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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.

Season preview: Schuylkill Valley Panthers

Schuylkill Valley coach Bruce Harbach Classification: Class 3A League: Berks Section 2 Schedule: Click here Last season: 1-5 league, 1-6 overall Last District 3 playoff appearance: 2014 Head coach: Bruce Harbach,…

Season preview: Conrad Weiser Scouts

Conrad Weiser coach Alan Moyer Classification: Class 4A League: Berks Section 2 Schedule: Click here Last season: 5-0 league, 6-1 overall Last District 3 playoff appearance: 2020 Head coach: Alan Moyer, 19th…

Season preview: Daniel Boone Blazers

Daniel Boone head coach Rob Flowers PIAA classification: 5A League: Berks Section 1 Schedule: Click here Last season: 1-3 league, 2-6 overall Last District 3 playoff appearance: 2014 Head coach: Rob Flowers,…

Jason Guarente joining coverage team at MikeDragoSports

Jason Guarente Award-winning sportswriter Jason Guarente is joining the MikeDragoSports.com writing team. Guarente has written about Berks County soccer, football, basketball and track and field for the past 11 years. He will…

Season preview: Berks Catholic Saints [updated]

Saints coach Rick Keeley Classification: Class 4A League: Berks Section 1 Last season: 3-1 league, 5-3 overall Schedule: Click here Last District 3 playoff appearance: 2019 Head coach: Rick Keeley, 11th season,…

Season preview: Hamburg Hawks

Hamburg coach Jeff Chillot Classification: Class 3A League: Berks Section 2 Last season: 3-3 league, 3-3 overall Last District 3 playoff appearance: 2015 Head coach: Jeff Chillot, first season Key losses:…

Schuylkill Valley Panthers Photo Day 2021

In the weeks leading up to the season opener, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Linemen, from…

Brad Hoffman looking to make big impact with Bulldogs

There's a side of Brad Hoffman that's looking for a collision; that's the linebacker side of him. The other side -- the quarterback part -- is learning to be more judicious. Slide once he's run for the first down. Dart out of…

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