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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.

Cooper Lutz gearing up to make final run

After entering the NCAA transfer portal in December Cooper Lutz sent out a highlight film to some of the colleges he thought might suit him academically and athletically. Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea didn't need to see more film…

Class of 2022: Berks college basketball commitments

Daniel AlcantaraReading HighKutztown UniversityTroy FrantzSchuylkill ValleyCarlow UniversityXavier GoodmanKutztownNorthampton CCMatt HarleyGov. MifflinAlvernia UniversityJulien O'BrienWyomissingAlvernia UniversityColin…

For Myles Grey, basketball is a full-time job

Myles Grey remembers the day Damon Stern showed up at his elementary school to share his basketball skills. It was a defining moment in Grey's development. Stern played guard at Reading High. He teamed with Khary Mauras to form one…

36 Berks student-athletes honored at scholarship dinner

Thirty-six student-athletes from 18 Berks schools received $500 scholarships Wednesday evening during the annual Berks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame dinner at the Green Valley Chateau & Tent. Exeter…

Dee Kantner not close to calling it a game

Dee Kantner's bucket list is blank. Most people her age still have a long list of things they want to accomplish or experience, but not the 1978 Exeter grad. She's done it all when it comes to officiating basketball. She has…

JayJay Jordan knows only one speed: full speed

It's the middle of June, in a mostly empty gym, in a summer league basketball game where everything is relaxed. The coaches and refs are wearing shorts; the players' uniforms consist of a T-shirt with a sponsor's name across the…

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