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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.

Big fourth quarter helps Oley Valley pass Schuylkill Valley (updated)

Jan 19, 2023

David Turchi scored seven of his career-high 17 points in the final quarter, including a pair of key free throws, as Oley Valley used a big fourth quarter to beat Schuylkill Valley 47-43 Thursday in a key Berks Conference crossover…

Berks Catholic spots Wilson a dozen, then comes back for key Berks crossover win

Jan 19, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Junior Josh McKoy hit a game-swinging 3-pointer in the fourth quarter as Berks Catholic erased a poor start and beat Wilson 49-44 in a key…

How Dick Bavetta went from Teeing up Tony Zonca to the NBA Hall of Fame

Jan 19, 2023

It was January 1973 and I found myself sitting on the bench with the Hamburg Bullets in some ancient, ill-lit gym for a weekend Eastern Basketball League game. That's all I remember about the occasion. I was there as the team's…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Thursday

Jan 19, 2023

Thursday, Jan. 19 Berks Catholic49Wilson44Josh McKoy 15 points for Saints (7-1 Berks II, 14-1). Aidan Melograna 14 points for Bulldogs (5-2 Berks I, 12-4).Reading High80Conrad Weiser41Ruben Rodriguez 30 points for Red Knights…

Berks Catholic grad Marcus Wilson continues to chase his football dream

Jan 19, 2023

Marcus Wilson is living out his 'Rudy' football dream. Overshadowed in high school, overlooked at two levels of college football, he continues to pursue his lifelong desire to play professional football. "You see so many stories…

10 Questions with Gov. Mifflin’s Gerrell McNeil, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch

Jan 18, 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. Gerrell McNeil, Gov. Mifflin Senior guard Q: Who has been most influential…

Stewart, Wyo girls put the squeeze on Oley to remain unbeaten in Berks play

Jan 17, 2023

Oley Valley and Morgan Snyder found out just how tough it is to score against the Berks Girls League's top defensive team Tuesday. The Lynx were held to nine first-half points in a 55-38 loss to the Division III-leading Spartans in…

Reading’s Ruben Rodriguez enjoys another record night against Daniel Boone

Jan 17, 2023

Ruben Rodriguez didn't set any scoring records against Daniel Boone Tuesday, but he matched a pretty impressive one. The Reading High senior scored 33 points in the first half and 35 overall in a 102-24 Berks Conference crossover…

Schuylkill Valley’s Juliana Stichter is UECU girls basketball Player of the Week

Jan 17, 2023

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Schuylkill Valley’s Juliana Stichter scored 34 points over two league wins for the Panthers last week to earn Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week. She…

Reading High lands at No. 2 in season’s first ‘Beast of the East’ rankings (updated)

Jan 17, 2023

(Correction: Initial rankings had Imhotep Charter listed in Class 4A; it is playing in 5A this season. The Class 5A and 4A rankings have been modified since earlier in the day. Berks Catholic and Fleetwood were each moved up one spot…

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