Brian Rippey
Writer at Freelance
Substitute teacher. Recovering sports writer who retired after 25 years at the Reading Eagle. Working as a stringer for whoever wants me.
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2 days ago |
readingeagle.com | Brian Rippey
A never-give-up attitude helped carry Kutztown into the state quarterfinals. The Cougars showed their resiliency Monday by mounting one of the most improbable comebacks in the school’s storied softball history. But the roles were reversed on a sweltering Thursday afternoon at Exeter against Pine Grove in a PIAA Tournament Class 3A game.
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6 days ago |
sungazette.com | Brian Rippey
Jun 2, 2025 Sun-Gazette Correspondent READING – The finality of losing in the state playoffs is difficult to deal with, especially when the game is so close. Hughesville could only lament what might have been Monday after suffering a 1-0 loss to Berks Catholic in a PIAA Class AAA first-round baseball game. District 3 champion Berks Catholic, playing on its home field, scored in the bottom of the sixth inning, making the more than two-hour bus ride back to Hughesville seem even longer for...
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Brian Rippey
LANCASTER – Berks Catholic right-hander Mikey Fidler delivered his best performance on the biggest stage. Fidler threw a one-hit shutout Monday at Penn Medicine Field to lead Berks Catholic to an 8-0 victory over Bermudian Springs in the District 3 Class 3A baseball championship game. AdvertisementFidler limited the top-seeded Eagles to a sixth-inning single by Ayden Knight.
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1 week ago |
readingeagle.com | Brian Rippey
LANCASTER – Berks Catholic right-hander Mikey Fidler delivered his best performance on the biggest stage. Fidler threw a one-hit shutout Monday at Penn Medicine Field to lead Berks Catholic to an 8-0 victory over Bermudian Springs in the District 3 Class 3A baseball championship game. Fidler limited the top-seeded Eagles to a sixth-inning single by Ayden Knight.
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2 weeks ago |
lancasteronline.com | Brian Rippey
WEST LAWN — Avenging last year’s District Three first-round loss to South Western was a big step forward for the Ephrata boys lacrosse team. But the Mounts were unable to make a giant leap Tuesday night against defending district Class 3A champion Wilson. Third-seeded Wilson scored seven unanswered goals in the third quarter to break open a tight game and went on to defeat 11th-seeded Ephrata 13-6 at Bulldog Field to end the Mounts’ season.
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RT @WmsptSunGazette: Hughesville's baseball team fell in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA tournament on Monday. https://t.co/ZBSE0EU9…
RT @LSVSports: Final @Wilson_Bulldogs 5 Owen J Roherts 4 Madi Farrell 3 run HR and 4RBI night Shannon Bratton big game in the circle and…
Final score: Berks Catholic 1, Hughesville 0 in PIAA 3A Baseball opener #piaabaseball