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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.

Donovan Gingrich is a name you might want to remember

Jun 17, 2022

The highlight of Donovan Gingrich's freshman season came against Reading High when he knocked down a 3-pointer in front of a packed house at Conrad Weiser. He was excited to play before so many people and to hit a '3' against one…

Madison Ziska, Jven Williams lead All-Berks track and field team

Jun 16, 2022

Track and Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. Wyomissing's Jven Williams (Philmarphoto) Boys Player of the Year: Jven Williams, Wyomissing 100Gavin SpringerTwin Valley200Gavin SpringerTwin Valley400Jonathen…

The top Berks boys program of 2021-22? You probably won’t be surprised

Jun 16, 2022

During my years with the Reading Eagle sports department I pitched a lot of ideas. Some were met with approval and put into action, such as the football-only preseason preview tab, a special section for the All-Berks teams and the…

Bethel Park repeats as PIAA baseball champ; Warwick wins 6A title (scores updated)

Jun 16, 2022

Halifax, in Class 1A, and Bethel Park, in Class 5A, will each go for a second straight PIAA baseball championship when the state tournament concludes Thursday and Friday at Penn State with title games in six classifications. …

After breakout sophomore season, Tyler Minick had an even bigger year

Jun 15, 2022

Next to Player of the Year Connor Maryniak, Tyler Minick was the best hitter on Gov. Mifflin's 2021 Berks League baseball championship team. The sophomore batted .376 and slugged an impressive .588. Those numbers now look small…

Berks/LL squad eliminated in Carpenter Cup opener

Jun 14, 2022

Four Delaware South pitchers combined on a three-hitter, with 18 strikeouts, in defeating Berks/Lancaster-Lebanon 5-1 Tuesday in the 36th annual Phillies Carpenter Cup Classic at Urban Youth Field in Philadelphia. The…

Final Berks baseball batting & pitching leaders (updated)

Jun 14, 2022

(Updated to include Hamburg's full statistics) Batting Batting average (Minimum 40 plate appearances) Tyler MinickGov. Mifflin.500Alexander VelezGov. Mifflin.453Luis BeatoMuhlenberg.429Drew CampbellSch. Valley.419Kenay…

Alexander Velez of Gov. Mifflin is named MikeDragoSports.com Pitcher of the Year

Jun 14, 2022

Even though Alexander Velez pitched only seven innings for Gov. Mifflin last year Mustangs coach Chris Hole could see during offseason workouts the junior right-hander was poised to make a big impact this season. "I felt he…

Rodriguez, Suarez end FIBA Tournament on a high note

Jun 14, 2022

Ruben Rodriguez and Edwin Suarez each went out on a high note in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship at Tijuana, Mexico. Rodriguez, a rising senior at Reading High, had seven points and six rebounds in an 86-82 win over Mexico in…

Fast start, ‘shiny record’ meant little at the end for Gov. Mifflin

Jun 12, 2022

A program-record 19-game winning streak to open the season. The best regular season record in program history. The No. 1 seed in both the Berks League and District 3 Class 6A Tournament. All window dressing, says Gov. Mifflin…

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