The Senior Spotlight: Recent Episodes
Phillip Hubbard
The Senior Spotlight originated in April 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic ended high school student-athletes' senior seasons. The goal has been to give each senior their moment in the sun that the pandemic stole.
This doesn’t replace the feeling a senior gets walking onto the field and hearing their name called one last time. However, it does a good job of highlighting their accomplishments and getting to know each athlete better.
Though the pandemic hasn’t canceled any season(s) so far, The Senior Spotlight is returning for season 3 in the coming weeks. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-senior-spotlight/support
Connor Coursey of Alcovy Baseball is our guest today!
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Cameron Bonnett begins the three-part series featuring the seniors on Alcovy's baseball team.
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Haley Hopkins concludes the five-part series on the Peachtree Academy volleyball team.
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Hannah LeShock, the team's manager this past season, discusses her journey as a Lady Panther.
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Today's double feature episode has Briana Mitchell in the first half of the episode and Madeline Patil in part two.
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Twin sisters, Maranda and Marissa McCullough reminisce on their playing days together as members of the five-time Peachtree Volleyball team.
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Kicking off season three of "The Senior Spotlight" is a group of seniors who won five straight state championships in their high school careers. Seven members of the 2021 Peachtree Academy volleyball team will graduate with four state championship rings.
In today's episode, Annie Gibson discusses her role in the championship runs and her special connection with an underclassman on the team, too.
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Phillip B. Hubbard goes through each episode from season two to highlight how the athletes fared in 2021.
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John Clay Wofford is the second senior of the Lake Oconee Academy boys soccer team. His episode concludes this series along with head coach, Julie Brooker.
Coach Brooker will be back following the Anchor advertisement to discuss the entire senior class on her team.
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Logan Fedelem is the goalkeeper for the Lake Oconee Academy boys soccer team. His head coach, Julie Brooker joins today's 'Coach Speak' segment.
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Amber Higdon, a senior soccer player for the Greene County Lady Tigers, joins the podcast this week. Her conversation kicks off a three-part series on the Lady Tigers. Head coach, Robert Smith joins the 'Coach Speak' segment, too, to discuss Amber's impact on the Lady Tigers program.
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"The Senior Spotlight" is back! Carlo Finaly, the assistant director of the Grady Sports Media Program, joins the show to pay tribute to the Spring 2021 graduates.
For more information about the program, visit https://gradysports.uga.edu/ or reach out to Mr. Finaly at carlof@uga.edu.
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Simon LeClair is the third and final senior from Morgan County boys soccer to join the show. He concludes this three-part series. Head coach, Aaron Paul will also be on for the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Trace Blanton is the next senior on "The Senior Spotlight." He's a senior on the Morgan County High School boys soccer team. His head coach, Aaron Paul joins the "Coach Speak" segment again this week.
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Grayson Jarman starts off the 3-part series featuring Morgan County High School boys soccer players. Head coach Aaron Paul joins the "Coach Speak" segment to discuss the impact Grayson has had on the program.
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Piper Bosart finishes out the three-week series featuring the Lake Oconee Academy girls basketball program. Her head coach, Kevin Furtado not only joins the "Coach Speak" segment, but also has a special message following the Anchor advertisement.
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Kala Jo Ogletree joins the show as the second senior of the Lake Oconee Academy Lady Titans series. Her head coach, Kevin Furtado joins today's "Coach Speak" segment.
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This episode begins a three-episode series for the Lake Oconee Academy girls basketball team. Destiny McClendon shares her experience on and off the court while playing at LOA. Her head coach, Kevin Furtado also joins the "Coach Speak" segment. It's then where he shares a special milestone McClendon has in her sight.
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Host, Phillip B. Hubbard introduces season 2 and highlights what's different about this season compared to season 1.
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Phillip Hubbard, the host for "The Senior Spotlight" bids farewell to the daily podcast while also congratulating all seniors featured.
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Alfredo Flores-Martinez is a senior soccer player at Greene County High School. He and the assistant coach, Paul Anes joins the show to discuss his special bond with soccer.
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Jenna and Lindsay Tulenko are twin tennis players at North Oconee High School. They discuss how their relationship off the court carried over into game action. Erick Willis, NOHS' head girls tennis coach, joins the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Cristian Escutia, a senior soccer player for Greene County High School, joins the show to describe how his connection with soccer goes beyond the field. His assistant coach, Paul Anes, joins the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Graham Blanks, senior track member at Athens Academy, is committed to Harvard University. He discusses why he feels Harvard is the best place and how Athens Academy best prepared him for this opportunity. His head track coach, Neville Anderson, is featured for the "Coach Speak" segment.
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I step away from highlighting high school senior athletes to pay my own tribute to the 2020 graduates of Grady Sports.
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Luke Gamble, a sports anchor at KX News in Bismark, North Dakota, joins the show to highlight the different situations spring senior athletes are facing there compared to Georgia.
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Maddux Seagraves and Blayze Haddock
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Will Pearson, a senior baseball player for North Oconee High School shares how his high school career made him an overall college commit. For this show, there are two "Coach Speak" segments. First with Jay Lasley, head baseball coach at NOHS, and second with Scott Stricklin, head baseball coach for The University of Georgia.
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McKay Melnick, a senior track and football player at Prince Avenue Christian School (Athens, Georgia), discusses his high school playing career and his future plans to play football. Defensive Coordinator, coach Ridings, joins the "Coach Speak" segment to highlight Melnick's contributions to the team.
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Taylor Frew is the senior goalkeeper for the North Oconee Lady Titans soccer team (Watkinsville, Georgia). Her head coach, Ben Grassmyer joins the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Kurt Knisley Jr., a senior track and football player for the Athens Academy Spartans (Athens, Georgia), joins to discuss his future plans for after high school graduation. His dad and coach, Kurt Knisley Sr., shares with me how his son has prepared most of his life for what lies ahead.
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Michael Graves and Carlos Alvarado are the first to join me on the new "Two Athlete Tuesday." Their head coach, Victor Lane also joins to describe both players' impact of the program.
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Nathanael Greene Academy (Siloam, Georgia) senior baseball player, Sean Brown recalls how his senior year wasn't ideal. He shares how his senior year started even before the school year began. Head coach, Garey Clark joins the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Hailey Mosely has her future plans confirmed and ready for her high school graduation. She shares with me how her soccer career has helped prepare her for what lies ahead.
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Raven Dominy, a senior defender for the Greene County Lady Tigers soccer team, discusses how her season was cut short even before COVID-19 occurred. Her coach, Mike Smith, is featured in the "Coach Speak" segment, too.
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Tyauriah Peaks, a senior goalkeeper for the Greene County Lady Tigers, discusses her path through the girls soccer program and how it has helped her grow.
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Heriberto "Lechi" Rodriguez Jr., discusses with Phillip B. Hubbard how his soccer career at Greene County wasn't the most consistent. Assistant coach, Paul Anes joins the "Coach Speak" segment.
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Phillip B. Hubbard sits down with Greene County girls senior soccer player, Maleah Glenn. They discuss her career in the program and how she feels about her senior season being shortened. Her head coach, Mike Smith joins the "Coach Speak" segment of the episode, too.
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