Berks League boys basketball allure the last two years has been the knock down, drag out, up and down, no holds barred emotionally charged three time a year slugfests  between Wilson and Reading High.  You would have been mistaken expecting anything less when these two rivals locked horns once again Friday night for the BCIAA […]

(Lancaster) A little over a week ago Lancaster Catholic came away with a two point win on their home floor over Cocalico.  Fast  forward to Thursday night and a rematch in the Lancaster Lebanon League Tourney Semifinal.  The game was expected to be just as hard fought and close as the first. Catholic came out […]

(Shillington) As  two time defending BCIAA  Tournament Champions Governor Mifflin came into this years tournament with a big target on their back.  Wyomissing entered Wednesday Nights action off a tight first round win.  The Spartans have been a tough out all season long.  Wyomissing Head Coach  Aaron Anders had his team in a stingy zone […]

(Denver) Elizabethtown picked  up on Tuesday right where they left off Monday. The Bears looked fresh and sharp for three quarters of this Lancaster Lebanon League Tournament Quarterfinal with Cocalico.  E-Town built an eight point lead going into the fourth quarter and had as much as an 11 point advantage in quarter four.  An then, […]

(Landisville)   Games down the stretch this season are being magnified more than in years past. With the reduction of teams making the post season, there is no margin of error.  Games that should be won, must be won.  Hempfield  came into action Wednesday leading Section 1 and facing a middle of the pack Section 2 […]

(Shillington) Every game matters for every team this late in the regular season.  Whether a team is trying to improve its post season seeding, or just trying to get into the post season, most late season matchups mean so very much.  In the case of Governor Mifflin and Berks Catholic both teams are coming down […]

Similarly Central York and Governor Mifflin came into Saturday afternoons game off important Friday Night wins. Both teams came in with realistic chances to host a District 3 first round playoff game.  But in Saturdays game it was a tale of two different teams. Central York had a crisp, mistake free offensive flow coupled with […]

The Girls / Boys doubleheader is really coming into fashion in District 3.  With the finish line of the regular season in sight, more and more schools are finding these double headers a fun way to get through a tough part of this season.  Thursday night at Township the Warwick and Blue Streak girls renewed […]

“Let hem play” was the cry we heard all offseason for high school sports.  Well Muhlenberg is REALLY going to play.  Like five games in five days kind of play.  Due to snow days and other factors the Mules had to put together a difficult 5 in 5 stretch that included an afternoon tilt today […]

( Ephrata) The first game of the season seems like such a long time ago.  Ephrata and Elizabethtown faced off against one another in game one with the Bears coming out on top.  Tuesday night in Ephrata came the rematch and so much has transpired since these teams first played.  E-Town started out strong in […]

The only good thing about snow days, is that occasionally we end up with girls  / boys basketball double headers.  Monday night in Shillington Governor Mifflin hosted Exeter Twp in one of those double dip matchups.  In the Girls tilt, the Berks 1 leading Mustangs dominated from the start.  Mifflin  moved to 9-0 in the […]

Everyone knows Wilson and Reading High are bitter cross town rivals. The Bulldogs having one of the finest seasons in school history we’re looking to put some icing on the cake with a District title. Despite losing to Wilson three times this season Reading High came into the Title game brimming with confidence. A Wilson […]

The seeds for the 2020 Muhlenberg basketball season were planted in the court in Hershey one year ago. A disappointing loss in the District title game became a driving force for the Muhlenberg Head Coach Ty Nesby , his team and a community. All the pent up emotions and skills of a team on a […]

Just one step away from Hershey. Muhlenberg and Northern both trying time fulfill season long goals of playing for a District Three title. It came down to the final quarter. It came down to the final shot. Freshman Ruben Rodriguez poured in a jumper as time expired sending Muhlenberg to Hershey 54-52 over Northern  Rodriguez […]

The District Three Basketball Tournament is filled with regular season rematches. None was more lopsided than Warwick ‘s 64-36 win over Governor Mifflin in early January. Teams this time of year must have short term memories. In the case of the Mustangs, it must have only been a matter of minutes. Forgetting about the regular […]