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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.
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Ruben Rodriguez reacts as Reading High defeats Vertical Academy 71-66 Friday at Santander Arena. (Susan L. Angstadt photo)
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Red Knights steal the show, and the win, from Mikey Williams
Even at $18 and $22 a pop, tickets to the Mikey Williams Show were worth it for Reading basketball fans.
They got to see the national sensation in person, launching NBA-range 3-pointers, getting frustrated at being guarded hard and!-->!-->!-->…
Muhlenberg turned back by Executive Education
Somehow, Muhlenberg continued to hang with a tall and talented Executive Education team deep into their match-up Friday night at Santander Arena.
Tashiro Alexis kept hitting shots, Edwin Suarez kept hitting the glass and the Muhls!-->!-->!-->…
Muhlenberg turned back by Executive Education
(This story will be updated later tonight with details and a full boxscore.)
Jeremiah Bembry hit four straight free throws in the final 16 seconds as Executive Education Charter held off Muhlenberg 67-62 Friday in the opening!-->!-->!-->…
T.J. Miller resigns as Boyertown football coach (updated)
(Note: Boyertown's final 2021 record and Miller's overall record have been corrected.)
T.J. Miller has resigned after five seasons as head football coach at Boyertown.
The Bears finished 4-7 last season and reached the Eastern!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Practice makes (almost) perfect for Saints’ Jack Miller
Some of the guys at Berks Catholic call him "Radar" or "Logo" because of his ability to shoot so accurately from beyond the 3-point arc.
A better nickname for Jack Miller might be "Backbreaker," because that's the role he plays!-->!-->!-->…
Reading High faces busy, challenging weekend vs. Mikey Williams, Archbishop Wood
Reading High was playing at a high level when the season tipped. It knocked off Imhotep Charter 60-57 in its season opener and beat La Salle College by 20 points a week later.
Disciple problems interrupted that momentum, starters!-->!-->!-->…
It’s another national award for Nick Singleton
He's been a college student now for several weeks but Nick Singleton is still collecting awards for his record-setting high school football career.
The Gov. Mifflin running back Thursday was named the Maxwell Football Club's!-->!-->!-->…
Edwin Suarez’s young game is still on the way up
Edwin Suarez was a terror on the glass as a junior at Muhlenberg.
He snared 21 rebounds in a win over Executive Education. Grabbed 15 against Exeter, 13 in postseason games against Gov. Mifflin and Wilson.
He was 6-5 with the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Reading’s Ruben Rodriguez shoots down century-old scoring mark (updated with scoring chart)
Another night, another scoring record for Reading High.
Make that two more scoring records.
Junior guard Ruben Rodriguez set a program-record with 50 points as the Red Knights rolled past Daniel Boone 111-43 in a Berks!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

