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Here are 10 milestones and significant numbers to keep an eye on entering the Berks football season: .905 Gov. Mifflin was a latecomer to what was once known as the Inter-County League. The Mustangs didn't come aboard until the…

When the Lancaster-Lebanon League finally agreed in 2020 to accept 13 Berks football teams to create a mega conference there was excitement and anticipation about how the 37-team league would shake out. One anxious Lancaster County…

The final week of the regular season in Berks football will look drastically different this season -- as will most of the other nine weeks. With all 14 Berks League teams now playing in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, a lot of new…

Will Exeter have the tallest quarterback in all of Pennsylvania high school football this season? It might if Joey Schlaffer is behind center. The 6-7 senior is in the running to play that pivotal spot when the Eagles open their…

Brett Myers learned a lot during his season away from football, about the game about himself. He visited practices at Manheim Central, Spring-Ford, Central Dauphin and Exeter to see how top programs are run and to exchange notes…

Coaches in the Van Reed youth football league knew years ago what coaches in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League have yet to learn: Do. Not. Kick. The. Ball. To. Cam. Jones. Granted, when Jones was playing Mighty Mites, lined…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent There was a moment when Evan Niedrowski worried it was about to happen again. A jolt of pain followed by a feeling of dread. The Wyomissing grad couldn’t help but…

When they first met, on a basketball court at Northwest Middle School, Rob Flowers and Rick Perez did not click. Anything but. "I wanted to fight him," Flowers said. That feeling didn't last long. They became friends and, along…

(Editor's note: Anthony Caccese committed the the University of Delaware Aug. 12.) When he first began playing football, Anthony Caccese, along with teammate Joey Schlaffer, towered over the rest of the kids. He looked older than…

Dee Kantner's bucket list is blank. Most people her age still have a long list of things they want to accomplish or experience, but not the 1978 Exeter grad. She's done it all when it comes to officiating basketball. She has…