playoff bound

It's official, the Boyertown High girls' basketball team is heading to the District 1 playoffs. The Lady Bears will be the 23rd seed and will have to travel to Sun Valley (the 10th seed in the first round on Saturday, February 9, at 7 p.m. Let's face, that's a tough draw. The Boyertown girls will have play their "A" game to get by Sun Valley. Sun Valley is 20-4 this season and they will be tough to beat in their gym. If the Bears do get by them, they will then play the winner of Abington (#7) and Garnet Valley (#10) in the next round. That game would be played on Wednesday, February 13.

The Oley Valley High school girls' team has also qualified for the playoffs. The Lady Lynx are ranked 15th in Class AA of District 3. They will take on the number two-seeded York Catholic in Dallastown on Tuesday, February 12. Under normal circumstances, winning that game would be a tall order for the Lady Lynx. But it looks like the three seniors, Amanda Breneiser, Brianna Ninni and Sara Trupp are not playing due to personal reasons. That will make the Lynx a real longshot since the team will be made up of sophomores. This will be a real maturing experience for these young ladies. Good luck and give it all you have girls.

It's also fall sports signing day tomorrow. It's the first day high school athletes from the fall can official sign a letter-of-intent to attand a college. Boyertown's Tyler Sands will sign to attend the University of Illinois. At just about the same time, Oley Valley field hockey players Lindsay Fry and Marci Richard will also be signing. Lindsay to Lasalle and Marci to Bucknell. Antietam's Corey Hertzog will sign to attend Penn State where he will play soccer.