Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The District 3 playoffs are here! Four Berks County teams are in action tonight and four more have byes. There are no Berks County squads in the Class A and 2A fields. Class 6A: Gov. Mifflin returns to the tournament after a two-year absence. The (5-5) Mustangs got bumped up …
Read More »West Reading League Playoffs
The West Reading Summer Basketball League playoffs got underway on Monday. It’s going to be a busy week for the league. The quarterfinals begin at 5:25pm on Tuesday. The semifinals are scheduled for 6pm and 7pm on Wednesday. The championship is on Thursday at 6pm and will be followed by …
Read More »Ethan Grim-Gov. Mifflin
If the barking from the Whitehall dugout was designed to rattle Ethan Grim, it didn’t work. “I just get in my zone. I don’t really listen to what anyone says. I just focus on Travis’ mitt,” said Grim. The hard-throwing junior held the Zephyrs to two hits in a 10-0 …
Read More »Bryce Detwiler-Gov. Mifflin
Bryce Detwiler can beat you on the mound and at the plate. The 6’2, 215-pound junior homered and tossed a complete game in the opening round of the PIAA-5A playoffs. Detwiler was more pleased with his pitching performance in a 7-2 victory over Frankford at Shillington. He allowed four hits …
Read More »PIAA Tournament-Baseball
The sites and times for first round games in the PIAA baseball tournament were released on Friday. Here are Monday’s matchups involving teams from Berks County. 6A Wilson travels to District 7 champion North Allegheny at 4pm. 5A Gov. Mifflin hosts District 12 runner-up Frankford at 4pm. 4A Fleetwood takes …
Read More »Tommy Hunsicker-Wilson
One big inning and a dominant pitching performance propelled Wilson to the District 3-6A semifinals. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs beat fifth-seeded Manheim Township 4-1 on Monday in a matchup of league champions. Matt VanOstenbridge tossed a 3-hitter with ten strikeouts. The Penn State commit improved to (5-1) with a 1.03 ERA. …
Read More »District 3 Playoffs-Baseball
The District 3 baseball playoffs get underway on Friday. Nine teams from Berks County qualified for the tournament based on their power rankings. Here are their opening matchups: Class 6A-Quarterfinals #4 Wilson hosts the Manheim Township/Cedar Crest winner at 4:30pm on Monday. Class 5A-First Round #1 Gov. Mifflin hosts #16 …
Read More »Mustangs tame the Tigers
Fleetwood erupted for ten runs against Gov. Mifflin one month ago. Bryce Detwiler made sure that didn’t happen again. The UConn commit limited the fifth-seeded Tigers to two runs over six innings in the BCIAA semifinals. The top-seeded Mustangs won 5-3 on a rainy Saturday night at Owls Field in …
Read More »Ben Kulp-Wilson
With a trip to the BCIAA Championship on the line, Wilson turned to sophomore Ben Kulp and he delivered. The 6’1, 215-pound righty allowed just three hits over 5.1 innings in a 6-3 victory over Twin Valley at Owls Field. “The curveball was working early in counts. The splitter and …
Read More »BCIAA Baseball Quarterfinals
The Berks County baseball playoffs got underway on Thursday. Defending champion Gov. Mifflin defeated Kutztown 9-1 at Owls Field in West Lawn. The top-seeded Mustangs scored four times in the 5th to go in front 7-1. Travis Jenkins homered and knocked in three runs. Matt Koehler went 3-for-3 with 2 …
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