Jason Guarente

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent LITITZ — They wanted to avoid this matchup if possible. It was hard to be on opposite sides. A coach going against his former player who has become a good friend. Fate…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Some players, no matter their grade or size, look like they belong. It’s hard to say why exactly. A mixture of skill and body language. For Madison Langdon, it’s the…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Rick Keeley was a few weeks into his new job as athletic director when he unexpectedly had to make his first hire. Kevin Calabria left to launch Alvernia’s women’s…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The most revealing moment from Shakyla Mayo’s night didn’t involve any of her points or rebounds. It was a missed free throw. Gov. Mifflin’s 5-7 junior angrily walked…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent All those little plays Schuylkill Valley makes, the deflections, the diving for loose balls, are difficult to measure. The Panthers are trying to measure them anyway. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Just because they’re wearing the same uniforms, the same numbers in fact, doesn’t mean Vicky Heliodoro and Lela Berger are playing for the same team. So much has changed…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Most freshmen, if they’re talented enough, get eased into the varsity experience. That wasn’t the case with Ryanna Hightower-Prentice. Muhlenberg couldn’t wait to put…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent HERSHEY -- Ben Zechman and his teammates had confidence in the play. They’ve run it so many times they could probably do it blindfolded. They’ve called it automatic. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent It must feel strange not to see No. 12 running around practice. Stella Mollica was a constant at Gov. Mifflin. A four-year starter who everyone knew was in charge. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The best compliment given to Mackenzie Gordos wasn’t anything anyone said last season. It was being tossed the keys to the car. Not just any car. Berks County girls…