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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.

Berks boys teams enjoyed a banner ’22-23 season, but which program was No. 1?

Jun 23, 2023

Exeter’s boys sports enjoyed one its most successful all-around seasons, with the Eagles claiming division titles in five sports, league championships in cross country, football, and volleyball and its first District 3 basketball…

Josiah Jordan leads West Reading to second straight California victory

Jun 23, 2023

The West Reading All-Stars used another balanced scoring effort Thursday to win their second straight game in California. Recent Berks Catholic grad Josiah Jordan scored 13 points and was among five double-digit scorers in a 73-47…

Final: Berks baseball team stat rankings

Jun 22, 2023

For Berks batting leaders, click here: For Berks pitching leaders, click here: WINNING MARGIN (by runs)Kutztown5.31Gov. Mifflin5.30Muhlenberg2.04Brandywine Heights2.00Berks Catholic1.86Wilson1.58Daniel Boone1.27Exeter.95…

Aidan Melogana leads West Reading to win in California opener

Jun 22, 2023

Wilson’s Aidan Melograna led a balanced scoring effort as the West Reading All-Stars opened their Cultural Exchange trip in California with a 62-47 win over Sacramento High Wednesday night. Melograna, a 2023 grad who will play at…

Final: Berks baseball pitching leaders

Jun 21, 2023

Won-loss record Dalton FollweilerMuhlenberg8-2Bryce DetwilerGov. Mifflin7-1Devin SheerinExeter7-3Nick CroconaWilson6-0Paul PetersenOley Valley6-0Ethan GrimGov. Mifflin6-2Colten MathiasKutztown6-2Bryce SchaferKutztown6-3Matt…

Final: Berks baseball batting leaders

Jun 21, 2023

Batting average (Minimum 40 plate appearances) Conner LickliderHamburg.541Jaeger SmeltzBrandywine Heights.465Joe CristBrandywine Heights.438Tyler MinickGov. Mifflin.431Evan RittleConrad Weiser.429Travis JenkinsGov.…

Across the board, Wilson was strongest, most consistent Berks girls program of 2022-23

Jun 21, 2023

There’s no overall championship awarded for the top Berks girls high school sports program but if there was a Berks Cup – something modeled after the NACDA Directors’ Cup in college sports -- Wilson would’ve taken it for the 2022-23…

Player of the Year Tyler Minick leaves behind impressive legacy at Mifflin

Jun 20, 2023

Before he stepped into the batter’s box for the first time as a senior Tyler Minick was already regarded as one of the top baseball players to come through Gov. Mifflin. Then he went out and batted .431, slugged a…

Muhls’ Dalton Follweiler didn’t need electric stuff to earn Pitcher of the Year

Jun 18, 2023

Dalton Follweiler doesn’t have electric stuff – that will come soon enough. All he does is throw strikes, get outs and win games – more than any pitcher in the Berks League this season. “I knew I wasn’t gonna beat anyone…

Berks/LL eliminated in Carpenter Cup play, 9-0

Jun 17, 2023

Olympic-Colonial collected 15 hits off three pitchers in overpowering Berks/LL 9-0 in a Carpenter Cup Classic baseball quarterfinal Saturday at FDR Park in Philadelphia. The game, which began Friday, was suspended due to rain…

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