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Catching up with a KU Golden Bear – Bridget Curtis
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – During the summer months, Kutztown athletics takes a break from competition. So, what do Golden Bear student-athletes like to do in their down time? Over the next two months, we will be catching up with some KU Golden Bears. Bridget Curtis (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) –...
Reading honors man for decades of service to youth sports community
READING, Pa. - The City of Reading honored a man for his decades of dedication to the local youth sports community. Officials say Lester DuGuay contributed to several sports associations over the course of 60 years, including the Reading American Little League. Reading Mayor Eddie Moran credits the league with...
Safer swimming: Reading City Council president talks potential for public pools
READING, Pa. – Officials said they're looking into providing more options for people to swim in the Reading area. This, after a man drowned in the Schuylkill River on Saturday night. The Berks County coroner identified the victim as Helinson Hernandez, 19, of Reading. "We've just seen it time...
GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY RACE SCHEDULE MOVES INTO JULY WITH ACTION FILLED EVENTS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – Following a busy and action-filled month of June, Grandview Speedway is all set to move into an equally busy and exciting month of July racing schedule. The month begins with a Thunder on the Hill Racing Series event on Tuesday, July 2 with a visit by the powerful 410 Sprint Cars of the Pennsylvania Posse in the 34th running of PA Sprint Car Speed Week. The Speed Week event at Grandview is titled the Hodnett Cup and salutes the late driver who is one of the all-time winningest 410 Sprint drivers in Grandview history.
New Providence Boys Basketball Team Enters Two Teams in Albright Tournament
READING, Pa. -- Two boys basketball teams from New Providence High School participated in the Albright team camp at Albright College last weekend. The Pioneers took 22 players and coaches Art Cattano and Dan Barletta, who coached each team for nine games during what Cattano described as "a very strenuous but competitive weekend."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Pioneer teams have participated in this camp since 1998. Cattano said that, in this camp, "The goals have always been to improve their skills, play at a high level, and most importantly, to build the chemistry and bonding needed to be successful in the winter season." For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Logan Schuchart wins Pa. Speedweek 410 sprint car feature at Grandview Speedway
Logan Schuchart of Hanover outdueled defending Pa. Speeweek champion Anthony Macri of Dillsburg Tuesday night to take the checkered flag in the Hodnutt Cup 410 sprint car feature at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville. The Hodnutt Cup victory at Grandview was Schuchart’s first of the Pa. Speedweek series and earned him...
IronPigs take fans back to prehistoric time for 'Jurassic Pork'
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley IronPigs brought back a blast from the past Tuesday: dinosaurs. It was Jurassic Pork Night at the ballgame, and attendees were able to get their hands on free Jurassic Pork hats. The caps were presented by Hatfield. After the game, fans stuck around Coca-Cola...
IronPigs to wear jerseys, caps featuring Bethlehem Star on July 19
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Lehigh Valley IronPigs ‘City Connect Series’ jerseys and hats pay homage to the classic Bethlehem Star. The IronPigs will wear the Bethlehem jerseys and caps on Friday, July 19th, when they take on the Worcester Red Sox at Coca-Cola Park at 7:05 p.m. Beginning...
Lower Macungie’s Ohl, McGeehan shut down Buffs
Lower Macungie continues to look for a way back to where it was at the start of the Lehigh Valley Legion season when it opened with wins over Northern Valley and Emmaus, outscoring the two teams by a 24-1 margin. Currently, Lower Mac is on a three-game slide and has lost four of its last five games to drop to 3-4.
Annual First Swing Golf Clinic Teaches More Than Just Golf
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing and the Eastern Amputee Golf Association recently held the 11th annual First Swing & Learn to Golf Clinic at Sittler Golf in Sinking Spring for patients with disabilities and their families. More than 40 participants from Berks County and beyond attended the free event, where...
Dunham's Walk-Off Lifts Somerset Over Reading In Series Opener
The Somerset Patriots walked-off the Reading Fightin Phils in a 7-6 victory on Monday night in game one of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset stole a season-high seven bases in the contest, which matches the single game Patriots Double-A era record. The Patriots have won six of their first seven games to begin the second half of the season. Over the first seven games of the second half, Somerset leads all of Double-A with a .291 BA, 52 R, 73 H, 32 XBH, and 124 TB as a team.
Weston Wilson hits two home runs leading the IronPigs to a series win in Durham
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (38-40) concluded the six-game road trip on Sunday evening against the Durham Bulls (37-43) from Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Lehigh Valley starter Kolby Allard (2-5, 6.37 ERA) was on the mound against Durham’s Mason Montgomery (0-5, 6.31 ERA). At the top of the second inning,...
A good sign: Coplay Borough Council to be urged to honor Saquon Barkley
COPLAY, Pa. — How does a community honor one of its own whose altruism defines him as much as his phenomenal athletic feats?. In this case, a street sign. At the Coplay Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night, Whitehall Township Commissioner Alberta J. Scarfaro will propose a resolution to dedicate a street in honor of former Whitehall-Coplay High School football star and current Philadelphia Eagle Saquon Barkley.
Key newcomers added to Temple football roster
Temple added four transfers and five walk-ons to its official roster this week, filling two key spots at wide receiver and two at defensive tackle, while adding greater depth to the freshman class. The four most recent additions to Coach Stan Drayton's recruiting haul include transfer pickups Ashton Allen and...
Shillington holds off Oley in Berks County Legion baseball action
CUMRU TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Shillington hosting Oley in a Berks Legion baseball game at Rulon Griffith Field. The host Dodgers with the best of things early as they jump out to an 8-1 lead. Oley trying to chip away and a Dylan Grim drive to center field cuts the deficit to 8-4 in the sixth inning.
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