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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.

Reading High beats Central Dauphin, set for tournament rematch vs. Devon Prep

Dec 27, 2022

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction later tonight.) The rematch is on. Reading High will get a chance for a little payback Wednesday night when it meets Devon Prep in the championship game of the…

Berks boys basketball: Holiday tournament schedule

Dec 27, 2022

Fourteen Berks Conference teams will be involved in a dozen holiday tournaments between Christmas and New Year's. Here's the schedule: Antietam Holiday Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 27 Nativity vs. Lancaster Mennonite, 5:00 …

Twin Valley’s Anthony Engle has cleared every hurdle in his path — including fear

Dec 26, 2022

Anthony Engle once was a linebacker, tackling running backs and quarterbacks. Now he tackles fear. As a runner it's fear -- the fear of the unknown pain which awaits when you push to new levels -- that slows the mind and bogs…

Berks girls basketball: Holiday tournament schedule

Dec 26, 2022

-- Compiled by Sean McBryan Brandywine Heights Holiday Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 27 Executive Education vs. Pequea Valley, 6:00 Brandywine Heights vs. Upper Perkiomen, 7:30 p.m. Brandywine's Olivia Moyer…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week: Berks Catholic’s Ryan Koch

Dec 26, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Ryan Koch got off to a slow start this season, scoring just 11 points in Berks Catholic's first two games. The all-division pick turned it around quickly, his big…

Scoring milestone just the baseline for Kutztown’s ambitious Wesley Butler

Dec 24, 2022

Wesley Butler has always appeared as a sea of tranquility on the basketball court. He stepped in at starting point guard as a sophomore at Reading High and never blinked, not during that wild ride to a PIAA championship, not once. …

Near-record night by Josiah Jordan helps Saints extend streak in Berks II

Dec 23, 2022

Berks Catholic is back in Division II of the Berks Conference -- and back on top. The Saints got a career-high 32 points from Josiah Jordan to top chief Berks II rival Exeter 73-63 Thursday night at Reiffton. After two seasons…

Jake Fox, Michael Goad, Aden Krause named Bert Moore scholarship recipients

Dec 23, 2022

Jake Fox of Conrad Weiser, Michael Goad of Schuylkill Valley and Aden Krause Gov. Mifflin are the 2022 recipients of the Berks Moore Scholarship, presented by the Reading Football Officials Association. The award, now in its sixth…

Football Notes: Big-time offers for Brewer, Jones, McIntyre; honors for Kapp

Dec 22, 2022

Two months ago Wyomissing's Caleb Brewer said he was "kind of shocked" when he received his first major college scholarship offer, from Maryland. In the weeks since it's become routine: The 6-5, 300-pound tight end has received…

Diamond Credit Union Berks boys basketball schedule for Thursday

Dec 22, 2022

Thursday, Dec. 22 Berks Catholic 73Exeter63Fleetwood62Daniel Boone46Jake Karnish 24 points, Aiden Soumas 22 for the Tigers (6-0); Brendan Gaines 16 points for Blazers (3-4).Kutztown54Tulpehocken48Andrew Fleming 16 points, Myles…

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