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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.

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week: Jack Durning of Wilson

Nov 2, 2021

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week Jack Durning is good at multi-tasking on the football field. Not only does the Wilson center have to make the line calls and snap the ball, he often has to confront a nose tackle lined up…

Wyomissing inches closer to the top of state rankings with playoffs about to start

Nov 2, 2021

Football fans clamor for the first state rankings to come out in August; they help build expectations and serve as a framework for the season about to unfold. At this point, and going forward, they're just window dressing. With the…

Muhlenberg’s Aaron Shuker: Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week

Nov 1, 2021

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week Aaron Shuker ended his high school football season on top. After some trying times throughout the year the Muhlenberg senior came up with a pair of Pick-Sixes to spark a 38-6…

Mifflin, Wyo loom as heavy favorites as District 3 Tournament field is released

Nov 1, 2021

(Corrected to show Hamburg's first-round opponent, Berks Catholic opening date) Defending champs Gov. Mifflin and Wyomissing return to the District 3 football tournament as overwhelming favorites to repeat when the 40th annual…

Wilson’s Jadyn Jones is Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week

Nov 1, 2021

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Wilson had the perfect weapon for a soggy Friday night and a must-win game: Powerful running back Jadyn Jones, a physical, between-the-tackles runner who can put his team on…

Four Downs: Four big takeaways from Week 10 in Berks football

Oct 31, 2021

Four takeaways from Week 10 of the 2021 high school football season: FIRST DOWN: Call this the year of the receiver Conrad Weiser's Aanjay Feliciano and Twin Valley's Trey Freeman have been doing a Mantle & Maris kind of…

Fleetwood, Boyertown, Schuylkill Valley qualify for postseason football berths (updated with game times)

Oct 31, 2021

Fleetwood, Schuylkill Valley and Boyertown will continue their football seasons in the Eastern Conference playoffs this week. The Tigers (6-4) will host the Bears (4-6) in the Class 5A/6A championship game Friday at 7. The…

District 3 football pairings (updated with brackets)

Oct 31, 2021

All games Friday at higher-seeded team's home field (unless noted) CLASS 6A QUARTERFINALS (Click here for bracket)No. 1 Central York (10-0)vs.No. 8 Manheim Township (6-4)No. 4 York High (7-2)vs.No. 5 Wilson (7-3)No. 2 Harrisburg…

Jerry Kapp catches TD pass as Kutztown U locks up spot in PSAC championship

Oct 30, 2021

Kutztown clinched a return trip to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship game with a 30-7 win over Millersville Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd of 4,125 at Andre Reed Stadium. Boyertown's Jerry Kapp caught…

Wyomissing closes out third straight perfect regular season with military-like precison (updated with box score)

Oct 30, 2021

Some of the coaches at Wyomissing groan when Spartans head coach Bob Wolfrum returns from one of his fact-finding missions to the U.S. Army Military Academy. Andy Wolfrum coaches football at West Point and often shares defensive…

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