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Sun shines as Reading residents enjoy pickleball, basketball and more
READING, Pa. - It's only May but temps have already hit a record high. The sun was shining in Reading as temperatures reached a sunny 90 degrees. The last time the area felt temps like this on May 2nd, was all the way back in 1899. 69 News caught up...
High Limit & Grandview Will Make Spectacular Thunder
BECHTELSVILLE, PA-The Kubota High Limit 410 sprints are heading to the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, May 28 to open the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series of 2024. Levan Machine & Turck Equipment of Fleetwood, PA present the Rich Mar Florist 35-lap 410 sprint main event that will pay $20,000 to winner. The Tuesday night, May 28 event will get underway at 7:30 PM,
#3 Blue Mountain softball shuts out Pottsville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Lady Eagles leading 5-0 in the 3rd, Elle Walasavage hits one into the gap for an RBI single to score two runs, making it 7-0. Next batter, Marla Freiwald blasts one out to the fencing for a big RBI double adding another run to the board for Blue Mountain.
#3 Blue Mountain baseball with a win over Pottsville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — On the mound for the Eagles was Robert Gormley, here with the strikeout. 11 K's in the game. Then Blue Mountain on offense, 2nd inning, Will Jacobson hits a line drive towards second. A runner scores. Eagles 1-0 Top of 3rd, Pottsville's Dominic Rynard making...
Muhlenberg outlasts Schuylkill Valley in a high scoring affair
READING, Pa - Muhlenberg and Schuylkill Valley played a wild high scoring affair on Tuesday night. The Muhls with a late tie break to knock off the Panthers at home 15-14. Both teams trading blows throughout the contest leading to the bottom of the fourth inning with the Muhls down 10-12. Leia Wolf with a sac-fly in the frame part of a 3-run inning to give the Muhls a 13-12 win.
Athletics announces new tennis complex
Temple Athletics will break ground on a new on-campus tennis complex for the Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs, Athletic Director Arthur Johnson announced in a statement Wednesday. The complex will take up 52,000 square feet on the south end of Geasey Field and include seven tennis courts. It...
Sea Dogs open homestand with big win!
Portland, Maine - The Portland Sea Dogs (12-8) defeated the Reading Fightin Phils (10-12) 9-3 in the series opener on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Zach Penrod earned his second win of the season by tossing 5.0 strong innings with seven strikeouts while Eddinson Paulino went two-for-four at the plate. Blaze Jordan extended his hit streak to ten games while Mickey Gasper extended a fourteen-game on-base streak.
Kutztown survives to knock off Shippensburg and advancer in the winner's bracket
QUAKERTOWN, Pa - After a rout in game one of the PSAC Tournament, Kutztown would survive a comeback from Shippensburg in a high scoring affair for the 13-11 win. The Golden Bears laid it on early in the contest taking their 4-0 lead and making it a 7-0 lead in the third inning. Brianna Hughes with a 3-run home run in the inning. They would build their lead up to 10-3 before the Raiders stormed back to tie and take a 1-run lead.
Northwestern Lehigh’s Van Norman, relay teammates find their stride at Olympian Invite
Carsyn Van Norman played lacrosse in junior high but was looking for something new. The Northwestern Lehigh junior was guided to a sport familiar to her father. Van Norman’s progress continued on a sun-scorched Thursday at Jim Thorpe’s Olympian Invite when she ran a personal-best 12.72 to win the 100-meter dash. She picked a good time to turn in her top performance of the season. The Colonial ...
East Stroudsburg sweeps Kutztown at Coca-Cola Park
ALLENTOWN, Pa - Kutztown and East Stroudsburg took to the diamond at Coca-Cola Park for a doubleheader on Thursday. The nationally ranked Warriors coming away with the sweep of the Golden Bears. In game one the Warriors ran away with a 13-5 win down the stretch. A 6-run sixth inning...
R-Phils away game against Portland Sea Dogs postponed due to rain
READING, Pa. - Thursday night's Reading Fightin Phils game against the Portland Sea Dogs has been postponed due to rain in Portland, Maine. The game will be made up as a single-admission doubleheader on Saturday, May 4th at 1:00 p.m. The doubleheader will consist of two seven-inning games, R-Phils officials...
Berks Catholic honored senior student-athletes with a signing ceremony
READING, Pa - Berks Catholic honored 25 student-athletes on Thursday afternoon with a signing day ceremony. Plenty of Saints talent staying local and playing for state or area schools with a few headed to the highest level of collegiate athletics elsewhere. The full list can be seen below:. Alex Avram...
KU to host Special Olympics event Saturday
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Hundreds of athletes, coaches and spectators are expected to converge at Kutztown University this weekend for a very "special" event. The school is hosting the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Sectional on Saturday. It's expected to be the largest sectional in the state with over 1,000 athletes participating. Participants...
Kutztown routs Cal U in their PSAC Tournament opener
QUAKERTOWN, Pa - The 2-seed Kutztown University opened up its PSAC Tournament with a resounding 12-1 win over the 3-seed out of the West, California University. The Golden Bears opened the scoring up with a 3-run first inning. Hannah Reimel and Naya Darnowski each with an RBI during the opening inning rally.
Wilson scores 5-runs in the final 3 innings to rally past Berks Catholic
READING, Pa - A potential county tournament preview on Thursday night between Berks Catholic and Wilson West Lawn. The Bulldogs rallied in the final three innings to come out on top 5-3. The Saints would strike first in the bottom of the third, Gianna Mirenda would be brought home on a Marli Emrich RBI single. Then in the bottom of the fourth Mirenda would line one to right center driving in 2-runs.
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