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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.
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(Story updated to indicate Big School team will be announced Tuesday.)
Palmer Reber
Palmer Reber and Anthony Zatorski will line up!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Two-time All-State pick has become a big target for college recruiters
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It would’ve been hard not to notice the things Justice Hardy has done on the football field the past three seasons for Wyomissing.
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Berks players again shut out on Big 33 Classic roster
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Berks County’s Big 33 drought continues.
For the third straight year no Berks player was selected for Pennsylvania’s Big 33 roster,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Fleetwood football coach resigns after six seasons with the program
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Fleetwood is looking for a new head football coach for the first time in five years after Steve Pangburn turned in his resignation last!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Brandon George: ‘I feel like I’m meant to play in the NFL’
Brandon George didn’t get on the field for a single play during his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs, but he has no doubt he soon will.
“I felt like I belonged,” the Berks Catholic grad says of his first NFL season.
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Wyomissing gains early victory against an old foe: The PIAA (updated)
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(Story corrected to show Wyomissing lost to Twin Valley in 2025 regular season, not the postseason.)
The Wyomissing Spartans earned!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Hamburg athletic director Aaron Menapace receives top state honor
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Aaron Menapace, long respected for his work as Hamburg athletic director and with the Berks football community, has been selected!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Berks Catholic kicker earns national recognition
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Months after earning All-State, All-Berks, and all-league honors Berks Catholic’s Alexi Reali is to drawing national recognition.
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Record-setting tailback commits to Kutztown University
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(Updated to correct college major.)
Even as Leo Brown was on his way to a Berks County rushing record his coach at Exeter, Matt Bauer,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Wilson grad excited to return to home state, coach cornerbacks at Penn
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Isaiah Gilmore says that the most influential people in his life have been coaches. Now, as a football coach at the University of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…



