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You can’t tell by looking at the scoring stats. You won’t hear it from the announcers when they broadcast Marquette’s NCAA Tournament opener Friday against Vermont. But Stevie Mitchell is a star for the Golden Eagles. Mitchell was…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent The box score doesn’t look real: 30 points in 28 minutes, 10-for-11 from the field, 7-for-7 from 3-point range. Twin Valley graduate and James Madison junior Peyton…

Stevie Mitchell heads to the NCAA Tournament Friday with a different vantage point than a year ago, when Marquette entered as the No. 9 seed. The Golden Eagles are a No. 2 seed and favored to beat No. 15 Vermont in an East Region…

By  Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor The current group of Red Knights became just the second big-school team to capture three straight District 3 basketball championships. The first? Coach Bill…

Aaron Anders’ favorite class in high school was history. It wasn’t so much that he was interested in the Revolutionary War or the inner workings of F.D.R’s Lend-Lease program as it was his love of basketball. His history…

Lonnie Walker IV had a great basketball career at Reading High. He left in 2017 with a program-record 1,828 points and after leading the Red Knights to their first PIAA championship. He went on to play at Miami and is now playing in…

HERSHEY -- Momentum swung toward Exeter in its District 3 Class 5A championship game against Manheim Central Wednesday morning – about 30 hours before tipoff. That’s when Eagles junior Reece Garvin got a phone call. He wouldn’t…

These photos and others from the game are available for purchase through PhilMarPhotos Reading High 55, Cumberland Valley 54 OT Ruben Rodriguez accepts his fourth district gold medal from Red Knights coach Rick…

Becoming a football coach was more of an instinctive move than a conscious decision for J.D. Okuniewicz. “(Growing up), it’s the only thing I ever saw,” said the 28-year-old Okuniewski. “I said: ‘That’s what I want to do.’ ” His…

These photos and others from the game are available for purchase through PhilMarPhotos Exeter 67, Manheim Central 53 Anthony Caccese with the Eagles' first district basketball championship trophy. (PhilMarPhoto)…