Tales From the Script: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to "Tales From The Script," a bad a$$, Cincinnati high school sports podcast that features local coaches and athletes. Here are your hosts, Bret Schnieber, Pat OConnor, and Marty Eisele
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We talk with Mo Egger the radio voice of sports of 1530 WCKY in Cincinnati. From his humble beginnings to now, Mo talks about how his radio career evolved to where it is today.
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The Premiere of Season 3 of TFTS is a good one with Lancer legend and Ohio Bobcats Offensive Coordinator Scott Isphording
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret preview the 2025 GCL Football season
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- Doug Ramsey - Elder Panthers
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- Pat McLaughlin - LaSalle Lancers
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- Steve Specht - St. Xavier Bombers
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- Bert Bathiany - Moeller Crusaders
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Winton Woods Head Coach Chad Murphy
Chad talks about his history, his philosophy, and previews the 2025 season. Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Mark Porter from ScoutingOhio.com - 247 Sports - Bucknuts
Mark talks about how he scouts high school football athletes in Ohio along with college recruitment.
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On the latest episode of TFTS Storytellers, the guys talk Jared Luginbill from www.prepredzone.com
We discuss the Ohio High School Football D1 and D2 Final 4
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On the latest episode of TFTS Storytellers, the guys talk with Coach McLaughlin from LaSalle High School. Coach talks about the upcoming playoof game vs Kings, his players and coaches.
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On the latest episode of TFTS Storytellers, the guys talk with Hamilton Big Blue Coach Arvie Crouch. Coach Crouch has completely tunred around the football program. We dive into his history, his players, and his coaching philosophy
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Check out Coach Crouch's story on this episode of Tales from the Script.
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On the latest episode of TFTS Storytellers, the guys talk with Lakota West Grils Soccer Coach Brigit Wilder. Brigit talks about her team, her background, and gives Pat some good ole fashioned soccer lingo.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to the GOAT of high school football in the area, TriStateFootball.com's Greg Shoemaker. It's that time of the year, what does Shoe think about this coming season. Check out this week's episode of TFTS
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On the latest episode of TFTS Storytellers, the guys begin their GCL Football preview with Coach Ramsey from Elder High School. Coach Ramsey talks about the upcoming season, his favorite players, and some of his best stories from Elder football history.
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If you want a well rounded athlete, you need to send him to Oak Hills and get him on the basketball team with Coach Mike Price. His views on hoops is second to none, but his views on life will give your son a foundation that will last a lifetime
On this episode of storytellers, Coach Price talk about hoops and life. Wow! What a great episode!
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Get motivated with a fresh perspective on youth and high school sports with former MLB pitcher Connor Walsh.
On this episode of storytellers, Connor's views and motivation isn't just for sports, his freh perspective on being mentally tough applies to life in general. Wow! What a great episode!
Check out Connor's story on this episode of Tales from the Script.
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Ross Baseball is one of only 3 teams who had 20 wins last year. Why? The Head Coach Brad Voegele, that's why.
On this episode of storytellers, Brad talks about his team, the state of high school baseball, rule changes, and a blast from the past with Storm Club memories.(clickity - clack).
Check out Coach Voegele's story on this episode of Tales from the Script.
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St. Henry high school in Erlanger Kentucky is a 90 year old school with a storied past . . . except for a football program. Well that all changed with the hiriing of Coach Tim Odom. Coach is a storyteller and we could have listened to him speak for 3 hours. Check out this episode where coach talks about his life as a Buckeye during Earle Bruce's tenure, his football coaching career, his vision for the new football program, and his love of the thrash metal band Anthrax
Check out Coach Odom's story on this episode of Tales from the Script.
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Sounds like the beginning of a joke. How many Elder grads are in Nantucket?? This week on Tales From the Script, the guys talk with 2006 Elder grad and beat writer for the Xavier Musketeers Adam Baum. Altiora!
Check out Adam's story on this episode of Tales from the Script.
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....so.....how many have you talked to? the second episode of our "storytellers" is a legend in girls high school sports. Former Mercy coach and current Talawanda coach Mary Jo Huismann.
Much to her surprise, a few of her former players joined TFTS to talk with coach and share memories with the legendary coach.
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Season 2 premiere of TFTS and what a way to start off the new year with the first "TFTS Storytellers". It's Lancer Man Jeff Bosse.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Mercy McAuley head volleyball coach Samantha Gagnon and re-visit the school's first team state championship
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Mason High School Coach Brian Castner. It's playoff time and the Comets are poised for a big win this week
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Week 1 of the playoffs and the it's time to preview the brackets with TriStateFootball.com's Greg Shoemaker. Then the road road thru Division 3 Region 12 runs through Hamilton as we talk to Badin head coach Nick Yordy.
Listen to this week's show....it's going to be huge!
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It's rivalry week on Tales from the Script. This week, Bret, Pat, and Martin talk with the coaches of this week's biggest rivalry game. First we talk with Coach Jeremy Pflug from Purcell Marian and then Coach Michael Blaut from Roger Bacon.
Listen to this week's show....it's going to be huge!
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to East Central Head Coach Jake Meiners.
Jake talks about his background, his coaching journey, and his love of the double wing . Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Milford Head Coach Tom Grippa.
Tom loves to talk sports from football to baseball and back to football (and maybe a little golf). Coach Grippa is a legend. Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Ross Rams Head Coach Kenyon Commins
Coach Commins doesn't pull any punches as he discusses how to put together a football program in a district where they cannot pass a school levy. Kenyon also tells some great stories along with his inspiring journey with his familty as they battle a lymphoma disagnosis. His daughter Kenley was diagnosed earlier this year.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Ross Rams Head Coach Kenyon Commins
Coach Commins doesn't pull any punches as he discusses how to put together a football program in a district where they cannot pass a school levy. Kenyon also tells some great stories along with his inspiring journey with his familty as they battle a lymphoma disagnosis. His daughter Kenley was diagnosed earlier this year.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Anderson Raptors Head Coach Evan Dreyer
Evan talks about his history, his team, and his college football career at Mt St. Joe Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Lakota West Head Coach Tom Bolden
Tom talks about his history, his team, and his hooptie from back in the day. Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to one of the greatest local high school coaches in the area. Legend John Rodenberg.
John talks about his history, his philosophy, and tells a few stories along the way. Check out this episode of Tales from the Script.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk ta pair of new coaches in the GCL
First we have Ryan Fleming the new head coach of the St. Xavier Bombers. He discusses his career, coaching philosophy and what he brings to the Bombers basketball squad.
Brother CJ Fleming is the new head coach for Badin High School. The guys discuss his career, memories, and what the future holds for the Rams.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk ta pair of local ladies champions
First we have Kylee Heidemann, 2023 graduate of Mercy / McAuley and the Ohio state champion in women's golf. Next we have her sister Hallie Heidemann guard on the D2 Women's National Champion Ashland Eagles.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Oak Hills High School girls softball coach Jackie Cornelius. Coach talks about her stint playing pro ball in Europe, her philosophy on coaching, turning the Highlander program around, and the definition of "low sugar".
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Elder High School Head Baseball Coach Mark Thompson. Coach tells some amazing stories, talks about the 2022/23 team, baseball strategies, and how he got his first coaching gig.
Altiora
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to the Cincinnati Reds beat writer Bobby Nightengale. We discuss the 2023 team and the new MLB rule changes. We also learned about Martin's ink, Bret's favorite watering holes, and POC's Reds memorabilla. Check out this week's episode of TFTS
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to the GOAT of high school football in the area, TriStateFootball.com's Greg Shoemaker. A lot of interesting topics discussed, but the number one controversy that is finally cleared up is why one GCL school D2 and the others D1. Check out this week's episode of TFTS
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Sycamore Head Coach tim Austing. Tim talks about his coaching journey and influences, the 2022/23 team, and the difficulty of coaching both football and basketball. Check out this week's episode of TFTS
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Woodward Head Coach Jarelle Redden (Coach Red) and Assistant Alison McCarthy (Coach Mac). They talks about their incredible coaching journey, the 2022/23 team, and respecting your coaches no matter what race or gender. It's probably the best TFTS so far so check it out!
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Fairfield Head Basketball Coach DJ Wyrick. Coach talks about his incredible coaching journey, the 2022/23 team, and a few thoughts on the introduction of the shot clock and the college transfer portal.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Highlands Head Basketball Coach Kevin Listerman. Coach talks about his coaching philosophy, talks about the 2022/23 team, and what is on his bookshelf.
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In this episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to Elder High School Head Basketball Coach Joe Schoenfeld. Coach tells some amazing stories, talks about the 2022/23 team, and talks about the special families that makes the west side the best side.
Altiora
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In the first episode of "Tales from the Script", Martin, Pat, and Bret talk to LaSalle High School Head Basketball Coach Pat Goedde. Pat discusses coaching philosphy, the 2022/23 team, and memories of teams gone by.
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