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Student-athletes, coaches and ADs offer advice for navigating a complex process amidst a changing landscape for recruits(0:02) Sonny Wilson, a freshman on the University of Toledo's basketball team, reflects on his recruitment in high school as a standout on the University of Detroit Jesuit High School's squad. He offers advice for other young players going through the process.(3:51) The narrator talks about some of the ways in which high school and college sports recruiting has changed, including video highlight reels, transfer portals and NIL (“name, image and likeness”) deals before introducing several interviewees.(5:55) Dan Rohn, football coach and athletic director at De La Salle High School in Warren, laments the decline in multi-sport athletes at the high school level, which he believes can be attributed to increased pressure placed on athletes who have hopes of playing at the next level. Vic Michaels, director of the Catholic High School League, offers his thoughts on the subject.(9:19) Mike Watson, athletic director at Marian High School, talks about the impact of video — especially social media — on recruiting. Ava Brizard, a Marian graduate and standout volleyball player for North Carolina State University, talks about how video gave her increased opportunities to stand out.(14:30) Interviewees discuss the timing of the recruiting process, which begins as early as seventh grade for some athletes. In addition to those above, we hear from Brady Drogash, a De La Salle graduate and quarterback on the University of Cincinnati's football team; Xavier Thomas, a Brother Rice graduate and University of Toledo basketball player; and Dalton Drogash, a junior on De La Salle's football squad.(20:23) Athletes and coaches discuss preparing for the recruiting process, negotiations with interested schools, and how high school coaches and athletic directors can help students and their families navigate the process.(24:35) Interviewees discuss tips for finding and deciding on the right school, and the factors athletes and their families should consider in making their decisions.(30:00) Rohn, Watson and Michaels discuss the impact of NIL deals on the recruiting landscape. (32:49) Athletes offer their advice for other students going through the recruiting process, including pitfalls to watch out for, who to turn to for advice, and how to make the best impression possible.Reporting by Daniel Meloy; narration by Emily Mentock; script by Casey McCorry; production by Ron PangbornThis episode of Detroit Stories is proudly sponsored by Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan – the charitable arm of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Engage in the practice of the corporal works of mercy within your community! To begin your journey of involvement and compassion, visit CCSEM.org today and select 'Get Involved'!Listen to ‘Detroit Stories' on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or Spotify. Podcasts also will be posted biweekly on DetroitCatholic.com.
(00:00-19:45)– Wednesday's show begins with Dan reflecting on the iconic opening sound for the show and why he hope it stays forever. Dan also talks on Johnny Davis working out for the Pacers and what he wants to see from the team next season and more specifically in next week's draft. (19:45-35:40)– Ryan Burr joins the program to give us his best bets for the US Open which begins tomorrow. We've got longshots, top 10s, top 20s, and ultimately a list of golfers that Ryan feels CAN win the US Open. (35:40-46:59)– Hour number one ends with Dan looking at more audio from our headline segment including Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson's comments to the media yesterday. (46:59-1:08:26)– Dan's baseball coach and the legendary head baseball coach at Andrean High School Dave Pishkur stops by to preview Friday's Class 3A State Championship at Victory Field as the 59ers go for State Title number 8 against the Brebeuf Jesuit Braves. (1:08:26-1:24:41)– Our friend Seth Greenberg of ESPN stops by to share his thoughts on the NBA Finals through five games and break down next week's NBA Draft. Plus, Seth give us his latest on the transfer portal in college hoops and the difficulty of gauging talent in the portal. Also, Seth shares with us his prep for an upcoming member guest on the golf course. (1:24:41-1:31:21)– Dan breaks some news regarding Colts safety Khari Willis and a story from yesterday on Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. (1:31:21-2:07:44)– Dan opens the final hour of the show by looking ahead for Game 6 of the NBA Finals tomorrow night in Boston. Plus, a caller gives a shoutout to Marian High School's own Eric Barnes who is playing in the US Open. Then, the great Doug Gottlieb of Fox Sports joins to break down the NBA Finals to this point and discuss if the NBA Finals goes the distance. Also, Doug shares some of his favorite storylines around both the Celtics and the Warriors. (2:07:44-2:16:16)– Wednesday's show closes with Dan sharing the results from the Horseshoe Indianapolis Race of the Day. Plus, Dan asks show producer Jimmy Cook for the JCook Plays of the Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andy Farfsing is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Purcell Marian High School, located in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati. He and his team have led a transformative turnaround of this historic inner-city Catholic High School that counts business leaders, community leaders, and professional athletes among the list of famous alumni - including Dallas Cowboys NFL star, business leader, and philanthropist Roger Staubach. Andy has spent his entire career in Catholic secondary education; 10 years as a teacher and then 10 years as a principal. As a proud Purcell Marian alumnus (Class of 1995) he passionately believes that Marianist education is not only important to our students but to the human spirit. “Through Marianist education, we are helping our students discover their God-given talents and creating the next generation of justice seekers, servant leaders, and peacekeepers who can adapt to changing world.” He says that being at Purcell Marian feels like the “family business” to him and has little time for hobbies, choosing to put his energy into all things Purcell Marian, instead. He has been married to his wife, Lindsay (also a PM '95 graduate and staff member) for 17 years and has two children, Olivia and Rachel. The Farfsings love to travel in their RV and discover a beautiful country. Andy's favorite place they've visited so far is Kennebunkport, Maine.
On Episode 41 of The Rising Champions Podcast, Kyle and Doc discuss the 2021 Masters Golf Tournament and are joined by 2019 National High School Golf Coach of the Year, Leon Braisted who currently coaches at Brother Rice and Marian High School in Michigan. Coach Braisted discusses his coaching philosophy; that winning is fun, but getting to know his players as people is more important and is the main reason he coaches. (Please pardon sound quality as Coach Braisted joined us while outside). This monthly podcast hosted by Dr. Jason Novetsky of Champion Mindset Group, and Radio Personality Kyle Bogey, dives into the mental aspect of sports. Dr. Novetsky is known for being a top notch sport and performance psychology coach who helps athletes win their personal championships! Kyle and Doc are joined by young, rising athletes who talk about their experiences with the mental side of competition. This Podcast is from Champion Mindset Group, executively produced by Brand25 Media LLC.
On Episode 38, Volleyball player Reagan Sass of Marian High School joins Doc and Kyle on The Rising Champions Podcast and discusses how she stayed focused and positive during the Covid shutdowns and still managed to help her team win a State Championship. Doc and Kyle also discuss the recent Patrick Reed golf incident and the #LetThemPlay movement for winter high school sports in Michigan. This weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Jason Novetsky of Champion Mindset Group, and Radio Personality Kyle Bogey, dives into the mental aspect of sports. Dr. Novetsky is known for being a top notch sport and performance psychology coach who helps athletes win their personal championships! Kyle and Doc are joined by young, rising athletes who talk about their experiences with the mental side of competition.This Podcast is from Champion Mindset Group, executively produced by Brand25 Media LLC.
Season 2 Finale! Crazy how fast we got here but what a great season It has been. We have had an assortment of guests that have all had some great stories, and shared some great wisdom to the young players. As we wrap up, we are visited by Monica Bosiljevac, a high school varsity assistant coach at Marian High School and Executive Director at Football For The World (FFTW). I have made reference to Monica in multiple episodes this season as someone that gave me the idea to get an all female guest list. I have met some great people during this journey and I believe that it all comes together nicely in the final episode. Monica and I met taking our USSF C License back in 2019 and have developed quite the friendship in the short period of time, being one of two podcast guests that I had a friendship with prior to recording really shows this episode. We discuss her time as a youth player growing up in Omaha, Nebraska and her high school playing career that emulated the start of her coaching career. I would get in trouble if I did not mention a special guest in Nelson who for the most part played it cool but did have a part that he wanted edited out. Interested in getting more women involved In soccer after their playing career? Monica is plug that you need to know! Thank you for following me through season 2, season 3 is right around the corner!Follow our social media to stay in the loop on upcoming guest!IG: @NoStressMidwestTwitter: @NoStressMidwestFacebook: No Stress MidwestSpotify: No Stress Midwest PodcastYoutube: No Stress MidwestApple: No Stress Midwest Podcast
On this week's new episode of Rising Champions, Doc and Kyle are joined by 2x state champion golfer, Shannon Kennedy of Marian High School. They have a great discussion about the mental side of golf and how Shannon overcame her own obstacles to improve her game. They also find out some amazing news about where Shannon will be attending college.In addition to the interview, Doc and Kyle also break down "The Last Dance" documentary on ESPN and give their thoughts on how mentally dominant Michael Jordan was.This weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Jason Novetsky of Champion Mindset Group, and Radio Personality Kyle Bogey, dives into the mental aspect of sports. Dr. Novetsky is known for being a top notch sport and performance psychology coach who helps athletes win their personal championships! Kyle and Doc are joined by young, rising athletes who talk about their experiences with the mental side of competition.This Podcast is from Champion Mindset Group, executively produced by Brand25 Media LLC.
So many highlights but only a few could break through to make J & B’s Top things. CC hockey shutouts Livonia Stevenson (1:30), Brother Rice wins wrestling district (3:27), Loyola’s basketball star Mayberry’s performance against Lutheran North (4:49), MHSAA scholar athlete Brother Rice’s DJ Dixon (7:00) and U of D Jesuit’s hockey team is on a roll (8:59) made the final cut. “Since 1926” looks back at Keisha Kelly from Benedictine High School (12:50). Brendan interviews Catholic High School League Hall of Fame coach from Marian High School, Mary Cicerone (14:12). Girls Basketball Championship preview (23:55), Boys Basketball tournament preview and St. Mary’s Prep, Lorne Bowman, chances at the title of Mr. Basketball (32:51).
Marian punter Hunter Renner held his Signing Day celebration on Wednesday February 5, 2020 at Marian High School. Renner is headed to the Big Ten and Northwestern. After the celebration, Renner and coach Michael Davidson sat down with Redeemer Radio's Angelo Di Carlo to discuss Renner's journey. ----- Live: www.redeemerradio.com or download the Redeemer Radio App Follow Redeemer Radio 95.7 Sports on social media:www.facebook.com/957Sports www.twitter.com/957Sports Follow Redeemer Radio on Social Media:www.Facebook.com/RedeemerRadio www.Twitter.com/RedeemerRadio Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple | Google Play | AnchorFM | Spotify | RSS Redeemer Radio is the non-profit Catholic radio station serving South Bend, IN.
Rosie looks into the arrest of a former assistant coach at Marian High School that alleges she sexually assaulted a then 14 year old student at the school in 2013. The question to be answered now is why the assault wasn't reported to police when school officials became aware of the relationship.
You are in for a treat on this one team! We can't thank Pat enough for taking the time to take us on his life's journey. He is a constant learner who has found the silver lining in every situation life has thrown at him.We get into a pretty deep topic early on in this way involving his brother's passing at an early age. Pat goes on to say how his brother has and still does make an incredible impact in his life.Pat has lived around Holliston his whole life. Growing up in Milford most of his life, he graduated from Marian High School with a passion to pursue a professional career as a hockey player. Pat tells us his story of his aspirations to play in the NHL. His self awareness led him to know when enough was enough and to move on from the sport professionally.Pat had a very interesting journey after he ditched his NHL dream. He give us a thorough run down of his career path immediately after hanging up the skates all the way up to present day.Another topic we dive into is how he found CrossFit, which also led to meeting his wife (and Firewall coach) Kerry! He actually found CrossFit because he was lacking the competitive hockey edge he thrived off of his whole life. From his hockey career, he has had a plague of knee injuries that CrossFit has greatly helped maintain and develop the surrounding muscles to sustain nearly pain free knees.Hopefully this 45 minute interview was enough to give you a glimpse of Pat's past. You can really tell towards the end how much CrossFit means to him and why he's so passionate about fitness! Thanks again Pat for coming on, we'll have to do it again!
When it comes to Marathon Monday in Boston, no one does it better than the Rabidou family. This past April, the two youngest siblings of the four Rabidous from Ashland ran in the Boston Marathon. And for a few good reasons. Kevin and Spencer Rabidou both ran to honor loved ones who have recently died. Meanwhile, their older sister, Devan, and older brother, Trevor, both watched on the sidelines of the Boston Marathon as the two breezed by their Ashland home en route to the finish line. The four siblings visited with host Tommy Cassell to talk Marathon Monday, coaching, Ashland High vs. Marian High and even talked about delivering a baby. At the end, the four competitive siblings played a trivia game. Cassell’s Corner Each week, Tommy Cassell of the MetroWest Daily and Milford Daily News will talk with a high school sports figure from the MetroWest and Milford areas. A new episode is released every Wednesday. Follow Cassell on Twitter at @TommyCassell44 or by email at tcassell@wickedlocal.com You can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or any other podcast provider. Don’t forget to rate and review. And if you aren’t a podcast listener, every episode of Cassell’s Corner is available on our websites. You can also subscribe to our morning newsletter for all of the latest sports headline, here for MetroWest readers and here for Milford Daily News readers.
In this Random Nun Clip, we talk about surprises along the way to entering religious life. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS203. Hosts:Sister Maxine and guest Sister Michele Denton, IHM, religion teacher at Marian High School.
**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O'Connell **Today's guest(s):** Fr. John Sheridan, pastor of St. James and St. Thomas the Apostle parishes in Salem **Today's topics:** Fr. John Sheridan, the parishes he leads in Salem and Peabody; the Mass readings for Pentecost Sunday **A summary of today's show:** Fr. John Sheridan joined Scot and Fr. Mark to talk about his journey to the priesthood and the experience of being pastor of two very different parishes in Salem as well helping another parish with a merger. Also, they discussed the Mass readings for Pentecost and a very special saint of the day for Scot. **1st segment:** Scot welcomes Fr. Mark back to the show. Fr. Mark said this week he was excited to be part of the opening of the cause for canonization of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz. His role in this process is vice-chancellor and he notarizes documents for the Archdiocese. He signs many different documents, and this particular day he was the notary for that meeting. He received the Acts, signed them, sealed them, and handed them. Scot said it's must be special to be with a group of people who all knew and lived with someone who may be a saint. Fr. Mark said there were a lot of saintly people in that room as well. Scot welcomes Fr. John Sheridan to the show. Both Fr. John and Fr. Mark attended the clergy convocation yesterday, a gathering of the priests of the archdiocese. Fr. John said it's great to be with so many priests. It was like being at Chrism Mass. It's unusual for all of them to be together and share their stories. It is unusual to gather so many priests from the geographically diverse archdiocese. This meeting was about the new translation of the Mass that will go into effect this Advent. Fr. Mark said Msgr. Jim Moroney is one of the Church's experts on liturgy and he spoke about the Missal. The priests at Fr. Mark's table at the convocation agreed within the first 30-seconds of his talk that this was going to be good. Msgr. Moroney is working on a new series for CatholicTV on the Mass. Fr. Mark asked Scot to have Fr. John on the how during the Stanley Cup finals because he is the biggest Bruins fan. He predicts that the Bruins will win, that they have momentum on their side, and that they have woken up since game 3. Scot said June 10 is his favorite saint's day of the year. He asked Fr. Mark and Fr. John what the special saint of the day is. He said there isn't a St. Scot, but there is a St. Landry, whose feast if June 10. He was a bishop of Paris in the 17th century. There is also a Landry Parish (county) in Louisiana and there is a St. Landry Parish in Opelousas. * [St. Landry of Paris](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landry_of_Paris) * [St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, LA](http://www.stlandrycatholicchurch.org/) **2nd segment:** Fr. John is pastor of two parishes in Salem. Scot asked him what led him to first hear the call and to respond by entering the seminary. Fr. John said he grew up in Newton in a large family with 4 brothers and 4 sisters. He was the eighth of the nine. His parents were extraordinary. He has 19 nieces and nephews and 1 great-niece and 1 great-nephew. Their Catholic faith was part of their everyday life, not just for Sundays. His brothers and sisters are very active in their parishes and active in helping their children to understand what they believe. He was an altar server at his parish Mary Immaculate of Lourdes in Newton Upper Falls. Fr. Bob Connors was a great influence on him. He was struck by the examnples of the laypeople in his parish, who encouraged him to look at his faith as something that is ingrained in everything you do. That's what inspired him to look at his life and see what he could do. Pope John Paul II's visit to Boston in 1979 was the first nudge for him. The Pope's words were written on his heart, especially the call that whatever you do with your life, do something extraordinary. He'd wanted to be a sportswriter before. He says that God didn't take away his calling, just made it bigger. He went to St. Clements Hall at St. John's Seminary College in 1982. Fr. Mark and Fr. John are classmates, but Fr. Mark went to Boston College. When they first met Fr. Mark was struck by Fr. John's joy and passion. He's been ordained for 20 years. He's had many assignments: St. Joseph, Salem; St. Ann, Neponset; Marian High School, Framingham; St. Cecilia, Ashland; St. Matthew, Dorchester; St. Thomas Aquinas, Jamaica Plain; St. Benedict, Somerville; St. James, Salem; St. Thomas the Apostle, Peabody. The Salem-Peabody town line splits St. Thomas church right down the middle. Peabody residents sit on one side and Salem residents on the Salem side. * [St. James Parish, Salem](http://stjamessalem.homestead.com/) * [St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Salem](http://www.saintthomasparish.net/) Among the joys of his priesthood are the devotion that people have. This is a great time of year for First Communion and Confirmation and he loves to see the look in the eyes of the parents as they see their children receive their sacraments. He has a number of priests who live in his parish rectory, including a hospital chaplain, a senior priest, and a Nigerian priest. Fr. Mark and Fr. John talked about the joy of the priesthood to see the happy kids and be around families. Fr. John said the greatest honor he could ever have is the trust that parents give. He has worked closely with parents in all his assignments. He is pastor of St. James and St. Thomas at the same time. Scot asked him if he feels stretched between the parishes. He said he's grateful for the patience of both parishes. They are less than a mile apart, but very different. St. James is an enormous church and campus, while St. Thomas is small and picturesque. The priests who work with him is an enormous help. Each parish has its own personality and joys and challenges and driving between them helps him to adapt for the parish. Some days he feels very stretched, but other days he's just delighted. St. James also welcomed the community of people who used to be in the parish of St. Joseph in Salem that was closed. He worked for six years at St. Joseph many years ago and when he came to St. James, many of the staff from St. Joseph and people who worked at the parish now work at St. James. Parishioners brought the crucifix from St. Joseph to St. James after St. Joseph closed and on the way over the corpus broke in several places. They put the cross in St. James with the broken corpus to symbolize that they are a broken people and that Christ will heal them. A talented artist put the corpus back together and they placed the crucifix in St. James again to symbolize how the parishes have joined to become one community. * [Photos and story about the crucifix](http://stjamessalem.homestead.com/Crucifix.html) **3rd segment:** Fr. John has had many assignments helping people deal with and adjust to changes. Scot was struck by the different cultures at St. James and St. Thomas and instead of making them similar to make it easier for Fr. John, he adapts himself to each of the parishes. He thought it significant as a way to help parishes deal with change. He works with an extraordinary staff in the parishes. He relies on them for their experience of the communities and their vision for their parishes. The two parishes have different perspectives, understandings, liturgies, even though they are so close. Fr. Mark said some people say that when merging parishes there should be a new pastor, but in his case, he was a familiar presence for the parishes. Fr. John believes the Holy Spirit led him back to Salem. Much of the good from the merger was due to Fr. Larry Rondeau, who had been pastor of St. Joseph's for 24 years. He was willing to let go and let his former parochial vicar run everything. He said Fr. Anselm Nwagbara is from Nigeria and is an extremely holy priest. Fr. Louis Bourgeois is a senior priest who was former pastor of St. Ann in Salem, so people know him as well. Fr. Mark asked Fr. John how he keeps St. Thomas parish from feeling like the minor parish or an afterthought. He builds on what was already there, built up by those who were there before him. He told the staff that he wasn't there to change anything, but to build from where they were at that time. It's the pastor's job is to make sure that the job of the pastor who comes after is easy. He said the people of the parishes have many ministries and people have a remarkable sense of mission. At St. James the focus is on religious education and at St. Thomas the focus is on service. Fr. John had the unfortunate duty to close St. Joseph School at St. James. It was a difficult time, but they got through it by understanding that they were all sad about it like a death in the family, but the family remains. Fr. John said Salem was one of the centers of the abuse crisis and St. James was the bullseye. A filmmaker did a documentary on the abuse that took place there. He went to the opening of the film because he had been personally invited by the filmmaker, but not face to face. He was not the only priest there. It was difficult for him to watch. After the film, there was a question and answer period with the producer and director. The producer claimed that the pastor had been invited but did not show up, but Fr. John stood up and was willing to be recognized as such. Scot said the Church can never forget about the abuse crisis and continually learn from it and continually reach out to victims and their families. It's never going to go away, so we have to lead people through it. **4th segment:** * [First reading for Pentecost Sunday (Acts 2:1-11)](http://www.usccb.org/nab/061211b.shtml#reading1) >When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. > Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.” * [Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday (John 20:19-23)](http://www.usccb.org/nab/061211b.shtml#gospel) >On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Pentecost is one of the central feast of the Church year. The Apostles, who had been confused and fearful, were empowered with the Holy Spirit to go out and proclaim the Gospel and make disciples of all nations. Fr. John said this Sunday is one his favorite celebrations. People are making all kinds of new beginnings, new possibilities, new opportunities at this time of year. Fr. John recalls that on the feast of the Ascension was the big storm that brought tornadoes to western Mass., and so many went from looking to the sky to rush to help out those stricken by the weather. * [Cardinal Seán's Pastoral Letter on Evangelization: "The New Pentecost"](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/PentecostLetter) Fr. Mark said he got his first look at Cardinal Sean's new pastoral letter called "The New Pentecost": >Pentecost is born out of an intense experience of prayer in union with Mary and with Peter. The experience of Pentecost is one of unity and joy that transcends all ethnic and linguistic differences and is an expression of God's universal love. He was struck by that first sentence. He'd always thought of Pentecost as something God does, but he thinks now about how Peter and the Apotles prepared for the Holy Spirit with intense prayer. Fr. John makes a connection between the tongues of fire with the fire of the Easter vigil. It is the light given to us at our baptism and we are called to spread that light to others. Fr. Mark said it is something tangible, something you feel. We have to be the new Pentecost, we have to be the new apostles through real, tangible love and feeling, through smells and hearing. We have to use all of these tools to spread the light of Christ. We don't go alone. Whatever good we're able to do is done through grace and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Cardinal Seán also makes a distinction between evangelization and proselytization.