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Logan Klitsch spent his Fridays last fall throwing touchdown passes and his Saturdays baking cupcakes. Following every Conrad Weiser win he and Natalie Skovera, the daughter of Scouts offensive coordinator Brett Skovera, got…

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Bears skills players, front…

It couldn't have been easy being the third Yocum brother to come through the Exeter football program. Kyle and Chase set the bar awfully high. They posted a string of scoring, rushing and passing records and were cornerstones in…

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Linebackers, from left: Brett…

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Saints skills…

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Mustangs linemen, from left: Jose…

Carter Speyerer spent a ton of time in the offseason working on his quarterback skills, but the Daniel Boone senior doesn't talk much about that. Ask what he needs to do to improve his game and he talks about his Blazers teammates…

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Muhls quarterbacks, from left:…

Daniel Boone Blazers Photo Day Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. …

Over the next two weeks, MikeDragoSports.com will be visiting local football camps for photographs and interviews with Berks players and coaches. Check back each day for more pictures and stories. Exeter backs, from left, Phillip…

(Second of two parts) Brandon George was a true triple threat at Berks Catholic: He could beat you on offense, defense, or special teams. He's become a triple threat of a different sort at the University of Pittsburgh:…

(First of two parts) Football is not fun. That's the message Brandon George shared with players at Berks Catholic last week. What's that? Not fun? Brandon George wore a permanent smile during his years at Berks…

Hector Tiburcio transformed his game last summer playing with the Penn Playmakers. He was a forward and key inside presence for Antietam during his sophomore season with the Mounts but the Playmakers, with active bigs such as Edwin…

The lead dog on a sled is the strongest, fastest and most tenacious. It sets the tone for the grueling race ahead. It was no surprise that when the Wilson football coaches instituted their Lead Dog award during the troubling…

Joey Schlaffer always looked up to his older brothers, Christian and Michal Menet -- at least until he got to junior high. He's looked down upon them ever since. Schlaffer went through an incredible growth spurt that saw him shoot…

Matt Weiser always knew he wanted to coach. He just didn't envision doing it at a small, all-boys Catholic high school just across the river from Canada, some 300 miles from home. He was an All-State tight end at Conrad Weiser…

Kutztown University won the Pennsylvania Conference Eastern Division championship in 2019; two years later the league's coaches don't have much faith the Golden Bears can do it again. Kutztown was picked to finish third in the East…

No. 1 One of the biggest storylines in Berks this season is Nick Singleton's pursuit of the all-time Berks rushing mark. He would've grabbed that record last year had Gov. Mifflin played a full schedule, but COVID got in the way.…

Mason McElroy was ready to walk away from football a year ago at this time. He saw his senior season at Kutztown University canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak and thought that was it. He figured he'd graduate the following…

Eden Johnson ended last season playing quarterback at Gov. Mifflin, but it wasn't the way he envisioned it. Ruled ineligible for the playoffs because of his late transfer from West Catholic in Philadelphia, the best he could do was…