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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.

Hamburg Reds set for rare appearance in Region 2 Legion tournament

Jul 13, 2022

Hamburg returns to the American Legion Region 2 Tournament Friday for the first time in nearly 30 years after winning the Schuylkill-Berks League qualifying tournament earlier this month. The Reds open play in the…

Bruce Harbach feeling at home at Schuylkill Valley — and back in Lancaster-Lebanon League

Jul 11, 2022

Bruce Harbach knew he would encounter problems trying to build the football program at Schuylkill Valley, but not like this. "We're running out of numbers," he said following a Monday morning workout. "We need to order more linemen…

Norchester continues Berks Legion dominance with championship win over Boyertown

Jul 10, 2022

Norchester continued its domination of the Berks Senior Legion League Sunday, beating Boyertown 10-3 at Owls Field to claim its third straight league championship and fifth in six tournaments. The game was tied 1-1 before the…

Norchester, Boyertown reach final day of Berks Senior Legion tournament

Jul 9, 2022

David Levengood pitched a three-hitter as Norchester remained unbeaten in the Berks Senior Legion Tournament, eliminating West Lawn 1-0 Saturday at Owls Field. Boyertown, which advanced to the final day earlier with an 11-1 win…

Norchester remains unbeaten in Berks Legion tourney with win over Boyertown

Jul 9, 2022

Jarred Berish allowed just four hits over six innings and Dylan Donaghy had two hits and two RBIs as top-seeded Norchester defeated second-seeded Boyertown 5-1 in the winner's bracket final of the Berks Senior Legion League Friday at…

Ayden Martin ready to step out of the shadows at Gov. Mifflin (updated)

Jul 8, 2022

(This story has been updated with Martin's decision to attend Monmouth University.) Like everyone else in a Gov. Mifflin football uniform last season Ayden Martin played in Nick Singleton's enormous shadow. Many didn't notice…

Class of 2022: Berks college football commitments

Jul 8, 2022

Here's a list of college football commitments for the Berks senior class: PlayerHigh SchoolPositionCollege choicePreston AikmanWyomissingOLDenison UniversityJaison BeckfordWilsonRBAlvernia UniversityKellen BoyerExeterSDickinson…

Top seeds Norchester, Boyertown advance in Berks Senior Legion (updated)

Jul 7, 2022

Top seed Norchester and second-seeded Boyertown won for the second straight night, advancing to the winner's bracket final in Berks Senior Legion League tournament play Thursday. Norchester defeated Reading 5-1; Boyertown defeated…

It’s another world championship for Reading’s KTB basketball program

Jul 7, 2022

It's not always easy to get high school players to play defense; it's even tougher to get grade-schoolers to commit to that end of the court. "A lot of kids, they're used to playing on the playground, putting up 3's," says Brad…

Tops seeds win on opening night of Berks Senior Legion tourney (updated)

Jul 6, 2022

The top four seeds won on the opening night of the Berks Senior Legion Tournament, but it took second-seeded Boyertown extra innings to slip past No. 7 Birdsboro, 5-4. Top-seeded Norchester won 2-1 over Post 217, No. 3 West Lawn…

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