championship? Well, head coach Snip Esterly was at a loss for words after the 60-37 rout. If you know Esterly, you understand that’s a very rare occurrence. The (23-4) Saints raced out to a 19-4 lead after the …
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