READING, Pa. – High school is almost out for the summer. Many student athletes are gearing up for their collegiate athletic career. Berks Catholic had their signing day Wednesday for 13 athletes.
Parents, coaches and teammates came out to celebrate their athletic and academic successes.
Headlining the group was All-State guard and back-to-back Berks County player of the year Kingston McKoy. He is headed to Colgate to continue is basketball career.
Some athletes staying close to home such as Gunnar Maciejewski, he will wrestle at Kutztown University this Fall.
As well as a few football commits staying local, Palmer Reber is headed to Shippensburg and Anthony Zatorski to Muhlenberg College.
Destiny Sanchez caught up with McKoy and Maciejewski on the special day.
“I feel great. It’s a lot of work to get here. All the athletes here it took a lot out of all of us. A lot of time, a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication to get where we want to be. And now we are all going to compete at the next level” McKoy said.
“It feels like I have a home here” Maciejewski said.
“And I know whenever I come back here for, if it’s during the breaks, I have a place to practice, and my team is always going so be welcoming to scrap. Kutztown just felt like home. Their vibe and their winning mentality felt like how it was here at Berk Catholic and it was something I couldn’t pass up no matter what else was presented in front of me.”