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Mini bike races thrill in Berks for fund challenge
SINKING SPRING, Pa. - Mini bike races offered up some thrills in Berks County over the weekend. The "Thrill on the Hill" race was held in Sinking Spring on Saturday. Dozens of racers turned out for the fund challenge. The court provided various obstacles for them to get around. The...
The Girls Lacrosse POTW led her team back to the EPC final
Playoff lacrosse is upon us and it’s time to honor those who put in standout performances in the games that matter the most. The Girls Lacrosse Player of the week helped her team get back to a familiar place, the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference final. lehighvalleylive Girls Lacrosse Player of...
Saturday's Major League Linescores
Woods Richardson, Sands (5), Okert (6), J.Jackson (7), Thielbar (7), Staumont (7) and Jeffers; Gausman, Pop (4), Richards (5), Swanson (7), Y.García (8), Romano (9) and D.Jansen. W_Swanson 1-2. L_J.Jackson 1-2. Sv_Romano (6). HRs_Minnesota, C.Santana (6), Jeffers (9). Toronto, Bichette (2), Schneider (4), D.Jansen (4). New York020000000—250 Tampa...
Fightin Phils bounce back in second game to earn DH split with Hartford
READING, Pa. - José Rodríguez blasted a three-run home run to lift Reading to a 5-3 win over Hartford in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium. After dropping game one by a 5-2 score, the Fightin Phils took the lead in the fourth...
Berks United hosts "A Night of Music and Comedy" benefit
BERKS CO., Pa. - A local soccer team raised money for a trip to Europe with laughter. The Berks United F-C Fury Girls' team held A Night of Music and Comedy at Reading Liederkranz in Lower Alsace Township Friday night. They started with some live music and then two comedians...
Wilson and Twin Valley looking to defend their titles on the lacrosse field Monday night
The BCIAA lacrosse titles will be handed out on Monday night, familiar teams making their way to this point once again. Wilson West Lawn boys and Twin Valley girls each with a chance to defend their titles. The girl's game will start at 5:30 with the boy's to follow at...
Disc golf outing raises money for historic site
BOYERTOWN, Pa. -- A disc golf outing raised money for a treasured historic site. Saturday's fundraiser by the Boyertown Historical Society benefits Bahr's Mill. The 1897 mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The frisbees used in the outing were engraved with the name of the event...
Emmaus girls lacrosse locks down Easton in 2nd half of EPC semifinal win
The Emmaus girls lacrosse team’s defense has evolved throughout the 2024 season. The Green Hornets’ lost four of their first seven games this spring and conceded 10 or more goals in each of those defeats, which included a 10-9 loss at Easton. In their Eastern Pennsylvania Conference semifinal...
Emmaus track athlete and Salisbury softball player are Athlete of the Week winners
Emmaus boys track and field athlete Kyle Moore and Salisbury softball player Elizabeth Carney are our Athlete of the Week winners for Week 35 of the 2023-24 season. Kyle Moore, Emmaus track and field Placed first in long jump at 23-9 and triple jump at 43-11 at jump. Also tied school record for high jump at 6-7. Elizabeth Carney, Salisbury softball Had her 300th career strikeout and a home run ...
Resilient Whitehall boys volleyball finishes Emmaus in 60-point 4th set during EPC semis
Whitehall High School’s boys volleyball team passed a couple gut checks on Thursday night. The first came after a lackluster opening set, and the second arose as the Zephyrs battled Emmaus in a seemingly endless fourth frame. Ultimately, Whitehall was up to both challenges. The third-seeded Zephyrs knocked off...
Hamburg moves on to the BCIAA softball semifinals with a big win over Fleetwood
LAURELDALE, Pa. - Muhlenberg High School the site for a BCIAA quarterfinal round softball playoff game between No. 2 Hamburg and No. 7 Fleetwood. The Hawks, winners of 18 games during the regular season, out to an early lead as Molly Krick's double sparks a five-run first inning. Hamburg was...
SU Softball drops close NCAA regional game to rival Kutztown, 4-2
Shippensburg University’s softball team faced Kutztown University in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division game, losing 4-2 at Creekview Park. The decisive moment came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Kutztown scored two runs, breaking a 2-2 tie that had persisted since the third inning. Both...
Reading's bats turned it on down the stretch to win a 3rd straight against Hartford
READING, Pa - Reading made it 3-straight wins over Hartford on Thursday night, outpacing the Yard Goats 10-8. All 10 of the Fightin Phils runs would come between the fifth and eighth innings. The Yard Goats would open the scoring in the second to take an early 1-0 lead. They'd...
Kutztown knocks off Shippensburg in their Atlantic Regional tournament opener
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa - Kutztown opened its NCAA Atlantic Regional with a 4-2 win over PSAC foe Shippensburg. The Golden Bears with a second postseason win over the Raiders. The Raiders would grab a 1-0 lead in the top of the first that the Golden Bears would make a brief one. In the bottom half of the inning KU would score 2-runs to grab the lead.
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