Spring-Ford edges PAC rival Boyertown in traditionally intense match
BOYERTOWN >> Under normal circumstances, the pairing would have the bleachers of the home team’s gymnasium filled. Boyertown vs. Spring-Ford has traditionally drawn a...
Two wins and a Senior Night for Pottsgrove in opener
LOWER POTTSGROVE >> It’s unusual to picture a high school honoring its senior athletes during their first contest of the season, as opposed to...
Smallwood seals Pottstown’s opening-night win over Upper Perkiomen
POTTSTOWN >> He made a name for himself this fall as the star runner for the Pottstown boys cross country squad. This winter, Darius...
Methacton kicks off PAC wrestling season with win over Phoenixville
PHOENIXVILLE >> It was a different look for Mark Harner. Accustomed to wearing Norristown blue for the past 16 seasons, Harner, befitting his new...
2021 Mercury Team-By-Team Wrestling Preview
Boyertown Head coach: Tony Haley, first year. Last year’s record: 3-2 Pioneer Athletic Conference (Liberty Division), 8-8 overall. Wrestlers to watch: Anthony Bauer, Sr.,...
Mercury-Area wrestlers ready for a season like no other
Matches have yet to be conducted, and only a handful of practices have taken place. Even so, the 2021 high-school wrestling season is taking...
Robert Felty Jr. named AD at Perk Valley
By Jeff Stover jstover@21st-centurymedia.com @MercuryXStover on Twitter The adjustment doesn’t figure to be a challenging one for Robert Felty Jr. He brings a solid...
Mercury All-Area: Late start to sport, season doesn’t slow down Pottstown’s Smallwood
Imagine what he could have done with a full season of competition. That’s the unanswered speculation surrounding Darius Smallwood’s showing for Pottstown boys cross...
Wrestling coach Thomas finds a new home at Perkiomen Valley
He’s found himself several new homes in recent years. Dave Thomas came to the area in 2018, for what he thought would be a...
Perkiomen Valley caps campaign by rallying past Quakertown, 35-28
QUAKERTOWN >> It was in “Super Bowl” mode this past week. That was the mindset Perkiomen Valley assumed in preparation for, and anticipation of,...