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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.

Section 2: Exeter’s Joel Ummarino named top Offensive & Defensive lineman

Dec 3, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Exeter's Jayden Ware defends a pass against Conestoga Valley. (Chris Knight/LNP photo) Exeter coach Matt Bauer often says the success…

Manheim Central grad national finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy

Dec 3, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Kutztown University quarterback Judd Novak has been named a national finalist for the 2025 Harlon Hill Trophy, presented to the…

Game of the Week: Twin Valley vs. Southern Lehigh, presented by Kevin Miller of Berkshire Investment Group (updated)

Dec 3, 2025

PIAA Class 4A championship Twin Valley (14-0) vs. Southern Lehigh (14-1) Kick: Thursday, 7, at Chapman Field, Mechanicsburg. Series: First meeting. How they got here: District 3 champ Twin Valley…

Twin Valley opponent Soutern Lehigh has made a habit of pulling out close ones

Dec 3, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union No one can say Southern Lehigh isn’t battle-tested heading into its PIAA Class 4A championship game Thursday against Twin Valley. The…

It took extraordinary vision to see Twin Valley playing for a state title

Dec 2, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Jerry Wilczynski saw Twin Valley football during its infancy, during its days struggling to gain a foothold on the established programs…

State rankings: It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 in PIAA Class 4A championship game

Dec 2, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union It’ll be No. 1 vs. No. 2 when Twin Valley meets Southern Lehigh Thursday for the PIAA Class 4A championship. Each team held its spot…

List of Berks’ state football champions is a short one

Dec 1, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union There is just one name on the list of Berks football champs: Wyomissing. The Spartans won each of their 16 games in 2012, the last a…

Berks’ winningest football seasons

Dec 1, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Twin Valley's Greyson Miller holds aloft District 3 championship trophy Friday. (PhilMarPhoto) …

PIAA football championship schedule

Dec 1, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union All games played at Cumberland Valley's Chapman Field. Thursday1ABishop Guilfoyle (12-2)Clairton (14-1)1:004ASouthern Lehigh…

Raiders believe every week is a Super Bowl, and now they’re playing in one

Nov 30, 2025

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union This was a game like no other Brett Myers – who took his Middletown teams to three state championship games – had ever coached. It…

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