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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.

Kevin McFarland steps down after one season with Hamburg Hawks

Feb 16, 2023

Kevin McFarland always considered himself a pinch-hitter when it came to coaching basketball on the varsity level at Hamburg. He knew from the beginning he was going to take one swing, then leave. It came as no surprise Thursday…

Once again Saints have have no answers for Anthony Caccese, or Eagles

Feb 16, 2023

Matt Ashcroft wanted to change some things up against Berks Catholic Wednesday, but he really didn’t have to. Ten days after beating the Saints to essentially clinch the Berks II title Exeter rolled out a repeat performance, only…

Boxscore: Reading High 54, Wilson 30

Feb 16, 2023

Wilson's Tom McFadden shoots between Reading's Aris Rodriguez (12) and Yadiel Cruz. (PhilMarPhoto) 1234FinalWilson887730Reading High128191554 Bulldogs…

Red Knights ‘Cruz’ into Berks Conference final thanks to big night from Yadiel

Feb 15, 2023

Ever since he’s been pulled from the starting lineup at midseason and used off the bench Yadiel Cruz has been a different player for Reading High. Maybe, as Red Knights coach Rick Perez suggested a few weeks back, it lit a fire…

Exeter beats Berks Catholic, returns to title game for first time in 49 years

Feb 15, 2023

Exeter's powerful inside game was once again too much for Berks Catholic as 6-6 center Anthony Caccese had his way in leading the Eagles to a 59-45 victory Wednesday in a Berks Conference semifinal at Santander Arena. Caccese had a…

Where do Exeter Eagles fit within the Berks boys basketball hierarchy?

Feb 15, 2023

Reading High . . . Berks Catholic . . . Wilson . . . Exeter. Which one doesn’t belong? If you’re talking Berks Conference championship games, the Red Knights certainly belong. They’re a virtual staple. They’ve reached seven of…

Red Knights ready to ‘Go out with a bang’ after shocking Saints in Berks semifinal

Feb 14, 2023

Ashanti Chapman and Reading High’s four other seniors get to play one more game together. With their backs to the wall and facing the end of their season the Red Knights unveiled their best game of the season and pulled off a major…

Red Knights stun top-seeded Saints, head to Berks Girls League final (updated)

Feb 14, 2023

(This story will be updated tonight with more details, postgame reaction.) Reading High showed poise and determination in pulling off a huge upset Tuesday with a 39-33 victory over top-seeded Berks Catholic in a Berks Girls League…

Reading High, Berks Catholic will again be top seeds in District 3 boys tourney

Feb 14, 2023

District 3 will officially release its tournament brackets Thursday but with the power ratings posted, and with all teams completing their allotment of regular season games, there’s little suspense when it comes to who’s making the…

Diamond Credit Union Berks girls basketball scoreboard for Tuesday

Feb 14, 2023

Tuesday, Feb. 14 Reading High39 Berks Catholic33 Ashanti Chapman 9 points for Red Knights (14-10). Caroline Herb 12 points for Saints (18-6)Wyomissing43Wilson35Amaya Stewart 19 points for Spartans (22-2). Laila Jones 13…

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