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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.

Becoming an official was the right call for Adonis Fleming

Mar 20, 2022

Adonis Fleming played for the Berks Conference basketball championship at Santander Arena when he was a junior at Central Catholic. A dozen years later he found himself back on the same court in a championship game, this time as an…

20 numbers to remember from the Berks boys basketball season

Mar 18, 2022

Here are 20 significant numbers to remember from the 2021-22 Berks boys basketball season: .000002 That was the difference in power rating between Exeter (.634204) and Gov. Mifflin (.634206) at the end of the regular season.…

Even at age 36 Chad Henne has plenty of football left in him

Mar 17, 2022

(This story was originally posted Feb. 10; Henne accepted a new one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs Wednesday.) (First of two parts) More than 100 million Americans with gather Sunday to watch the Super Bowl; Chad Henne's…

Hoops review: 10 most memorable Berks games of the postseason

Mar 16, 2022

The postseason didn't last long for Berks Conference teams. A dozen made it to districts; half of them were eliminated in their first game. Reading High and Berks Catholic won District 3 titles but the other 10 teams went a combined…

10 Questions with Reading High’s Joey Chapman, presented by Diamond Credit Union

Mar 16, 2022

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks boys basketball player to find out what’s on his mind — on the court and off. Presented by Diamond Credit Union Joey Chapman, Reading High Senior guard…

Red Knights’ Xavier Davis has painted a lasting image

Mar 15, 2022

Xavier Davis does his best work in, and around, the paint. On the basketball court he has often been, at 6-2, undersized playing center for Reading High. He regularly goes against basketball players four, six, even eight inches…

Hoops review: 10 most memorable Berks games of the regular season

Mar 15, 2022

There was no shortage of highlights, big games and exciting finishes in the Berks Conference in the 2021-22 boys basketball seasons. Here's a look at the 10 Most Memorable games of the regular season. Tomorrow we'll count down the Top…

Boy, that didn’t last long, did it?

Mar 14, 2022

Berks basketball fans have been spoiled the last few seasons with some extended postseason runs. Last year Reading High went unbeaten in the state tournament, winning three straight games and its second PIAA title in five years. …

Ruben Rodriguez ends season with yet another scoring milestone

Mar 14, 2022

Ruben Rodriguez reached yet another basketball scoring milestone Sunday in Reading High's final game of the season. The junior guard scored 21 points to top 1,000 with the Red Knights, becoming the 17th player to do that with the…

In the end, the Red Knights were missing a big piece

Mar 14, 2022

When Daniel Alcantara came crashing to the floor Feb. 25 after landing awkwardly following a dunk he brought Reading High's hopes for another state title crashing down with him. No one on the team was about to admit it but that…

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