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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.
Kyle Archie was one of the most improved basketball players in the Berks Conference this season. His Muhlenberg team beat Reading High and eventual county champ Wilson in Berks I play and earned a spot in the PIAA Tournament.
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Brady Mider, Jaydon Witman, Kyle Archie top list of PIAA Championship qualifiers
Defending Class AAA shot put champ Brady Mider of Berks Catholic is among three Berks athletes seeded No. 1 heading into the PIAA Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg.
Hamburg's Jaydon Witman is No.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Jack Riffle, Fleetwood seniors, ready to set tone for Berks-Lebanon stars in Tri-County Game
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Matt Hoffert had heard good things about Fleetwood quarterback Jack Riffle but the Hamburg coach had never seen him play until practice!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Cougars back in title game; Bulldogs, Mustangs, Tigers each one win away
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Kutztown graduated five starters, including four all-division picks, from its District 3 Class 2A championship team but one year later!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Wilson’s Violet Houck, Berks Catholic’s Brady Mider highlight All-Berks Track and Field team
Wilson's Violet Houck is a three-way pick and one of 10 repeat selections on the All-Berks Track and Field team.
Houck was named in the 110 and 300 hurdles and as part of the Bulldogs' 4x800 relay team. She was an All-Berks pick!-->!-->!-->…
Twin Valley hires new boys basketball coach
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Less than a month after seeing boys basketball coach Matt Herbener leave to take a job at Ephrata Twin Valley has hired RJ Proska to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Muhls can’t slow down Wildcats, head to playback round
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Muhlenberg twice built three-run leads but never found a way to slow down Mechanicsburg’s bats, falling 9-6 in a District 3 Class 5A!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Fleetwood, Kutztown advance in District 3 Tournament
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Liam Hilburt continued his brilliant postseason pitching Monday, throwing a four-hitter as Fleetwood defeated Northern Lebanon 3-0 in a!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Mifflin uses another shutout to advance to District 3 semifinals, clinch state berth
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Gov. Mifflin baseball coach Chris Hole says he has two No. 1 pitchers.
Who’s to argue after the top-seeded Mustangs clinched a!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Berks Catholic, Oley Valley eliminated in District 3 Tournament
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Hard-hitting James Buchanan put up eight runs over its final two at-bats to top visiting Berks Catholic 10-8 in a District 3 Class 4A!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

