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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.

Dominic Giuffre is Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week

Oct 17, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Quarterback Michael Goad says the minute Dominic Giuffre stepped on the football field before last season he and his Schuylkill Valley teammates knew he was going to…

Week 8: Fearless Friday Football Forecast (updated with results)

Oct 16, 2022

The football Gods caught up with the Fearless Forecasters last week. After seeing four Forecasters turn in a perfect card in Week 6 the group collectively spun out and hit the wall in Week 7. Everyone had at least three crashes. A…

Four Downs: 4 big takes from Week 8

Oct 16, 2022

Four biggest takeaways from Week 8 of the 2022 high school football season: 1ST DOWN The Frost Bowl's never been as hot as it was Friday night when Dominic Giuffre and his Schuylkill Valley teammates put on a thrilling show…

Nick Evangelista resigns as Hamburg boys basketball coach

Oct 15, 2022

Hamburg is advertising for a boys basketball coach after Nick Evangelista resigned earlier this week. Evangelista, a Hamburg grad, coached the Hawks for four seasons.Hamburg went 5-17 last season and finished fourth in Section 3 of…

Kyle Conrad: ‘He’s always going to have a piece of every player’s heart’

Oct 15, 2022

The celebration of life ceremony for Kyle Conrad was thoughtfully designed to allow those who knew him to feel better about his passing. After listening to the people who knew him best I miss him more than ever. I knew him as a…

Dominic Giuffre’s exhilarating, exhausting, record-setting performance carries Panthers to Frost Bowl win

Oct 15, 2022

Dominic Giuffre celebrated his first two Frost Bowl touchdowns Friday night with his Schuylkill Valley teammates. After the third one he was too tired to jump into anyone's arms. "I laid down in the end zone," the junior tailback…

Berks/LL Week 8 Scoreboard (complete)

Oct 14, 2022

Section 1Wilson56Penn Manor7Manheim Township49Reading High14Cedar Crest 42McCaskey19Section 2Gov. Mifflin62Lebanon0Warwick41Muhlenberg8Manheim Central48Conestoga Valley0Section 3Ephrata35Twin Valley13Solanco49Daniel…

Dominic Giuffre carries Schuylkill Valley to Frost Bowl victory over Hamburg

Oct 14, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Dominic Giuffre's first Frost Bowl victory will be one to remember. The Schuylkill Valley junior turned the annual rivalry game into his…

Five Fast Football Facts for Week 8

Oct 14, 2022

1 The sixth win every season is always a big one at Wilson. If the Bulldogs beat Penn Manor Friday night they'll improve to 6-2 and clinch their 47th consecutive winning season, the longest active streak in Pennsylvania high…

Berks/L-L Week 8 football schedule (and who to follow for live updates)

Oct 13, 2022

FRIDAY'S GAMES (all games at 7 unless noted)MikeDragoSports.com/LNP coverageSection 1Wilson at Penn ManorFollow Dave ByrneSection 1Manheim Township vs. Reading High Follow Hunter PhillipsSection 1Cedar Crest at McCaskeyFollow Will…

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