Jason Guarente

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Kevin Guzman was on target to become a four-year starter at Reading High. It was hard to picture him wearing any other uniform. Then COVID-19 hit and the Red Knights…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Nathan Pufko wasn’t sure which song was going to come first after he walked onto the party bus. Maybe “Old Town Road.” That’s one of his favorites. Oley Valley’s…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Conrad Weiser was among the boys soccer teams that generated some preseason buzz. The opening weekend is likely to create some more. The Scouts posted shutouts…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The final minute was wonderful agony for Muhlenberg’s boys soccer players and their rookie coach. They had the lead and a chance to take a burden off their shoulders. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent HARRISBURG -- Josiah Jordan is going to make the hearts of defensive coordinators beat a little faster this season. Every time he touches the ball brings potential for…

Anyone making a list of Berks Player of the Year candidates before last season likely didn’t have Chase Reifsnyder on it. Oley Valley’s forward wasn’t even the most likely choice from his own team. Reifsnyder arrived ahead of…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com Senior Correspondent Eleven hours after their first practice started, with the sun setting and Mister Softee parked outside the gate, Wilson’s girls soccer players were leaving the field. …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com Senior Correspondent Joey Petricoin had trouble sleeping those first few weeks. All he could think about was the penalty kick. How he could have converted. How his team could have kept…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Sam Donahue ran onto the field with her teammates during those joyful seconds after the championship goal. She was right in the middle of the celebration. …

By Jason Guarente -- Senior correspondent for MikeDragoSports.com. The memory that hit Jaedon Burkhart first, the one that made a smile sneak across his face, went back to the days he played on small, oval nets with no goalkeepers.…