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After winning its 24th District 3 championship, Reading went eight days without playing a game. The Red Knights’ starting lineup consists of five seniors. They showed no signs of rust on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the state playoffs. Reading was 12-19 from beyond the arc and blew …

It’s not often that you see a head basketball coach from a Power 5 Conference school in Berks County. That illustrates what Jeff Mittie thinks about two-time, all-state guard Alexis Hess. The Kansas State coach made the trip to Fleetwood on Wednesday to see Hess and the Tigers take on …

Eight seconds. That’s what stood between Wyomissing and a third straight trip to the Class 3A state championship game. It looked like the (13-1) Spartans were on their way when Ben Zechman found Charlie McIntyre open in the left flat for a 10-yard touchdown pass that put Wyomissing on top …

There aren’t a lot of freshmen getting scholarship offers from Ohio State. Alexis Hess, however, wasn’t your typical ninth-grader. She averaged 15 points per game for Fleetwood and connected on 43 three-pointers. After her sophomore season, Hess was selected to the all-state team. The 6’1 guard reached 1,000 points during …

Myles Grey was the smallest player on the floor Wednesday night when Downingtown West visited the Geigle Complex for a Class 6A state playoff opener. Grey was rudely introduced to the biggest player on the court in the first quarter. The 5’11 junior got leveled on a screen by Drew …

Congratulations to the three girls basketball teams from Berks County that qualified for the state playoffs. Here are their opening round matchups this week. 5A: Twin Valley at Abington Heights at 7pm on Wednesday. 4A: Lake Lehman at Berks Catholic at 7pm on Wednesday. 3A: Brandywine Heights vs. Neumann-Goretti at …

Some Wyomissing fans are simply calling it “The Rematch.” For the second year in a row, the Spartans are taking on Central Valley for the Class 3A state championship. Kickoff is at noon on Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium. The Warriors beat Wyomissing 35-21 in last year’s state final. The Spartans …