Jason Guarente

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent By the time she lined up against Laney Noreika, Aaliyah Dabney had crafted a plan. It was days in the making. A product of meticulous film study and practice. Berks…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent MILLERSVILLE — Even as the milestone came into view, Lauren Lister didn’t waste any energy crunching the numbers. She didn’t want to know how close she was to 2,000. She…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Berks girls basketball coaches will soon gather and vote for the Player of the Year. This has been an uneventful process recently. The winner is often a foregone…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Elisa Fiore doesn’t know what happened to the other gold medals. They’re not lost. They’re tucked away somewhere in her house. Gov. Mifflin’s senior never worried…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com Senior Correspondent Shakyla Mayo’s job on Senior Night was to read a few words that were written by her big sister. She was supposed to tell everyone about Shyanna’s college future. The day…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Isis Dojan played an entire quarter with a piece of gauze jammed into her right nostril. That was the result of, as she noted with a smile, catching the ball with her…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The eight seconds left on the scoreboard were counting down in Shakyla Mayo’s head. She wasn’t even aware of it really. It was instinct. The product of playing hundreds…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Every basketball conversation for J'Daniel Mosquera is eventually steered toward his height. That’s what happens when a little man plays a big man’s game. If you ask him…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Taylor Koenig’s arrival was supposed to happen last season. As a freshman on a team gunning for a championship, she was ready to contribute. The stars never aligned.…

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…