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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.

Unbeaten Twin Valley reaches new heights in state football rankings

Oct 3, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union After 28 seasons, nearly 300 games and a program-first 6-0 start the Twin Valley Raiders have set foot in new territory: The state…

Panthers’ Luke Spotts is Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 2, 2023

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week At 6-2, 200 pounds, Schuylkill Valley junior Luke Spotts is strong enough to play inside linebacker and fast enough to play on the outside. It gives defensive…

Evan Johnson is Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week

Oct 2, 2023

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Evan Johnson doesn’t get a ton of touches out of the Twin Valley backfield. He splits tailback duties with Drew Engle and the Raiders have enough other weapons that…

Four Downs: Four big takes from Week 6

Oct 1, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Four biggest takeaways from Week 6 of the 2023 high school football season: 1ST DOWN Has a team with a 41-game winning streak ever…

Lancaster-Lebanon League team offensive leaders: Scoring, rushing, passing

Oct 1, 2023

Statistics compiled by LancasterOnline.com (Through 10 regular season games) POINTS PER GAMETOTAL OFFENSE(Yardsper game)1Manheim Township47.51Twin Valley448.02Manheim Central44.12Manheim…

Ryker Jones’ first trip to end zone highlights Spartans’ tune-up effort

Sep 30, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union By Mike Drago -- MikeDragoSports.com Managing Editor Ryker Jones had waited for this moment for months: A chance to wrap his arms around a…

Logan Kurzweg is more than just the center of attention on Wilson’s O-line

Sep 30, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Ask Logan Kurzweg what position he plays and he’ll tell you offensive line. He can’t be much more specific than that. Five games into…

Patient Bulldogs tighten up ‘D’ in second half, hold off Mustangs in trophy game

Sep 30, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union By Mike Drago -- MikeDragoSports.com Managing Editor Ryan McMillan played a lot more defense than offense Friday night in Wilson’s…

Five Fast Friday Football Facts for Week 6

Sep 29, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union 1 Twin Valley is ranked No. 1 in the 37-team Lancaster-Lebanon League in total offense, at 481 yards per game. Manheim Township is…

Mustangs’ Grady Garner follows brothers’ footsteps on path to the end zone

Sep 28, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Grady Garner got an early taste of what the Mifflin-Wilson football rivalry is all about. He followed every move made by older…

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