This is Kris Olsen’s first season as the Raiders’ head coach and what a year it has been in Elverson. Twin Valley qualified for the District 3 football playoffs for the first time in school history! The (6-4) Raiders are enjoying their first winning season since 2007. Olsen, who had …
Read More »Trey Freeman-Twin Valley
Trey Freeman has had a lot of big games in his career. The 5’7, 160-pound senior finished with ten catches for 189 yards and a TD against Executive Education Academy last month. Freeman ended the regular season with six catches for 123 yards and a TD at Gettysburg. I asked …
Read More »Dom Caruso-Twin Valley
The Raiders only have 48 players on their roster and 16 are freshmen. Twin Valley has overcome the odds to reach the District 3 playoffs for the first time! The Raiders are the #13 seed in Class 5A. They travel to #4 Spring Grove on Friday night. Dom Caruso is …
Read More »Bruce Harbach-Schuylkill Valley
Bruce Harbach had a tremendous run at Lancaster Catholic. He went (139-55) with two state championships, four District 3 titles, and eight Section championships over 16 seasons. Harbach is enjoying his first year as the head coach in Leesport. He told me about one of the big differences between coaching …
Read More »Drew Campbell-Schuylkill Valley
Imagine throwing two TD passes, running for two scores, AND catching a TD pass…all in one game! Drew Campbell of Schuylkill Valley accomplished that feat in a win vs. Upper Perkiomen this season. Campbell then figured out exactly how many fantasy football points his effort was worth. No, seriously he …
Read More »Mike Krishock-Schuylkill Valley
After a tough start to the season, the Panthers are beginning to turn things around. They’ve won two in a row including a 28-8 victory over Kutztown last week in Leesport. Mike Krishock described what it’s like playing for new head coach Bruce Harbach who won two state championships and …
Read More »Doug Myer-Twin Valley
The Twin Valley school board approved Doug Myer as its new girls basketball head coach on Monday night. Myer spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Conrad Weiser boys basketball team. He had 18 very successful years as the girls basketball head coach at Wilson. Myer …
Read More »Kris Olsen-Twin Valley
Dean Owens did a great job turning around the Twin Valley football program. Owens stepped down after last season and his offensive coordinator, Kris Olsen, took over as head coach. Prior to coming to Twin Valley, Olsen spent two years as an assistant coach at Downingtown followed by eleven years …
Read More »A.J. Alexy-MLB Debut!
Have you ever played the “Where are they now” game? Well, if you’re a Berks County high school baseball fan and you’re wondering what ever happened to A.J. Alexy, the answer is he’s in the major leagues. The 6’4 righty will make his MLB debut on Monday for the Texas …
Read More »Garet Blankenbiller-Oley Valley
I spoke with Oley Valley ace Garet Blankenbiller after the Lynx rallied to win 6-4 at Hamburg. The 6’5 righty threw a complete game 6-hitter with 7K. The @VilleMarauders commit didn’t allow a run after the second inning. @OVLynx [presto_player id=129]
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