By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor To the rest of Major League Baseball in 1964, Chico Ruiz was an obscure outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds. To the Philadelphia Phillies he became a harbinger of doom. …

As they head out to the field Friday night to prepare for what could be their final football game at Berks Catholic seniors Jacob Collazo and Josiah Jordan will stop at the 17-yard-line, take a knee and reflect upon their years…

The celebration of life ceremony for Kyle Conrad was thoughtfully designed to allow those who knew him to feel better about his passing. After listening to the people who knew him best I miss him more than ever. I knew him as a…

Gov. Mifflin basketball coach Kyle Conrad lost his long battle with cancer early Monday, several people close to the Mustangs head coach have confirmed. Conrad was a 1,000-point scorer for the Mustangs, and later at…

Two weeks into the season and the "Fearless Friday Football Forecast" team has absorbed its share of bumps, dings and bruises. This is a little tougher than it appeared, folks: Three of our Forecasters have been sacked with losing…

After a rugged debut week the "Fearless Friday Football Forecast" is back and better than ever. Well, hopefully. MikeDragoSports.com staff writers and photographers, along with Jeff Reinhart of football partner LNP/Lancasteronline,…

Here it is, the much anticpated debut of the "Fearless Friday Football Forecast." MikeDragoSports.com staff writers and photographers, along with Jeff Reinhart of LNP/Lancasteronline, will pick the games each week, we'll keep…

As we approach the start of a major change in the Berks football landscape MikeDragoSports.com is excited to announce a landmark partnership with LNP | LancasterOnline to provide readers throughout the region unprecedented coverage of…

When I began covering high school football at the Reading Eagle a while back -- oh, like 40 years back -- members of the sports staff participated in the weekly "Pigskin Picks." We picked winners in the local games -- and our…

Last week, when introducing the "Berks Cup" as a way of ranking the top Berks County athletic programs, it was mentioned that the 2021-22 season was hardly a banner one for Berks boys. Not the case for Berks girls. Thirteen…