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It’s been 33 years since Fleetwood won a District 3 championship in boys basketball. The (22-3) Tigers get a shot at gold on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. They face #1 seed Berks Catholic in the District 3-4A Final at 12:45pm. “That was our goal this year. It’s honestly …

Chanting ‘overrated’ at Jake Karnish probably wasn’t the best idea by the Schuylkill Valley student section. The 6’2 senior started the fourth quarter with a transition layup. The all-county selection followed that with an offensive rebound and three-point play. All of a sudden, Fleetwood was up 43-33 in a game …

It’s not often that you see a head basketball coach from a Power 5 Conference school in Berks County. That illustrates what Jeff Mittie thinks about two-time, all-state guard Alexis Hess. The Kansas State coach made the trip to Fleetwood on Wednesday to see Hess and the Tigers take on …

There aren’t a lot of freshmen getting scholarship offers from Ohio State. Alexis Hess, however, wasn’t your typical ninth-grader. She averaged 15 points per game for Fleetwood and connected on 43 three-pointers. After her sophomore season, Hess was selected to the all-state team. The 6’1 guard reached 1,000 points during …

It’s no secret that having success on the football field usually translates into a bigger roster. That’s exactly what has happened at Fleetwood. First-year head coach Steve Pangburn noticed back in January that more kids were coming “out of the woodwork.” Pangburn was the Tigers’ offensive coordinator the past two …

Jack Riffle is so excited for the start of football season that he’s been having trouble sleeping for months. “I’ve been waiting for Friday night since about April or May. Kutztown’s a great team. I don’t care what anyone says about their past. We have to take them as serious …

Gov. Mifflin put its undefeated record on the line Thursday night against Fleetwood. The Tigers sent junior Jake Karnish to the mound. He entered the game with a sparkling 1.29 ERA. The right-hander had 20 strikeouts in 16.1 innings. Karnish is an All-County basketball player for Fleetwood. He averaged 17 …

Tigers’ head coach Steve Beatty says he can sleep easy at night because he has Tanner Maddocks at quarterback. The 6’1, 175-pound senior can beat you with his arm or his legs. Maddocks has rushed for over 100 yards in each of Fleetwood’s first two games. He threw for 232 …

Gavin Morris is off and running…literally. Morris has rumbled for 252 yards in the Tigers’ first two games. He scored 4TD last week in a 38-14 victory over Annville-Cleona and he wasn’t at 100%. The 195-pound senior is averaging more than eight yards per carry. Morris is also having a …

How many of us have tried to lose weight and failed? Imagine going from 295 pounds to 235 in one year. You’re going to hear the incredible story of how Fleetwood senior Joey Svoboda dropped 60 pounds! The Tigers’ standout lineman told me that he’s in the best shape of …