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Mike Drago

Mike Drago has written about sports at every level for parts of six decades, most notably at the Reading Eagle for the past 38 years. Mike has written a virtual history of Berks high school football and in 2013 was inducted into the Berks County Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Former McCaskey assistant hopes to lift program back to the top in Section 1

Jan 24, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union It might be hard for some to remember but McCaskey was once a key player in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. The Red Tornado…

After season-long ordeal Muhls will feel right at home again this season

Jan 24, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Muhlenberg enjoyed a breakthrough football season in 2024, winning a postseason game for the first time in seven years, but Rob Flowers…

National championship game a ‘surreal’ experience for Wyo’s Max Hurleman

Jan 17, 2025

Max Hurleman knows that when he looks around Mercedes-Benz Stadium before kickoff Monday night he’ll get chills. The former Wyomissing three-sport star will feel the adrenaline rush of 70,000-plus fans packed into the football…

Daniel Boone grad ready to tackle major rebuild at Northeastern York

Jan 14, 2025

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union As he goes about putting the pieces together for Northeastern York’s tattered football program, Ryan Bologa will use the values he…

Nick Singleton says he has unfinished business at Penn State

Jan 13, 2025

Nick Singleton has often said one of his goals is to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft. By staying at Penn State for his senior season the running back from Gov. Mifflin has a better chance to realize that dream. Less than…

Even super-confident Max Hurleman has been amazed by rapid rise at Notre Dame

Jan 6, 2025

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union (This story was originally published Dec. 16, before the start of the CFS playoffs.) It didn’t take Max Hurleman long to carve out a…

All-State: Complete list of all six teams, Berks, L-L selections

Jan 6, 2025

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Players selected for the Pennsylvania Football Writers six All-State teams: Exeter's Jayden Zandier (PhilMarPhoto) Berks selections…

Nick Singleton has made his mark at Penn State — lots of them

Jan 6, 2025

Nick Singleton might be playing his final college football game Thursday when Penn State meets Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. If the Nittany Lions lose their season is over and the Gov. Mifflin grad will have to decide whether he’s…

Here’s a look back at the Players of the Week for 2024 season

Jan 5, 2025

Since its inception in 2021, MikeDragoSports.com has been selecting Players of the Week each week of the football season. Body Zone Physical Therapy has sponsored the Defensive Player of the Week for the past four seasons. …

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