Oley Valley senior Josh Wagner earns the first state medal for Berks County during the opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg. He takes sixth in the 2A 1600. His time of 4:20.39 is a personal best and Berks Best. Mike Drago Oley Valley Athletics

Wyomissing senior Drew Forrey earns another state medal for Berks County during the opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg. He takes fifth in the 2A javelin with a personal best of 180-7. Mike Drago Wyo Spartans

Berks Catholic star thrower Brady Mider does it again. He wins his second straight Class 3A shot put title during the opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg. He throws a 61-10 3/4. Mike Drago Berks Catholic Athletics

Exeter junior Logan Wegman launches a big final throw to take a 3A shot put silver medal during Friday’s opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg. He heaves a 58-9 3/4. Mike Drago ExeterTwpSD Sports

Kutztown senior Lauren Akers grabs her first career state medal. She took fourth in the 2A javelin on Friday’s opening day of the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg with a Berks Best of 128-4. Mike Drago

Wyomissing’s Addie Cohen grabs the first medal for Berks County during Saturday’s PIAA Track and Field Championships. On the heels of a senior season riddled with illnesses, Cohen takes Class 2A 3200 silver with a 10:57.70. She took 3200 bronze last year. Wyo Spartans Mike Drago

Gov. Mifflin’s Kaitlyn Highduch showed Saturday why she’s one of the county’s all-time best distance runners with her Class 3A 3200 bronze at the PIAA Track and Field Championships. Highduch ran the third-fastest time ever by a Berks girl with a 10:35.24. Mike Drago Governor Mifflin

Wilson’s Violet Houck stands tall with her fifth-place medal in the 3A 100 hurdles during the PIAA Track and Field Championships. She ran a 14.79. Mike Drago Wilson Athletics

Hamburg senior Jaydon Witman finished his breakthrough season with a seventh-place medal in the 2A 110 hurdles during Saturday’s PIAA Track and Field Championships. The District 3 champ ran a 14.82. Mike Drago Hamburg Hawks

Wilson’s Maddie Henne finds the PIAA Track and Field Championships podium with her seventh-place medal in the 3A discus. She threw a 117-10. No, she’s not related to former Bulldog and NFL QB Chad Henne. She fielded the question all day long. Mike Drago Wilson Athletics

Reading High’s Xavier Beatty puts the Red Knights back on the state track and field map. A newcomer to the long jump this spring, the junior earned a Class 3A silver during Saturday’s Track and Field Championships. He jumped a 23-1 1/2. Mike Drago

Berks Catholic’s Brady Mider and Exeter’s Josiah Newman-Kegerise get together after earning Class 3A discus medals during Saturday’s PIAA Track and Field Championships. Mider took fourth with a 167-7 and Newman-Kegerise fifth at 166-6. Mike Drago Berks Catholic Athletics ExeterTwpSD Sports

Muhlenberg’s Kyle Archie completes his life-changing dream season with a Class 3A high jump gold medal at Saturday’s PIAA Track and Field Championships. He was the only jumper to clear 6-8. Mike Drago Muhlenberg Athletics

Schuylkill Valley’s John Kowalski is a state medalist. The junior took eighth in the Class 2A 200 during Saturday’s PIAA Track and Field Championships with a 22.83. Mike Drago Sch Valley Athletics

Schuylkill Valley’s Luke Martinez shocks himself and his competitors with Class 2A pole vault gold. His vault of 15-6 was a personal best by 15 inches. Mike Drago Sch Valley Athletics

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Best in Berks again with more great things to come! 🔥

Unfortunately finally gave up an ER after 3rd outing of the season, still a nice team effort win to stay undefeated & tally 26Ks so far in 14.2IP. Next week, real tests begin. Dry Pond Blue Sox Cheron Farley F&M Baseball Matt Riebesell Ryan Horning

I can’t wait to watch Tanner Lewis play for F&M Baseball !! Welcome to PA!! Go Diplomats!!

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