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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.

Twin Valley, Garden Spot well-tested for midseason battle of unbeatens

Oct 6, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union A month before what looms as a championship game in Section 3 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League the Garden Spot Spartans were put to the…

Five Fast Friday Football Facts for Week 7

Oct 6, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union 1 Daniel Boone’s Dean Rotter threw for a career-high 291 yards last week in a loss to Elizabethtown. Blazers quarterbacks have…

Spartans prepared for Cocalico option attack — but can they stop it?

Oct 5, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union A decade before Friday’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 showdown at Cocalico Bob Wolfrum and his Wyomissing defensive staff were…

Spotlight Game: Twin Valley (6-0) vs. Garden Spot (6-0)

Oct 4, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Twin Valley (6-0) vs. Garden Spot (6-0) Kick: Friday, 7, at Twin Valley Stadium. Section 3 records: Raiders 3-0, Spartans…

Conrad Weiser grad Matt Noll getting a big kick playing for Jackson State

Oct 4, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Matt Noll credits the warm southern air around his new home in Jackson, Miss., for the recent boost in his punting average. The…

Game of the Week: Wyomissing (6-0) at Cocalico (5-1)

Oct 3, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Wyomissing (6-0) vs. Cocalico (5-1) Kick: Friday, 7, at Eagle Stadium, Denver. Section 4 records: Spartans 3-0, Eagles…

Football Notebook: MIA, 600 club, soaring Hawk, power rankings and more

Oct 3, 2023

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union In 60 years of football Rick Keeley had never missed his team’s game. Not in 12 years as a player at the CYO, high school or college…

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…

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