MERCURY ALL-AREA: Owens’ dedication to her craft earns her Player of the Year honor
Emily Owens can still recall the first time she held a field hockey stick as a grade schooler. “I remember picking it up saying,...
Faison’s historic season with Pottsgrove earns him All-Area Player of the Year honor
Pottsgrove head coach Rick Pennypacker ran out descriptions. So he leaned on a catchphrase. “Rahsul is Rahsul,” he’d say time and time again, like...
2017 Mercury All-Area Football Selections
First Team Offense Quarterback TJ Pergine, Spring-Ford Matt DeLaurentis, Pope John Paul II Running Back Rahsul Faison, Pottsgrove Justin DeFrancesco, Spring-Ford Tyler Whary, Upper...
Spring-Ford rallies to down Perk Valley 38-35 in rematch of PAC title game
GRATERFORD >> For three quarters Thursday night, Spring-Ford didn’t have an answer. Tyler Strechay was shooting the lights out and Perkiomen Valley was wreaking...
Perkiomen Valley comes up big against Boyertown in 58-36 win
GRATERFORD >> Perkiomen Valley’s height advantage will be a major pain for the opposition this winter. Tuesday night, Boyertown became the latest team calling...
Rob Flowers named head football coach at Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone’s search didn’t extend all that far beyond the Berks County boundaries in their pursuit of a new head football coach this winter....
Hill School drops Kiski School to open Mercer Tournament
POTTSTOWN >> When Hill School head coach Phil Canosa addressed his players at halftime during Friday night’s game, he didn’t have much to say....
Mercury-Area Team-by-Team Boys Swimming Preview
Boyertown Head coach: Bill Draves, second season. Last year’s record: 8-1 Pioneer Athletic Conference, 9-1 overall. Swimmers to watch: Sophomores: Owen Miller (fly, free);...
Mercury-Area Team-by-Team Girls Swimming Preview
Boyertown Head coach: Bill Draves, second season. Last year’s record: 6-3 Pioneer Athletic Conference, 7-3 overall. Swimmers to watch: Juniors: Emily Drabick (IM, breast),...
All Together Now: Unified Pottsgrove picks up first win, edges Great Valley
LOWER POTTSGROVE >> Prior to the 2017-18 season, Pottsgrove head coach Jack Flanagan presented his team with ‘Ubuntu,’ a term coined by the Boston...