Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Boyertown Mites White Varsity team recently faced off against the Spring-Ford Rams. Part of the Reading Berks Youth Football League, the Boyertown team plays through the Boyertown Optimist Football Organization built as a feeder team for future levels of area football.
Click here for a slideshow from the game.
Labels: Boyertown, Boyertown Mites

As the weather cooled down, football heated up and many got into the giving spirit.
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Labels: Ryerss Farm
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The week was filled with upsets and wins as new politicians were elected to office and a few local teams advanced to the playoffs in their sports.
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Labels: elections, field hockey, football
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Coventry Football league held its first game for 11 and 12-year-olds, the first time the group has fielded a team that age. The team competed against Exeter.
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Labels: Coventry football

Creepy costumes and hard fought games dressed up the week of Halloween.
Click here to watch a slideshow of the best photos published in The Mercury.
Labels: Halloween
Monday, October 19, 2009

Memories and history were made as one area school bid farewell to its last fall season this past week. St. Pius X and other schools battled it out at the close to fall sports, but football is still going hot. Check out pictures from the past week in our weekly slideshow.
Click here.Labels: fall sports
Monday, October 12, 2009

Fire Prevention Week meant a full schedule of events for area firefighters. Fall sports wound down with champions chosen in several sports, and fall fun heated up as pumpkins were picked and festivals made the crisp air enjoyable.
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Labels: Fire Prevention Week
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Up-and-coming soccer stars in the Boyertown area took advantage of summer camps. Click here for a
slideshow of photos.
Labels: Boyertown soccer

From colorful exhibits and events to chilly days at the game, fall came in cool but didn't cool things down for local folks on the go.
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Labels: carousel at Pottstown
Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Definitely Sports All-Star Basketball Camp was held over the summer at The Hill School's gym. Students learned the basics and listened to special speakers who discussed the sport and more.
Click here to watch a slideshow of photos from the camp.
Photos by Kevin Hoffman/The Mercury
Labels: basketball camp, Definitely Sports

Local students tackled fall sports, festivals took on an autumnal flair and the crisp smells of a fading summer were in the air this past week.
Click here to watch a slideshow of photos from our print edition.
Labels: fall, football, polamalu
Monday, September 14, 2009

The Spring-Ford 12-under Cal Ripken team competed in the State Tournament against East Brandywine over the summer. For a slideshow of photos from the game,
click here.Labels: Cal Ripken baseball, Spring-Ford

Fall festivals filled weekend calendars and football filled local school stadiums as a new school year got under way this past week.
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Labels: Boyertown, Duryea Days, week in review
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Pottstown Spartans battled against the Birdsboro PAL team in the Cal Ripken baseball league.
Click here for a slideshow of photos from their most recent game.
Labels: baseball, Cal Ripken League, PAL

School started, sports teams kicked off their seasons and new pages were turned in area business ventures. To watch a slideshow of photos from the past week,
click here.Labels: fall sports, school starts
Monday, November 3, 2008
Video: The Phillies celebration
Friday, October 31, 2008

Fans poured into the streets around Citizens Bank Park to celebrate the first World Series win by the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night, Oct. 29. Some of the celebration got out of control, but many fans were just showing their pride. To watch a slideshow of images from Philadelphia that night, click on the headline above.