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PIAA sanctions girls wrestling, Pennsylvania becomes 38th state to sponsor

May 17, 2023

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted unanimously on Wednesday to sanction girls wrestling as an official scholastic sport governed by the organization, making Pennsylvania...

2023 Pa. Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball Teams

April 24, 2023

The accolades keep rolling in for Lansdale Catholic senior Gabby Casey. The latest came Monday afternoon when the Pennsylvania Sports Writers released their All-State...

Mercury All-Area: Phoenixville’s Kenzie Padilla keeps racking up achievements with two more PIAA medals

April 19, 2023

Kenzie Padilla’s athletic accomplishments during her first three years of high school would fill at least several pages of a Sports Almanac. In swimming...

Mercury All-Area: Methacton’s Christopher Groff makes strong final push to grab PIAA bronze in backstroke

April 18, 2023

Christopher Groff didn’t get off to the best start or make a turn midway through the race as well as he would have liked....

Mercury All-Area: Unflappable Nguyen’s sensational shooting sent Spring-Ford to most prolific season in program history

April 14, 2023

Jacob Nguyen doesn’t shy away from big moments. In fact, as the stage gets bigger and the stakes get higher, the sophomore sharpshooter out...

Boyertown baseball blanks Pottsgrove in PAC opener

March 31, 2023

LOWER POTTSGROVE >> Boyertown hadn’t played a game for over a week. Pottsgrove had already had several non-league games and scrimmages canceled this year....

Brendlinger calls it a career as Pottsgrove girls basketball coach

March 24, 2023

Mike Brendlinger has retired after 21 years as head coach of the Pottsgrove High School girls basketball team. The Falcons won over 200 games...

Lost and found: Spring-Ford’s historic season in retrospective

March 22, 2023

COATESVILLE >> Every now and then in sports, you encounter that multi-layered team where the various forces at work create a Cinderella story. The...

Spring-Ford run over by 2,000-point scorer Rodriguez, Reading in PIAA 6A semifinals

March 22, 2023

COATESVILLE — Looking to reach the biggest stage in Pennsylvania boys high school basketball for the second time in three seasons, Reading High earned...

Spring-Ford, Reading set for PIAA 6A boys basketball semifinal

March 21, 2023

Polar opposites will collide on Tuesday when Reading High faces Spring-Ford in a PIAA Class 6A boys basketball semifinal at 7 p.m. at Coatesville...

Boyertown hires Wilson assistant Jami Sands as next head football coach

June 12, 2024

Jami Sands was approved as the next Boyertown head football coach on Tuesday night at the district’s school board meeting....

Spring-Ford’s late rally comes up just short against District 1 champs Garnet Valley in PIAA 3A lacrosse opener

June 5, 2024

GLEN MILLS >> Spring-Ford’s boys’ lacrosse team never said die. And it took a full 48 minutes for the District 1...

DiBricida dances out of danger to toss complete game in PJP’s 3-2 PIAA 4A first round win

June 4, 2024

ROYERSFORD >> With her Pope John Paul II softball team clinging to a one-run lead in the final inning of...

Softball: Boyertown can’t contain Central Dauphin in PIAA 6A first round

June 4, 2024

The Boyertown and Central Dauphin softball teams had their own unique backstories to contend with ahead of their PIAA Class...

One last hurrah for local players at PAC Senior Bowl

June 4, 2024

GRATERFORD >> For four years, they were the stars of Friday nights in the fall. But for some 66 graduating Pioneer Athletic...