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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.

Firing Victory Meet: Boys champions (complete)

May 13, 2023

For complete results, click here: 100Adam PetersenBrandywine Heights10.96200Vincent AcinapuraTwin Valley22.51400Ben GrundyTwin Valley50.38800Spencer HahnWilson1:56.541600Zach ZerbeGov. Mifflin4:18.943200Zach ZerbeGov.…

Firing Victory Meet: Girls champions (complete)

May 13, 2023

For complete results, click here 100Alexis HardyWyomissing12.26200Nadly GyapongMuhlenberg25.35400Sarah Ann MillerTwin Valley56.85800Sarah Ann MillerTwin Valley2:15.151600Gabrielle KeithExeter4:59.423200Kaitlyn…

Tyler Minick powers Gov. Mifflin past Fleetwood to reach BCIAA title game

May 13, 2023

Tyler Minick slammed a pair of home runs, then slammed the door on Fleetwood as Gov. Mifflin advanced to the BCIAA baseball championship game with a 9-7 semifinal win Saturday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium. The top-seeded…

Wilson holds off Muhlenberg, heads to Berks baseball championship game (updated)

May 13, 2023

(This story will be updated later today with additional details and postgame reaction.) Wilson got a strong outing from Nick Crocona and a three-hit day from Tommy Hunsicker to beat Muhlenberg 6-5 Saturday morning and make its way…

Top-seeded Mustangs all business as they chase record 15th Berks baseball title

May 12, 2023

Faced with the possibility of a rare morning start for Saturday’s Berks Baseball League semifinals, Gov. Mifflin coach Chris Hole joked that he planned to institute a bed check the night before. The top-seeded Mustangs aren’t…

Tyler Minick, Gov. Mifflin, open Berks playoff run with a blast

May 12, 2023

Tyler Minick bats leadoff in Gov. Mifflin’s explosive lineup because of his ability to get on base at an incredibly high rate. That, combined with his power, overshadow one of his best leadoff skills: His speed. He reminded…

Muhls get a kick out of Josh Smeltzer’s bat, as well as his glove

May 12, 2023

Make no mistake about it, Josh Smeltzer was in the Muhlenberg lineup Thursday night for his glove, not his bat. The 6-2 junior has a knack for scooping low throws out of the dirt, giving his infielders and pitchers a little more…

Matt VanOstenbridge dominant again as Wilson blanks Oley Valley

May 11, 2023

Junior Matt VanOstenbridge continued his pitching dominance Thursday, allowing just two hits over six shutout innings in Wilson’s 6-0 victory over Oley Valley in a Berks Baseball League quarterfinal at Gochnauer Field. …

Gov. Mifflin blasts Brandywine Heights in Berks League baseball opener

May 11, 2023

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction later tonight.) Gov. Mifflin quickly erased bad memories of last year's Berks League playoff opener by scoring eight first-inning runs and dispensing of Brandywine…

This year, Raiders’ Anthony Engle will be the hunted, not the hunter, at Firing Meet

May 10, 2023

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. Anthony Engle collected four Firing Meet medals last year – three silvers and a gold. He often ran in the shadow of Schuylkill Valley’s Luke Seymour, a state…

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