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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.

Fleetwood races past Schuylkill Valley to clinch second straight Berks III title

Jan 27, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Aiden Soumas and Nate Herb combined for 48 points as Fleetwood raced past visiting Schuylkill Valley 78-63 Friday night to clinch its second…

Jerry Kapp hopes to catch attention of NFL scouts, make boyhood dream reality

Jan 26, 2023

Jerry Kapp quickly caught the eye of teammates during practices leading up to Tropical Bowl X last week in Orlando, Fla. Once the game was underway he caught the attention of everyone at Camping World Stadium after making a one-handed…

10 Questions with Oley Valley’s Morgan Snyder, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch

Jan 25, 2023

MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off. Morgan Snyder Senior guard Q: You'll be attending Penn State on a field…

Red Knights know, ‘Amier’s got this,’ and he does as they hold off Saints once again

Jan 25, 2023

Amier Burdine has played with and against Josiah Jordan since the two weren't much bigger than the basketballs they dribbled during their early KTB youth days. He knows all of Jay-Jay's moves: The zigs, the zags, the spins, the…

Reading High holds off Berks Catholic in battle of Berks division leaders

Jan 24, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Myles Grey and Ruben Rodriguez led a blitz late in the first half that saw Reading High score 10 straight points and take control on the way to a 63-59…

If the District 3 boys basketball tournament tipped today . . .

Jan 24, 2023

Reading High and Berks Catholic took their turns holding aloft District 3 championship trophies last year at Giant Center in Hershey. They're positioned for a repeat -- or in the Red Knights' case, a rare three-peat. With…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Tuesday

Jan 24, 2023

Tuesday, Jan. 24 Reading High63Berks Catholic59Ruben Rodriguez 14 points for Red Knights (8-0 Berks I, 18-1). Josh McKoy 20 points for Saints (7-2 Berks II, 15-2).Muhlenberg66Gov. Mifflin56Jay'Daniel Mosquera 26 points for…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Monday (complete)

Jan 23, 2023

Monday, Jan. 23 Wilson62Susquehanna Township54Madyx Gruber 18 points for Bulldogs (13-4).Ephrata67Daniel Boone44Harrison Delissaint 11 points, Brendan Gaines 11 for Blazers (3-14). Dylan Kohl 20 points for Mounts (10-6). …

Saints, Tigers move up, Red Knights hold at No. 2 in ‘Beast of the East’ rankings

Jan 23, 2023

Berks Catholic and Fleetwood each moved up one spot in Class 4A and Reading High remained No. 2 in 6A in the weekly "Beast of the East" Pennsylvania basketball rankings, which include PIAA schools in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12. …

Record-setting Ruben Rodriguez is Wyomissing PT Player of the Week

Jan 23, 2023

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Donyell Marshall, who scored more points as a senior than any player in Reading High basketball history, never scored 30 points or more in three straight games. …

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