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By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent A gold medal always tells a story. The tale of a title for Chanel Hercules is one of sheer surprise. Fleetwood’s current track and field queen…

Brady Mider had the best of both worlds last spring. He regularly competed head-to-head with the best shot-putter in the state, Wyomissing’s Jven Williams, but with little cost: No one ever expected him to win at a major…

After scoring the last of his 2,008 career points, after winning the last of his dozen championships, Ruben Rodriguez was emotionally drained and physically exhausted. He had nothing left to give. “I’m done,” he said, relieved and…

It’s incredible to see how quickly Amaya Stewart has transformed her game -- and she’s only just getting started. She was not close to being the best player on the court when she joined Reading’s KTB youth organization as a…

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Donyell Marshall became an overnight sensation in the summer of 1990, just before his senior year at Reading High. No one outside of Pennsylvania knew much about him until he attended the NIKE All-American ABCD Camp at…

The most successful postseason in Berks boys basketball history provided a slew of memorable games – four of which went into overtime. With Reading High winning the Class 6A title, Exeter reaching the 5A title game and…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor Players such as Ruben Rodriguez and Lonnie Walker IV usually emerge about once a generation. If this were meant to be a review of the last seven basketball seasons…

Before his Reading High teammates contested their first shot or hit the floor for the first time to scrap for a loose ball Ruben Rodriguez threw down the gauntlet. “Are you ready to coach the greatest basketball team ever?” he…

Here are 23 significant numbers to take away from the 2022-23 Berks boys basketball season: 1 Times Rick Perez has been named Berks Coach of the Year in his 12 seasons. The Reading High coach has been named Pennsylvania’s…