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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.

New Gov. Mifflin football coach Nick Morrissey has strong roots in the game

Dec 18, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union By the time he was 6 years old Nick Morrissey knew what he wanted to do with the rest of life: Play and coach football. He was a…

76ers’ home court not too big for Amaya Stewart and her Wyomissing teammates

Dec 18, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Years from now Audrey Hurleman, Annie McCaffrey and Alexis Hardy likely won’t remember that they shut Elco out in the fourth quarter…

Bulldogs’ Madyx Gruber is Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch Player of the Week

Dec 18, 2023

Madyx Gruber is leading Wilson in scoring, but the 5-10 junior guard does way more on the court than just put the ball in the basket. He had six assists and two steals early last week in a win over Manheim Township and five…

Wyomissing’s Bob Wolfrum seems to have a stranglehold on Coach of the Year award

Dec 17, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union He had a trophy named in his honor. Then his team's home football field. What honor is next for Wyomissing coach Bob Wolfrum?…

Wyomissing girls, boys teams set for once-in-a-lifetime experience on 76ers home court

Dec 17, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union The Wyomissing Spartans made three 3-pointers in their season-opener Friday at Schuylkill Valley. They’ll probably make even fewer in…

Reading High falls to 2-3 with loss to Philly powerhouse Imhotep Charter

Dec 16, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Reading High will go into league play next week with a losing record for the first time in more than a decade. The Red Knights fell…

Twin Valley turns back Oley Valley, snaps four-game losing streak

Dec 16, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union A non-league win in mid-December is never going to be a season-changer but for Twin Valley coach Matt Herbener Saturday’s win over…

New-found confidence has Jacob Zimmerman leading the way for Panthers

Dec 15, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Jacob Zimmerman says he doesn’t mind being at the foul line in the final seconds of a tight game. He hit a couple free throws in the…

O-line coach expected to be named next Gov. Mifflin head football coach

Dec 15, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union They’re keeping it in the family at Gov. Mifflin, with the offensive line coach once again moving up to become head coach. Nicholas…

Refocused Shermar Killen now the ‘difference-maker’ Muhls have needed

Dec 14, 2023

2023 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Alex Collado didn’t mince words when he was talking about his Muhlenberg teammate, Shermar Killen. He said Killen was not working…

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