“Wow.” That’s the word longtime Muhlenberg coach Brian Kopetsky used to describe Carter Burr’s throw to home plate in the seventh inning. “He’s a kid that goes out there and makes plays. In practice, he’s always making accurate throws. Carter made a perfect throw to the plate. Kudos to him; …
Read More »The PIAA released the bracket for the baseball playoffs today. Muhlenberg is the only team from Berks County that qualified this season. Last year, Gov. Mifflin and Fleetwood reached the state quarterfinals. Berks Catholic advanced to the semifinals in Class 3A before falling to Mount Carmel 4-3. The (17-8) Muhls …
Read More »Spring Grove managed just two hits in the opening round of the District 3-5A playoffs, but the tenth-seeded Rockets took advantage of four walks to beat Exeter 2-1. The seventh-seeded Eagles couldn’t get their bats going on Friday afternoon in Reiffton. They were limited to three hits and saw their …
Read More »The field is set for the District 3 baseball playoffs. Eight teams from the BCIAA qualified for the tournament. In addition, High Point Baptist from Birdsboro is in the Class A bracket. Two Berks County teams were on the wrong side of the bubble. The top 14 schools qualified in …
Read More »The high school baseball regular season is quickly coming to a close. The BCIAA playoffs begin this Thursday and the District 3 tournament starts on Friday, May 15th. The District 3 championship games in Class 3A-6A will all be held at Penn Medicine Park in Lancaster on Monday, May 25th. …
Read More »The first round of the PIAA basketball tournament wasn’t kind to teams from Berks County. The boys teams that qualified from the BCIAA went (0-5) in the opening round. High Point Baptist from Birdsboro did advance to the second round in the Class A bracket. The Eagles beat Lincoln Leadership …
Read More »When the PIAA-4A boys basketball bracket was released, Berks Catholic coach Snip Esterly was well aware that the Saints had a tough draw. Carver High School of Engineering and Science forfeited in the Philadelphia Public League quarterfinals after an altercation on the court. The Engineers were leading Constitution by twelve …
Read More »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 »Hopefully, you’ve finished shoveling and you have some time to take a look at the District 3 boys basketball playoff picture. There are two weeks remaining in the regular season so teams still have a chance to improve their seed. A higher seed gives you an opportunity for more home …
Read More »The best season in three decades of football at Twin Valley came to an end in the PIAA-4A Championship on Thursday night. It took an incredible performance by Sean Steckert and Southern Lehigh to hand the Raiders their first loss. The Spartans pulled away in the fourth quarter for a …
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Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts