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The mental approach and skill set that carried Matt Lytle to the highest levels of football are rooted in his beginnings as a quarterback with the Wyomissing Spartans. He threw for more yards than anyone in program history and…

You wouldn’t think that a gadget play called in a Central vs. Southern junior high game could change someone’s life, but it did. Chad Henne was always fast; running back seemed like the right spot for him. He had a strong arm, too,…

The Class of 2023 will go down as one of the most talented and successful of the 20 selected by the Berks County Football Coaches Association. The current Hall of Fame class includes six members, who will be inducted at the annual…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Benjamin F. Pierce -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG — It turned into a running joke among Addie Cohen’s teammates. No one wants…

Full disclosure: I like Rick Keeley. I mean, it would be hard not to. You will never meet a more positive, friendly, caring soul in your life. Except for 10 or 12 Friday nights a year, when he’s on the sideline coaching football…

(Times and distances posted on pa.milesplit.com as of May 27) Berks Boys 100Harrison CronanTwin Valley10.85200Vincent AcinapuraTwin Valley22.46400Ben GrundyTwin Valley50.38800Anthony EngleTwin…

College football coaches around the country know all about Exeter tight end Zach Zandier, a 6-5 rising senior who has more than two dozen Division I offers. They might want to check out his little brother, too. Jayden Zandier, a…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG --  The hardware hanging around Brady Mider’s neck prompted proper pause. Shiny…

After earning Berks Player of the Year as a junior Tyler Minick spent the offseason getting stronger and faster. The results were evident as he batted .431 and led Gov. Mifflin to the Berks baseball championship this season. He…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. Luke Martinez wishes it wasn’t this way; the Schuylkill Valley junior wishes he could pop a big jump on his first or second sprint down the runway during meets, but…