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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 hits milestone, sparks Red Knights

Feb 15, 2022

Daniel Alcantara wasted little time taking care of business Monday night; neither did his Reading High teammates. The senior forward scored 11 first-quarter points to reach 1,000 for his career and spark a fast start as the…

Mounts make a statement — actually two — in playoff loss to Saints

Feb 15, 2022

The Antietam Mounts made a fashion statement during warm-ups Monday at Berks Catholic. Later, they made a basketball statement. They showed everyone inside Wolf Gymnasium that they should not to be so easily dismissed. Four…

Exeter finally breaks out, stuns Wilson in Berks quarterfinal

Feb 14, 2022

Even as the late-season losses piled up, one after another after another, Exeter basketball coach Matt Ashcroft remained upbeat. He kept saying his team, which ended the regular season with seven losses in eight games, was close to…

Berks Catholic holds off Antietam, advances to semifinals

Feb 14, 2022

(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Second-seeded Berks Catholic turned back a big second-half run from Antietam, then pulled away in the final quarter for a 66-52 victory Monday in a…

Monday’s Berks boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Feb 14, 2022

Berks quarterfinals Reading High83Wyomissing42Daniel Alcantara 20 points, tops 1,000, for the Red Knights (19-3); Spartans (12-11)Muhlenberg70Fleetwood48Edwin Suarez 22 points for the Muhls (18-5); Tigers…

Koenig, Washington, Dojan top Berks girls basketball honor roll

Feb 14, 2022

MikeDragoSports.com presents a weekly honor roll of the top Berks girls basketball players each week. Coaches are encouraged to nominate their top player for consideration. One player will be selected Player of the Week. Taylor…

Berks Catholic’s Caroline Reedy is UECU Player of the Week

Feb 14, 2022

Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week Every time she walks through Lloyd Wolf Gymnasium Caroline Reedy notices the banners that hang on the walls, listing past 1,000-point scorers who have played at Berks Catholic.…

McKoy, Suarez, Zdimal highlight Berks boys basketball honor roll

Feb 14, 2022

MikeDragoSports.com presents an honor roll of the top Berks boys basketball players each week. Coaches are encouraged to nominate their top player for consideration. One player will be selected Player of the Week. Josh McKoy,…

Danny Turchi of Oley Valley is Wyomissing PT Player of the Week

Feb 14, 2022

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week Two days after his biggest game as a high school basketball player, Danny Turchi experienced his most memorable. The Oley Valley senior scored his 1,000th career point Saturday…

10 things you might not know about the Berks Conference basketball playoffs

Feb 14, 2022

During the era of the expanded playoffs (since 1983), Wilson has beaten Reading High seven times in 11 meetings. Only one other team has a winning record against the Red Knights in the Berks playoffs: Tulpehocken (1-0). …

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