The football doesn’t end up in the air too much when Gov. Mifflin is on offense. The Mustangs have had a lot of success with their triple-option attack. In Week 1, they ran the ball 44 times and attempted just four passes. Senior quarterback Lebron Leaf is willing to do …
Read More »Heartbreaking Loss for the Mustangs
With two outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, everything changed. Up until that point, Bryce Detwiler was dealing on the mound. The UConn commit had allowed just one hit, an infield single, and no walks. Franklin Pichardo, a Maryland commit, stunned Gov. Mifflin with a solo homer to …
Read More »PIAA Baseball Quarterfinal Sites
Three baseball teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs and all three won their first round matchups. Gov. Mifflin defeated Perkiomen Valley 6-1 in Class 6A. Fleetwood knocked off District 12 champion Archbishop Ryan 3-1 in Class 4A. Berks Catholic shut out Hughesville 1-0 in Class 3A. The …
Read More »Travis Jenkins-Gov. Mifflin
Survive and advance. That’s what playing in the state tournament is all about. There is no consolation bracket. There aren’t any third and fifth place games. It’s win or go home. Gov. Mifflin overcame some pitching issues and beat Perkiomen Valley 6-1 in the first round of the PIAA-6A playoffs. …
Read More »Ethan Grim-Gov. Mifflin
Ethan Grim mentioned after the District 3-6A championship that he wasn’t at his best on Monday night at Penn Medicine Park. “I was kind of feeling weak because of the sun hitting me weird. I was trying to drink a lot of water. I wasn’t feeling myself,” he noted. That’s …
Read More »Chris Nunn Memorial Football Combine
Berks County football teams gathered at Conrad Weiser on Thursday for the Chris Nunn Memorial Football Combine. The players competed in numerous events. Exeter finished atop the team standings. Gov. Mifflin came in second place and Conrad Weiser was third. Here are the results of the individual events. 40-yard dash: …
Read More »Dylan Barrett-Gov. Mifflin
When you heard the crack of the bat, you knew it was gone. Ethan Grim hammered a solo homer to center field in the 2nd inning of Friday’s District 3-6A semifinal against Ephrata. “That was the farthest ball I’ve ever seen,” stated Mustangs’ outfielder Dylan Barrett. Top-seeded Gov. Mifflin cruised …
Read More »Aden Reiter-Gov. Mifflin
If you follow the Gov. Mifflin baseball team, you know all about Bryce Detwiler, Ethan Grim, Travis Jenkins, and Matt Koehler. You may not be familiar with Aden Reiter. The 5’5 junior plays shortstop and hits in the No. 9 hole when Detwiler is on the mound. He can be …
Read More »Mustangs hold off Eagles in Semifinals
Gov. Mifflin outscored Exeter 16-2 in their two regular season meetings. The fifth-seeded Eagles put up a much tougher fight on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. The top-seeded Mustangs took advantage of four errors to beat Exeter 2-1 in the BCIAA semifinals. Ethan Grim allowed one run on just four …
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 …
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