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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.

Mustangs’ redemption, Bulldogs’ turnaround, Cougars championship highlight Berks baseball season

Jun 16, 2023

After dominating the regular season but coming up short in the county playoffs the Gov. Mifflin Mustangs had a score to settle coming into this season. They settled it. The Mustangs produced an even more dominant regular season,…

Berks’ 2022-23 Players of the Year

Jun 15, 2023

Wyomissing's Amaya Stewart. (Tim Macrina photo) Girls sports BasketballAmaya StewartWyomissingBowlingFrankie KellyMuhlenbergCross countryCarly KeithExeterField hockeyErika CulpWilsonGolfKayla MalettoWilsonLacrossePaige…

Wilson, Wyo lead Berks’ list of county, district & state champion teams for 2022-23

Jun 14, 2023

Wilson won nine BCIAA team championships during the 2022-23 scholastic season, more than twice as many as any other school. The Bulldogs won five boys titles and four girls titles -- also more than any other school in each. Exeter…

Berks 2022-23 Coaches of the Year

Jun 14, 2023

Gov. Mifflin's Chris Hole.(PhilMarPhoto) Boys sports BaseballChris HoleGov. MifflinBasketballMatt AshcroftExeterBowlingRyan WyandtWilsonCross countryTodd WitkowskiExeterFootballBob WolfrumWyomissingGolfLance ChappelleTwin…

PIAA baseball championship scoreboard (updated)

Jun 14, 2023

All game at Penn State's Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Due to rain in the forecast, the PIAA Class 6A, 4A and 2A championship games have been postponed to Saturday, with the same time schedule. Class 6A(12-1) Father…

Soumas, Koehler come thru as Berks/LL rallies for Carpenter Cup win

Jun 13, 2023

Fleetwood’s Aiden Soumas and Gov. Mifflin’s Matt Koehler contributed hits in a pair of late rallies as Berks/Lancaster-Lebanon came from four runs down to beat Delaware North 8-4 in extra innings Tuesday in its Carpenter Cup opener at…

Kutztown’s season ended by Mount Union one step shy of championship game

Jun 13, 2023

NEWVILLE -- When it was finally over – when Mount Union right fielder Je’saun Robinson swooped in to snare Nick Hugo’s fly ball – Kutztown shortstop Matt Remick stood along the first base line, stared into a vacant center field, and…

Perseverance, perspective paying off for Mifflin grad Ajay Sczepkowski

Jun 12, 2023

Ajay Sczepkowski went through a lot of hard times on the baseball field: Two college seasons interrupted by injuries, a third by the coronavirus pandemic. Through it all he kept pushing forward because he realized how lucky he was…

Kutztown Cougars ready, eager, for next challenge in PIAA Tournament (updated with postponement information)

Jun 10, 2023

The games are supposed to get tougher once you reach the postseason but they haven’t for the Kutztown Cougars. They have averaged better than eight runs per game and are batting .351 since the start of the district playoffs three…

Site, time set for Kutztown state semifinal vs. Mount Union

Jun 9, 2023

Kutztown will play in its first state semifinal baseball game in 16 years when it meets Mount Union Monday at Big Spring High School at 4 in the PIAA Class 2A Tournament. The District 3 champion Cougars (19-6) advanced with a 9-0…

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