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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.

10 Questions with Reading’s Myles Grey, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch

Jan 6, 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. Myle Grey, Reading High Senior guard Q: If you could go one-on-one against any…

Red Knights rise to the occasion, use late stops to thwart Bulldogs’ comeback bid

Jan 6, 2023

There are few things better in Berks County than watching Wilson and Reading High crash into one another on the basketball court. A warm night and a cold beer at FirstEnergy Stadium. . . a stroll through Nolde Forest as the leaves…

Red Knights use late stops to shut down Bulldogs’ comeback bid

Jan 5, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction and a full box score.) Aris Rodriguez, who took a hard fall early in the game on a missed dunked, stood strong at the end for Reading High…

Hoop Notes: Measuring stick, battling cancer, Cougars’ Hall, and more

Jan 5, 2023

Cam Jones might not be on the floor Thursday for Wilson when it meets Berks Conference Division I rival Reading High for the first time this season. The Bulldogs' all-division pick and top player was injured in his final football…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Thursday

Jan 5, 2023

Thursday, Jan. 5 Reading High44Wilson39Aris Rodriguez 14 points for Red Knights (3-0 Berks I, 11-1). Aidan Melograna 11 points for Bulldogs (2-1 Berks I, 8-2).Muhlenberg70Conrad Weiser50J'Daniel Mosquera career-high 30 points…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Wednesday

Jan 4, 2023

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Hanover58Daniel Boone55Brendan Gaines 17 points, Mason Sacarello 13 for the Blazers (3-7). Tuesday, Jan. 3 Reading High65Exeter60Rubin Rodriguez 24 points, Aris Rodriguez 15 for Red Knights (2-0 Berks I,…

Bulldogs’ nearly perfect opening month is ‘all about getting stops’

Jan 4, 2023

Wilson has enjoyed an incredible opening month. Considering the competition it has faced and the fact that it has played without its top player, Cam Jones, an 8-1 record seems remarkable. Just don't try telling that to Matt Coldren…

Red-hot Wilson locks down Muhlenberg

Jan 3, 2023

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Defense. Ask Matt Coldren or any of his players, and they'll tell you that's the No. 1 reason they blew past Muhlenberg by 20 points…

10 Questions with Wyo’s Maddie Campbell, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch

Jan 3, 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. Maddie Campbell, Wyomissing Senior guard Q: If you could go one-on-one…

Hoop Notes: Milestones, showdowns, highlight early January schedule

Jan 3, 2023

Just about every time Snip Esterly takes a seat on the bench he makes some kind of basketball history. The Berks Catholic coach began the season with 769 victories, No. 7 all-time in Pennsylvania history among boys basketball…

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