Berks Beat- sponsored by Small Player/Big Play

If there’s anything that has somewhat united us over the last year and a half, it’s the fact that trying to figure out how to live our lives amidst a global pandemic has been a chore for each one of us in some form or fashion. That said, as in the case with most everything […]

(Games played at West Reading Playground)   Tuesday June 29 Garden Spot vs Berks Catholic: 7:15 pm Garden Spot vs Exeter: 8:20pm   Thursday July 1 Garden Spot vs Warwick: 6:20pm  Garden Spot vs Governor Mifflin: 7:15pm   Tuesday July 6 Garden Spot vs Cedar Crest: 6:20pm (Court 1) Garden Spot vs Berks Catholic: 7:15pm […]

(Games played at West Reading Playground)   Wednesday June 30 Warwick vs Cedar Crest: 7:15pm  Warwick vs Wilson: 8:10pm   Thursday July 1 Warwick vs Exeter: 5:25pm  Warwick vs Garden Spot: 6:20pm   Tuesday July 13 Warwick vs Wilson: 6:20pm (Court 1) Warwick vs Berks Catholic: 7:15pm (Court 1)   Wednesday July 14 Warwick vs […]

(Games played at West Reading Playground)   Wednesday June 23 Cedar Crest vs Wilson: 7:15pm Cedar Crest vs Exeter: 8:10pm   Wednesday June 30 Cedar Crest vs Berks Catholic: 6:20pm Cedar Crest vs Warwick: 7:15pm   Tuesday July 6 Cedar Crest vs Governor Mifflin: 5:25pm (Court 1) Cedar Crest vs Garden Spot: 6:20pm (Court 1) […]

(Games played at West Reading Playground)   Monday June 21 Ephrata vs Oley Valley: 7:15pm Ephrata vs Tulpehocken: 8:10pm   Thursday July 8 Ephrata vs Daniel Boone: 6:20pm (Court 2) Ephrata vs Conrad Weiser: 7:15pm (Court 2)   Wednesday July 14 Ephrata vs Wyomissing: 6:20pm (Court 2) Ephrata vs Twin Valley: 7:15pm (Court 2)   […]

Foreword written by Mike Drago of the Reading Eagle…   Rahsool Diggins earned All-State recognition as both a sophomore and junior, but he changed his game for his senior season at Archbishop Wood. Knowing he’d be playing point guard at the University of Connecticut he prepared himself by playing that role for the Vikings. Diggins’ […]

(Hershey) The announced attendance for the Reading High, Archbishop Wood 6A Championship game was less than 1,300 fans .  But if you ask any Reading High basketball fan from this day forward, they will tell you that they were in the Giant Center for the game. The Red Knights second 6A title win in school […]

(Mechanicsburg) Playing for the District 3 Girls Championship has been part of the plan the last few years at Cumberland Valley. But Tuesday nights hard fought semifinal did show that the dominant Lady Eagles were human.  Into the “Dome” came a confident Central York squad.  The Lady Panthers upset semifinal victory was ordained if you […]

(Reading High) When you know one another as well as Reading High and Muhlenberg  know one another there are no surprises. There are no tricks.  There are no brilliant Coaching moves.  Its just all about the basics. Mano y Mano, and how each team can impose their will on the opponent. And impose ones will […]

(Mechanicsburg) It was not much of a contest when Cumberland Valley crushed Governor Mifflin early in the season.  But it was like that game never happened to the Governor Mifflin Coaches and players Tuesday night. Brimming with confidence, the Mustangs bolted into Cumberland Valleys gym for the District 3 6A semifinal. Governor Mifflin’s’ hot shooting […]

(Laureldale) When a basketball team is without two of its better players you expect it will effect the team.  In the case of Muhlenberg, it seemed to be a rallying cry for “next man up.”  Friday night The Mules used the first half of its District Quarterfinal game with Cedar Cliff to develop its new […]

(Reading) The names sure fit Friday night for the Big Spring Bulldogs.  In so many critical moments of this 4A District Three Quarterfinal road matchup vs Berks Catholic players came up BIG time.  This group of girls displayed grit, toughness and determination throughout the game like a group of Bulldogs.   And a stellar fourth quarter […]

(Ephrata)  When you get this deep in a win or go home tournament things are supposed to get tense.  With so much on the line its easy to see how teams can buckle under the pressure.  Well if Governor Mifflin felt any pressure Thursday night heading to Ephrata for a District Three basketball game you […]

(Shillington) “Connecting the dots” between the Governor Mifflin -Dallastown District opener  looked much closer than a 5 -12 seed matchup.  Both teams  had common opponents and faced tough in conference schedules.  Governor Mifflin started out like the higher seeded team and played that way the entire game.  Mifflin bolted out to a first quarter lead […]

Berks Catholic and Wyomissing did not face one another this regular season.  The BCIAA realignment and COVID issues made a regular season matchup impossible.  Now enter the post season.  Both teams advanced to the BCIAA final by downing arch rivals in close contests.  Wyomissing again started out with hot first quarter shooting.  Berks Catholic never […]