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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.

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

Oct 4, 2022

Wilson (5-1) vs. Hempfield (5-1) Kick: Friday, 7, at Gurski Stadium. L-L Section 1 records: Bulldogs 2-0, Black Knights 3-0. Series: Wilson leads 38-10. Last meeting: Jadyn Jones ran for 139 yards and two…

LL football standings

Oct 4, 2022

Section 1LeagueOverallHempfield5-07-2Wilson4-17-2Manheim Township4-17-2Penn Manor2-34-5Cedar Crest2-44-5Reading High1-43-6McCaskey0-51-8 Section 2LeagueOverallExeter6-010-0Manheim…

Saints’ Andrew Kurtas uses big week to close gap in Berks specialist competition

Oct 4, 2022

Berks Catholic's Andrew Kurtas used a big week in a head-to-head meeting to close the gap on Conrad Weiser's Adam Noll in the race for the annual Berks County Specialist of the Year award. Kurtas, a senior and first-year kicker,…

Hamburg drops from Top 10 after first loss; Wyomissing, Exeter hold spots

Oct 4, 2022

Wyomissing and Exeter remained unbeaten and held their lofty spots in the state rankings but Hamburg dropped out of the PennLive.com Class 3A Top 10 after its first loss. The Hawks (5-1) ascended to No. 10 last week, their first…

Nick Weitzel is Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 4, 2022

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week As a long-time track coach Doug Dahms appreciates speed. As Wilson's football coach he likes it, too, especially from his defensive ends. He wants them to be…

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week: Berks Catholic’s Jackson Haas

Oct 3, 2022

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week Jackson Haas' initial blocking grade was so high Friday that Berks Catholic offensive line coach Jasen Esposito had to go back and regrade it. Haas, a senior guard, scored a 100…

Week 6: Fearless Friday Football Forecast (updated with results)

Oct 3, 2022

Either our Fearless Forecasters are getting smarter or the games have gotten much more predictable once league play began (probably the latter). Five Forecasters went a sterling 13-1 last week and six others missed just two games.…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week: It’s Cam Jones (again)

Oct 3, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Cam Jones' chances of being selected Defensive Player of the Week this season are slim. The two-time all-league cornerback is just too good at that spot to come up…

Three TDs by Cam Jones, strong defense, carry Wilson over Mifflin

Oct 2, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Jeff Reinhart -- LNP/Lancasteronline The Gurski-Linn trophy is back in West Lawn. Holy Cross commit Cam Jones…

Week 6: Fearless Friday Football Forecast

Oct 1, 2022

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