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Blankenhorn back home for series
In his first plate appearance near his hometown Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn smacked a 2 run hoe run for the Rochester Red Wings. It has been that kind of season for the former Crimson tide player. Coming into this week’s series with the Railriders Travis was hitting over 300 in the first month of the season.
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...
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...
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...
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse carries momentum into playoffs
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Shannen Drennon said her team is firing on all cylinders. She admitted it’s a phrase that’s cliche, but it’s also the truth. The Rams hadn’t lost since March heading into one final regular season test against Mt. Lebanon on May 9. They...
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...
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...
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...
Baseball Game Recap: Pine Grove Find Success
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pine Grove had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the West Union Eagles out 4-3. The victory was nothing new for Pine Grove as they're now sitting on five straight.
Baseball Recap: Jacob Hatter leads a balanced attack to beat Pottsville
Pine Grove waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pottsville Crimson Tide and snuck past 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pine Grove also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
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.
Twin Valley steamrolls Wyomissing in the county semifinals
ELVERSON, Pa - Twin Valley rolled past Wyomissing in the BCIAA semifinals on Thursday night 16-1. The Raiders took control in the first quarter and never looked back. Through the first quarter of play the Raiders held a 5-0 lead, Noah Williams and Drew Engle each with a goal in the opening quarter. In the second quarter it would be much of the same, Ethan Ameisen with the goal this time.
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