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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.

For new Daniel Boone coach J.D. Okuniewski, football’s all in the family

Mar 4, 2023

Becoming a football coach was more of an instinctive move than a conscious decision for J.D. Okuniewicz. “(Growing up), it’s the only thing I ever saw,” said the 28-year-old Okuniewski. “I said: ‘That’s what I want to do.’ ” His…

Banner effort lifts Exeter Eagles to first District 3 basketball championship

Mar 2, 2023

HERSHEY -- Next time the Exeter Eagles check into practice they won't have to stare at the blank space on the basketball championship banner and cringe. They've picked up something to fill that void. Another dominant performance by…

Saints in championship form as they beat Tigers to claim back to back titles

Mar 2, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with a additional details,and postgame reaction.) HERSHEY -- Berks Catholic put on a championship performance Thursday afternoon, knocking down 11 3-pointers and matching their excellent…

Spartans bring home first district crown

Mar 2, 2023

HERSHEY -- There's nothing like the first time. The Wyomissing Spartans may have been foreigners at Giant Center, but they played like they were at home, knocking off top-seeded Delone Catholic 35-30 Thursday for their first…

Exeter Eagles ‘have a chance to do something really cool’

Mar 1, 2023

Zyion Paschall had the worst seat in the house for the final minutes of Exeter’s District 3 Class 5A semifinal against Hershey: On the Eagles’ bench. The All-Berks point guard picked up his fifth foul on a charge with 1:41 left,…

Cumberland Valley may feel outnumbered vs. Reading in district final

Mar 1, 2023

David Vespignani didn’t need to work up an extensive scouting report for Reading High: The Cumberland Valley coach learned all about the Red Knights’ DNA when they met two seasons ago. “We were down three with three minutes to go,”…

Wilson’s season on the brink after loss to Central York

Feb 28, 2023

Central York took advantage of Wilson’s fourth-quarter cold spell and pulled ahead to win 50-47 Tuesday in a District 3 Class 6A playback game at York. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (18-9) head to a seventh-place game Thursday at…

Taste of silver has gotten old for Mounts

Feb 28, 2023

HERSHEY — A gold medal, from Exeter’s 2021 District 3 Class 5A football championship, hangs prominently in Javon Hollis’ bedroom. In a nearby dresser drawer there’s a bunch of silver medals, one from football last fall, a couple…

Playing for district title ‘exactly what we wanted’ says Eagles’ Anthony Caccese

Feb 28, 2023

Teddy Snyder scored 18 points in Exeter’s opening-round win over Shippensburg and 19 in the district quarterfinals against Milton Hershey. Monday, in a District 3 Class 5A semifinal – the biggest basketball game of his life –…

Diamond Credit Union District 3 boys basketball scoreboard for Monday (complete)

Feb 27, 2023

Monday, Feb. 27 Class 6A semifinals (1) Reading High55 (5) Waynesboro31Ruben Rodriguez 20 points for Red Knights (26-1).(2) Cumberland Valley46(3) Hempfield35 Class 5A semifinals (1) Manheim Central70(4)…

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