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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.

Oley Valley eliminates Brandywine in district play

May 22, 2023

All-Berks pick Paul Petersen struck out six over six innings as fourth-seeded Oley Valley beat fifth-seeded Brandywine Heights 5-4 in a District 3 Class 3A quarterfinal Monday at Oley. The win was the sixth in seven games for the…

Exeter’s Deven Sheerin is UECU Pitcher of the Week

May 22, 2023

Deven Sheerin said he was happy to see his Exeter baseball team open against second-seeded Gov. Mifflin in the District 3 Class 5A Tournament last week. The right-hander hadn’t gotten a chance to pitch against the Berks I…

Player of the Year Tyler Minick highlights 2023 All-Berks baseball team (updated with all-division teams)

May 22, 2023

After earning Berks Player of the Year as a junior Tyler Minick spent the offseason getting stronger and faster. The results were evident as he batted .431 and led Gov. Mifflin to the Berks baseball championship this season. He…

BC’s Brady Mider, Wyo’s Addie Cohen, Alexis Hardy top list of PIAA qualifiers

May 21, 2023

Berks Catholic's Brady Mider is the top seed in the boys Class 3A shot put and Wyomissing's Addie Cohen has qualified in three events for the PIAA Track and Field Championships, Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg University. …

Jordan, Menapace lead East All-Stars to victory in East-West Small School game

May 21, 2023

(Updated with score of Big School game.) Berks Catholic’s Josiah Jordan caught a pair of touchdown passes and Hamburg’s Xander Menapace threw for a pair of scores as the East held off the West 41-34 Sunday in the PSFCA Small School…

Golden three-peat at districts merely a tuneup for Wyomissing’s Addie Cohen

May 20, 2023

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. SHIPPENSBURG -- Addie Cohen knows better than to turn her head and look back during a race. She’s an experienced distance runner at this point. She won a gold and a…

It’s the fast finishes, not the slow start, that matters most for golden girl Alexis Hardy

May 20, 2023

SHIPPENSBURG -- Alexis Hardy’s mom recently purchased a display case to house her daughter’s growing medals collection. There are Berks and District 3 gold medals from soccer season when Hardy – a swift wing – helped Wyomissing win…

Berks’ District 3 Track and Field medalists (Day 2 results, complete)

May 20, 2023

Boys NameSchoolPlaceClassEventMarkAdam PetersenBrandywine Hts.1st2A10010.95Adam PetersenBrandywine Hts.1st2A20022.33David BednarczykTulpehocken1st2A16004:38.84Wyomissing1st2A4x10043.30Oley Valley1st2A4x4003:30.61Logan…

District 3 Track and Field team standings

May 20, 2023

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. Boys 3A 1Chambersburg572Cumberland Valley453South Western424Susquehanna Township415Central Dauphin397Berks Catholic268Twin Valley24 Boys 2A …

Daniel Boone, Berks Catholic eliminated in district openers

May 19, 2023

Daniel Boone saw its season end Friday with a 3-2 loss at Greencastle-Antrim when it left the bases loaded in the top of the seventh in a District 3 Class 5A first-round game. The 13th-seeded Blazers (12-10) were looking for their…

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