Berks Catholic

Full disclosure: I like Rick Keeley. I mean, it would be hard not to. You will never meet a more positive, friendly, caring soul in your life. Except for 10 or 12 Friday nights a year, when he’s on the sideline coaching football…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Brady Mider and Alex Witmer were typical schoolboy friends glued together by shared…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG - Brady Mider certainly makes coaching easy. “I just lead the cheering…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent All was quiet far outside the stadium where the throwers were chasing big numbers. The…

Often it seemed as if there was no stopping Josiah Jordan when he had a football tucked under his arm or he was racing downcourt dribbling a basketball. The same is becoming true on the track. The Berks Catholic senior,…

Before his freshman season began Chase Kegerise had no idea how much he would get on the mound for Oley Valley. With last year’s ace, Luke Macdonald, graduated and Chase Reifsnyder unable to pitch because of a hand injury the Lynx…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The prestige of the Penn Relays was palpable the moment Twin Valley’s distance runners arrived at Franklin Field Friday. Anthony Engle and the Raiders…

Parker Nein spent so much time in trouble Wednesday afternoon you expected him to be called into the principal’s office at any moment. The Berks Catholic junior was constantly working from the stretch; every time he peeked over his…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent 1. Wyomissing breakout The Spartans’ 28 wins are the most by a Berks girls team since Boyertown went 28-5 on its way to the PIAA Class 6A title in 2017. The Spartans won…

Top players to watch in Division III of the Berks Baseball League in 2023: (listed in alphabetical order) Luke Bensinger, Hamburg: Shortstop led division champs with 21 runs scored as a junior. Had .457 on-base average with…