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By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor For longtime Reading High basketball fans, one team has caused the most heartaches -- Chester. The Clippers always seemed to be the roadblock on the path to gold. In…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Addison Benner describes herself as an old soul. She has classic rock pumping into her earbuds and her basketball heroes are from a past generation. It’s AC/DC and…

Ruben Rodriguez hit both ends of a one-and-one with 18.9 seconds left and Reading High held on for a rare victory at Chester Wednesday, beating the Clippers 67-63. Rodriguez, coming off a career-high 35-point performance at…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks boys basketball player to find out what’s on his mind — on the court and off. Presented by Diamond Credit Union Aidan Sands, Berks Catholic Senior…

Matt Coldren didn't need to look far for a role model. He saw Reggie Weiss drive through West Lawn in his convertible on summer days -- tanned, cool, self-assured -- and knew. "That's who I wanted to be when I grew up," Coldren…

Colin Payne is not the guy you want to put at the foul line at the end of a game. The Gov. Mifflin Mustangs knew that, of course, but had little choice as they were forced to foul to make up a big deficit against Exeter Tuesday…

Cameron Jones is the engine that drives Wilson's basketball team. It's been a season of fits and stops for the Bulldogs, and for Jones, too. He still isn't in full basketball shape after an extended, and All-State, football season.…

Donovon Jack (Penn State photo) Donovon Jack, a three-time All-State pick who played on district championship teams at both Central Catholic and Berks Catholic, will be inducted into the Berks Catholic Hall of Fame Friday before…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent It doesn’t make sense on paper. Caroline Reedy shouldn’t get 15 rebounds against an opponent like Wilson. Berks Catholic’s 5-8 senior was giving up three inches to…

League play has only been in full swing for week, but it's not too early to look at potential Berks playoff match-ups, is? No, it never is. At this point Reading High and Muhlenberg are locks to make the eight-team Berks…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week Myles Grey has quickly gone from supporting role to leading man. With his Reading High team playing short-handed in recent weeks the 5-11 junior guard has stepped up his game,…

Justin Weller (Penn State photo) Justin Weller, a former Wilson wide receiver named the top walk-on at Penn State this season, announced Monday that he has entered the NCAA transfer portal. He has one year of eligibility remaining.…

Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week Even at less than 100 percent Alexis Hess is still the best player on the court most nights. The two-time All-Berks pick showed that last week when he scored 22 points and had…

It's hard to imagine a person, industry or institution in America that hasn't been negatively affected by COVID. We're closing in on one million deaths in the United States; close to 60 million have been infected by the virus. …

Like everyone who heard about Anthony Myers, Brian Rosenfeld was moved by his story. The feature producer at NFL Films first learned about the tragic, yet uplifting, story of the Berks Catholic running back through a mention by…

Ryan Koch couldn't contain a wide smile that broke across his face when asked about the match-up zone he and his Berks Catholic teammates faced Saturday afternoon. "If you're a shooter, you love to play a zone," Koch said. "That…

Nick Singleton plays the final game of his high school football career and what might be considered the first of his college career Saturday in the All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Gov. Mifflin running…

Once all of the PIAA's football classification changes settle into place Berks Catholic could emerge as one of the winners in District 3. The Saints will return to Class 3A status for the 2022 and 2023 seasons -- and could be back…

Trace Brown was part of the "White Out' throng at Beaver Stadium in 2016 when Penn State upset Ohio State, 24-21. That's all the recruiting the Nittany Lions needed to do to nab him. "(I knew right then) that's who I wanted to play…

This time Exeter's comeback bid was thwarted. Three nights after rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat Wilson, the Eagles dug out of an early 11-point hole and took the lead in the third quarter before Jack Miller and Berks…