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The showdown for first place in Division IV of the Berks Conference between Antietam and Tulpehocken turned into a duel between the Mounts' Josh McKoy and the Trojans' David Bednarczyk. Each finished with 29 points but McKoy and…

With Reading High's leading scorer still not back on the floor junior guard Myles Grey has taken it upon himself to carry a bigger part of the scoring load. One game after reaching a career high against Berks Catholic he took it up…

Matt Coldren figured no around the Berks Conference was upset to see his Wilson basketball team open league play with three straight defeats -- something the Bulldogs hadn't experienced for at least 50 years, maybe longer. Some…

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.) Wilson stormed back from a 17-point deficit to record a much-needed victory, beating Muhlenberg 57-56 Thursday in a Berks Conference Division I-II crossover game at…

Wilson's Matt Coldren, Reading High's Rick Perez and Berks Catholic's Snip Esterly are each on the verge of a coaching milestone. With his next win Coldren will tie Reggie Weiss's record for most coaching victories with the…

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 Jake Mierzwinski, Exeter Senior guard …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The exciting part, or the frightening part if you’re one of Fleetwood’s opponents, is Alexis Hess is still barely scratching the surface. It’s not youth that’s her…

Commercial fisherman know when they cast their large nets for tuna they're bound to pull up a few dolphins in the process. It's unavoidable. The same goes for the PIAA's Competition Formula, which bumps a school's football team…

Wyomissing's boys basketball program has been shut down, due to a COVID situation within the team. The Spartans were scheduled to play three games this week: Tuesday at home against Fleetwood, Thursday at Schuylkill Valley and…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent There aren’t many players like Isis Dojan these days. Even the 6-footers often want to be guards. Dojan is willing to camp out on the low block, take the punishment…

Myles Grey didn't show his nerves during Reading High's run to a state championship last season. The sophomore looked as smooth and poised as any veteran player during tense playoff battles against Wilson, Upper St. Clair and…

Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week Shakyla Mayo made a pair of game-winning plays without taking a shot to help Gov. Mifflin win the Hershey Holiday Tournament last week. That tells you a little about what kind of…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Player of the Week No one around Fleetwood was surprised that it was Jake Karnish who hit the game-winning shot to the lift the Tigers over Brandywine Heights in the 57th annual Tiger Classic last week.…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent MILLERSVILLE — At some point in the distant future, the number will look like a misprint. It has to be, right? No one scores 25.5 points per game. Lauren Lister did.…

Nate Millard's Daniel Boone teammates made fun of him when he would run directly off the field after kicking off, but the diminutive freshman was just following coach's orders. Rob Flowers, the Blazers' head coach, liked the power…

Tanner Maddocks didn't grow up playing baseball, but some pitches he threw led to a football scholarship at Villanova. He was training for his senior football season at Fleetwood last spring when an instructor, noticing his…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent LITITZ — They wanted to avoid this matchup if possible. It was hard to be on opposite sides. A coach going against his former player who has become a good friend. Fate…

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No asterisk, no excuses and no cause for concern. That's the takeaway from Reading High's first loss of the season, 75-71 Wednesday to a really good Devon Prep team in the championship game of the Reading Holiday Tournament. …

Nobody's ever going to kick to Cameron Jones again. Not after this. Not after seeing the Wilson junior named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 6A All-State team, in large part because of his extraordinary ability to return…