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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 baseball pitching leaders

Jun 4, 2023

(Through District 3 Tournament) Won-loss record Dalton FollweilerMuhlenberg8-1Bryce DetwilerGov. Mifflin7-1Devin SheerinExeter7-3Nick CroconaWilson6-0Paul PetersenOley Valley6-0Ethan GrimGov. Mifflin6-2Matt…

Berks baseball batting leaders

Jun 4, 2023

(Through District 3 Tournament) Batting average (Minimum 40 plate appearances) Conner LickliderHamburg.541Jaeger SmeltzBrandywine Heights.465Joe CristBrandywine Heights.438Tyler MinickGov. Mifflin.431Evan RittleConrad…

Basics learned at Wyomissing carried Matt Lytle to highest levels of football

Jun 3, 2023

The mental approach and skill set that carried Matt Lytle to the highest levels of football are rooted in his beginnings as a quarterback with the Wyomissing Spartans. He threw for more yards than anyone in program history and…

With NFL career over, Chad Henne ready to pass on finer points of playing quarterback

Jun 1, 2023

You wouldn’t think that a gadget play called in a Central vs. Southern junior high game could change someone’s life, but it did. Chad Henne was always fast; running back seemed like the right spot for him. He had a strong arm, too,…

Wyomissing’s Evan Niedrowski set for return to NCAA Track & Field Championships

Jun 1, 2023

Wyomissing’s Evan Niedrowski placed seventh in the men's javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Round last week, securing a return trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Niedrowski, a sophomore at Monmouth…

Talented Berks Hall of Fame Class of ’23 includes four inductees with NFL ties

Jun 1, 2023

The Class of 2023 will go down as one of the most talented and successful of the 20 selected by the Berks County Football Coaches Association. The current Hall of Fame class includes six members, who will be inducted at the annual…

Exeter’s Alex Kelsey among five Berks players selected for PA’s Big 26

May 31, 2023

All-Berks center fielder Alex Kelsey is returning to play for Pennsylvania’s select Big 26 baseball team along with four other Berks players. Joining him on the team will be Muhlenberg’s Cam Burr, Gov. Mifflin’s Bryce Detwiler,…

District 3 baseball champions, PIAA qualifiers

May 31, 2023

Championship games Class 6A(5) Cedar Cliff7(7) Wilson1Class 5A(6) Mechanicsburg6(4) Greencastle-Antrim1Class 4A(5) East Pennsboro14(6) Hanover4Class 3A(1) Camp Hill6(3) Trinity3Class 2A(2) Kutztown5(1) Halifax1Class 1A(4)…

Big-hitting Cedar Cliff attack stuns Wilson in District 3 championship game

May 31, 2023

Shellshocked. That’s the word Wilson baseball coach Bill Underwood used to describe his players after they watched Cedar Cliff knock around Bulldogs ace Matt VanOstenbridge for five runs in the second inning Tuesday in the District…

Cedar Cliff cools off Wilson, claims District 3 Class 6A baseball championship

May 30, 2023

(This story will be updated with additional details and postgame reaction.) Cedar Cliff unleashed a powerful hitting attack and drove Wilson ace Matt VanOstenbridge out of the game in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 victory in…

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