To all of the reading audience, I wish you a belated Merry Christmas and that the upcoming New Year will be a very joyful and enjoyable one.
The year 2020 brought lots of hope and excitement in the local sporting world. Berlin High School had three teams go deep into the playoffs, with the Unified Basketball Team seeded No. 1, and after a bye, winning the next game in the tournament and were preparing for a semifinal game in the Division I playoffs. Both the BHS girl's and boy's hockey teams won exciting semifinal games two days apart on March 10 and 11, respectively, to advance to the finals slated for March 14.
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