The drop higher faculty sports activities year a 12 months in the past was a combined blessing. It was superior that there was a time at all below the circumstances, but considerably of the fun was lacking.

The entertaining returned in Berks County this yr, with stands filled when yet again and regional athletes creating the most of the option to shine. There is no denying COVID-19 even now experienced an influence, forcing the cancellation of some game titles, but it couldn’t set a damper on so a lot of remarkable performances.

Football is the major function at the get started of the faculty yr, and nearby teams did not disappoint. It was a banner calendar year for Berks educational facilities.

On one particular November weekend local groups received 5 out of the six District 3 playoff contests in which they participated, with Gov. Mifflin, Wyomissing, Wilson, Exeter and Berks Catholic all coming up winners. This 12 months Hamburg gained a district playoff sport for the initial time. And the District 3 Course 5A last featured a pair of Berks squads, a remarkable accomplishment in this deeply competitive area for football.

A number of groups had large seasons.

Wyomissing gained nonetheless a different District 3 Course 3A title and experienced a landmark frequent season earn more than Southern Columbia, breaking that school’s 65-video game successful streak, then the longest in the nation. The Spartans took a 15- record into the PIAA title recreation, the place they shed a 7- heartbreaker to Central Valley.

One particular of the most persuasive story strains concerned Exeter and Gov. Mifflin. The Mustangs ran roughshod about their opposition in the course of the period, trouncing the rival Eagles along the way. But in a rematch in the District 3 title match, the Eagles came away with a breathtaking upset victory and their school’s 1st district championship. It’s the type of wonderful drama that sports activities can produce so well.

To best it off, perennial football powers Wilson and Berks Catholic also completed the season powerful, with the Bulldogs achieving the District 3 Course 6A last and the Saints generating it to the Class 4A semifinal.

Very similar situations performed out in other sports activities, with a mixture of familiar winners and rising powers having property gold. Brandywine Heights girls soccer and Twin Valley industry hockey won district titles…