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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.

Nick Singleton set for final high school football game in Texas showcase

Jan 7, 2022

Nick Singleton plays the final game of his high school football career and what might be considered the first of his college career Saturday in the All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Gov. Mifflin running…

Friday’s Berks girls basketball scoreboard

Jan 7, 2022

Wilson48Muhlenberg19Isis Dojan 16 points for Bulldogs; Ryanne Prentice-Hightower 12 points for the Muhls; Thursday's games Berks Catholic79Exeter30Caraline Herb 17 points for Saints (3-0, 7-2); Eagles (0-4,…

New PIAA classification numbers are a good fit for Berks Catholic

Jan 7, 2022

Once all of the PIAA's football classification changes settle into place Berks Catholic could emerge as one of the winners in District 3. The Saints will return to Class 3A status for the 2022 and 2023 seasons -- and could be back…

Trace Brown excited about opportunity to play at Penn State

Jan 7, 2022

Trace Brown was part of the "White Out' throng at Beaver Stadium in 2016 when Penn State upset Ohio State, 24-21. That's all the recruiting the Nittany Lions needed to do to nab him. "(I knew right then) that's who I wanted to play…

Berks Catholic turns back Exeter rally, holds onto second place

Jan 7, 2022

This time Exeter's comeback bid was thwarted. Three nights after rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat Wilson, the Eagles dug out of an early 11-point hole and took the lead in the third quarter before Jack Miller and Berks…

Antietam holds off Tulpehocken, remains on top in Berks IV

Jan 7, 2022

The showdown for first place in Division IV of the Berks Conference between Antietam and Tulpehocken turned into a duel between the Mounts' Josh McKoy and the Trojans' David Bednarczyk. Each finished with 29 points but McKoy and…

Grey matters again as Reading High beats Gov. Mifflin

Jan 7, 2022

With Reading High's leading scorer still not back on the floor junior guard Myles Grey has taken it upon himself to carry a bigger part of the scoring load. One game after reaching a career high against Berks Catholic he took it up…

Bulldogs flip the script, score huge comeback win against Muhls

Jan 7, 2022

Matt Coldren figured no around the Berks Conference was upset to see his Wilson basketball team open league play with three straight defeats -- something the Bulldogs hadn't experienced for at least 50 years, maybe longer. Some…

Thursday’s Berks girls basketball scoreboard (complete)

Jan 6, 2022

Berks Catholic79Exeter30Caraline Herb 17 points for Saints (3-0, 7-2); Eagles (0-4, 1-9)Methacton77Boyertown32 Wednesday's games Berks Catholic54Conrad Weiser22Aaliyah Dabney 13 points for Saints (2-0, 6-2); Scouts (1-1,…

Wilson pulls off huge comeback to stun Muhlenberg

Jan 6, 2022

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.) Wilson stormed back from a 17-point deficit to record a much-needed victory, beating Muhlenberg 57-56 Thursday in a Berks Conference Division I-II crossover game at…

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