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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.

Daniel Alcantara takes charge, sends Red Knights back to title game

Feb 16, 2022

Daniel Alcantara hit the offensive boards hard Wednesday night. He got to the foul line repeatedly. He ran the floor smoothly and effectively in a non-stop, end-to-end skirmish against Muhlenberg. The biggest play the Reading High…

Reading High holds off Muhlenberg, returns to Berks title game

Feb 16, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Muhlenberg flirted with another upset of Reading High, leading late into the third quarter before the top-seeded Red Knights pulled away for a…

Berks Catholic holds off Exeter, heads to championship

Feb 16, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Josiah Jordan's drive and basket with 7.8 seconds left lifted Berks Catholic to a 41-40 victory over Exeter Wednesday in a Berks Conference quarterfinal…

10 Questions with Conrad Weiser’s Charlie Dobb, presented by Diamond Credit Union

Feb 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 Charlie Dobb, Conrad Weiser Senior…

Rick Perez on the Red Knights: ‘We’re lacking hunger’

Feb 16, 2022

Defending a state championship isn't so easy after all, even if you bring back most of the key players. Reading High is finding that out. Red Knights coach Rick Perez has been telling his guys all season that they're now the…

Sands’ senior season has been anything but a disappointment for Saints

Feb 16, 2022

Aidan Sands grew up watching Berks Catholic dominate in the postseason. The Saints won Berks and District 3 titles in their first two seasons, 2012 and 2013. They made it to the Berks Conference title game in each of their first…

Keira Levengood, Wilson, on the threshold of one last hurrah

Feb 15, 2022

Keira Levengood has a few big games left in her high school career, then she's packing it in. She'll attend the University of Louisville in the fall, study marketing and become a fan. "I want to go to a big DI school to watch…

Gov. Mifflin stuns Berks Catholic with buzzer-beater

Feb 15, 2022

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.) Shakyla Mayo's buzzer-beater knocked out top-seeded Berks Catholic and sent Gov. Mifflin to a pulsating 41-40 victory Tuesday and on to Friday's BCIAA championship…

New Fleetwood football coach excited about future of program

Feb 15, 2022

The transition to a new head football coach at Fleetwood should be much smoother this time around, Steve Pangburn promises. Two years ago when he joined the program the head coach wasn't hired until April, the offseason workouts…

Levengood, Bulldogs, hold off Red Knights, advance to title game

Feb 15, 2022

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction later tonight.) Senior Keira Levengood scored a game-high 14 points and junior Isis Dojan dominated the glass as third-seeded Wilson held off seventh-seeded Reading…

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