Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Only four Berks County baseball teams are still standing in the District 3 playoffs. The season can come to an end quickly this time of year. Wilson and Exeter both suffered gut-wrenching losses in the quarterfinals on Monday. The (14-8) Bulldogs were one out away from advancing to the Class …
Read More »All-County Baseball Team
As Yogi Berra said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” For the second straight season, Bryce Detwiler was voted the Berks County Player of the Year. The Gov. Mifflin shortstop and pitcher is committed to UConn. Detwiler fired a complete game three-hitter with seven strikeouts in the BCIAA Championship. The …
Read More »BCIAA Baseball Quarterfinals
The Berks County baseball playoffs got underway on Thursday. Sixth-seeded Wyomissing beat third-seeded Twin Valley 8-7 in a wild quarterfinal at Muhlenberg. The Raiders had runners on the corners with one out in the bottom of the 7th. Grant Moser hit a fly ball to shallow right field. Teddy White …
Read More »BCIAA Baseball Playoffs
The bracket has been released for the 2025 BCIAA baseball playoffs. There were no challenges today by any of the coaches so the seeds didn’t change. Wyomissing ended up as the Division 3 champion by virtue of its higher power ranking (.633) than Berks Catholic (.615). The Division 4 title …
Read More »All-State Boys Basketball Team
The Pennsylvania Sports Writers announced the All-State boys basketball team on Sunday. Congratulations to Kingston McKoy of Berks Catholic for making the first team in Class 4A. The 6’2 junior was the only player selected from Berks County. He was a third team pick last year. McKoy averaged 21.5 points …
Read More »Chris Hole-Gov. Mifflin
Gov. Mifflin and Hempfield squared off in a battle of defending state champions on Friday night. If that wasn’t enough, both teams were undefeated and it was Hall of Fame night in Shillington. “I don’t think we’ve ever been part of a bigger regular season game, definitely an intriguing matchup,” …
Read More »Berks County High School Baseball Showcase
The Berks County High School Baseball Showcase begins later this month. The event includes 14 teams from the Berks League. The showcase runs from Wednesday, April 30th to Saturday, May 3rd at Owls Field in West Lawn. Thursday, May 1st is a scheduled rain date. Admission each day is $5 …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Baseball
Gov. Mifflin and Wilson have squared off in the past two Berks League championship games. The Bulldogs captured their 13th county title last year by beating the Mustangs 10-3. Will it be Wilson vs. Gov. Mifflin in the county final for a third consecutive season? The consensus around the league …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Boys Basketball
The 2024-25 high school basketball season has come to a close. I was fortunate enough to cover 66 games this year. Thanks to all of the coaches and athletic directors for their assistance. They provided valuable information and insight which I greatly appreciated. It was an extremely exciting season. Many …
Read More »BCFCA Hall of Fame Class
The Berks County Football Coaches Association will induct seven new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 7th. The Class of 2025 includes Kevin Dice (Wyomissing), Marques Glaze (Conrad Weiser), Doug Werner (Conrad Weiser), Gary Williams (Gov. Mifflin), Barry Rapp (Muhlenberg), Dr. Thomas Kohl, and the late Bert …
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