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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.

Early taste of winning has Saints eager for more

Every time Berks Catholic wins a baseball game this year it'll distance itself from last season, the worst in program history. The Saints went 5-15; catcher RJ Emrich cringes thinking about it. "We hated losing," he said. "Quite…

Kevin Lawlor of Berks Catholic is UECU Player of the Week

A week or so before baseball season opened Berks Catholic coach Brandon Shurr mentioned that Kevin Lawlor was "ready to take off." It was more like a blast off for the Saints' junior second baseman, who hit for the cycle and…

Ruben Rodriguez, Hector Tiburcio named to “Beast Teams”

"Beast Teams" selected by "Beast of the East" staff Jason Hackman and Toomey Andeson. Players from Pennsylvania's six Eastern districts -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12 -- were considered. CLASS 6ADaniel SkillingsRoman CatholicMVPXzayvier…

Kyle Conrad: ‘I’m not going to stop living life’

Kyle Conrad wishes you weren't reading this story. He'd prefer not to be the focus of it. He'd rather remain on the sidelines, off center stage, the way he does during Gov. Mifflin basketball games. He'd sooner ask how you're…

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