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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.

Mifflin’s Cam’Ron Stewart draws notice after impactful Gator Bowl performance

Jan 1, 2022

Gov. Mifflin grad Cam'Ron Stewart enjoyed the best game of his freshman season at Rutgers in a 38-10 loss to Wake Forest Friday in the Gator Bowl Friday at ITAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. Stewart, a true freshman, recorded three…

Tanner Maddocks made his pitch for college football with the help of a baseball

Dec 31, 2021

Tanner Maddocks didn't grow up playing baseball, but some pitches he threw led to a football scholarship at Villanova. He was training for his senior football season at Fleetwood last spring when an instructor, noticing his…

Hoop Notes: Saints preparing for biggest test, key games loom in Berks III, IV

Dec 31, 2021

Berks Catholic heads into a new calendar year with a perfect record, but the Saints are far from perfect. Snip Esterly, their demanding coach, says they still have a lot of things to tighten up, especially on the defensive end. …

Thursday’s Berks boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Dec 30, 2021

Cocalico53Conrad Weiser45Scouts (3-4); Eagles (3-5)Wyomissing56Daniel Boone45Julian O'Brien 22 points, Amory Thompson 11 for Spartans (3-2); Brendan Gaines 16 points for Blazers (0-9)Tri-Valley56Kutztown46Xavier Goodman 21 points for…

20 Berks players selected for PFN/Coaches All-State teams

Dec 30, 2021

Gov. Mifflin's Nick Singleton was named Class 5A Player of the Year and is among 20 Berks players selected for the Pennsylvania Football News All-State teams. The teams are selected by coaches across the state. There is a first and…

Complete list of Berks’ 2021 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ All-State teams

Dec 30, 2021

Class 6A Cameron JonesWilsonATHJon RamseyWilsonOL Class 5A Nick SingletonGov. MifflinRBEric NangleExeterRBJoey SchlafferExeterTEJonah NaugleGov. MifflinOLKyle HelmExeterOLTy YocumExeterLBTrey RockGov. MifflinLBJ.R.…

Red Knights’ glass is still full, despite first loss

Dec 29, 2021

No asterisk, no excuses and no cause for concern. That's the takeaway from Reading High's first loss of the season, 75-71 Wednesday to a really good Devon Prep team in the championship game of the Reading Holiday Tournament. …

Wednesday’s Berks girls basketball scoreboard (complete)

Dec 29, 2021

Wilson43Bishop McDevitt35Isis Dojan 16 points for Bulldogs (3-2)Cedar Crest40Twin Valley34Falcons (4-3) Rachel Knight 11 points for Raiders (5-2)Oley Valley54Salisbury37Ryanne Wheeler 19 points, Morgan Snyder 15 for Lynx (4-4)Blue…

Wednesday’s Berks boys baskeball scoreboard

Dec 29, 2021

Devon Prep75Reading High71Ruben Rodriguez 17 points, Justin Walker 16 for Red Knights (6-1); Tide (6-0)Gov. Mifflin46Boyertown37Gerrell McNeil 14 points, Matt Harley 12 for Mustangs (4-4); Jake Kapp 14 points for BearsExeter52Cedar…

Wilson’s Cameron Jones, Jon Ramsey pick up Class 6A All-State honors

Dec 29, 2021

Nobody's ever going to kick to Cameron Jones again. Not after this. Not after seeing the Wilson junior named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 6A All-State team, in large part because of his extraordinary ability to return…

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