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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.

Antietam can’t hold lead, falls to Holy Cross in state opener

Mar 10, 2022

Antietam went cold in the second half after leading by as many as seven points and fell to Holy Cross 57-49 in a PIAA Class 2A Tournament opener Wednesday night at Lackawanna College Student Union. The Mounts (20-6), back in the…

Red Knights advance even without their best shot

Mar 9, 2022

The shots were not falling for Reading High Wednesday night in the opening round of the PIAA Tournament. Ruben Rodriguez was not worried; he never does. "It happens," reasoned the Red Knights' junior guard of his team's…

Tulpehocken’s season ended by Philly West Catholic

Mar 9, 2022

One of the best seasons in Tulpehocken basketball is over. The Trojans were overwhelmed by District 12 runner-up West Catholic of Philadelphia 69-32 in a PIAA Class 3A Tournament opener Wednesday at Drexel Hill. The Burrs (20-5)…

Box score: Reading High 56, Downingtown West 42

Mar 9, 2022

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Reading knocks out Downingtown West, gets rematch vs. Archbishop Wood

Mar 9, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Defense never takes a night off. That's a common theme in basketball, and for the Reading High Red Knights. Their shooting was off Wednesday in their…

Why the PIAA gave Hershey a goodbye kiss

Mar 9, 2022

Next week, when basketball teams across the Commonwealth clinch a trip to the state championship game fans will inevitably throw Hershey Kisses into the air. It's become a rite of passage, a way to celebrate a trip to Hershey, where…

Opening night a tough one for District 3 teams in PIAA Tournament

Mar 9, 2022

Berks Catholic wasn't the only District 3 boys basketball champ to go down on the opening night of the PIAA Tournament. Lampeter-Strasburg, which won its first 27 games on the way to the Class 5A title, was stunned by Penn Hills…

Here’s where Berks teams open PIAA Tournament play

Mar 9, 2022

District 3 boys basketball champs Reading High and Berks Catholic will each open the PIAA Tournament on their home court, as will the Berks Catholic girls, the district runner-up in Class 4A. Five Berks boys teams have qualified…

Eagles give Clippers a run before falling in PIAA opener

Mar 9, 2022

Colin Payne and the Exeter Eagles quieted the crowd at the Clip Joint a little Tuesday night, at least for a while. The underdog Eagles held a one-point lead several times in the third quarter and were tied a couple minutes into…

Saints can’t complete miracle comeback, see season end

Mar 8, 2022

Maybe Allen Iverson was right; maybe practice is overrated. The Archbishop Carroll Patriots made a case for that Tuesday night at Wolf Gymnasium. Playing their first game in nearly three weeks, and after going a couple weeks…

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