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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.

Muhls have plenty of good things to remember about ’22 baseball season

Jun 11, 2022

Tough as the ending was, Brian Kopetsky will mostly remember the good moments from Muhlenberg's baseball season, and there were a lot of them. There was the Berks League championship run, culminating with an 11-3 win over Oley…

Rodriguez, Team Puerto Rico, sent to FIBA consolation round

Jun 10, 2022

Ruben Rodriguez and his Puerto Rico teammates won't be advancing to the next round of the FIBA U18 basketball tournament. Team Canada was too long and too strong inside Friday afternoon, eliminating Puerto Rico from medal…

Edwin Suarez, Dominican Republic, remain winless at Americas Championship

Jun 10, 2022

Edwin Suarez and his Dominican Republic team were eliminated from medal contention Friday in a 66-52 loss to Brazil in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico. Suarez, a recent Muhlenberg graduate, had 10 points and a…

Penn State’s Nick Singleton signs ‘significant’ NIL endorsement deal

Jun 10, 2022

(This story has been updated, removing the fact that Nick Singleton is the first Penn State player to sign such a deal.) Months before his first college game with Penn State Nick Singleton has signed a multi-year endorsement deal…

Tyler Minick among four Berks players selected for PA Big 26 squad

Jun 10, 2022

Gov. Mifflin's Tyler Minick has been selected to return to Pennsylvania's Big 26 Baseball Classic and will team three other Berks players for the July series against Maryland. Also selected are Deven Sheerin and Alex Kelsey of…

Season review: Berks baseball sizzles . . . then fizzles

Jun 9, 2022

The Berks baseball season was filled with big performances, a series of exciting walk-off wins, dominant teams and a near-perfect run by Gov. Mifflin . . . but it all seemed to fizzle at the end. Despite seeing two teams earn top…

Class of 2022: Berks college baseball commitments

Jun 9, 2022

Here's a list of college baseball commitments for the Berks senior class: PlayerHigh SchoolCollegeTristan BaerHamburgPenn State-HarrisburgLuis BeatoMuhlenbergPanola JCBrendan BernhartSchuylkill ValleyAlbright CollegeBrad…

No miracle upset for Ruben Rodriguez, Puerto Rico against USA (updated)

Jun 8, 2022

For a few moments Wednesday evening Ruben Rodriguez was living the dream. The Reading High guard scored on a breakaway layup midway through the first quarter to give Puerto Rico a one-point lead over the United States in the FIBA…

Despite big effort from Edwin Suarez, Dominican Republic loses again (updated)

Jun 8, 2022

Edwin Suarez had a monster game Wednesday, helping the Dominican Republic rally from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit before falling to Ecuador 73-71 in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. Suarez, a…

‘Trip of a lifetime’ has endured nearly that long for West Reading All-Stars

Jun 8, 2022

Stu Jackson and his new teammates from the West Reading Summer League didn't know what was in store for them when they boarded an airplane and headed to California to play basketball 50 years ago. For some it was the first time away…

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