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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.

Mifflin grad Connor Maryniak moving up after earning national honors, World Series title

Jul 1, 2024

National Player of the Year honors and a Division III World Series championship were just what Connor Maryniak needed to boost his baseball career. The Gov. Mifflin graduate has announced he is transferring to the University of…

Rob Flowers determined to see Muhlenberg football bloom once more

Jul 1, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Even on a blistering hot summer day, the bright sun beating down on his Muhlenberg players as they compete in 7-on-7 drills, Rob Flowers…

Classroom work at Wyomissing, Mifflin is helping ease PIAA officiating crunch

Jun 28, 2024

Evan Blickley always figured he would someday coach football. He played tight end on Wyomissing’s District 3 Class 3A championship team, looked up to his Spartans coaches and to his dad Chris, an assistant coach with the Spartans. …

Mifflin grad Connor Maryniak earns national Player of the Year honors

Jun 25, 2024

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union One more honor for Gov. Mifflin grad Connor Maryniak, and it's a big one: The Misericordia University junior has been named the American…

No denying, this was the Year of the Bulldogs in Berks boys sports

Jun 25, 2024

Even by Wilson’s lofty standards this was a pretty productive year in West Lawn. The Bulldogs' boys team won county titles in seven boys sports and captured another District 3 championship in lacrosse. That was more than enough…

Summer session helped Connor Maryniak carry Misericordia to World Series

Jun 25, 2024

After a sophomore year at Misericordia University that didn’t grade out as well as he hoped, Connor Maryniak attended summer school. Now the Gov. Mifflin grad is at the top of his class again. He earned MAC Freedom Player of…

Multi-sport athletes have been good as gold for Wyomissing Spartans

Jun 23, 2024

Wyomissing likely has never had a group of prominent, multi-talented female athletes like this before. Annie McCaffrey, Audrey Hurleman, Kacey Maggs, Alexis Hardy, Sophia Zeppos, Karly Hyde and others helped the Spartans win five…

PIAA cracks down on Imhotep Charter, other boys basketball powers

Jun 20, 2024

There will be, at most, one repeat champion in PIAA boys basketball next season. Five reigning champions, including Imhotep Charter and Lincoln Park, will be moving up at least one classification due to the PIAA Competition…

Final Berks baseball batting leaders: Slugging, on-base, OPS, HRs, RBIs, runs

Jun 20, 2024

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union (Stats for Tulpehocken not submitted.) Oley Valley's Paul Petersen. (PhilMarPhoto) Batting average (minimum 40 plate…

Final Berks baseball pitching leaders: ERA, wins, strikeouts, innings pitched

Jun 20, 2024

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union (Stats for Tulpehocken not submitted.) Muhlenberg's Cam Burr. (PhilMarPhoto) Earned run average (Minimum 30 innings pitched) …

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