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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.

Coaches’ All-State picks include four from Wyomissing, three from Reading High

Jan 3, 2025

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Sophomore Justice Hardy and junior Keegan Maher are among four Wyomissing players and 11 Berks players selected to the Pennsylvania…

Kutztown Cougars’ biggest victory comes after the season

Dec 30, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union The Kutztown Cougars are trying to win football games, not good conduct awards. The DNA of the program head coach Larry Chester has built…

College wrap: Updates on two dozen Berks alums playing Division I football (updated)

Dec 29, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Here’s an update on former Berks standouts playing at the Division I level this season: Caleb Brewer, Penn State The 6-4, 288-pound…

Muhls’ Small, Exeter’s Wegman, Zandier slam-dunk 5A All-State picks

Dec 29, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Months before Cameron Small had his first carry for Muhlenberg his coaches knew he was the guy, and that big things were about to happen…

Gruber and Glover connect once again: On Class 6A All-State team

Dec 28, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Wilson has produced many outstanding tight ends over the years. John Gilmore went on to play at Penn State and then in the NFL for 10…

Raiders’ Evan Myers, Carter Faubel, Spartans’ Justice Hardy make All-State

Dec 28, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Evan Myers didn’t have to look far for inspiration when he was a kid. Twin Valley’s record-setting quarterback, Zach Gardner, lived just…

Lancaster Catholic’s Brandon Way earns spot on Class 2A All-State team

Dec 28, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Jase Ferguson, who completed over 70 percent of his passes in leading Central Clarion to its first PIAA championship game, has been named…

Schuylkill Valley Panthers hit a triple on Class 3A All-State team

Dec 27, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union It may have seemed like hyperbole at the time but early in his first year at Schuylkill Valley Bruce Harbach compared some of his…

Muncy wrestling champ runs away with Class 1A Player of the Year

Dec 27, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Muncy running back Austin Johnson, a PIAA wrestling champ, earned his third straight spot on the Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 1A…

24 intriguing numbers that wrap up the 2024 Berks football season

Dec 25, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union .694 Berks Catholic quarterback Zach Suski’s completion percentage, highest in a single season in Berks history. That eclipsed the…

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