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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.

Saturday’s boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Reading High52La Salle College32Daniel Alcantara 28 for Red Knights (4-0)Spring-Ford52Exeter51 OTColin Payne 14, Joey Schlaffer 12 for Eagles (3-2)Hempfield57Gov. Mifflin51 OTGerrell McNeil 19, Matt Harley 10 for Mustangs (2-2); Black…

Jven Williams is Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Year

Before the season kicked off in August few people outside of Wyomissing knew much about Jven Williams' potential on the football field. He was a backup lineman as a sophomore and didn't draw his first varsity start until the…

Tulpehocken wins key early battle in Berks IV

When you play basketball at Tulpehocken and start to do things Charlie Copp did, you know you're doing pretty well. David Bednarczyk had a big second half to lead the Trojans back from an early defict in a 62-51 win at Oley Valley…

Mustangs ride a Harley to miraculous win over Bulldogs

The play called in the huddle with 23 seconds left and the game tied didn't work out but that didn't matter to Matt Harley. He was determined to take the final shot anyway. "I was going good," said the Gov. Mifflin senior. "I know…

Friday’s boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Reading High66Exeter40Gov. Mifflin54Wilson52Matt Harley 22 for Mustangs (2-1); Cleveland Harding 19 for Bulldogs (3-1)Berks Catholic59Conrad Weiser45Aidan Sands 17 for the Saints (4-0); Adam Noll 12 for Scouts (0-3)Muhlenberg80Daniel…

You could write a book about it

For years Tony Zonca considered Reading High's 1982-83 team his personal favorite among the 50 or so Red Knights basketball teams he has watched. The team included Pat Tulley, Charlie Chisholm and Rodney Hodge; it was coached by…

Wednesday’s boys baskeball scoreboard (complete)

Muhlenberg59Easton51Tashiro Alexis 18, Xzavion Robertson 15 for Muhls (3-0)Ephrata40Conrad Weiser32Charlie Dobb 7 points for Scouts (0-2)Fleetwood71Daniel Boone18Jake Karnish 22, Aidan Soumas 12 for Tigers (3-0)Oley…

Nick Singleton officially makes it official

When he pulled on a Penn State cap back in July and said, "We Are," Nick Singleton thought it was finally over. He thought the months and months of endless calls and text messages from college coaches would finally end after he…

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