Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The first round matchups are set for the PIAA basketball tournament. Five boys teams and two girls teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs this year. The Berks Catholic boys and the Wilson girls received home games in the opening round by virtue of being District 3 champions. …
Read More »Carmelo Harper-Berks Catholic
Carmelo Harper said that Berks Catholic head coach Snip Esterly has been pretty “chill” lately. That’s understandable considering the Saints beat Eastern York by 30 points last Friday in the District 3-4A quarterfinals. Berks Catholic entered Tuesday riding a 17-game winning streak. However, Esterly was far from chill at halftime …
Read More »Brady Altimar-Berks Catholic
Brady Altimar is averaging 3.7 points per game. He was just 6-of-15 from the free throw line this season entering Friday’s BCIAA Championship at Santander Arena. When his team needed him most, the 5’9 senior guard came through. Altimar splashed a 3-pointer from the left corner to tie the game …
Read More »Laura Crocona-Wilson
Despite all of its success, Wilson’s girls basketball program has had its struggles in the BCIAA playoffs over the past decade. The Bulldogs haven’t captured a county championship since 2014. “We look at the banner pretty much every day when we stretch at practice. We’ve had some heartbreaking losses here,” …
Read More »Jeff VanGorder-Exeter
Wilson had won four of the past six BCIAA boys basketball championships, including two in a row. Fifth-seeded Exeter ended the Bulldogs’ bid for a three-peat with a dramatic 43-41 victory in West Lawn on Monday night. Aidan Dauble drove the length of the floor, got into the middle of …
Read More »BCIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs
The postseason gets underway in just three days for teams in the Berks Boys Basketball Conference. Berks Catholic is the top seed with a record of (19-2). The Saints are looking for their first BCIAA championship since 2018. They were the #1 seed a season ago, but fell to Reading …
Read More »Bella Super-Gov. Mifflin
It’s a shot that Bella Super will remember for a long time. “I was shocked. That’s a good memory,” she replied with a smile. Super’s heave from half-court banked in off the glass as the buzzer sounded. The incredible shot pulled Gov. Mifflin within 27-24 of Cedar Crest at halftime …
Read More »Mason Senna-Fleetwood
Overwhelming was the word Mason Senna used to describe his Senior Night experience. The 6’2 guard had tears of joy in his eyes after a thrilling 47-46 victory over Wyomissing. Senna, the lone senior in the Tigers’ starting lineup, sank a go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds left. “I was …
Read More »Oye “Junior” Guilavogui-Berks Catholic
With Carmelo Harper out for the second straight game due to a hip injury, Oye “Junior” Guilavogui was inserted into Berks Catholic’s starting lineup. The 5’10 senior guard made the most of his extended minutes on Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. He made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points …
Read More »Snip Esterly-Berks Catholic
Even longtime head coach Snip Esterly wasn’t sure how his Saints were able to pull this one out. “I have no clue. I thought we were done,” he said with a smile. Berks Catholic trailed Muhlenberg 41-33 with 1:39 left on Thursday at Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium. The comeback was fueled …
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