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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.
College football has never gotten old for Pittsburgh’s Brandon George
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His teammates at the University of Pittsburgh call him “Gramps,” “Unc” or “Old Man.”
Brandon George accepts the digs with a smile, and…
Exeter’s Wegman, Wilson’s Hunsicker unanimous picks on Berks’ Big School team
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Conrad Weiser's Alan Moyer (PhilMarPhoto)
Exeter offensive tackle Logan Wegman and Wilson outside linebacker Christo Hunsicker are…
Triple threat Justice Hardy a standout on BCFCA Small School squad
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Wyomissing's Bob Wolfrum. (Tim Macrina photo)
Justice Hardy stands out on the inaugural BCFCA Small School All-Berks team for several…
Conrad Weiser grad goes out with national championship
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Matt Noll went out on top.
The Conrad Weiser grad helped Jackson State beat South Carolina State 28-7 Saturday in the annual…
It’s the best of the best in the Lancaster-Lebanon League: The ‘Big 37’
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The backfield includes a pair of 2,000-yard rushers, three 2,000-yard passers, and a dual-threat quarterback who has run and passed for…
Dream season was no fantasy for Offensive Player of the Year
Most running backs can only dream about a 2,000-yard season.
For Jayden Zandier it was a goal.
“I knew it was going to be hard with our schedule and knowing how I wasn’t going to play that much against some of those…
Defensive Player of the Year’s ‘motor never stopped’ running for Spartans
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Manning the 'Field Side' or 'Sam' linebacker spot in Wyomissing’s 3-4 defense requires a wide skill set. A player has to be fast enough…
‘Game-wrecker’ Logan Wegman put it all on the line for Exeter
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Lineman of the Year
Logan Wegman had no chance.
The 185-pound Exeter freshman regularly went against 6-6, 280-pound tackle Anthony…
Panthers’ Logan Cammauf, Raiders’ Carter Faubel among Berks defensive leaders
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Reading High's Gabriel Laws: 10.5 tackles per game.
(Statistics provided by teams.)
Berks tackles leaders
(Solo tackles plus…