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8/15/10 SHOW #271

Steve Keszler, Head Wrestling Coach at Sturgis Brown High School (Sturgis, South Dakota) will be our guest this evening.  Over the past 16 season, he has guided the Scoopers to nine South Dakota’s Class A State Championships; most recently doing so this past season.  Sturgis Brown High School holds several state records.  Coach Keszler carries a career record of 278-37.

  
7/25/10 SHOW #270
Don Owens is the Head Wrestling Coach at University High School in Spokane, Washington.  The 2010 proved to be a stellar one for the University Titans, boasting the 4A Team State Championship.  The Titan’s winning margins increased throughout the postseason.  This season marked Coach Owen’s 17th year at University High School.  When he is not in the coaching chair, he is on the mat as a high school and college official.Check out the University’s wrestling website… www.universitywrestling.org
7/18/10 NHSCA Upcoming Event News late summer 2010

SHOW #269 Join us to hear Jason Torey, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator, discuss his life in the military.  Mr. Torey has been a member of the United States Navy SEALs for the past 17 years. 

7/11/10 SHOW #268  Information on upcoming N.H.S.C.A. Events
6/20/10 SHOW #267

This week's guest is Navy SEAL David Goggins.  Mr. Goggins is a member of the Naval Recruiting Directorate.  His primary function is as a mentor to new Navy SEAL candidates.  In his spare time, Mr. Goggins is a competitive marathon runner and participates in several competitions annually.  Click Here to go to the US Navy’s website.Click Here to go to the Navy SEALs website.

5/23/10 SHOW #266

Head Wrestling Coach from Oviedo High School, JD Robbins will be joining us this weekend.  Oviedo High School is located in Oviedo, Florida.  Coach Robbins has been the leader of the Lions for the past nine years and has directed them to five State Team Titles and multiple “Florida State High School Coach of the Year” honors.  The Lions have the distinct honor to be the first school to win 4 consecutive AAA titles from 2004-2007.  They again brought home the 2010 AA Championships to add to their impressive repertoire.   Check out the Oviedo Wrestling website…  www.oviedowrestling.org

5/16/10
SHOW #265 
This week’s guest is Michael Angelidis, Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Kenwood High School, located in Covington, Washington.  Coach Angelidis has led the Conquerors to the 2010 AAAA State Basketball Championships.  This year marks the end of his 4 year tenure at Kenwood with a record of 74-24.
5/09/10 SHOW #264

Head Wrestling Coach at Skutt Catholic High School, Brad Hilderbrandt will be visiting us on the NHSCA Internet Radio.  Coach Hilderbrandt has completed his 17th year in control of the Skyhawks wrestling team.  He has a career dual meet record of 131-17.  The Skyhawks also have taken home a Class B Individual State Title since 1997.  That’s 13 straight years!

4/25/10 SHOW #263
Tom Crowell
, Head Boy’s Basketball Coach from Springbrook High School in Silver Springs, Maryland will be our guest.  Coach Crowell just finished his fifth season as the Blue Devil’s Head Coach.  He has lead the team to 3 straight Maryland AAAA State Championships (2008-2010).  His impressive career record at Springbrook is 114-13. 
4/11/10 SHOW #262

Our guest this week, David Bailey, has been the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Winter Park High School in Winter Park, Florida for the past four season.  During the 2009-2010 season, the Wildcats recorded a 28-6 season record; bringing Coach Bailey to a 107-28 career record.  This was the first season Winter Park captured the illusive 6A State Title.  Click Here to go to the Winter Park website … https://www.ocps.net/lc/east/hwp/athletics/winter_sports/Pages/Boys%27Basketball.aspx

3/28/10 SHOW #261

Aurora, Colorado’s Regis Jesuit High School’s Head Boy’s Basketball Coach Ken Shaw will be discussing this past season tonight.  Coach Shaw finished his third seasons at Jesuit, with a career record of 72-9 at Regis Jesuit.  Coach Shaw’s Raiders team has won back to back 5A State Championships in 2009 and 2010.  Coach Shaw is no stranger to success, as he has won several league and state titles over his illustrious 35 career with a 585-203 overall career record.

3/21/10 SHOW #260
Brian Richardson
, Head Wrestling Coach at Rockford High School (Rockford, Michigan) just completed his first season as the head coach.  Rockford has won their seventh straight conference title.  Under Richardson’s direction, the Rams won their District and Region.  They were the Michigan Division I State Runner Up at the Individual State Tournament.  Richardson ended his inaugural year with a season record of 22-6. 
3/7/10 SHOW #259

Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Christ School, located in Asheville, North Carolina, David Gaines will be our guest.  Coach Gaines has led the Greenies to their fourth consecutive NC Independent School State Championship.  Their final record for the year was 37-1, bringing Coach Gaines’ career record to 320-69 over his twelve years in the sport.

2/28/10 SHOW #258

Coach Dale Mueller is the Head Varsity Football Coach at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.  Coach Mueller lead the Bluebirds to their ninth state title during his 15 seasons in charge of the program .  Mr. Mueller has an overall record of 197-44.  The school's athletic website is Click Here to go to the Highlands website… http://www.highlands-bluebirds.com

2/21/10 SHOW #257

Greg Toal, Head Football Coach at Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey) joins us this week.  This past season, Coach Toal led the Ironmen to a perfect 12-0 record, highlighting the team’s fourth straight Non-Public Group IV State Title.  The team was ranked #1 by USA Today and multiple other high school football websites.  Coach Toal has etched a 120-10 career record in 11 years at Don Bosco. Click Here to go to Don Bosco Prep’s website … http://donbosco.powermediallc.org/category/boys-sports/football-b/

2/14/10 SHOW #256

Nick Petrov is the Head Wrestling Coach at Hanover Central High School, located in Cedar Lake, Indiana.  Coach Petrov just completed his sixth season at the helm of the Wildcats.  He currently possesses a career coaching record of 102-19.  Click Here to go to the Wildcat’s website… www.hanover.k12.in.us/Admin/Athletics/index.html

2/7/10 SHOW #255

This week we have a different type of guest… a Sports Columnist!!  Neil Hayes, a Sports Columnist from the Chicago Sun Times joins us.  Listen to Neil speak about his book, When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak.  Hayes was granted full access to the team gives a first hand account of the team, games, the wins, and that memorable defeat that broke The Streak. Check out the Neil’s site… http://www.suntimes.com/sports/hayes/index.html

1/31/10 SHOW #254 Upcoming event details.
1/24/10 SHOW #253

Bill Barger, Head Wrestling Coach at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  Coach Barger led the Warriors for over 30 years, through two different stints.  Under his reign, Walsh has lead the Warriors to eight Ohio State Championships and four straight National Crowns from 1993-1996.  Coach Barger is credited with creating the Ironman Tournament, one of the nation’s premier in-season tournaments.  Click Here to go to Walsh Jesuit’s website… http://www.walshjesuit.org/s/261/walshjesuit.aspx?pgid=1165

1/17/10 SHOW #252

Tim Mathews is the Head Wrestling Coach at Bishop Lynch High School, located in Dallas, Texas.  Mathews has been in control of the Friars for the past 17 seasons.  Coach Mathews has produced 77 individual state titles with close to 200 dual victories.  They will be wrestling this weekend against the Nation’s best, (Blair Academy (NJ), Easton (PA), Collins Hill (GA)) at the 2010 NHSCA Final Four of High School Wrestling. 

 
1/10/10
SHOW #251
Carmine Colace will be joining us this week on the Internet Talk Radio.  Coach Colace has been the leader of the Franklin High School Panther Wrestling Team for 27 years.  He has had unparalleled success highlighting eight Division 2 State Titles and 5 times as State Runner-Ups.  The Franklin team went undefeated in the 2009 season.  Coach Colace is narrowing in on his 400th career victory. Click Here to go to the Franklin Wrestling Website… www.franklin.org

Steve Powell, Head Coach at Easton Area High School, has led the Rovers for 26 years.  He has amassed over 400 career victories.  The Red Rovers are no stranger to success, as they have one of the most successful programs nationally.  To list a couple accomplishments: 6 time Reno Tournament of Champions, 16 Manheim Holiday Classic Champions, Multiple State Team and Individual State Championships.  They have a streak of their own, 63 years of having a District Champion in the competitive District 11 Tournament. Click Here to go to the Easton Wrestling Website…  www.eastonwrestling.com

 

1/03/10 Show #250
Cliff Ramos, Head Wrestling Coach at Collins Hill High School will be speaking to us about their upcoming appearance the NHSCA Final Four.  Coach Ramos has led the Eagles for the past 16 seasons.  The Eagles have finished in the top ten in Georgia's largest classification fifteen consecutive years.   Recent highlights include: 5 time Georgia State Champions, 3 time State Runner-Ups, and 3 time George Team State Championships. Click Here to go to the Collins Hill Website… www.collinshillwrestling.com

 John Gardner, Head Wrestling Coach at High Point Regional High School, in Sussex, New Jersey will also be joining us.  He is presently in his 12th season leading the Wildcats to several league, district and one state crown in 2008.  High Point continually produces top wrestlers both in the state of New Jersey and nationally.

 

12/20/09 Show #249

Steve Perry, Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Sussex Tech High School (Georgetown, Delaware) will be our guest.  Coach Perry is in his first season serving as the Ravens coach after a successful stint at North Caroline High School, and is anxiously looking forward to the remainder of the season.  Click Here to see the Ravens Website…     www.Ravens-Sports.com

12/6/09 Show #248

Renard Lewis, Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Baltimore Poly Technical Institute located in Baltimore, Maryland will be our guest this week.  The Engineers have been under the lead of Coach Lewis for the past 4 seasons.  During the 2008-2009 campaign, the Engineers won their pool at the NHSCA Basketball Festival held during Christmas Break at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland.  Click Here to go to the Engineers Website… www.bpi.edu

11/29/09
Show #247
Brandon Ripplinger
, Head Wrestling Coach at Viewmont High School located in Bountiful, Utah is going to be our guest tonight.  Coach Ripplinger has been successful over the past three seasons.  The Vikings have won the 5A Utah Team State Championships in 2008 and 2009. Click Here to go to the Vikings website… www.davis.k12.ut.us/webs/bripplinger/ViewmontWrest.htm

 

11/22/09 Show #246

The Head Wrestling Coach from Oak Park and River Park High School, Michael Powell, will be stopping in.  Coach Powell has lead the OPRF Wrestling Team for the past 6 seasons.  The Huskies are the defending AAA Illinois Dual State Champions.  He is closing in on his 100th win, as he currently has a career record of 94-16. Click Here to go to the OPRF website…  www.oprfwrestling.com

 
11/08/09 Show #245
Tonight, we have a multifaceted guest.  Julius Palazzo has over 35 years in the business of officiating high school football, basketball, and baseball.  He has officiated in multiple playoff games, tournaments and three Girl’s Basketball State Championships.  He also instructs courses on basketball officiating in central Ohio.  In the spring of 2009, Julius was inducted into the Ohio High School Officials Hall of Fame.  He has also been a teacher at St. Mary Magdalene School in Columbus for the past 35 years as well. 

 

11/01/09 Show #244

Richard Beck, Head Football Coach at North Penn High School (Lansdale, Pennsylvania), will be speaking with us tonight.  Coach Beck has directed the Knights’ football team to great success as he enters his eight season.  Over the past seven seasons, the Knights’ record is 89-15. To go to the Knights’ website … www.npfootball.com/

10/25/09 Show #243
Tonight, Rocco Fumi, Jr. will be joining us to chat.  Rocco has been in Ohio High School Athletics for over 26 years.  He is currently an administrator in the Ohio School System in Columbus.  Throughout the years, Rocco has coaches baseball, basketball, and football.

 

10/11/09 Show #242

Jeff Brothers, Head Football Coach at Pope John Paul II High School, located in Hendersonville, Tennessee, will be our guest.  Coach Brothers has been leading JPII’s team since its inception in 2003. To go to the JPII’s website …  www.jp2hs.org/athletics.cfm

 

9/8/09 Show #241
Naval Air Crewman 1st Class (AW/SW) Andrew Reischauer, will be our featured guest for this installment of the NHSCA Internet Radio.  Andrew has been in the Navy for a decade now.  He has been part of the Navy Air Crew and a Rescue Swimmer for the past seven years.  He also educates new Navy personnel on how to conduct search and rescue missions as part of their water training.

Check Out the US Navy’s website… www.usnavy.mil

8/25/09 Show #240
Vincent Demaskas has been in the Navy for nine years and has been an EOD Technician for close to seven years . The Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Teams work around the world to help defuse and discard bombs on land and underwater.
8/11/09 Show #239 
Lawrence Obst has been in the Navy for 15 years.  Ten years ago, he joined the Naval SWCC program where he is a specialized boat operator .  He has seen combat in Europe and South America . Currently, he is in charge of the Naval Special Warfare Center Basic Training Command.   www.navy.com
8/4/09 Show #238 
Mr. Torey has been a Navy Seal for almost 16 years and he attended many of Navy's specialized training schools during his Seal training.  Presently, he serves as the Navy Seal Recruiting Director at the Naval Special Warfare Center.   www.navy.com
7/28/09 SHOW #237
Frederick Gaylord.  Mr. Gaylord has been a Navy Seal for the past 12 years and he has attended several specialized training schools.   Currently, he teaches BUDS training (phase #1 ) which deals with team building exercises and making sure that Seal trainees meet the physical exercise requirements at the Naval Special Warfare Center during basic training.   www.navy.com
7/21/09 SHOW #236
Chris Wood is the head football coach at Har-Ber High School located in Springdale, Arkansas.  Coach Wood has led the Wildcats to an overall record of 22-14.  The school opened in 2005 and the Wildcats started playing football in 2006.  They are the defending 7 on 7 high school football tournament champs. http://har-berfootball.com/
7/14/09 SHOW #235

Tom Bunge the President and CEO of MatGuard a company that specializes in marketing sports antiseptics that fight diseases such as MRSA, staph and many other wrestling skin problems.  www.matguardusa.com/

Tyrone Smith became a Navy Seal nearly seven years ago after joining the Navy 13 years ago and he has gone through most of specialized training that a Seal can do.  Currently he is an instructor at the Naval Special Warfare Center.    www.navy.com
 
7/709 SHOW #234 
Josh Niblett, head football coach at Hoover (Alabama) High School, located in Hoover, Alabama . Coach Niblett recently led the Buccaneers to a 13-2 record during the 2008 football campaign, reaching the 6eorgia State Championship Game.   http://www.hooverfootball.net/
6.30.09 SHOW #234 Jim Short. Head Wrestling Coach at Simley High School located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.  Coach Short has led the Spartans to back to back Minnesota 2A team wrestling titles in 2008 & 2009.  Since joining the program 39 years ago, Coach Short has a career coaching record of 407-163-8.  The wrestling team's website is www.simleywrestling.com/
6.16.09 SHOW #233
Barry Chooljian, head wrestling coach at Timberlane Regional High School located in Plaistow, New Hampshire.  Coach Cooljian has the led the Owls to 16 State team Division I wrestling titles (including 10 straight) Coach Chooljian has an overall coaching record of 370-40-5 in 22 seasons.  www.Timberlanewrestling.com/
6.9.09 SHOW #232
John Gramuglia head wrestling coach at Wadsworth Sr. High School located in Wadsworth, Ohio.  Coach Gramuglia has led the Grizzlies' program for 25 years and developed the program into one of top in the state.  The Grizzlies recently finished 5th at the Division I Ohio state tournament this season.  Coach G's career coaching record is 251-59-1 at the school.  http://ww2.wadsworth.k12.oh.us/whs/sports/wrestling/index.htm 
6.2.09 SHOW #231 .
Robert Colletti, professional signer and music producer. He is one of three men who are executive producers and directors of the N.H.S.C.A. High School Teen Idol Competition. The competition's website is www.NHSCAIdol.com
5/26/09
SHOW #230 Navy Diver 1st class Roger Levine. Mr. Levine is part of the Navy's Experimental Diving Unit.  www.navy.com
5/19/09 SHOW #229 JASON BASTIANELLI, head wrestling coach at St. Mark's High School, located in Wilmington, Delaware.  Coach Bastianelli led the Spartans to the 2009 Delaware Dual Meet State Title. The Spartans also won the Delaware independent school team title. The Spartans' wrestling website is www.stmarkswrestling.com
5/12/09 SHOW #228
Corey McNellis, head wrestling coach at Ponderosa High School, in Parker Colorado.  Coach McNellis recently led the Mustangs to their seventh consecutive 5A state wrestling team title (the streak was started by his mentor, Tim Otttmann). The Mustangs have not lost a conference dual meet since 1994.  
The school's wrestling website is www.ponderosamustangwrestling.com/
5/05/09 SHOW #227   Coach Belmeceda, head wrestling coach at South Dade Senior High School, Homestead, Florida, who has led the Buccaneers to eight state championships. And his team broke Bradon (FL.) High School's national sports record of 459 consecutive dual meet streak during the 2007-08 wrestling season.    www.sdshs.net/apps/pages/indexwrestling.jsp
4/21/09 SHOW #226  Kurt Keener, head boy's basketball coach at Detroit Country Day School, located in Beverly Hills, Michigan.  Coach Keener has led the Yellowjackets to seven state titles and has a career record of 583-165 in 31 seasons.   www.dcds.edu/page.cfm?p/men'sbasketball=2710
4/14/09 SHOW #225 
Michael Peck, head boy's basketball coach at Finlay College Prep, located in Henderson, Nevada . Coach Peck has a career coaching of 65-1 and recently led the Pilots to the National High School Invitational Championship in Maryland. 
 
4/07/09 SHOW #224 Brian Hills , the head wrestling coach at Reynolds (PA) High School, located in Greenville , Pennsylvania . Coach Hills recently led the Raiders to a third place finish at 2009 Pennsylvania AA State Tournament. He sent five wrestlers to Hershey and all of them medaled. Coach Hills' career record is 332-33-1 in 23 seasons.  www.reynoldswrestling.com
3/31/09 SHOW #223  Coach George Smith,
head football coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has led the Raiders to consecutive 5A state championships (2007,08).  He also led the Raiders to the 2008 National Prep Title with a 15-0 record.  Coach Smith's career record is 333 wins and 65 losses in 32 seasons  
3/24/09 SHOW #222
Navy Seal Diver Lewis King is one the diving instructors for new Seals who just come out of boot camp.   He and his team also work underwater removing explosives so transports can reach their destinations.   The website for the Seals is www.seal.navy.mil 
 
3/17/09 SHOW #221
Tim Matthews is the head wrestling coach at Bishop Lynch High School located in Dallas, Texas.  He has led the Friars to 12 TAPPS titles (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools including the last three straight (2007,08'& '09)  He just completed his 16th season leading the Friars' program.  
The team wrestling website is www.bishoplynch.org/NetCommunity/wrestling
3/10/09 SHOW #220
Joaquin Bautista, head wrestling coach at The Woodlands School, located in Houston, Texas.  He has led the Highlanders to a 41-22 record in five years, and coaches both the men's and women's programs at the school.  http://teacherweb.com/TheWoodlandsHighSchool/Wrestling/
3-3-09 SHOW #219 

2 NAVY SEALS

Senior Chief Scott Vlcek - Sr. Chief Vlcek is a member of the Seals' Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (EODT) and he is the Seals' lead recruiter in the New England Area. 
 
Seal Lt. Jeffery Gardner  - Lt. Gardner is a recent graduate of BUDS, the Navy's underwater explosive team training team and was recently awarded his Seal Qualification Training (SQT) 
2-24-09 SHOW #218
 
Pete Welch, head wrestling coach at the McDonogh School, located in Owings Mills, Maryland.  Coach Welch has led the Eagles to national prominence and built the program into one of the best Prep programs in the country.  He just completed his 16th season.   The school's wrestling website is www.mcdonoghwrestling.com/home.html.
2-17-09 SHOW #217

Coach Harley Brown, Head Wrestling Coach of the Mount Mansfield Union Cougars in Jericho, Vermont.  The wrestling team website is www.mmu.k12.vt.us/athletics/wrestling.html

2-10-09 SHOW #216

Information and requirements for the upcoming National Weight Lifting Championships www.nhsca.com

2-3-09 SHOW #215

Michael Cunningham, Head Wrestling Coach of the St. Xavier Falcons of Middletown, Connecticut.  Coach Cunningham has a seven year mark of 139-62 in dual meets.  www.xavierhighschool.org/wrestling

1-27-09 SHOW #214 
Steve Gironda, Navy Seal Fitness Director for the N.H.S.C.A.  
 
Keith Shields, N.H.S.C.A.'s High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Tournament Director.   www.nhsca.com
1-20-09 SHOW #213 Coach Chris Johnson head wrestling coach Sunrise Mountain (AZ) High School
1-13-09 SHOW #212  John Gardner head wrestling coach High Point (NJ ) & Daniel George - Head wrestling coach Long Branch (NJ)
1-6-09 SHOW #211  Dan Conahan discusses upcoming events and information for wrestlers, coaches and parents.
12-23-08 SHOW #210

Steve Powell Head Wrestling coach at Easton (PA) High School www.eastonwrestling.com/

Jason Magditch Head Wrestling coach at Phillipsburg (NJ) High School.  www.enter.net/phillipsburgwresting/

12-16-08 SHOW #209

Todd Fitzgerald, head baseball coach at the American Heritage School, located in Plantation, Florida.  He took over the Patriot's program in 2001 and helped lead it to national prominence by playing a tough non-league national schedule before having his team play its league slate.  In 2008 , the team started the season ranked outside the top ten in the country and the team went 31-2 and were ranked the #1 team in the  country at the end of the season by USA Today and Baseball America. 

12-9-08 SHOW #208
Ed Young, Men's basketball coach at Nansemond River High School in Virginia..  Coach Young has led the Warriors to an 90-17 record heading into his fifth year.  The school's website is www.spsk12.net/schools/nnhs/athlethics/WinterBasketball_boys   
12-2-08 SHOW #207
Navy Seal Sr. Chief Luis Nebel is a instructor for the Navy Seals' underwater demolition training known as BUDS .  He also has an extensive athletic background in several sports which have helped him during his time with the Seals .  The website is www.seal.navy.mil.
 
Navy Fitness Challenge director Danny Mullan is charge of the N.H.S.C.A.'s special projects and he is currently trying to get the Navy Fitness Challenge implemented in high schools across the U.S. He will be giving an update on his progress. The website is www.sealfitnesschallege.com 
11/25/08 SHOW #206 2 Navy Seals
Sr. Chief Kevin Parra . Chief Parra is a member of the Seal's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EOT). 
 
Zach Riley is part of the Seals' SWCC Program and is a specialized boat operator.  Mr. Riley is also an accomplished swimmer in his free time.  
 
the website for both men is www.seal.navy.mil.
11/18 SHOW #205 Coach John Gordon of
Wyoming Seminary (PA) Wrestling.  Since his arrival on campus in 2001, Coach Gordon has re-vitalized the Blue Knight's program by leading the Knights to a top ten finish at the National Preps the last three years ('06-08).  The Knights have also won back to back PA State Prep titles in 2007 &2008.  The program has been nationally ranked by different wrestling services since 2006. 
 
11/4 SHOW #204  Coach Mike Hickey Malvern (PA) Prep School baseball coach.  Coach Hickey led the Friars to a 41-3 overall record last season .  Due to the success of the program, the Friars were ranked #9 by USA Today   Also the team was ranked #7 by Baseball America.    The school's website is www.malvernprep.org/athletics
10/21 SHOW #203  Author H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger .  He will be discussing  the 20th anniversary of his seminal book Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and A Dream.  In 1988, he went to Odessa Texas to cover the Permian Panthers football team for the whole season.  The novel version of Friday Night Lights  came out in 1990.  It was made into a move in 2004.      There are two websites  www.fridaynightlightsmovie.com/ and www.buzzbissinger.com/
10/14 SHOW #202
10/7
SHOW #201 Coach Terry Smith of the Gateway Gators.  Coach Smith has led the Gators to a 59-18 record. www.gatewaygators.com/football and www.gatewayk12.org
8/12
Show #200  Joe Blasucci Coach of the South Florida Lightning Wrestling Club.  The website is www.aausports.org/sprt_Wrestling.asp
7/29 Show #199  Tim Roff
Navy Seal Timothy Roff is a diving instructor for Seal rookies .  He is also a motivational speaker and does several speeches a year.   www.seal.navy.mil
7/22 Show #198 Bill Long
N.H.S.C.A.'s Director of Football Operations and Activities speaking about the National 7 on 7 Football Championship in two weeks at Hoover High School in Hoover Alabama.    www.NHSCA.com
7/15 Show #197 Bill Long
N.H.S.C.A.'s Director of Football Operations and Activities speaking about the National 7 on 7 Football Championship in two weeks at Hoover High School in Hoover Alabama.    www.NHSCA.com
7/8 Show #196 Danny Mullen
U.S. Navy Seal Fitness Challenge Director  www.sealfitnesschellenge.com
7/1 Show #195
Navy Seal Specialist John Murray has been with the Seals for close to ten years .  After serving multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he was moved to the Navy Parachute Team two years ago. He is the parachute team instructor and is in charge of training , planning coordination and execution of all high risk jumps.  He has over 1,100 jumps to his credit.   www.seal.navy.mil
 
Coach Mark Getz of the  N.H.S.C.A. talks about the National Open that occurred this past weekend. He is the National Open tournament director. The website is www.nhsca.com
6/10/08
Coach Eric Moon, head wrestling club coach of the Michigan Fire .  The Fire has three teams that are tough against all competitors and in any competition.   
The club's website is www.aausports.org/sport_Wrestling
5/27/08 Show #193  Carmen Jon a worldwide singing sensation who is the executive producer of the National High School "Teen Idol" event which allows high school students the opportunity to perform vocal numbers and permits them to continue to learn thanks to on-site educational workshops.  www.CarmenJon.com 
5/20/08 Show #192

Navy Seal Marty Taylor is a logistical specialist for the Seals and helps solve logistical hurdles for deployed Seal Teams.  Officer Taylor also has a competitive runner and swimmer.  He has recently competed in various marathons .  He recently qualified for the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii in October 2008.   The navy Seal website is www.seal.navy.mil

NHSCA Director Bob Ferrarro Jr. Executive Director of the N.H.S.C.A .  The N.H.S.C.A. website is www.nhsca.com.

5/13/08 Show #191  Jason Nickal
Rio Rancho NM wrestling coach.  He has led the Rams to back to back 5a state titles ('07 &08).  The Rams have a two year record of 33-0 in his two seasons as coach.  He led six wrestlers to State titles this past season.  He has also coached several wrestlers to N.H.S.C.A. national championships.   The school's website is www.rrps.net/Newrrhs/wrestling.htm
5/6 Show #190  Coach Jim Jackson
Apple Valley (MN) wrestling coach..  Coach Jackson has associated with the Apple Valley program for 28 of its 32 years of existence.  He has been the Eagles' head coach for the past 13 years and has led the program to 10 state titles (including the last three straight 2006,07 & 08) .  His team this season went 34-1 in dual meets.   He has coached 91 state place winners and 37 state champions.  His overall coaching record is 465-25-3.  The school's website is www.isd196.k12.mn.us/avhs/
4/29

Show# 189 Dave Crowell, Sr. Nazareth (PA) head wrestling coach.  Coach Crowell has led the Blue Eagles' program to a 92-24 record in five years .  He is the high wrestling coach in America to lead three different school to state wrestling titles . Easton (PA) '81 & 83, Wilson PA ('02& '03 ) and Nazareth in "06.  His overall coaching record is 367-82-1.   The school wrestling website is www.NazarethWrestling.com   

4/15 Show# 187
Terry Daubert.  Head wrestling coach at Northampton (PA) High School .  He has the Konkrite Kids program to an overall record of 121-23 in seven seasons.  He led the squad to the Lehigh Valley Conference regular season and post season titles in 2007-08 with a record of 24-1.  He then sent 10 wrestlers to the state tournament and five came home individual medals.  The school's website is www.northamptonwrestling.com
4/8/08
Show #186

Tim Giel head wrestling coach at Shady Side Academy (PA) for the past 25 years just completing his 25th season.   The Indians won the 2008 PIAA AA Wrestling Championships team title (after finishing 4th in '07)  The school is the first ever from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League to capture a state wrestling title .  Coach Giel's career coaching record is 270-161.  www.shadysideacademy.org/athletics/wrestling

4/1/08 Show #185

Robin Ferraro, Director of the N.H.S.C.A. character and Leadership workshops.   www.nhsca.com

Danny Mullen, Navy Seal Fitness Challenge director.  www.sealfitnesschallenge.com

3/25 Show #184 QUINCY LEWIS, Head men's basketball coach at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah.  His teams have won four regional titles,  three Utah 5A state titles (including back to back crowns in '07 and '08).  He has an overall record of 98-21 in five seasons. The school's website is www.lonepeak.alpinedistrict.org/Basketball_boys
3/18 Show #183 JAMES OLIVA, former wrestler at Northern Illinois and director of the wrestling movie "7 Minutes"  The film's website is http://www.7minutes-movie.com
3/11 Show #182 GREG URBAS Head Wrestling coach at St. Edward's High School (OH). He has led the Eagles to 14 Straight Division I  State titles.  His team was the last to beat Blair Academy (NJ) last season (2006-07) in a dual meet.   He has been the head varsity coach since 1989.  The School website is www.sehs.net/athletics.html
3/4 Show #181 GERALD WINTERTON
Head wrestling coach at (Cary N.C.) High School.   His teams have won 153 tournament in a row which is a an on going scholastic national record.  In 27 years of coaching the Imps , he has coached the team to 18 state titles (latest one won two weeks ago).  His squads have also won 10 state tournament championships and 7 Dual Team Championships .  He is also the 2007 N.H.S.C.A. Wrestling Coach of the Year
 
2-26 Show #180  Steve Specht, Head Football Coach, St. Xavier H.S., Cincinnati, Ohio  The team went 15-0 this season and won the State Division I title and the National High School Prep title.. Coach Specht has an overall record  of 51-3 in four years of coaching the Bombers   The squad out scored their opponents 452-133 this season.  The school's website is www.stxavier.org./football/106/stxavier.asp 
2-12 Show #179  Navy Seal Thomas Campbell, a former competitive distance runner and kayaker .  Currently he serves as the Director of Assaults and Combat trainer and swimming instructor at the Naval Warfare Center.   www.seal.navy.mil/

Rob Sherrill, Director of Communications for the N.H.S.C.A. www.nhsca.com

2-5 Show # 178 Dan Hurley Head Men's Basketball Coach at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark NJ.  He holds a career coaching record of 175-16.    www.sbp.org./Athletics/basketball.asp
1-22 Show #177 Seal Commander Keith Davids .  He is a competitive sailing expert and tri-athlete and has won his age group (30-40)  in both disciplines   He was a multi-sport star at the Naval Academy in wrestling, running, and sailing, and is currently the Director of Training at the Naval Warfare Center. www.seal.navy.mil/
1-15 Show #176  Steve Powell of Easton (PA) High School.   www.eastonwrestling.com/ 
1-8 Show #175

Dickey Howell of Caesar Rodney High School (DE).  www.crhs.cr.k12.de.us/sports

Bill Swink of Colonial Forge High School (VA) www.varisty-wrestling.stafford.forge.school

12-18 SHOW # 174 David Goggins Navy Seal, Athlete & Iraqi War veteran who runs distance events for his fallen commandos that he help train and their families .   www.seal.navy.mil/
12-11 SHOW #173 Brian Gilbert  Head Football Coach at Palisades (PA) HS  www.palisadessed.org/palisadeshs/ .
11-27 SHOW #172 Executive Director of the N.H..S.CA. Bobby Ferraro Jr. www.NHSCA.com
11-13 SHOW #171: Bob Hurley Sr. .N.H.S.C.A. Men's High School Basketball coach of the year.  He has a career mark of 901-101 entering this season. Show ends about 35 minutes running when Mr. Hurley's cell phone battery gives out!
11-6 SHOW #170: Head Football Coach, BRET COMP, Wilson Area PA High School
10/30 SHOW #169: Henry K. Priest Executive Producer of the N.H.S.C.A. media productions and Independent movie producer.
Howie Miller former wrestler at Parkland (PA) High School and the University of Virginia. He is the writer, producer and director of the movie "Vertias"  www.veritas-movie.com
10/23 SHOW #168: Coach Mark Getz of Pleasant Valley HS
10/16 SHOW #167: Hall of Fame Coach RAE McDONALD
8/14 SHOW #166
7/31 SHOW #165: BILL LONG
7/8 SHOW #164
7/1 SHOW #163: TOM PULLEN - 2007 Tennis Coach of the Year &
LITA ANDREWS - 2007 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year
6/24 SHOW #162: COACH LOCK
6/12 SHOW #161:  COACH SCOTT LEGACY
6/3 SHOW #160:  SHAM
5/22 SHOW #159
5/15 JOE PLASCHUCCI & MARK MORRIS
5/6 JASON LOC & JIM ACKERLY

 

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