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After a rugged debut week the "Fearless Friday Football Forecast" is back and better than ever. Well, hopefully. MikeDragoSports.com staff writers and photographers, along with Jeff Reinhart of football partner LNP/Lancasteronline,…

Here it is, the much anticpated debut of the "Fearless Friday Football Forecast." MikeDragoSports.com staff writers and photographers, along with Jeff Reinhart of LNP/Lancasteronline, will pick the games each week, we'll keep…

As we approach the start of a major change in the Berks football landscape MikeDragoSports.com is excited to announce a landmark partnership with LNP | LancasterOnline to provide readers throughout the region unprecedented coverage of…

When I began covering high school football at the Reading Eagle a while back -- oh, like 40 years back -- members of the sports staff participated in the weekly "Pigskin Picks." We picked winners in the local games -- and our…

Last week, when introducing the "Berks Cup" as a way of ranking the top Berks County athletic programs, it was mentioned that the 2021-22 season was hardly a banner one for Berks boys. Not the case for Berks girls. Thirteen…

During my years with the Reading Eagle sports department I pitched a lot of ideas. Some were met with approval and put into action, such as the football-only preseason preview tab, a special section for the All-Berks teams and the…

College football recruiting is all about the three S's: size, strength and speed. If you don't have the "measurables" -- if you're not tall enough, strong enough, fast enough -- top college programs don't see you. Lucas Palange…

Do we need a shot clock in Pennsylvania high school basketball? Most fans would say yes; they don't like to see a team hold the ball. It's not the way basketball should be played, they reason. Boring, too. Most coaches would…

Kyle Conrad wishes you weren't reading this story. He'd prefer not to be the focus of it. He'd rather remain on the sidelines, off center stage, the way he does during Gov. Mifflin basketball games. He'd sooner ask how you're…

Next week, when basketball teams across the Commonwealth clinch a trip to the state championship game fans will inevitably throw Hershey Kisses into the air. It's become a rite of passage, a way to celebrate a trip to Hershey, where…