The Lehigh Valley Phantoms evened their AHL Atlantic Division semifinal series against the Hershey Bears with a 3-1 victory at Giant Center on Friday night.…
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Phillies Notebook: Johan Rojas continues to turn his game into guessing game for critics
By The Citizen on May 2, 2025
PHILADELPHIA >> The sometimes baffling Johan Rojas has more than a few people wondering again. Only this time, the question seems to be whether Rojas’…
Berks baseball: Oley Valley scores 11-10 come-from-behind win
By The Citizen on May 2, 2025
Oley Valley scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game and then won it with a run in the…
Taijuan Walker pitches into bad luck, Nationals Lord over Phils in series finale
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA – Luis Garcia Jr. singled, doubled and drove in a run, Brad Lord pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals avoided a…
Ed Van Impe, ‘Broad Street Bullies’ defenseman, dies at 84
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
The man who took down Soviet Central Red Army star Valeri Kharlamov, nearly causing an international incident in the process, has died. The Flyers announced…
Phillies Notebook: Ranger Suarez returns Sunday; what happens if he pitches well?
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suarez had a team translator next to him in the Phillies clubhouse Thursday. That didn’t mean he misunderstood the question when it…
District 11 boys tennis: Emmaus, Moravian Academy pairs win doubles titles
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
Emmaus freshman Chris Stone was the story of the district tournaments last year when he went from the No. 2 player on his own team…
Berks softball: Pearl Caldwell drives in winning run for Wyomissing
By The Citizen on May 1, 2025
Pearl Caldwell hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning ti give Wyomissing a 3-2 victory over Oley Valley in high school…
Phantoms shut out in series opener at Hershey
By The Citizen on April 30, 2025
Hunter Shepard made 26 saves to lead the Hershey Bears to a 3-0 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday night in the opening…
DeFranco: Johan Rojas’ continued presence for Phillies a head-scratcher
By The Citizen on April 30, 2025
For the last two years, a mystery has surrounded the Philadelphia Phillies. Nobody has been able to solve it. To paraphrase Joe Pesci in “JFK,”…
Lead lost, then regained as Phillies win a wild one
By The Citizen on April 29, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott scored on a wild pitch with two outs to cap an adventurous ninth inning in the Phillies’ 7-6 win over the…
Phillies Notebook: Power still a drain, but make it three straight wins
By The Citizen on April 29, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Confident a five-game losing streak was indeed behind them, the Phillies were back home again Tuesday night seeking to finish the first full…
Berks girls lacrosse: Wilson, Wyomissing, Exeter roll to wins
By The Citizen on April 29, 2025
Mattie Keiser scored 4 goals and had 2 assists as Wilson defeated Berks Catholic 18-3 in a high school girls lacrosse match on Tuesday evening.…
PA State Lacrosse Rankings: Berks teams stay atop the 2A girls poll
By The Citizen on April 29, 2025
Wyomissing and Twin Valley continue to hold the top spots in girls Class 2A in the PA State Lacrosse Rankings. In the Week 7 rankings,…
Reading Royals, Flyers extend ECHL affiliation agreement
By The Citizen on April 29, 2025
The Reading Royals will continue to be the ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers for at least the next two seasons, the organizations announced Tuesday.…
Berks baseball roundup: Adams, Koehler hit homers as Gov. Mifflin beats Wilson
By The Citizen on April 28, 2025
Matt Koehler and Branson Adams each hit home runs as Gov. Mifflin defeated Wilson 14-3 in high school baseball on Monday. Koehler was 3 for…