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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.

Week 1: Berks/L-L football Scoreboard, presented by Diamond Credit Union (updated with Saturday finals)

Aug 25, 2024

FRIDAY’S GAMESQTPhoenixville41Reading High16FExeter36Daniel Boone0FGov. Mifflin35Pleasant Valley0FMuhlenberg29Schuylkill Valley20FConrad Weiser24Abington 7FFleetwood48Kutztown12FTwin Valley42Berks…

Justice Hardy, Spartans, get the better of state champion Tigers

Aug 24, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU By Mike Drago -- MikeDragoSports.com Managing Editor Wyomissing’s Bob Wolfrum may not have had as many wins or state championships as the coach on the opposite…

Mustangs O-line sets the tone, Grady Garner follows its lead in four-TD opener

Aug 24, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU By Mike Drago -- MikeDragoSports.com Managing Editor Grady Garner had big shoes to fill when he took over the fullback job at Gov. Mifflin. A decade earlier…

Reading High can’t keep up with high-scoring Phoenixville

Aug 24, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU By Josh Micsky -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent At first glance Reading High’s 41-16 season-opening loss to Phoenixville looks like a blowout. That's not…

Riley Martinez throws three TDs as Exeter gains Pig Iron Bowl victory

Aug 24, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU By Mike Hennelly -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Exeter secured the 59th Pig Iron Bowl Friday in a blowout fashion. The final score was 36-0 and the game…

Five Fast Friday Football Facts for Week 1

Aug 23, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU 1 Muhlenberg and Wilson each kick off their 80th season, the Muhls tonight, the Bulldogs Saturday. The Muhls debuted in 1945 under head coach Scoop Clemens…

No bull: Wyomissing vs. Southern as big as they get when it comes to season-openers

Aug 23, 2024

Jim Roth of Southern Columbia and Bob Wolfrum of Wyomissing are the winningest active football coaches in Pennsylvania. They have won nearly 85 percentage of their games over the past 40 years. One of those coaching icons will sit…

Week 1: Berks/L-L football schedule, presented by Diamond Credit Union, and who to follow for updates

Aug 22, 2024

FRIDAY’S GAMESWHO TO FOLLOW:MikeDragoSports.com/LNP coveragePhoenixvillevs.Reading High@JoshMicskyMDSExetervs.Daniel Boone@MikeHennBCFBPleasant Valleyvs.Gov. Mifflin@MDrago59Schuylkill…

Game of the Week: Wyomissing vs. Southern Columbia

Aug 22, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Wyomissing vs. Southern Columbia Kick: Saturday, 1:30, at Bob Wolfrum Field. Coaches: Southern Columbia: Jim Roth, 40th season, 499-68-2; Wyomissing: Bob…

Who will be behind center this weekend as Berks football season kicks off

Aug 21, 2024

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Quarterback is easily the most visible and arguably most important position on the football field. Other than a few notable exceptions – John Shaffer on 1986…

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