Host Jeff Fisher 

After anchoring and reporting on major sporting events from the Olympics to the World Series to the Super Bowl in a career spanning 30-years, Jeff is now focusing on media strategy and television show development for Blitz Group LLC. Jeff, an avid high school football fan, is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America, and he’s co-executive producer of the PBS documentary “Primo Center” and several other television show pilots.  Before launching High School Football America, Fisher, an award-winning journalist, anchored at Fox Sports Net for the Chicago, Bay Area and Ohio regions. While in the Windy City, Fisher reported on all Chicago professional and college teams, plus served as a pre-, post and in-game host on Fox Sports Net's Emmy-award winning broadcasts for the Cubs and White Sox. Jeff also worked as a Co-host and pit reporter on several different motor sports programs on Speed Channel and The Outdoor Channel.  Before arriving in Chicago, Jeff was the Sports Director at WFMZ-TV in the Allentown/Philadelphia market. Fisher was the creator, executive producer and host of "The Big Ticket". The weekly, 60-minute high school football wrap-up show won him the Associated Press Best Sportscast in Pennsylvania Award in 2000. Fisher was also the creator and host of more than a dozen half-hour sports specials featuring international superstars such as Mario Andretti and Larry Holmes. Email Jeff jeff@blitzgroupllc.com

Show #433  On this edition of the NHSCA SPORTS HOUR, host Jeff Fisher covers all the latest High School Sports News including upcoming NHSCA events. Also a look-back at the 2015 year and what's up in 2016.

Show #431 On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher talks with Blair Academy (New Jersey) head wrestling coach Brian Antonelli about his team's #1 ranking in the NHSCA/USA TODAY High School Sports Preseason High School Wrestling Super 25 rankings. Also on the show is Ryan Ditze, head football coach at Phillipsburg High School in New Jersey.

Show #425  On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher talks with Southern California diver Liz Mitchell, a sophomore at Laguna Beach High School in California about the upcoming USA Junior National Diving Championships. Mitchell, who is 15-years old, has qualified for three events in the competition in Orlando, Florida next month.  In 2013, Mitchell became a national champion in the 12-13 age group when she won the gold medal in the 7-meter platform competition.

Fisher also talks with St. John Bosco (California) head football coach Jason Negro about what should be another great season for his team. The Braves will be ranked in the High School Football America/NHSCA Top 25 Preseason rankings that will be released August 1st.

Show #422  On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher talks with 2015 National High School Coaches Association Coaches of the Year - Brandon Silva, Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year from Immaculate Heart Academy in New Jersey and Chad Hibdon, Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year from Blackman High School in Tennessee.

Show #419  On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher talks with two of the National High School Coaches Association's 2015 Coaches of the Year — Chan Brown, NHSCA Baseball Coach of the Year from Parkview HS in Georgia and Ken Skelly, NHSCA Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year from La Salle Academy in Rhode Island.

Show #418  On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher announces the 2015 NHSCA National Coaches of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports. Fisher talks with NHSCA National Football Coaches of the Year Roland Smith, head coach at Miami Central HS in Florida and Jody Strittmatter, head coach of Young Guns Wrestling. Over Memorial Day Weekend, his team Young Guns Black won its third straight NHSCA National Duals High School Division Championship.

Show #416  On this edition of the NHSCA Sports Hour, host Jeff Fisher talks with Hauppauge HS (New York) head baseball coach Josh Gutes and his star left-handed pitcher Nick Fanti. In April, Fanti threw back-to-back no-hitters.

Show #385 On the February 13th edition of the  NHSCA Sports Hour,, host Jeff Fisher talks with Dave Dean, the head coach of the Lowell High School wrestling team in Michigan. Dean has built the program into one of the best in the nation in nine years as the head coach of the Red Arrows. Currently, Lowell is the top-ranked team in Division 2 in Michigan, while being ranked #14 by The Amateur Wrestling News and #17 by Win Magazine. Because of his incredible leadership and outstanding service to his community, Dean is being honored as the 2014 National High School Coaches Association National Wrestling Coach of the Year. Fisher and Dean discuss that honor, plus cover a wide range of topics from the youth level of the wrestle right through college, where his son Gabe wrestles as a freshman for Cornell. Earlier this year, the 189-pound Dean shocked the wrestling world by beating two-time defending NCAA champ Ed Ruth of Penn St. Ruth had won 84 straight matches before his loss to Dean.

Show #307  This episode is looks at the upcoming football season for the Pius X High School.  The tiny private school in  Roseto, Pennsylvania is one of the smallest playing 11-man football in America.  NHSCA Sports Hour host Jeff Fisher talks with Royals' head coach Phil Stambaugh, plus six of his players.  For more information on the Pius X program, go to www.highschoolfootballamerica.com.

SHOW #285  2010 High School Rudy Award winner Chance Anthony of Breckinridge County High School (Hardinsburg, KY).  Anthony is an inspirational athlete, who plays football and basketball in spite of the fact that he was born without the lower part of his right arm. Also on the show...David Boyd, Milton High School (Milton, GA) head boys basketball coach  who’s team is ranked #5 in the latest USA Today Super 25 poll.  Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) wrestling coach Jeff Buxton, who's led the Buccaneers to 30 consecutive National Prep titles, joined hosts Jeff Fisher and Trish Hoffman to talk about the the Bucs' 2010 NHSCA Final Four championship.

Allentown Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) girls basketball coach Mike Kopp. Kopp, who is also the school’s athletic director, has the record for victories as a girls basketball coach in Pennsylvania with over 800 victories.

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. 

 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 12^th 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.

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

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

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/

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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

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

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

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

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.