Twin Valley reached new heights last year by winning a District 3 playoff game for the first time in school history. The fourth-seeded Raiders took down fifth-seeded Milton Hershey 43-29 in the Class 4A quarterfinals. Paul McClune believes the younger players will benefit greatly from that postseason experience. “I think …
Read More »Dom Giuffre-Schuylkill Valley
Dom Giuffre thinks about his performance in the Frost Bowl every day. He finished with a school-record 302 rushing yards and four touchdowns against rival Hamburg. The Panthers left “Hawk Hill” with a thrilling 41-34 victory. Schuylkill Valley’s offense should provide a lot more thrills this fall. All of the …
Read More »Brad Auge-Oley Valley
Postseason baseball is about limiting your mistakes and capitalizing on your opponent’s miscues. #4 seed Oley Valley took advantage of five early errors by #5 Brandywine Heights in an 8-2 victory in the District 3-3A quarterfinals. Paul Petersen held the (12-8) Bullets to two runs on six hits over six …
Read More »Tyler Drobek-Oley Valley
Tyler Drobek has a simple philosophy to hitting ninth in the batting order. “You get on any way you can. You help the team every way you can,” he said. The Oley Valley senior helped the Lynx a lot in an 8-6 victory over Kutztown. The left fielder went 2-for-3 …
Read More »Natane White-Schuylkill Valley
Hamburg entered Monday’s Division 3 matchup in Leesport with a (6-15) record and five straight losses. Schuylkill Valley had won six of its last eight contests and needed a victory to qualify for the Berks League playoffs. The Panthers beat the Hawks by 22 points one month ago. It may …
Read More »Week 13 Preview-Football
Three Berks County football teams are still alive in the District 3 playoffs. Exeter and Twin Valley are in action on Friday at 7pm. Wyomissing will take the field on Saturday at 1pm. Here’s a preview of their matchups. I’ll be covering the Eagles and the Spartans this week. #11 …
Read More »Evan Johnson-Twin Valley
There’s excitement surrounding the Twin Valley football program. It started last year under Kris Olsen when the Raiders qualified for the District 3 playoffs for the first time in school history. Twin Valley went (6-5) and achieved its first winning season since 2007. Brett Myers took over as head coach …
Read More »Bruce Harbach-Schuylkill Valley
Dom Giuffre stole the headlines, but Schuylkill Valley head coach Bruce Harbach was praising several other players on Friday night. Sabier Mateo, Paul Engleman, Jadon Swain, Theo Wysocki, Christian Davila, and Alex Rider comprise the Panthers’ offensive line. That group, along with sophomore tight end Luke Spotts, controlled the line …
Read More »Dom Giuffre-Schuylkill Valley
Coming into Friday’s matchup on Hawk Hill, Hamburg had won the previous three Frost Bowls. Dom Giuffre wasn’t about to let the Hawks make it four in a row. The 6’1, 165-pound junior ran for a career-high 304 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries. Schuylkill Valley held off Hamburg …
Read More »Dom Giuffre-Schuylkill Valley
He only weighs 165 pounds and he likes to bake cookies, yet Dom Giuffre has been called “beast mode” since his youth football days. Giuffre always enjoyed watching Marshawn Lynch and now he’s putting up big numbers of his own. The 6’1, 165-pound junior is sixth in the Lancaster-Lebanon League …
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