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1 Among Pennsylvania teams with 500 or more wins, Manheim Central and Wilson rank third and fourth, respectively, in terms of winning percentage. The Barons are at .716, the Bulldogs at .710. Ridley is No. 1, at .775. Southern…

Jven Williams is having a better week than you -- and just about everybody else. Jven Williams In the span of four days the 6-5, 310-pound Wyomissing junior has picked up six Division I offers, from Pittsburgh, Boston College,…

The guys on offense usually grab the majority of the headlines at Wyomissing; the Spartans are usually so consistent on that side of the ball. Not right now: Defense has been the most efficient unit at Wyomissing. The Spartans…

Manheim Central may have one of the most dominant football programs in the state but it had no defense against the coronavirus. Like every other team in Pennsylvania the Barons' offseason was disrupted heading into 2020; the…

Reading High has postponed its football game Friday against North County (Md.) and likely will have to cancel its Week 6 game with Gov. Mifflin after the program was suspended following a brush with COVID. Red Knights coach Andre…

MikeDragoSports.com will be covering five games Friday night. Check back late Friday night for stories on each, and final scores for all games. FRIDAY Manheim Central (4-0 at Wilson (2-2), 7(follow Mike Drago for…

Gov. Mifflin (4-0) vs. Episcopal Academy (3-0) Kick: Friday, 7, at Smith Field, Newtown Square Series: First meeting About the Mustangs: Ranked No. 1 in state in Class 5A... Have won 17 straight regular season games,…

Not many players can crack Gov. Mifflin’s starting lineup from Day 1. Olivia Swartz was one of those players. Coach Ed Deren placed her in the midfield as a freshman and watched her grow. Four seasons came and went. From Gillian…

Reading Berks Basketball Association board member Mike Schorn, left, joins Distinguished Achievement Award Winners, from left: Calvin Yoh, Steve Hahn, Jarra Rusnock Dennis and Mike Mayer. Steve Hahn was honored Wednesday night by…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks football player, to find out what’s on his mind — on the field and off. Presented by ATT Sports, Inc. Alex Vassallo Alex Vassallo, Daniel Boone …

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent If there was any lingering doubt, this result should remove it. Brandywine Heights is going to be a factor in Berks boys soccer this season. The Bullets traveled to…

GoBigRecruiting.com Game of the Week Manheim Central (4-0) vs. Wilson (2-2) Kick: Friday, 7, at Gurski Stadium. Series: Bulldogs lead 8-4. Last meeting: Wilson won 40-21 at Manheim in 2020. Kaleb Brown passed for three…

Listen to Mike Drago and Jeff Reinhart of lancasteronline.com talk about the opening week of play in the Lancaster-Lebanon League on the Mike Drago Sports Podcast: Week 5. This is the 50th anniversary season of football in the L-L.…

Diamond Credit Union Lineman of the Week Tight ends are hybrid players: Part lineman, part receiver. It's a tough combination of mental and physical skills but Conrad Weiser's Josh Pazdrick has the right mix to be effective at…

Even with a dominating performance against state-ranked Harrisburg there was no place higher for Gov. Mifflin to go in the state rankings -- the Mustangs reached No. 1 the Class 5A last week for the first time in program history. …

The bar is set a little higher when you're dealing with Nick Singleton. Thanks to former SportsCenter great Dan Patrick it's now a cliche to say, "You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him," but that's just the reality…

After two straight wins the last thing Rob Flowers and his Daniel Boone football team wanted was to sit on the sidelines in Week 5. The Blazers had an open date on their schedule until today, when they were able to pick up a game…

Body Zone Physical Therapy Defensive Player of the Week Wyomissing's field-side outside linebacker has a lot of responsibilities. He has to cover receivers in open space, come up to play the run and sometimes blitz the…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Conrad Weiser offensive coordinator Brett Skovera says the term "dual-threat quarterback" if often over-used -- but not in Logan Klitsch's case. "He’s a true definition,"…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Brandywine Heights was one minute away last year. If the Bullets held their lead against Antietam, they would have won Berks IV and qualified for the county…