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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.

Here are 10 dusty Berks football records that have been on the books a long time

Aug 21, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Records, as they say, are made to be broken. And they usually are . . . eventually. Some just take longer than others. Granted, no one…

Top Players to Watch in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League for 2025

Aug 21, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union (This story was originally published July 21) It'll be a year a major change in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League, with the…

Week 1: Berks/L-L football schedule, presented by Diamond Credit Union

Aug 21, 2025

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Southern coach preparing for opener vs. Wyomissing as though it was a playoff game

Aug 21, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Jim Roth loves the atmosphere surrounding a state playoff game. That’s why the Southern Columbia football coach puts Wyomissing at the…

List: Where more than 120 Berks grads are playing college football this season

Aug 21, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Nick Singleton, you know all about: The Gov. Mifflin grad is not only a star at Penn State but considered one of the top tailbacks in the…

Berks Catholic should get a lift with addition of Jeremiah Camara

Aug 20, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union A tumultuous situation revolving around Reading High’s basketball program could have an impact on the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 5…

Who will be behind center for Friday’s openers: A breakdown for each Berks team

Aug 20, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Tyler Hartranft didn’t want to be in this position a couple days shy of Hamburg’s season-opener. The Hawks’ first-year coach wanted…

New Hamburg coach excited for Friday’s debut

Aug 20, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union For a guy about to coach his first real football game, Tyler Hartranft sounds pretty calm. He’ll make his debut as Hamburg’s head…

Game of the Week: Wyomissing vs. Southern Columbia, presented by Kevin Miller of Berkshire Investment Group

Aug 19, 2025

Wyomissing (10-3) vs. Southern Columbia (7-5) (2024 records) Kick: Friday, 7, at Tiger Stadium, Catawissa. Series: Wyomissing leads 2-0. Last meeting: Justice Hardy ran for three first-half touchdowns…

Correll Akings, Palmer Reber, Ben Grundy highlight Berks ‘Watch List’

Aug 18, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union The Berks "Watch List" is a companion to the "Starting Lineup," which features the 13 top players in Berks football, as selected by…

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