Professional stock car racing officially returns April 1 (2023) to the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, as earlier announced plans to sell the property are on hold. A special events schedule is already posted.
Sports
Intramural sports programs at Pottstown Middle School help its students experience a variety of athletic opportunities. Among them is the cross-country program, which ended its season with a color run.
Perkiomen School basketball star Thomas Haugh will attend the University of Florida as a 2023 freshman, and play with the Gators’ men’s team, its coach said Thursday.
The atrium of West Pottsgrove Elementary School will be upgraded with new windows in the latest of capital projects approved by the Pottsgrove school board. Several others also are in the works.
Penn State Behrend player and Perkiomen Valley High product Ryan Kenney scored a total of four goals Saturday in water polo matches against MIT and Gannon during the Harvard Invitational in Providence RI.
Pottsgrove School District representatives on Wednesday carried home annual sportsmanship awards presented to its high and middle schools by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Saturday and Sunday were scheduled as season-opening days for the Pottsgrove Soccer Club. Travelers on Buchert Road in Lower Pottsgrove will hear parents cheering from the Richards Park sidelines during weekends through late October.
In its Reading home opener Saturday afternoon, two local residents are among members of the Albright College Lions football team that will battle against Western Connecticut. Both teams are 0-1, and hungry for a first win.