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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’s Jake Karnish is Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week

Dec 12, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Jake Karnish was an All-Berks pick last season, the first from Fleetwood in more than 30 years. A couple games into his senior season its clear to see the 6-2…

Inches away from PIAA title, Neumann-Goretti fumbles away chance

Dec 10, 2022

Top-ranked Belle Vernon survived a pitched defensive battle Saturday in the PIAA Class 3A championship game when it forces a goal-line fumble in the final minutes to hold off Neumann-Goretti 9-8 at Cumberland Valley's Chapman Field. …

The real McKoys show up as Berks Catholic breezes to second straight win

Dec 10, 2022

Josh McKoy didn't score a point in his Berks Catholic debut Friday night. It's not what he or anyone else visioned after he transferred from Antietam, where he averaged 15.4 points as a sophomore and scored six or more points in…

Defense isn’t all there is to Zyion Paschall’s game now

Dec 10, 2022

Exeter's quick exit from the PIAA Tournament last season left a bitter taste in Zyion Paschall's mouth. Hours after a first-round loss to Chester the junior guard was back in the gym, putting up shots. "That loss really hurt me,"…

Berks boys basketball scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 10 (complete)

Dec 10, 2022

Saturday, Dec. 10 Exeter54Allentown Central Catholic41Zyion Paschall and Reece Garvins 12 points each for Exeter (2-0).Upper Perkiomen56Kutztown49Andrew Fleming 20 points for the Cougars (0-1).Muhlenberg95Susquehanna…

When the shots stopped falling, the Muhls ‘stopped playing,’ says coach

Dec 10, 2022

Matt Flowers doesn't want Muhlenberg to be the kind of team that lives and dies with the 3-pointer. That's a perilous tightrope to walk. When Eric Branch came off the bench early in the first quarter Friday and dropped a couple…

It’s a Knight to remember as Rick Perez becomes Reading’s winningest coach

Dec 10, 2022

The journey to win No. 252 was long and arduous for Rick Perez. We're not talking about the past 11 seasons, we're talking about Friday night when his Reading High basketball team found itself down 19 points to Cardinal O'Hara. …

Boxscore: Reading High 68, Cardinal O’Hara 63

Dec 9, 2022

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Muhlenberg can’t keep up with Bonner-Prendergast, drops first game

Dec 9, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Muhlenberg has found ways overcome longer teams in the past but it struggled to find shots or compete on the boards Friday in a 71-51 loss to…

Record-breaker a Knight to remember for Rick Perez, Reading High

Dec 9, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) The journey to win No. 252 was long and arduous for Rick Perez. We're not talking about the past 11 seasons, we're talking about Friday…

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