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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.

Here’s a glance at the Berks Conference quarterfinal match-ups

Feb 13, 2022

The Berks Conference playoffs get underway Monday, with quarterfinal games at the site of the higher-seeded team, each starting at 7. The semifinals will be Wednesday at Santander Arena. The championship returns to the Big House…

Fleetwood set to name football coach

Feb 13, 2022

It appears Fleetwood is staying in-house for its next head coach football. Steve Pangburn, the Tigers' offensive coordinator the past two seasons, is in line to be approved by the school board when it meets Tuesday, according to…

Girls match-ups finalized for District 3 Tournament (updated)

Feb 13, 2022

Despite a loss in the opening round of the BCIAA girls basketball tournament Saturday Brandywine Heights still has a lot of season left. The Bullets will be the No. 1 seed in Class 3A for the District 3 Tournament and already have…

Match-ups set for District 3 boys basketball tournament (updated)

Feb 13, 2022

Reading High, Berks Catholic and Antietam will enter the District 3 Tournament as No. 1 seeds and earn opening-round byes. Each could face a familiar opponent in its first game. They are among 12 Berks boys basketball teams that…

In Kelsy Moschak’s alphabet, ‘D’ comes before everything else

Feb 12, 2022

The ink on Wilson's 42-24 quarterfinal win over Twin Valley Saturday was barely dry and already Kelsy Moschak was thinking about her next defensive assignment. "I've got Kya," the Bulldogs' senior guard said, looking ahead to…

Red Knights’ playoff opener far from upsetting (updated)

Feb 12, 2022

Even amateur bracketologists know that when a No. 7 seed beats a No. 2 it's an upset, right? When a team that's 12-10 and barely squeezed into the playoffs beats a team with a 20-1 record, that's an upset, right? Not…

Saturday’s Berks girls basketball scoreboard (complete)

Feb 12, 2022

Berks Catholic52Wyomissing36Caroline Reedy 26 points, tops 1,000 for the Saints (19-4); Amayah Stewart 13 poins for the Spartans (13-9)Gov. Mifflin70Brandywine Heights58Taylor Koenig 21 points, Shakala Mayo 17 for the Mustangs (15-8);…

Saturday’s Berks boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Feb 12, 2022

Kutztown51Panther Valley44Braedyn Schuler 14 points, Xavier Goodman 14 for the Cougars (13-9); Panthers (11-10)Spring-Ford55Oley Valley31Rams (13-7); Danny Turchi 9 points, tops 1,000 for the Lynx (13-9)Octorara71Twin Valley68Kannon…

Albright introduces Isaac Collins as new football coach

Feb 11, 2022

Albright College has hired former Bucknell defensive coordinator Isaac Collins as its football coach. Collins has coached for 25 seasons, most recently at Bucknell, where he was defensive backs coach in 2019 and defensive…

Muhls, Spartans, Cougars breathing easier as District 3 deadline approaches

Feb 11, 2022

With less than 36 hours remaining in the regular season, and with many teams having wrapped up their schedules, Reading High, Berks Catholic and Antietam are all but certain to claim top seeds in the upcoming District 3 boys…

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