Kutztown won its first Berks softball title in 23 years on Saturday and the Cougars were rewarded with two players on the BCIAA all-conference team,…
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‘Grown up’ Abel dazzles for 6 innings as Phillies top Pirates
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — You could pick the narrative lens through which to view Mick Abel on Sunday, and none would disappoint. There is the story of…
Berks baseball: Gov. Mifflin leads all-conference team with 3 selections
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
BCIAA champion Gov. Mifflin leads the all-conference baseball all-star team with three selections, including senior Bryce Detwiler who repeats as the player of the year,…
Zoren: Tavis Kordell in ‘Some Like It Hot’ opens Tuesday at Forrest Theater
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
Tavis Kordell has a knack for getting noticed. A choir singer in high school, and all schools before it, he is asked by a teacher…
Phillies’ Jose Alvarado suspended 80 games for positive drug test
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — In a Phillies bullpen with myriad question marks this season, one of the few constants was Jose Alvarado. That certainty was erased Sunday…
Campus notes: May 18, 2025
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
Haydn Swackhamer, Bechtelsville; and Kevin Viera, Wyomissing, graduated from Geisinger College of Health Sciences’ School of Medicine this spring. U. of Maryland Noah A. Leck,…
Wanted in Berks: May 18, 2025
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Josh Pierre • Josh Pierre, 24, whose last known address was in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,…
Armed Forces Day Parade tradition continues in Berks
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
The 77th Armed Forces Day Parade drew a big crowd on a sunny Saturday morning along Penn Avenue in Wyomissing and West Reading. Lennon Nice,…
PIAA team tennis: Lower Moreland beats Conrad Weiser for 2A title
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
Lower Moreland defeated Conrad Weiser 3-0 in the championship match Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class 2A team tennis tournament at Hershey Racquet Club. In…
Phillies’ pitching prospect said he’s ready, willing and Abel
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley IronPigs have been on a bit of a roll lately, so when manager Anthony Contreras called a…
Berks softball championship: Kutztown ends 23-year title drought
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
It’s been 23 years since Kutztown won a Berks County softball title. The drought is over, even if it extended a couple days longer than…
The rejuvenating power of a hot shower
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
The challenges facing someone experiencing homelessness are numerous. There is, obviously, the lack of shelter from the elements and of a bed to sleep on.…
Daily docket: May 17, 2025
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
Daily thought The followers of Jesus were all together in one place fifty days after the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left…
District 3 lacrosse playoffs: Wyomissing, Berks Catholic fall in boys 2A
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
Palmyra defeated Wyomissing 16-6 in the first round of the District 3 Class 2A boys lacrosse tournament on Friday. Palmyra is the seventh seed and…
Flyers see Rick Tocchet as bridge builder … to glory days and free agents
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — When Danny Briere was handed sole control of the Flyers’ front office two years ago, he was clear right from the start. The…
PIAA team tennis: Wyomissing, Conrad Weiser advance to semifinals
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
Top-seeded and District 3 champion Wyomissing and Conrad Weiser won their Class 2A quarterfinal matches Friday to advance to Saturday’s semifinals in the PIAA Team…