Here are my preseason rankings for the Berks County Girls Basketball League. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! The records that you see below are from last season. Exeter and Muhlenberg switched places for the 2022-23 campaign. The Eagles are …
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Caraline Herb made twelve 3-pointers last season against Reading. The 5’7 junior was an amazing 12-15 from beyond the arc in that game last February. You can understand why Berks Catholic head coach Bob Birmingham was glad to see the ball end up in Herb’s hands with five seconds left …
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The Berks Catholic girls basketball team outscored top-seeded Delone Catholic 24-19 over the last three quarters. The problem for the third-seeded Saints was the first eight minutes of the District 3-4A championship at the Giant Center. The (26-1) Squirettes held Berks Catholic to three points in the opening period. Giana …
Read More »Congratulations to the three girls basketball teams from Berks County that qualified for the state playoffs. Here are their opening round matchups this week. 5A: Twin Valley at Abington Heights at 7pm on Wednesday. 4A: Lake Lehman at Berks Catholic at 7pm on Wednesday. 3A: Brandywine Heights vs. Neumann-Goretti at …
Read More »Here is the 2021-2022 All-County girls basketball team as voted on by the coaches in the Berks League. Congratulations to Jason Bagenstose of Schuylkill Valley for being named the Coach of the Year. Caroline Reedy-Player of the Year-Berks Catholic Alexis Hess-Fleetwood Shakyla Mayo-Gov. Mifflin Natali Foster-Twin Valley Kya Washington-Reading Madison …
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The Mustangs would not have been playing at Santander Arena on Friday night without the heroics of Shakyla Mayo on Tuesday. Her layup before the buzzer gave Gov. Mifflin a thrilling 41-40 semifinal victory over top-seeded Berks Catholic. Mayo carried that momentum into the BCIAA championship against #3 seed Wilson. …
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The Gov. Mifflin girls basketball team lost four league games this season and three of those defeats came in Shillington. That didn’t sit well with the Mustangs, a perennial power in Berks County. Head coach Mike Clark reminded his players of one thing, “Our house is Santander.” His words rang …
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Shakyla Mayo really enjoys playing basketball with her older sister Shyanna. They have a lot to celebrate after the Mustangs pulled off a dramatic (41-40) win over top-seeded Berks Catholic in the Berks County semifinals. Shakyla, a 5’6 junior guard, made a game-winning layup just before the buzzer. She told …
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Over his 15 years as the head coach of the Schuylkill Valley boys basketball team, Chris Gallo stressed defense and sharing the basketball. Gallo is in his second season with the Wilson girls team and his formula is still working. The Bulldogs allowed just 34 points per game during the …
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Bob Birmingham has accomplished a lot in 33 seasons as a head basketball coach. He’s won five Berks County championships and three District 3 titles. Birmingham reached another milestone on Friday at the KSA Tournament in Orlando. Berks Catholic defeated Roosevelt High School of Oregon 49-12 giving Birmingham his 600th …
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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts