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Matt Coldren has always preached defense and it has paid off. The Bulldogs’ head coach has more wins than anyone in program history. The former all-county guard at Wilson is (386-183) over 22 seasons. “That’s his main focus, defense, that’s it. That’s what wins games. We can have a bad …

Exeter point guard Zyion Paschall takes a lot of pride in his defense. “I feel like I’m one of the best defenders in the county, and I really don’t care who you are. I’m gonna lock you down,” stated Paschall. The 5’10 senior also came through on the other end …

Muhlenberg head coach Matt Flowers calls “Dan Dan” Mosquera the closer. “When it’s under two minutes, I tell him to go get the ball. I tell him to win the game for us,” said Flowers. That’s exactly what Mosquera did on Friday night in a 48-46 victory over Berks Catholic. …

Reading’s boys basketball team is like an avalanche. You’re never sure when it’s coming, but when it does, look out. The avalanche came in the third quarter of Tuesday’s Division 1 matchup with Muhlenberg. The Red Knights erupted for 27 points in eight minutes and turned a 33-28 halftime edge …

Xzavion Robertson has become one of the top scorers in the Berks Basketball Conference, but Muhlenberg showed on Friday that its bench is pretty good too. Eric Branch, Alex Collado, and Luis Valentin combined for 24 points in a 70-38 rout of Gov. Mifflin. “They brought the intensity. They brought …

When you talk with the Muhlenberg basketball players, it’s no surprise that Matt Flowers was named Berks County Coach of the Year last season. “It’s more than basketball for him. It’s more caring, he loves you. He treats you like his own son. He changed the whole environment. It’s like …

Gio Cavanna and Drew Fidler had plenty of success on the baseball diamond this spring. They helped the Muhls go (19-4) and win the Berks County championship. Muhlenberg took care of Oley Valley 11-3 in the county final at First Energy Stadium. Cavanna was an all-division selection. He hit .367 …

John Lorchak knows all about the glory days of football in Laureldale. Lorchak has been a teacher in the Muhlenberg School District for 29 years. He was on the Muhlenberg coaching staff under John Yocum from 1994-02 and 2004-06. Yocum took over the program in 1989 and guided the Muhls …

Sometimes the first inning can be the most important. Momentum certainly shifted in the first frame of the Berks County championship at FirstEnergy Stadium. Brad Coley walked a batter, hit another, and allowed a single to eighth-seeded Oley Valley. The Lynx couldn’t take advantage, however, as Coley struck out Ty …

Cam Burr won’t forget the past 48 hours for a long time. The sophomore third baseman was the winning pitcher and drove in three runs in the Berks County semifinals against Exeter. Burr came up big again in the BCIAA championship versus Oley Valley on Wednesday night. He went 2-for-3 …