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Mike Drago

Managing Editor

Mike Drago has written about sports at every level for parts of six decades, most notably at the Reading Eagle for 38 years.

He has earned more than two dozen Pennsylvania writing awards for his coverage of high school football and basketball and professional baseball.

He has covered the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies, the Reading Phillies and Penn State football, and chronicled the careers of notable Berks County athletes and future pros such as Lonnie Walker IV, Chad Henne, Donyell Marshall, Alex Anzalone, Michal Menet, Chris Finch, Ross Tucker, and Kerry Collins.

He has interviewed dozens Hall of Famers, including Mike Schmidt, Ted Williams, Pedro Martinez, Bill Walton, Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Bob Feller, Rickey Henderson, Cal Ripken Jr., Willie Stargell, Reggie White, and Joe Paterno, as well as Reading High grads Lenny Moore and Chuck Thompson.

Mike once jumped center against 6-8 Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Harold Carmichael (an episode that did not turn out well).

He was courtside to cover PIAA basketball championships for Reading High, was there to write about Wyomissing’s unbeaten run to a 2012 state football title and has written about countless other state, district and county championships in baseball, soccer, softball and track and field.

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.

Born in Baltimore, Md., and educated at the University of Maryland, Mike has called Berks County home since joining the Reading Eagle staff in 1983.

Jennifer Drago

Digital Director

Mike’s daughter Jennifer designed and built our website. She is a 2007 graduate of Holy Name (now Berks Catholic) and received a degree in Graphic and Web Design from Drexel University. She is now the Creative Director for the healthcare web development firm Fyra in Conshohocken, but her favorite job she’s ever had was in the upstairs ice cream stand at the Reading Phillies stadium, which had a great view of the games.

Susan Angstadt

Photographer

Susan Angstadt is a seasoned photojournalist who began her career in New York City. She went to Hunter College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She worked as a freelance photographer in New York for 14 years before returning to Berks County. Susan returned to Berks in 2001 and worked at the Reading Eagle for 18 years as a staff photographer, earning numerous photography awards. She currently lives in the city of Reading and runs her own photography business, Susan L. Angstadt Photography. She shoots for numerous colleges and universities, hospitals, non-profits, and various news outlets. To see more of her work, visit: www.susanlangstadt.com.

Pete Beck

Correspondent

Pete is a 2000 graduate of Albright College with a degree in Political Science. He is entering his 22nd year of teaching.

Pete has nine years of experience in sports journalism, beginning as a stringer for the Reading Eagle. He has covered football, soccer, field hockey and volleyball for the Eagle and football for MikeDragoSports.com since its inception in 2021.

Pete is the AP Capstone and Gifted Support teacher for Wyomissing Area High School, where he also coaches golf, girls basketball and boys and girls track and field, in addition to being the yearbook and Senior Class advisor.

Pete enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading, exercising, and gardening. He got three detentions for inciting a riot at a Central Catholic vs. Wyomissing boys basketball game in 1993 but has calmed down considerably since then.

Sam Cavalieri

Correspondent

Sam is a 2004 Penn State graduate with a degree in Marketing. He is the Sales Director and a correspondent for Mike Drago Sports. Sam has over 10 years of experience in sports journalism and has covered many sports and levels of play; he covered Berks football and basketball last season for MikeDragoSports.com. Sam has worked with businesses, small and large, on their marketing across the United States. He has consulted with business owners and decision-makers on what makes the most sense for their line of business within budgetary constraints. He is also comfortable working on the copy of your specific advertisement. He looks forward to working with businesses across Berks County and beyond. Sam enjoys playing golf, basketball, tennis, and bowling. He once broke his collarbone in a charity softball game.

Andrew Clauser

Correspondent

Andrew is a graduate of West Chester University where he earned a degree in Kinesiology and a graduate degree in Sport and Athletic Administration. He has been the owner of Fit This Way, a personal training business, since 2014. During his time in graduate school he interned for the sports information department at West Chester and in the athletic department at Wilson. Andrew was born and raised in Reading and graduated from Holy Name in 2001. He currently resides in Wyomissing with his wife Amy, daughter Neva, and the world’s craziest little dog, Bette. He has always been a follower of all Berks County sports; his favorite memory is witnessing Reading High win the state basketball title in Hershey.

Julie Cohen

Senior Correspondent

Julie was lucky enough to enjoy her dream job when she worked as a sportswriter for the Reading Eagle. Throughout her 20-year writing career, Julie covered high school sports, local and professional golf events, and spent several seasons as the Eagle’s beat reporter for the Reading Royals. She left reporting fulltime to focus on raising her three children.

Julie is most connected to the local golf and track and field communities. A four-time BCIAA and District 3 champion and competitor on the national junior golf tour, Julie played NCAA Division I golf for the University of Alabama, where she earned a Journalism degree.

She discovered her love for track and field early in her writing days while covering the District 3 and PIAA championships. She went on to win statewide awards for her feature stories on track athletes.

Julie currently works at ROG Orthodontics. She remains involved with golf by helping LPGA Hall of Famer and Berks native Betsy King organize a fundraising event for her charity, Golf Fore Africa. While she hits the links occasionally, Julie is more often found running in her neighborhood. She wouldn’t trade for anything her current days as a sports (and theatre) mom to teenagers Adelaide, Cameron and Vivian.

Chris DeAntonio

Correspondent

Chris is a 2016 graduate of Kutztown University. He has written for NBC Sports Philadelphia, the Pottstown Mercury and the Reading Eagle, covering football, boys and girls basketball, softball, baseball, volleyball, and soccer. He currently works as the Public Relations and Development Assistant at Prospectus Berco, a non-profit in Reading. When he’s not covering sports Chris enjoys running, watching sports (for fun), and spending time with his family.

Matt Gaffney

Correspondent

Matt is a sales communications manager in the corporate sector. He graduated from Kutztown University with an English/Professional Writing degree. He resides in Berks County with his wife, daughter and son. Matt enjoys spending free time with family and his dog, Bowie, playing guitar, music, hiking, reading, listening to podcasts, and talking sports, TV shows, and Quentin Tarantino films. Covering high school football for the first time, he’s able to cross that off his “bucket list.” Next on the list: see a Wilco concert at Red Rocks and a baseball game at Fenway Park.

Matt Hagy

Correspondent

Matt is a 2015 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania and currently serves as Director of Athletic Communications for Ursinus College. He began his writing career as a staff writer and then Sports Editor for the Daniel Boone school newspaper . Matt covered high school football for the Reading Eagle in 2019 and for MikeDragoSports.com last season. Matt was previously the Sports Information Director of Albright College for four years after beginning his sports information career as a graduate assistant at California University of Pennsylvania. Matt is a native of Douglassville and graduated from Daniel Boone in 2011. He currently lives in Pottstown with his wife Kristen.

Mike Hennelly

Correspondent

Mike is a 2024 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in digital and print journalism and a minor in sports studies.

While at Penn State he covered men’s hockey, men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and women’s lacrosse.

He writes for four different online sports blog sites, three of which deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mike is a huge Philadelphia sports fan, especially when it comes to the Eagles and Phillies. He reportedly cried like a baby when the Eagles lost a heartbreaker in Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Phil Marabella

Photographer

Phil is owner/photographer of Philmar Photography. He has been shooting Berks County high school sports for more than 18 years. He has served as the school photographer for Berks Catholic and Wyomissing for the past eight years. Before switching to a photography career in 2017, he worked for over 36 years in the electronics industry. Phil was born and raised in Shillington, graduated from Holy Name and currently live in Sinking Spring with his wife Stephanie; they have three children and three grandchildren.

Joe Mays

Photographer

Born and raised in Berks County, Joe has been covering Wilson football since 2010 and began photographing games and events for the Bulldogs football team in 2011. An avid amateur broadcaster, Joe and his co-host, Justin Raffauf, began a sports podcast together in Feb. 2011 which eventually led them to revive the old WilsonTV program, “The Bulldog Hour” in the summer of 2015. Since 2018 Joe has photographed dozens of other games featuring Wilson athletic programs, including state, district and county championships. His portfolio also includes the 2016 Big 33 Classic. Joe has been coaching youth football in the Wilson program since 2009. He resides with his wife Kelly and daughters Natalie and Hailey in Sinking Spring and works with his father and sister at their family business, Mays Sandwich Shop in West Lawn.

Sean McBryan

Correspondent

Sean McBryan started his communications career in 2017 with the Reading Eagle, shortly after graduating from Penn State. He covered Berks County girls soccer, bowling and USL League Two’s Reading United, while also running the Reading Eagle Twitter account on football Fridays and helping update BerksGameDay. Sean has written for numerous sites including FanSided, Rookie Road and EasternPAFooball. He recently graduated from Syracuse University with a M.S. in Communications and now covers basketball in the greater Philadelphia area for City of Basketball Love. A Berks County Native, Sean graduated from Gov. Mifflin high school. He resides in Lancaster, where he works as the Lancaster County District Attorney’s media specialist. Check out his portfolio.

Josh Micsky

Correspondent

Josh is a 2022 graduate of Widener University who has covered multiple sports on various levels.

He began his media career as an intern for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, helping to produce post-game interviews and contributing to game broadcast efforts. He was the sideline reporter for the now “Cosmic Baseball” famous Tri-City Chili Peppers in 2023.

Raised in York County, Josh has been involved in the high school sports scene since his days as a soccer player at Northern York. He works as a PIAA and USSF soccer official in the greater Harrisburg area.

Josh looks forward to meeting the players, coaches, and fans of Berks County and sharing their stories.

Logan Moyer

Correspondent

Logan is a student at Susquehanna University where is he is pursuing a degree in Journalism and Digitial Content with a minor in Photography. His work has appeared in eight publications or websites, including The Sentinel in Carlisle and The Daily Item in Sunbury. He joined the MikeDragoSports.com team in August. He is currently working towards his goal of becoming a full-time journalist covering high school sports. Logan is a native of Lancaster County. He is a 2022 graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg, where he played baseball and served as Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper. He also officiates baseball and basketball at various levels.

Clay Thomas Oberholtzer

Correspondent

Clay is a 2022 graduate of Ithaca College with a bachelor’s degree in Television-Radio. He primarily focused on sports media throughout his time at Ithaca.

He was a live and in-studio broadcast analyst for multiple Ithaca College Television and WICB Radio shows. Most of his time was spent as a reporter on the college’s football team and basketball teams.

In his time since graduating, Clay has been a play-by-play broadcaster, podcast host/editor and social media graphic designer for the NYCBL’s Cortland Crush in 2021-2022. He did the same for the USPHL’s Hershey Cubs in 2022-2024. He is also a contributor to the sports blog site, Gameday Journal.

Clay resides in his home town, Ephrata, with his fiancée Ashley. He works with his father at Denver Cold Storage Inc.

Mick Reinhard

Correspondent

Mick graduated from Kutztown University in 1992 with a degree in Computer and Information Sciences, and a concentration in Mathematics.

After hanging up his catcher’s gear playing in local adult baseball leagues, he began writing about the sport instead. He has covered the Harrisburg Senators since 2010 and was the beat writer for PennLive/The Patriot-News in 2016.

He is a freelance reporter who has covered high school sports for The Sentinel (Carlisle), The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown), the Bradford Era, The Courier Express (DuBois), as well as MikeDragoSports.com.

A Berks County native, Mick graduated from Kutztown High School in 1988. With stepsons Josh and Noah moved out, he lives with his wife, Chris, in Camp Hill.

Rick Woelfel

Correspondent

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