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Wilson’s girls basketball team has motivation to shut down all of its opponents. “If we don’t play a good defensive game, we’re running the next day,” said Violet Houck. The Bulldogs held Berks Catholic to just 12 points over the first three quarters in a 39-26 victory at Lloyd Wolf …

A 15-game winning streak, a 1,000-point scorer, and a trip to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It’s been quite a season already for Wyomissing’s girls basketball team. Amaya Stewart surpassed 1,000 points on Saturday during a 43-36 victory over Middletown. The 6’1 junior reached the milestone on her birthday. …

Some basketball players are great scorers. Others are great passers. Laila Jones can do both. The 5’7 sophomore point guard had 18 points and nine assists in Wilson’s 53-35 victory at rival Gov. Mifflin. “I’m not a selfish player. I like to get my team involved. You can’t win by …

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 …

Bob Birmingham is a fixture in the Berks County high school basketball community. Birmingham is preparing for his 35th season as a girls basketball head coach. This will be his 13th season at Berks Catholic. He spent 22 years on the sideline with Holy Name. “I don’t get as nervous …

You can’t teach size. Neumann-Goretti’s five guard lineup had no answer for Wyomissing forward Amaya Stewart. The 6’1 sophomore piled up 25 points and 16 rebounds in a 40-33 victory over the Saints at Coatesville. The (28-2) Spartans are marching on to the PIAA-4A quarterfinals. Wyomissing struggled offensively in the …

Committing 22 turnovers and shooting 7-18 from the free throw line usually isn’t the formula to win a District 3 Championship. However, when you play defense like Wyomissing, anything is possible. The Spartans held top-seeded Delone Catholic scoreless for the final two minutes and twenty seconds of a 35-30 victory …

Wyomissing hadn’t made a 3-pointer all game. Amaya Stewart had only made four shots from beyond the arc all season. The beauty of sports is there isn’t a script. Stewart drilled a top of the key trey with six seconds remaining to give the Spartans a stunning 24-23 victory over …

It was a historic night at Santander Arena for the Wyomissing girls basketball team. The Spartans defeated Reading 46-28 to win their first Berks League championship. “It feels amazing. It feels even better that we did it together as a team,” said Maddie Campbell. As usual, Wyomissing got the job …

Amaya Stewart got to play at Santander Arena for the first time on Tuesday and she made the most of it. The 6’1 sophomore had a game-high 19 points in Wyomissing’s 43-35 victory over Wilson in the Berks League semifinals. Stewart and Annie McCaffrey dominated in the paint all night …