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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.

Eagles play like defending champs, rout Pioneers in District 3 opener

Feb 20, 2024

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union By Mike Drago -- MikeDragoSports.com Managing Editor LAMPETER — The Exeter Eagles were the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing…

Muhlenberg gets defensive, holds off West York in district playoff opener

Feb 19, 2024

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union YORK -- A battle to the end in their District 3 Tournament opener was nothing new for the Muhlenberg Muhls, not after slugging their…

Mike Drago Sports to Livestream Wilson vs. Cedar Crest, Wyomissing district opener

Feb 19, 2024

First-round games in the District 3 Tournament don't get better than this: Berks Conference champ Wilson vs. Lancaster-Lebanon League champ Cedar Crest at "The Cage" in South Lebanon. It's a game you don't want to miss, and…

Exeter, Muhlenberg well-armed to make a run as second season opens

Feb 19, 2024

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Their won-loss records took a beating due to a heavy dose of bouts with the top teams in Divisions 1 and 2 of the Berks Conference. …

Scoring champ Yadiel Cruz fronts All-Berks boys basketball team (updated with all-division teams)

Feb 19, 2024

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Berks Conference scoring champ Yadiel Cruz of Reading High fronts an all-new All-Berks team. Nick Chapman After the Berks…

Player of the Week Madyx Gruber hasn’t come up short for Wilson

Feb 19, 2024

Madyx Gruber got shorted in the gene pool lottery. His dad Jarrad was 6-6 when he was a freshman at Hamburg; he stretched to 6-8 by his senior season. Madyx? He’s generously listed at 5-11 on the Wilson basketball…

All-Berks boys basketball list: 1986-2023

Feb 18, 2024

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union 20232022Anthony CacceseExeterDaniel AlcantaraReading HighMyles GreyReading HighJosiah JordanBerks CatholicJake KarnishFleetwoodJake…

Berks boys basketball Players of the Year list: 2000-2023

Feb 18, 2024

2022-23Ruben RodriguezReading High2021-22Ruben RodriguezReading High2020-21Stevie MitchellWilson2019-20Stevie MitchellWilson2018-19Wesley ButlerReading High2017-18Wesley ButlerReading High2016-17Lonnie Walker IVReading…

Berks boys basketball Coach of the Year list: 2005-2023

Feb 18, 2024

2023Matt AshcroftExeter2022Matt FlowersMuhlenberg2021Matt ColdrenWilson2020Matt ColdrenWilson2019Ted SnyderKutztown2018Snip EsterlyBerks Catholic2017Dan HaughneyGov. Mifflin2016Taylor GrimSchuylkill Valley2015Snip EsterlyBerks…

Berks Conference championship game results: 2000-2024

Feb 17, 2024

YearChampionRunner-upWinning coach2024Wilson54Reading High53Matt Coldren2023Reading High70Exeter63Rick Perez2022Reading High51Berks Catholic35Rick Perez2021Wilson55Reading High53Matt Coldren2020Wilson66Gov. Mifflin42Matt…

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