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2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union You could write a book about Joey Negron’s life. In fact, he already has, retelling the struggles of his early years growing up in…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union When Muhlenberg pulled off one-run road wins at Gov. Mifflin and Wilson on back-to-back days last week it should’ve opened some eyes around…

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union It would have seemed to be a no-brainer for Garrett Etzel to go for the head coaching job at his alma mater, Gov. Mifflin, when it…

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union When it comes to the “student” part of student-athlete, Stevie Mitchell scores at every level. The Wilson grad and Marquette junior…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union One day after a nine-inning walk-off loss at Wilson, Gov. Mifflin did the same to Conrad Weiser Tuesday. Ethan Grim scored on Dante…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Corey Schnoke loaded up the front of Twin Valley’s schedule with some challenges for a reason: He wanted his hitters to get used to facing strong…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Wilson beat Gov. Mifflin twice last season in division play but it was the third meeting, in the Berks championship game, that lingered with…

Gov. Mifflin and Wilson played for the BCIAA baseball championship last year and entered the season favored to play for the title again. They'll meet for the first time since last year's championship game Monday at 4:15 at Wilson…

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Chad Walters didn’t know he was coaching the Oley Valley boys basketball team until just a few weeks before the season tipped in…

By Seth Engle -- MikeDragoSports.com Penn State correspondent UNIVERSITY PARK — Joey Schlaffer knew the Beaver Stadium turf long before joining the Penn State program as a high-ranking tight end recruit early in 2023. His…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union The comeback was far from artistic, one crammed with walks, errors – even a batter hit by a pitch with the bases loaded – but that mattered…

By Seth Engle -- MikeDragoSports.com Penn State correspondent UNIVERSITY PARK — Jven Williams lunged toward his teammate, pushing forward with a right arm tattooed with Berks County's 6-1-0 area code across the bicep. In…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Fleetwood is off to one of its best starts in years but first-year coach Jon Chwatek knows things are about to get tougher. “The boys are…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union A week ago Muhlenberg coach Brian Kopetsky looked at his team’s upcoming schedule with a measure of dread: Five games in six days, including road…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Zack Zerbe was happy to spare his teammates a trip around the diamond while blazing across the bases as a grade school ballplayer. “I’ve always had speed,” Zerbe…

2024 Berks basketball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Garrett Etzel is headed home. The former Gov. Mifflin basketball standout is expected to be named head boys basketball coach at his…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union As a sophomore Gavin Miller pitched in the shadow of Exeter’s ace, Deven Sheerin. The Mount Saint Mary’s recruit took the lion’s share of the big…

The sun was but a rumor, the recent coming of spring a myth. The thermometer never challenged 50; light drops of rain dampened the shot put ring. Brady Mider was there anyway, patting dry that heavy metal sphere before each launch. …

He’s months away from returning to the basketball court – he faces a lengthy rehab after breaking his leg -- but already Kingston McKoy is making plans to add to an already outstanding all-around game. “I want to work…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent The best player in the Berks Girls League last year got even better this season. Wyomissing junior Amaya Stewart continued to elevate her game and raise the ceiling for…