Tag Archive for: Running Point

INTERVIEW WITH MANDY BELL

EAST PALESTINE OH- Baseball’s return is right around the corner. Running Point gets the inside scoop on all that is going on in the Indian’s summer camp./ Mandy Bell covers the team for MLB.com and she joins Ron the Tribe. and Anthony to share how the Tribe have been handling the preparation for the very unique 20202 season. Tribe fans wont want to miss this inside look at the Tribe.

Mandy discusses the Indians lineup, how their pitching staff might look this season, and how the team is handling the idea of  changing their name.

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INTERVIEW WITH OHSAA’S TIM STRIED

EAST PALESTINE OH- The state of fall sports is still up in the air in Ohio.  With  so much uncertainty we felt it was time to have another chat with the a OHSAA Senior Director Of Communications Tim Stried.  Tim has another great conversation with Ron about what the future of fall sports may look like in the state of Ohio.

Interview conducted on June 8. 2020.

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INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW GOLDMAN

EAST PALESTINE OH- Andrew Goldman team president of the Youngstown Phantoms called into Running Point on Monday to discuss the current state of the Phantoms and what the future may look like.

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PIRATES ANNOUNCER GREG BROWN JOINS RUNNING POINT

EAST PALESTINE, OH- As the country looks for any glimpse of hope to bring back America’s Favorite Past-time in 2020, YSN brought in the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates to discuss his thoughts, and what he’s hearing on the inside.

Ron Potesta, Anthony Hartwig, and a star-struck DJ Yokley sat down to chat with Greg Brown to “raise” a few questions regarding what fans can expect, and what he does to get reps in the off-season away from the mic!

Sit back and enjoy a few of the stories Brownie has for us on this segment of YSN Running Point!

 

YSN Running Point airs LIVE on YSNLive.com Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s from 12-3 EST.

INTERVIEW WITH LANCE DEZEE

East Palestine OH- Lance DeZee is a local basketball trainer and the founder of Bless Up Athletics. During Fridays addition of Running Point Lance called into the show to talk about how he trains future talent, what Bless Up Athletics is, and the level of basketball talent in the Mahoning Valley.

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Interview with John Perrotto

EAST PALESTINE OH- John Perrotto is an MLB writer who writes for the Tribune review, AP Sports, USA Today Sports, and Baseball Digest. During this interview John discusses state of the MLB and their negotiations toward a 2020 season.

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INTERVIEW WITH TIM STRIED

EAST PALESTINE OH- The future of high school sports in Ohio is still cloudy. Although some regulations and reopening dates have emerged, a lot of questions still remain, especially for the 2020 football season. Will there be fans? If so how many? How will the playoffs look?

OHSAA Senior Director of Communication Tim Stried joined Running Point on Friday to shed some light on the current state of the OHSAA, and it’s future plans. He also discusses the expanded playoff format for 2021

INTERVIEW WITH STEVE LESLIE

EAST PALESTINE OH- Baseball is back!! Yesterday Class B baseball announced they will have a condensed summer schedule for all age groups. Using Bob Cene Park, it is going to be a summer of baseball on YSN. The action is set to begin Sunday June 14th.

YSN General Manager Steve Leslie was a busy man as he joined the YSN One Pop Press Conference Thursday Night and Running Point on Friday to talk about the plans for the season, how things will look, and much more.

INTERVIEW WITH JAMES FRANCESCHELLI

EAST PALESTINE OH-  McDonald has a new head coach for their boys basketball program, and his name is James Franceschelli.  He has some big shoes to fill as the program had tremendous success under Jeff Rasile.  However, James is confident that despite the regime change, and the talent graduating that the Blue Devils still have a real chance at surprising a lot of people. No one knows more than him, he spent last season as an assistant coach on the bench. He knows exactly what he has, and how much his team can do.  A lot of talent on the team, was kept in the dark with the unbelievable run Zach Rasile had in the program.  Now people are going to find out how much depth the McDonald team has.  James still has plenty of talent to work with, and a strong group of young players ready to step up.  If things go according to plan, the Blue Devils wont miss a beat.

 

Coach Franceschelli came on Running Point on Friday to talk about his new job, the talent he has returning, and much more.

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INTERVIEW WITH TONY MATISI

EAST PALESTINE OH- The McDonald Girls Basketball program has been one of the most successful teams in the area the last few years. And now, their search for a new coach is over. McDonald has approved the hiring of Tony Matisi as head basketball coach. Tony has a long track record of having instant success with the program’s he takes over. It shouldn’t be too hard for the Blue Devils, as the roster is loaded with talent.

Coach Matisi called in to YSN’s Running Point on Friday to talk about his new job, how important summer ball is, and much more.

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