Boys Soccer

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com Senior Correspondent Joey Petricoin had trouble sleeping those first few weeks. All he could think about was the penalty kick. How he could have converted. How his team could have kept…

By Jason Guarente -- Senior correspondent for MikeDragoSports.com. The memory that hit Jaedon Burkhart first, the one that made a smile sneak across his face, went back to the days he played on small, oval nets with no goalkeepers.…

Eleven of the 12 All-Berks selections in boys soccer graduated. Two of the three All-State picks are gone. Other than Oley Valley’s Chase Reifsnyder, the Player of the Year as a sophomore, there are no returning All-Stars. …

There’s always a favorite. That has been one constant in Berks boys soccer through recent years. Maybe it’s Wilson. Or Oley Valley. Or Fleetwood. Someone walks into each season carrying the burden, wanted or not, of being the team…

Jason Guarente Award-winning sportswriter Jason Guarente is joining the MikeDragoSports.com writing team. Guarente has written about Berks County soccer, football, basketball and track and field for the past 11 years. He will…

Dr. Robert Lombardi was named Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in 2012, and has worked for the state's high school athletics governing body since 1988. He has been the organization's chief…