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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.

Top players to watch in Berks III baseball

Mar 23, 2022

Players to watch in Division III of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Nate Gilbert Tristan Baer, Hamburg: Senior moves into No. 1 spot in rotation after striking out 43 over 35 innings last season, with a 2.40 ERA. Earned…

Hawks well-armed in bid for Berks III crown

Mar 23, 2022

A smile comes across Hamburg catcher Nate Gilbert's face when he's asked about staff ace Tristan Baer. Baer's a linebacker and fullback in football and wrestled at 189 for the Hawks; he's known for his toughness. "He brings that…

Top players to watch in Berks II baseball

Mar 22, 2022

Players to watch in Division II of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Trey Dianna Luis Beato, Muhlenberg: Emerged as one of the top hitters in the league as a junior, batting .291 with three homers, 13 extra-base hits and 12…

Berks All-Star basketball games set for Sunday (updated)

Mar 22, 2022

All-Berks picks Colin Payne of Exeter and Hector Tiburcio of Antietam will lead the Blue All-Stars against Muhlenberg All-Berks center Edwin Suarez and the Gold All-Stars in the Berks Senior Basketball game Sunday at Berks Catholic. …

Baseball: Berks II team-by-team breakdown

Mar 22, 2022

Muhlenberg PIAA classification: 5A Coach: Brian Kopetsky, 23rd season Last season: 6-4 Berks II champs, 14-11 overall 2021 postseason: Berks semifinals, District 3 fourth place, PIAA first round Must replace:…

Muhlenberg, Luis Beato, ready to take game to the next level

Mar 22, 2022

Brad Coley can laugh about it now but the Muhlenberg lefty wasn't so amused the first time new teammate Luis Beato stepped into the batter's box against him and squared one up. The pitcher was taken aback; he calls Beato's power…

Top players to watch in Berks I baseball

Mar 21, 2022

Cole Leaman Players to watch in Division I of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Cole Leaman, Wilson: Right-hander went 2-0 with two saves and a 2.37 ERA last season. Struck out 42 over 23 2/3 innings in 12 appearances as a…

Baseball: Berks I team-by-team breakdown

Mar 21, 2022

Wilson PIAA classification: 6A Coach: Sal Raccuglia, 11th season Last season: 12-0 Berks I champ, 22-3 overall 2021 postseason: Berks runner-up, District 3 champ, PIAA qualifier Must replace: All-Berks P/DH Luke…

Juggling act has helped Mifflin’s Tyler Minick excel in all fields

Mar 21, 2022

(First of a series of Berks baseball previews coming this week.) It might make sense for Tyler Minick to give up playing basketball and football, especially now that he has committed to play baseball at the University of…

Archbishop Wood among four Catholic League teams to reach PIAA title game

Mar 20, 2022

Philadelphia is again the center of basketball in Pennsylvania. Six District 12 teams, including four from the Philadelphia Catholic League, have made it to next week's PIAA boys basketball championship games at Hershey's Giant…

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