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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.

Wyomissing’s Aiden Mack selected to play in Big 33 game (updated)

Mar 1, 2022

Tight end Aiden Mack of Wyomissing has been selected to play in the 65th annual Big 33 game May 30 at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Mack, a Richmond recruit, is the second Wyomissing player selected for the prestigious…

Exeter fouled up by Lower Dauphin in district playback

Mar 1, 2022

There's no defense against free throws, especially when they come in waves. The Exeter Eagles found that out the hard way Monday, falling to Lower Dauphin 66-60 in a District 3 Class 5A playback game at Reiffton. The 11th-seeded…

There’s no stopping Jordan, Saints, from reaching Giant Center

Feb 28, 2022

Josiah Jordan knew right away Monday was going to be a special night for him, and for his Berks Catholic teammates. The first time the junior point guards touched the ball he put it on the floor, blew past his defender and easily…

Trojans’ ‘hopes and dreams’ realized with district win over Lancaster Catholic

Feb 28, 2022

A snow day may have helped the Tulpehocken Trojans reach the PIAA basketball tournament. Classes were canceled at Tulpehocken because of weather the day after a tough three-point semifinal loss to York Catholic last week. A day…

Berks Catholic heads to district final, will face Middletown (updated)

Feb 28, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with game details and postgame reaction.) Josiah Jordan scored a game-high 21 points and Berks Catholic turned back a late Littlestown rally for a 58-46 win Monday in a District 3 Class 4A…

District 3 girls basketball scoreboard (complete)

Feb 28, 2022

Monday's results CLASS 6ASEMIFINALS(4) Central Dauphin41(1) Cedar Cliff38Rams (19-4); Colts (25-1)(6) Cumberland Valley58(2) Dallastown51Eagles (20-4); Wildcats (21-4)PLAYBACK GAMES(8) Central York50(5) Penn Manor36Panthers (20-6);…

District 3 boys basketball scoreboard (complete)

Feb 28, 2022

Monday's games CLASS 5ASEMIFINALS(1) Lampeter-Strasburg87(4) Hershey82 3OTsPioneers (26-0); Trojans (19-6)(3) Shippensburg51(2) West York49 3 OTsGreyhounds (20-3); Bulldogs (24-3)PLAYBACK SEMIFINALSFor 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th…

Berks Catholic grad Tre Dabney earns college honors

Feb 28, 2022

Tre Dabney and his James Madison teammates enjoyed a big weekend. Dabney, a Berks Catholic graduate, was named Player of the Week in the Colonial Athletic Association and drew Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week honors,…

Hector Tiburcio of Antietam is Wyomissing PT Player of the Week

Feb 28, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week Hector Tiburcio's scoring is actually down a little this year from his junior season but that's been a good thing for the Antietam Mounts. They've got a solid No. 2 scorer and…

Aaliyah Dabney of Berks Catholic is UECU Player of the Week

Feb 28, 2022

Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week Everyone noticed the career-high 19 points Aailyah Dabney scored in Berks Catholic's 48-30 win over Big Spring in a District 3 Class 4A quarterfinal last week, but many missed her…

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