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Mar. 13—Before Myles Grey talked about his lifelong friend and teammate, he shook his head and searched for the words. Ruben Rodriguez. Where should Grey begin? "There's so much to say about him," he said. "Great player. Great friend. Great teammate. I've been playing with him for years now. I love him to death. That's my guy." This was the scene Rodriguez envisioned when he transferred to ...

Mar. 1—The vote to pick the Berks Player of the Year probably didn't take very long. Wilson's Stevie Mitchell, last year's pick, made it clear in his second game of the season when he dropped 41 points on Muhlenberg that he had taken his game to a new level after earning All-State honors as a junior. He sealed his selection as Player of the Year with 35 points in the Berks Conference ...

Feb. 27—Wilson basketball coach Matt Coldren has said it time and time again: We go as Stevie goes. The Bulldogs lean heavily on their All-State guard and he didn't let them down when it came to crunch time in the Berks Conference championship game Friday night at Berks Catholic. The Bulldogs' all-time scoring leader kept making big shots and key plays to the very end as he carried Wilson to a ...

Gary H. Bechtel, a long-time resident of Fairfield, died early Tuesday morning, Feb. 2, of coronary heart failure. He was the son of the late Bruce Bechtel Sr. and Grace E. Hill Bechtel. Gary was the brother of Bruce C. Bechtel Jr., who is now deceased, and Ronald Bechtel of Desert Hot Springs, California. Gary is survived by his wife, Suetta Martin Bechtel, Gettysburg; two daughters, Susan Bechtel Goldstein of Marblehead, Mass., and Linda L. Poulson of Fairfield; and two grandchildren, Bradley...

Muhlenberg Greene Architects Donald W. Rehmann Jr., Glenmoore, Chester County, has joined the firm as a project manager. Rehmann brings more than 20 years’ architectural design and construction management experience. At Muhlenberg Greene, he will oversee new commercial architecture, architectural restoration and repair, and adaptive reuse projects from initial planning and schematic design through construction completion. He will work out of the firm’s Wyomissing office, but as custom...

Being born and raised in Reading, Molly has made a wide impact in and around the poolside, along with within the towns community. To the girls she swims with, Molly encapsulates a dedicated, approachable, and talented captain and teammate, always cheering others on and keeping the atmosphere encouraging and enjoyable. Her teammates would describe her as “kind, talented, and inclusive captain as well as friend.” She will forever cherish the many memories she’s made with her close ...