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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.

Westtown 7-footer Derek Lively II highlights Non-PIAA All-State team

May 2, 2022

By Mike Gross -- LNP Media Group It was late in a quarterfinal game of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs, and tournament favorite Westtown was in trouble. Trouble from which seniors Dereck…

All-State boys basketball teams coming this week

May 1, 2022

All-State boys basketball teams for each of the six classifications, along with a seventh team for players from non-PIAA schools, will be announced this week, one each day. Classification Release dateNon-PIAAMonday, May 2Class…

BCFCA to add five members to Berks football Hall of Fame

May 1, 2022

It started small, with one member. Now, almost 20 years later, and with the induction of the Class of 2022, the Berks County Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame includes more than 120 members. Five more will be inducted at…

Schuylkill Valley Invitational results

Apr 30, 2022

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. Boys 100Nick TranConestoga Valley11.66Dylan SuttonBerks Catholic11.81200Amory ThompsonWyomissing22.52400Luke SeymourSchuylkill Valley50.19800Luke SeymourSchuylkill…

This is the year for Steve Azzanesi and Alvernia football

Apr 30, 2022

Steve Azzanesi works out of a modest-sized office in the bottom floor of Alvernia's Physical Education Center, but the room in not nearly large enough to contain his boundless enthusiasm. The Golden Wolves' new football coach is…

Diamond Credit Union Berks Baseball Scoreboard for Saturday April 30 (complete)

Apr 30, 2022

Saturday's games Wilson14Reading High0Rueben Livingston 3-for-4, 3 RBIs for Bulldogs (6-3 Berks I, 7-7); Ryan Sekulski 3 RBIs, 2 runs. Eric Polanco 1-for-2 for Red Knights (0-9 Berks I, 2-12).Gov. Mifflin5Cedar Crest0Alexander…

Mifflin, Muhlenberg clinch division baseball titles

Apr 30, 2022

Gov. Mifflin and Muhlenberg clinched division titles with wins Friday in Berks League baseball. The unbeaten Mustangs clinched the Berks I title, their first since 2017, with a 5-2 win over Daniel Boone. The Muhls clinched the…

Matt Kramer, Spartans throw the Hawks a curve, jam up Berks III race

Apr 29, 2022

Matt Kramer knows he's fortunate to have his personal pitching coach on call 24/7, and smart enough to listen to him. "My dad always tells me: 'Get ahead and stay ahead,' " Kramer said of his father Scott, who pitched at Wilson and…

Kramer, Spartans turn the tables on Hawks, pull off Berks III upset

Apr 29, 2022

(This story will be updated with details, postgame reaction and photos later tonight.) Nearly a month after a one-sided loss at Hamburg, Matt Kramer and Wyomissing turned the tables on the Hawks Friday night, topping them 6-0 at…

2022 Berks Track and Field Bests

Apr 29, 2022

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. Compiled by Jason Guarente Boys 100Ayden MartinGov. Mifflin11.15200Gavin SpringerTwin Valley22.75400Jonathen TamayoWilson49.63800Luke SeymourSchuylkill…

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