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Tristan Baer’s bullpen session before the Hawks’ season opener against Fleetwood wasn’t good. The Tigers would probably be surprised to know that considering how Baer performed when he took the mound last Friday. The 6’2, 205-pound senior was locked in. Baer went the distance in a 2-0 victory. He struck …

Matt Hoffert is returning to Hawk Hill. The 2001 Hamburg graduate was named the Hawks’ head football coach on Monday. Hoffert has a great deal of experience at the high school and college levels. Most recently, he served as the offensive coordinator at Chestnut Hill College. He had two stints …

I’ve confirmed that Jeff Chillot is stepping down as the head football coach at Hamburg due to personal reasons. Chillot told me that it was a genuine pleasure to coach at Hamburg for the past season. Chillot said he really enjoyed working with the players, assistant coaches, and athletic director …

There are several quality quarterbacks in Section 2 of the Berks Football League this year. The Hawks faced Logan Klitsch of Conrad Weiser last week and now they’re preparing for Tanner Maddocks of Fleetwood. Klitsch is committed to Dartmouth and Maddocks is going to Villanova. Fortunately, the Hawks have a …

Cameron Harris is one of several Hawks getting a lot of playing time on both sides of the ball. The 6’1, 187-pound senior has three interceptions at safety. He recently made the transition from WR to TE. Harris is glad to have junior Xander Menapace at QB. He talked about …

Diohnny Ruiz is averaging nearly 13 yards/carry for the (5-2) Hawks. The 5’11, 185-pound senior is fourth in Berks County with 748 rushing yards on just 59 carries. He’s also Hamburg’s leading receiver with 16 catches. Ruiz makes the most of his touches with 15TD. He had 94 yards on …

Xander Menapace is one of the top-rated quarterbacks in Berks County. The 6’4, 195-pound junior has thrown 7TD passes and just one INT this season. Menapace is completing 65% of his passes. I asked him if he would like to put the ball up in the air even more (dumb …

This is Jeff Chillot’s 30th season as a football coach. He spent 15 years at the college level as an assistant at Albright and Kutztown. Chillot was the head coach at Schuylkill Valley for the past twelve seasons. He guided the Panthers to the District 3 playoffs five times. Chillot …

Diohnny Ruiz has been a fixture on Hawk Hill. The 5’11, 185-pound senior is a three-year starter for Hamburg. He led the Hawks in rushing last season with 538 yards in six games. Ruiz averaged more than eight yards per carry! He was named a second team All-County RB, LB, …

Xander Menapace is back under center for the Hawks. The 6’4, 195-pound junior is looking forward to throwing the ball more this year with Jeff Chillot taking over as head coach. Menapace went 9-14 for 186 yards and 2TD in a season opening rout of York County School of Technology. …