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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.

Perfect start has propelled soaring Hamburg Hawks to new heights

Sep 27, 2022

The Hamburg Hawks have entered uncharted territory, earning a state football ranking for what is believed to be the first time in program history. First-year head coach Matt Hoffert knows such recognition can be short-lived. "It's…

Hamburg’s Charles Sheppard is Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week

Sep 27, 2022

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week In the weeks after being named Hamburg football coach last winter Matt Hoffert watched film to gain insights about his new players. He learned a lot about his top lineman, Charles…

Josiah Jordan is Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week

Sep 26, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Berks Catholic's first win of the season didn't come clearly into focus until early in the fourth quarter Friday. The Saints were clinging to a six-point lead against…

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week: Saints’ Nafis Blythe

Sep 26, 2022

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week Nafis Blythe has moved around a lot in his three seasons of high school football. He played at Upper Dublin as a freshman and at West Catholic in Philadelphia last…

Week 5: Fearless Friday Football Forecast (updated with results)

Sep 25, 2022

Well, it took a while but our Fearless Forecasters are starting to get the hang of this thing. Four Forecasters went an impressive 13-1 in Week 4 and one -- Joe Mays -- had a clean sweep, recording the first perfect week in Fearless…

Four Downs: 4 big takes from Week 5

Sep 25, 2022

Four biggest takeaways from Week 4 of the 2022 high school football season: 1ST DOWN Five days from now Wyomissing figures to break the Berks record for consecutive regular season wins. The Spartans have won 30 straight…

Wyomissing matches Berks-record win streak with rout of Elco

Sep 24, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Mike Gross -- LNP/Lancasteronline MYERSTOWN — Wyomissing’s football team showed a bit of vulnerability last week. …

Unbeaten Bears pull out all the stops to hold off Raiders in Section 3 shootout

Sep 24, 2022

Elizabethtown coach Keith Stokes claimed to have no qualms going for it on fourth-and-5 from his own 19, his team trailing Twin Valley midway through the third quarter Friday night. His quarterback? He was not quite as comfortable…

Unbeaten Hamburg, Xander Menapace, pass Kutztown

Sep 24, 2022

By Chris Deantonio -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Running back Pierce Mason and quarterback Xander Menapace guided Hamburg to a 42-7 win over Kutztown Friday night in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 5 game on Hawk Hill. …

Penn Manor pulls away from Reading High for Section 1 win

Sep 23, 2022

(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.) By Michael Pollis -- LNP/Lancasteronline Penn Manor used a 27-point third quarter to blow open a close game and cruise to a…

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