Jason Guarente

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The flowers, the balloons and the poster were all hidden out of view. That’s the way Caroline Reedy wanted it. Reaching 1,000 points is hard enough without those items…

Berks quarterfinal matchups 1Berks Catholicvs.8Wyomissingat Wolf Gymnasium, 2 p.m.4Gov. Mifflinvs. 5Brandywine Heightsat Shillington, 4 p.m.3Wilsonvs.6Twin Valleyat West Lawn, 7:30 p.m.2Schuylkill Valleyvs.7Reading Highat Leesport,…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The last time Reading High walked into this gym, Kya Washington never stepped on the floor. She didn’t even sit on the bench. The All-Berks guard was parked in the…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent There’s a story Jason Bagenstose likes to tell about how his defensive stopper found that role. It goes back to when Jadyn Heck-Hoppes was a freshman barely seeing any…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent This night was inevitable. That’s the most impressive part. From the first time Alexis Hess put on a Fleetwood uniform, this milestone was among her destinations. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Although they played the same sport in the same area and later walked in the same coaching circles, it took a blind date for Josh Ressler and Sheila Stufflet to find…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent It has been a trying 11 months for Ky Brantley since she cut off a sliver of the net at Wolf Gymnasium. First she was injured. Then she transferred. She lost time on the…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Natali Foster can’t tell you how she does it. That’s not false modesty. She genuinely doesn’t know. From early March through late November, Twin Valley’s senior never…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Anyone who follows Berks Catholic’s girls basketball team closely knows Sydney Corado’s time is coming. The freshman is going to be a centerpiece for the Saints. That…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Keira Levengood didn’t know exactly how long it had been since Wilson beat Gov. Mifflin in girls basketball. The losses blend together after a while. Going back to…