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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.

Wyomissing’s Ryker Jones finally gets his idol’s number with All-State selection

Dec 28, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union When he first started playing football, Ryker Jones wanted to wear No. 24, the same number worn by Alex Anzalone, Wyomissing’s only…

Yadiel Cruz leads Reading High into holiday tournament title game

Dec 27, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Reading High will go after its second straight holiday tournament title after senior forward Yadiel Cruz led the Red Knights to a…

Wilson scores big victory over Central York, extends winning streak to seven

Dec 27, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union LANDISVILLE -- Matt Coldren could tell by Madyx Gruber’s body language that the Wilson junior didn’t want to go to the free throw line…

Wilson’s holiday tourney trip to Hempfield looms large in District 3 picture

Dec 27, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Wilson’s opening-round match-up against Central York tonight in the opening round of the Hempfield Holiday Tournament will serve as a…

Antietam looking for new football home after Exeter ends co-op agreement

Dec 26, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Timing, says athletic director Brian Laiacona, was not on Antietam’s side. Had the PIAA cutoff date to report enrollment numbers been…

Fleetwood’s Nate Herb is Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch Player of the Week

Dec 25, 2023

Even after seeing Fleetwood graduate the leading scorer in its program history, return starter Nate Herb hasn’t felt compelled to score more this season. “I’m just attacking and creating,” said the senior and four-year…

Five years later, Wilson grad Isaiah Gilmore realizes his football dream

Dec 23, 2023

Isaiah Gilmore felt he could play at the Division I level coming out of high school. He was an All-State defensive back at Wilson and helped the Bulldogs win a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 title as a senior in 2018. He was…

All the little things add up to biggest win of the season for Bulldogs

Dec 22, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Cam Zullinger clearly understands his role on the basketball floor. He’s not the tallest or the quickest; he’s not expected to take…

Wyomissing again facing move up in classification due to PIAA success formula

Dec 21, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union The Wyomissing Spartans may end up as the victim of their own success. After back-to-back appearances in the state Class 3A football…

Tigers knock off Panthers in Berks III battle, show they still ‘have the pieces to win again’

Dec 20, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe not, but when Fleetwood really needed a bucket in the final quarter Tuesday against division rival…

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