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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 …

Whether it’s on the lacrosse field or basketball court, Ryan Leaman is used to making big plays. The 5’9 junior guard hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime that propelled Wilson to its seventh District 3 title. “She has the confidence to take them. It was a huge shot and probably …

Matt Raquet and Kailani Hardy of Wilson were selected as the 2025-26 Coach of the Year and Player of the Year in Berks County. Voting was done by the coaches in the BCIAA. Raquet is in his second year at the helm in West Lawn. He has guided the Bulldogs …

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 …

Gov. Mifflin exploded for 37 points in the second half to beat Wilson 60-56 in the BCIAA semifinals last year. There was nothing that Laila Jones could do to help her teammates as their dreams of a long-awaited Berks County championship vanished. The 5’8 point guard was out of action …

Despite all of its success, Wilson’s girls basketball program has had its struggles in the BCIAA playoffs over the past decade. The Bulldogs haven’t captured a county championship since 2014. “We look at the banner pretty much every day when we stretch at practice. We’ve had some heartbreaking losses here,” …

Wilson had won four of the past six BCIAA boys basketball championships, including two in a row. Fifth-seeded Exeter ended the Bulldogs’ bid for a three-peat with a dramatic 43-41 victory in West Lawn on Monday night. Aidan Dauble drove the length of the floor, got into the middle of …

The postseason gets underway in just three days for teams in the Berks Boys Basketball Conference. Berks Catholic is the top seed with a record of (19-2). The Saints are looking for their first BCIAA championship since 2018. They were the #1 seed a season ago, but fell to Reading …

The Berks Girls Basketball League playoffs begin on Saturday, February 7th. Wilson earned the top seed. The (20-2) Bulldogs won all twelve of their league games by double digits. They’re searching for their first BCIAA championship since 2014. Gov. Mifflin is the #2 seed. The (16-5) Mustangs have captured a …

After winning eight straight games, Wilson had lost four of its previous seven contests entering Tuesday’s rivalry matchup at Gov. Mifflin. The Bulldogs went 14-of-18 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter and pulled out a 57-50 victory in Shillington. However, longtime head coach Matt Coldren wasn’t pleased …