Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
The seeds for the BCIAA baseball playoffs were finalized today. There were no challenges by the coaches this year. Gov. Mifflin is the defending Berks County champion. The Mustangs beat Berks Catholic 11-1 last season for their 16th county title. Gov. Mifflin’s players and coaches had to hold their breath …
Read More »District 3 Rankings-Baseball
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 »PIAA Basketball Scoreboard
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 »Carver E&S ends Berks Catholic’s Season
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 »PIAA Boys Basketball Preview
The PIAA boys basketball tournament tips off on Friday. Five teams from the BCIAA qualified for the state playoffs this year. Find out what their head coaches are saying as they prepare for some difficult matchups. From here on out, it’s win or go home. Wilson visits District 7 runner-up …
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 »Taylor Grim-Schuylkill Valley
When Schuylkill Valley’s boys basketball team last reached the District 3 semifinals, the players on this year’s team weren’t even born. “Yeah!” by Usher was the #1 song on the charts and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” won the Oscar for Best Picture. On Friday, …
Read More »Kailani Hardy-Wilson
Mechanicsburg knocked off Central Dauphin 39-37 in the Mid-Penn Conference Championship. The fifth-seeded Wildcats visited Wilson on Thursday in the District 3-6A quarterfinals. Bulldogs’ head coach Matt Raquet didn’t want this matchup in the 30s. “Dictating the pace of the game was one of our keys and we did a …
Read More »York High ends Reading’s Season
Reading and York High have combined for 36 District 3 championships in boys basketball. The Red Knights own a record 24 titles. They returned to the tournament after not qualifying last season for the first time since 2001. Fifth-seeded Reading battled the Bearcats on Tuesday at the Geigle Complex. “I …
Read More »Exeter upsets Gov. Mifflin in BCIAA Semifinals
Exeter’s girls basketball team has experienced a major turnaround. Last season, the Eagles finished (7-15) overall and went (3-8) in league play. Fast-forward twelve months and they’re headed to the BCIAA Championship Game for the first time since 1977. “Super proud, they play together. It’s a fun group to be …
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