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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.

Diamond Credit Union Berks Baseball Scoreboard for Wednesday May 4 (complete)

May 4, 2022

Wednesday's schedule Wilson4Conrad Weiser0Matt VanOstenbridge 11 Ks over 6 IP for Bulldogs (7-4 Berks I, 8-8); Rueben Livingston 2 hits, 2 runs, RBI. Scouts (2-9 Berks II, 4-13) held to 4 hits Gov. Mifflin14Reading High0Bryce…

Intense drive carried Hector Tiburcio to great heights at Antietam

May 4, 2022

Mike Green didn't have high hopes for Hector Tiburcio when the freshman appeared at Antietam basketball practice in 2018. "He was short, pudgy -- he wasn't much to look at, I can tell you that," the Mounts coach said. "He didn't…

Jake DiMichele helped build Class 2A basketball dynasty at OLSH

May 4, 2022

Jake DiMichele left a lasting mark at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and on Pennsylvania basketball. FIRST TEAMJake DiMicheleSr.OLSHJacob BecclesSr.ConstitutionElijah HardenSr.Kennedy CatholicJackson JuzangSr.Winchester ThurstonKaden…

Diamond Credit Union Berks Baseball Scoreboard for Tuesday May 3 (complete)

May 3, 2022

Tuesday's schedule Donegal10Muhlenberg0Nicholas Eichelberger with a 6-inning no-hitter against the Muhls (14-2). Indians improve to 11-3.Upper Perkiomen3Fleetwood1Jake Karnish five-hitter for Tigers (5-11). Three pitchers…

Hamburg on brink of Berks III title after win over Berks Catholic

May 2, 2022

Nate Gilbert's two-run single in the seventh inning helped push visiting Hamburg past Berks Catholic 4-1 Monday and to the brink of the Berks League Division III title. The division-leading Hawks (8-3, 12-4) can officially clinch…

Kutztown clobbers Brandywine, clinches Berks IV title (updated)

May 2, 2022

After a rare off year the Kutztown Cougars are back in the Berks League playoffs. The Cougars dug out of an early three-run hole and put the game away by scoring nine runs over the fourth and fifth innings to clinch the Division IV…

Matt Kramer of Wyomissing is UECU Pitcher of the Week

May 2, 2022

Wyomissing had plenty of pitching depth last season, when it won the Berks League Division III title. Matt Kramer, then a sophomore, wasn't counted on to pitch big games. The right-hander has become the Spartans' No. 1 on the mound…

State champ Canevin boasts two picks on Class 1A All-State team

May 2, 2022

By Mike Gross -- Lancaster Media Group The Philadelphia area is known for powerhouse private-school high school basketball programs, especially in the monstrous Philadelphia Catholic League. The Pittsburgh area, not so much --…

Tyler Minick of Gov. Mifflin is UECU Player of the Week

May 2, 2022

Gov. Mifflin shortstop Tyler Minick spends nearly as much time on first base and most first basemen. The guy almost always seems to reach base. In four games last week, the junior reached base 14 times in 16 plate appearances; over…

Diamond Credit Union Berks Baseball Scoreboard for Monday May 2 (complete)

May 2, 2022

Monday's schedule Exeter3Wilson2Deven Sheerin 7 Ks over 6 1/3 IP for Eagles (6-4 Berks I, 11-5); Luke Weller 2 hits, RBI. Rueben Livingston hits HR, strikes out 12 over 6 IP for Bulldogs (6-4 Berks I, 7-8).Gov. Mifflin4Twin…

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