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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.

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…

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…

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