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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.

Football notes: Cougars on the rise, Saints on the bubble, Schools in the record book

Oct 13, 2022

It's Week 8 and the bumps and bruises and injuries are piling up. Every team deals with it, big and small. There have been times in the not-so-distant past when Kutztown didn't have enough healthy bodies at this point of the season…

Ceremony to remember Kyle Conrad, late Mifflin basketball coach, set

Oct 13, 2022

A "Celebration of Life" ceremony for former Gov. Mifflin basketball coach Kyle Conrad will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. at Gov. Mifflin Intermediate school. Doors open at 2:30. Conrad, 39, succumbed following a long battle…

Week 8 Glance: Exeter has a score to settle with Hempfield

Oct 13, 2022

The Game of the Week in the Lancaster-Lebanon League isn't even a league game, but do we really care? When two section leaders and two of the best teams in District 3 get together it figures to be must-see football even if it won't…

Jackson Schools uses record kick to move up in Specialist standings

Oct 13, 2022

The longest field goal in Gov. Mifflin history helped Jackson Schools move into a second-place tie in the Berks County Specialist of the Year standings. The Mustangs senior hit a 51-yard field goal against Conestoga Valley, easily…

This Frost Bowl will feature special kind of heat from Hamburg, Schuylkill Valley

Oct 13, 2022

The Frost Bowl tradition and the longstanding football rivalry between Hamburg and Schuylkill Valley has usually been enough to get players from each side fully amped. This year the storyline is different. For the first time the…

Lancaster-Lebanon QB Club recognizes top linemen, backs for Week 7

Oct 12, 2022

Linemen of the Week Section 1 Micheal Shaffer, Hempfield: Left guard earned high blocking grade, gave up no sacks, and had one tackle for loss in 20-16 win over Wilson. Section 2 Kutztown's Tyler Hallock. Jaden…

Selfless Wyomissing QB Ben Zechman is concerned about execution, not stats

Oct 12, 2022

Ben Zechman doesn't get a chance to throw the ball enough to be ranked among the league's top passers. Top-ranked Wyomissing runs the ball so efficiently it rarely needs to throw. Saturday against Cocalico it needed to. The…

10 Questions with Daniel Boone senior Ryan Souder, presented by UECU

Oct 12, 2022

Ryan Souder Senior linebacker/running back Q: Halloween's coming up: What's the first candy you're stealing from your little brother or sister's stash? And what's the one you'll toss in the trash? Definitely…

Football notes: Eagles’ record-setting duo, Panther in a rush, grand figures

Oct 11, 2022

For a guy who spent a lot of the summer throwing passes Joey Schlaffer is doing some special things catching them. Schlaffer already owns Exeter program records for career catches, yards and touchdown receptions. Now he's gunning…

GoBigRecruiting.com Game of the Week: Exeter vs. Hempfield

Oct 11, 2022

Exeter (7-0) vs. Hempfield (6-1) Kick: Friday, 7, at Landisville. Status: Non-league game. Series: Eagles lead 3-1. Last meeting: One week after beating Wilson for the first time the Eagles saw the Black…

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