Thanks Dan for an amazing article. So many amazing people to thank, but really the story has only begun. Honored to be written about and to be in the position I am.
@ICParkSchool
40,000 fans for the 63rd Cortaca Jug (Division 3 Football)
@IthacaBomberFB
31,000 for the Pinstripe Bowl (Power 5 Division 1 football)
Pretty amazing how big the little game is.
Relive
@DerekBaldin
overtime game winning field goal as heard on
@WICB
(video from
@FrankRossi
)
The right leg of Derek Baldin was talked about all week and it was the difference as Ithaca moves to (4-1).
Honored to announce I am officially a Park Scholar and will be majoring in Sports Media at the Roy H Park School of Communications.
Ithaca 25’
Go Bombers 💣
@IthacaCollege
@ICParkSchool
Such a great experience talking to the new leader of Bomber Football.
Thanks for joining us on Next Player Up
@CoachTerp_
Can we watch
@IthacaBomberFB
already?
#gobombers
Thanksgiving for many is a day filled with food, family, and football.
For
@IthacaBomberFB
, they will miss out on some of those moments, but add a few of their own. Like the Bombers annual Pumpkin Pie eating contest!
@CoachTerp_
said TE Dan Mason is a name to watch out for.
To the
@BourneBraves
fans, you are the best on Cape Cod. Thank you.
To the board, I dreamed of calling Cape games. Thank you for letting me bring Braves baseball to life.
To
@nateschwartz_
@adam_gotkin
and
@Jeremy_9157
working with you everyday was a privilege!
Thank you all
WATCH: The
@NFLonCBS
press conference on Tuesday afternoon brought the biggest voices in sports together.
It was an honor to chat with Tony Romo (
@tonyromo
) about his time with CBS and his expectations for Super Bowl LVIII.
#SuperBowlLVIII
(
@WICB
@ICTV607
)
Super excited to return to the Cape as the Play by Play broadcaster for the
@BourneBraves
. I am beyond thankful to have the chance to bring another Braves and
@OfficialCCBL
season to life.
2024 can’t come soon enough!
Talk soon Bravos Nation.
For the first time since 2021, a new starting quarterback will take the field for
@IthacaBomberFB
. 6'4 freshman Colin Schumm will be the first.
(
@SchummColin
) touched on the exciting opportunity to start at QB and the importance of learning from and leaning on AJ Wingfield.
Honored to announce I am heading to the
@OfficialCCBL
this summer as one of the voices of the
@BourneBraves
. I am beyond excited to share my love and energy for baseball in the premier college baseball league. Thank you to everyone for all the support let’s get to work!
#GoBravos
Introducing our 2023 broadcasting team!
⁃Cameron Manna
⁃Allison Navarrete
⁃Matthew Scalzo
Welcome to Bourne! We can’t wait to see you in the upcoming season!
#GoBravos
This past week, I had the chance to sit down with
@IthacaBomberFB
QB Colin Schumm (
@SchummColin
)
We spoke about
🏈His family witnessing his first college game
🏈Halftime adjustments
🏈Improvements for Buff State
@WICB
has you covered starting tomorrow at 12 with kickoff at 1.
Honored to be on this list and to be recognized with some of the best college broadcasters. Thank you to
@STAAtalent
.
More importantly a shoutout to
@elijfishman
@rheannadecrow
and everyone at
@ICParkSchool
. Three 💣 on this list!
Proud to represent the South Hill!
I’m very excited to announce that this fall I will be the play by play and color voice of
@IthacaBomberFB
on
@WICB
.
It’s a privilege for
@desantis72_kyle
@ParkerHSports
and myself to work on this crew and get the chance to build off of what has come before us.
11 days 🎙️
A special season.
From Aug 9th to Nov 25th nothing under the sun phased
@IthacaBomberFB
. That’s a true testament to
@CoachTerp_
his staff and that locker room.
They brought it on gridiron every Saturday and it was a privilege to hop on the mic and bring it to life.
Thank you🤘
What a week in Las Vegas covering Super Bowl LVIII!
It was an honor to represent
@IthacaCollege
and the
@ICParkSchool
for
@WICB
.
I’m confident and proud to say our group showed Radio Row what it means to be a Bomber.
More content to come in the coming weeks!
#SuperBowl
September calls for football and the
@IthacaBomberFB
2023 campaign kicks off from Homewood Field in Baltimore Maryland.
@desantis72_kyle
and I breakdown the first matchup between the two historic programs. We will have the call at noon on
@WICB
with
@ParkerHSports
Talk soon 🏈
Derek Slywka (
@2sly___
) did not just leave the South Hill as an All-American, he paved the way for the next generation of
@IthacaBomberFB
players.
We chat about his Pro Day experience, the impact it has made, and what he hopes is ahead ➡️.
Full:
2023 Fenway Day.
An amazing experience seeing some of the best in college baseball show off their skills.
For the
@BourneBraves
Josh Kuroda-Grauer of Rutgers hit 3 BP homers.
The real test starts tomorrow, opening day of the
@OfficialCCBL
@BourneBraves
vs
@WhitecapsCCBL
5pm.
Proud too announce that I have been selected to broadcast the
@NYCBLbaseball
All Star Game alongside
@CTDeGuz
of the Syracuse Spartans.
Join us tomorrow at 3pm as the best of the best in the NYCBL face off.
After signing off for the final time on
@WICB
in 2022 covering
@IthacaBomberFB
we got a call in studio. The gentleman said,“You guys (
@BombersRadioNet
) brought a special season to life, and I am so glad I felt a part of it. Thank you.” That’s why we do this. More than a game❤️
The 2024
@IthacaBomberFB
schedule has been announced.
The Bombers will open with
@JHU_Football
and
@EndicottFB
but this time on the South Hill.
After the early week 3 bye,
@CurryFootball
is on slate as a new non conference opponent.
And after LL play, Cortaca in Cortland.
Beyond excited to share my application for the 2024
@STAAtalent
Jim Nantz Award!
Thank you to
@JeremyJMenard
and all the current and former students I have crossed paths with at the
@ICParkSchool
for your support.
Check it out 🎥
What an ending to such a rewarding summer. This team was SPECIAL, but not just as talented baseball players. This group was filled with GREAT people and definitely a lot of unique characters. It was a privilege to be the voice of this team and to cover them all summer.
@crushball
Butterfield Stadium, now Bertino Field at Butterfield Stadium, is ranked the 7th toughest stadium to play at in D3 🏈
Under
@CoachTerp_
@IthacaBomberFB
are 10-1 at home including two postseason wins.
Over the last 10 seasons under three different head coach’s they are 41-11.
WATCH: Nothing better than talking football with a mind like
@danorlovsky7
.
We touch on how he plays "Automatic QB" for his kids and their friends plus his belief in 49ers QB Brock Purdy.
A smart 🏈 mind but a better person.
Full interview TONIGHT at 7PM on
@WICB
91.7 FM!
The 64th annual Cortca Jug is on the horizon. 🏈
This past week, I sat down with
@CoachTerp_
to discuss how excited his group is for kickoff, and what it means to have the game back on the South Hill.
(The blood=excitment, coach was filling in at receiver in practice)
🎥👇
2023🎙️
I had the opportunity to call 120 games across 6️⃣different sports in 6️⃣different states on the East Coast.
Along the way I worked with such amazing people, called championship wins and season ending losses, and grew so much as a young broadcaster.
Can’t wait for 2024👊
What a summer. Two amazing players but even better PEOPLE in Nick Palma and Owen Podolec joined me for the final post game interview of 2022. A special moment and one I will never forget.
The
@crushball
are the champs of the NYCBL for the second season in a row.
I've wrapped up my 2023 broadcasting slate with the
@BourneBraves
. I am so thankful to do what I love and to have worked with such outstanding people. Thank you all for following along.
#GoBravos
🎥Snippet summer reel
FULL SUMMER REEL:
Such an amazing experience last night having
@Jared_Carrabis
on the broadcast!
Jared touched on what it takes to work at your dream, and told everyone he’s rocking with the
@BourneBraves
. What a night!
Ithaca College QB AJ Wingfield had a lot of good things to say on Next Player Up about the creative media team here at Ithaca College.
@PeterRaider2
and all the students that work together to make the Bomber Sports content are things something D1 schools are not doing.
This week our whole ICTV Gridiron Report crew had the chance to chat with
@IthacaBomberFB
Head Coach Michael Toerper (
@CoachTerp_
)
We chat about
🏈Taking down Union
🏈Why Colin Schumm fits in this program
🏈Saturday vs
@UofRFootball
Coverage starts tomorrow at 11 on
@WICB
🎙️
Exactly one week until I call my first game in Cape Cod alongside
@mscalzo10
and
@ally_nav12
. Truly a dream come true and a privilege to follow the defending champs all summer.
#GoBravos
What a way for
@Ithaca_Baseball
to cap off their home opener.
Senior infielder Ethan Rothstein was the hero in the 4-3 extra innings thriller with this walk off single.
The Bombers have now won 6 straight.
It’s like the night before Christmas 🎄
A new season of
@IthacaBomberFB
starts tomorrow.
@a_tchiprout
@ParkerHSports
and I will have you covered from Butterfield Stadium and beyond all year. 🎙️
Talk to you at 1pm
@WICB
👊🏈
Episode 1️⃣ of the Bomber Football Podcast is here!
Our
@BombersRadioNet
team had the chance to sit down with
@IthacaBomberFB
WR Sam Kline.
We discussed:
🏈Excitement for training camp
🏈Importance of 5th year leadership
🏈Talented receiving core 🦻⬇️
Proud to announce I have accepted the position at
@X101_wxhc
as the High School Football Play by Play announcer this fall! Thank you to John Eves for the incredible opportunity!
Can’t wait for Sept. 9th.
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!
Full pads from Butterfield Stadium!
@IthacaBomberFB
quarterbacks are in an individual period tossing fade passes to the back of the end zone.
New offensive coordinator and QB coach
@MaguireBrandon
is the one making the grabs…..
Sophomore QB
@SchummColin
had this throw.
The
@BourneBraves
tallied win
#4
last night and the bats were red hot from first pitch.
Derek Bender and Caden Bodine of
@CoastalBaseball
chalked up back to back RBI singles to give Bourne an early 2-0 lead.
Here is how it looked and sounded!
Beyond excited to announce that I received the award for “Best Play by Play”at the John Drury National High School Radio Awards for my call of the
@StaplesLacrosse
Championship game this past spring.
@max_dorsey4
and myself had the call for
@wwptwestport
. Honored to be recognized
The top of the lineup for the
@BourneBraves
has been spectacular during the last fives games, but last night Jonathan Vastine (
@VandyBoys
) and Joey Loynd (
@DelawareBASE
) were the engines for the Bravos lineup.
Here is Vastines game tying RBI single and Loynd’s first homer.
"What better place can you ask to be on Saturdays in the fall than the South Hill?"
@IthacaBomberFB
Head Coach Michael Toerper (
@CoachTerp_
) joins us for Ep.6️⃣!
🏈Excitement for Aug. 13th
🏈Reloading ✅ Rebuilding ❌
🏈One day at a time
Listen ☕️
Proud to share my submission for
@STAAtalent
Jim Nantz Award.
Very thankful for everything Ithaca College has given me throughout my sophomore year.
Any and all feedback is appreciated.
Reel:
Tomorrow, this place will be filled to the brim with blue and red in the stands and two ranked teams clashing on the gridiron.
We will paint the picture tomorrow on
91.7 FM
@WICB
. Coverage begins at 10am with kickoff at noon!
@CortlandFB
vs
@IthacaBomberFB
Talk soon 🏈🤘
Kicking off Super Bowl week by talking to the 2005
@NFL
MVP
@shaunalexander
about some of his best moments.
The one that sticks out jolted his career in 1996 with Alabama.
Alexander: "I taught beast mode what beast mode was."
Full interview tonight at 6:00 on
@WICB
91.7 FM.
An unbelievable ride. Three semesters as a debater on Next Player Up are in the books. A group that had passion, grit, and the common goal of making this show great. I can say with great confidence we did.
Last episode tonight 6pm
@aj_wingfield
joins us
Covering Super Bowls is not something that gets old for Ian Rapoport
(
@RapSheet
)
Take a 👂 as the Rap Sheet himself breaks down the sights from Radio Row and his excitement to cover yet another HUGE game.
Stay tuned for more Super Bowl Content on
@WICB
and
@ICTV607
.
The real thing starts Saturday in Geneva N.Y, as
@IthacaBomberFB
opens up
@LLAthletics
play.
@CoachTerp_
and I chat:
🏈Identity being shaped
🏈Young offense growing
🏈Excitement? A lot of it.
@WICB
will have the coverage starting at NOON!
📺BELOW
Proud to join the Cortland Crush this summer as a game day broadcaster. Calling summer baseball is a special opportunity and I am pumped I get to call the Crush home this summer!
#GoCrush
Tonight history was made at Gutches Field,
@crushball
pitcher Greg Freguson threw a NO HITTER.
Here was how it looked and sounded when the final pitch came in.
Unbelievable.
For the second straight season
@IthacaBomberFB
placed both the OPOTY (Jalen Leonard-Osbourne) and DPOTY (Ben Stola).
Leonard-Osbourne had the most all purpose yards in the Liberty League, while Ben Stola led the conference in tackles and tackles for a loss.
The
@crushball
are headed back to the
@NYCBLbaseball
title match for the 3rd straight season. Cortland will look to defend their championship trophy starting tomorrow at 6pm vs the
@OleanOilers
.
Here was how the final out looked and sounded from tonight’s victory.
The inaugural episode of the Diamond Report airs tonight at 8:30 on
@ICTV607
.
Myself and our wonderful analysts give you everything you need to know on
@Ithaca_Baseball
and
@Ithaca_Softball
in 2024.
Super excited to host the first season of this show every Thursday night⚾️
No
@IthacaBomberFB
this week as they get hit with an early bye week... but that doesn't mean we can't hear from
@CoachTerp_
on the
@ICTVSports607
edition of "Coaches Corner."
We discuss:
🏈Bye week = Revamp
🏈Defensive masterclass in week 2️⃣
🏈Offesnive adjustments
📺BELOW
The
@crushball
won their 28th game of the summer tonight, 5-0 over the Salt Cats. The victory was a team victory so we got creative and talked to 4 players on the bus, Max Mims, Mason Kirchberg, Connor Brinkman and Alex Windey.
Have fun with what you do.
Baseball from Freeman Field…no April fools here.
@Ithaca_Baseball
squares off against former Empire 8 rival in
@SJFbaseball
to kick off the week.
Join
@TobiahZboray
and myself at 4pm for first pitch! ⚾️
📺
One of the weirdest games tonight from Veterans Field.
The
@BourneBraves
pitching staff strikes out 19, but allowed 14 free bases. The
@ChathamAnglers
had 16 SO of their own (0 walks)
On top of that Bourne also had 8 hits to Chathams 2 but lost 5-1.
Baseball is a funny game.
Signed off the 90.3 FM air ways for the final time as a Staples student. Thank you for an amazing 4 years
@wwptwestport
I will never forget the amazing lessons and memories.
✌️🎤
World Series champion Jarrod Saltalamacchia is back with the
@BourneBraves
for his third summer.
In this edition of Tomahawk Talk:
⚾️What to look for in recruiting
⚾️The grind of summer baseball
⚾️Hitting adjustments (📺Below)
Full interview:
“Find a way” the phrase of the Bombers season is clear once again.
@IthacaBomberFB
takes down
@UofRFootball
24-10.
Our postgame thoughts:
🏈
#1
for Colin Schumm
🏈A record for Jalen Leonard-Osborne
🏈Defensive dominance
Ithaca will look to win the conference next week.
The FIRST 2024 edition of Tomahawk Talk is here!
Was a blast talking baseball with
@nateschwartz_
and
@adam_gotkin
for the first time (we’re pumped).
We talk
@BourneBraves
initial 2024 roster, the new playoff format and more.
Check it out⬇️
Today is the day!
1️⃣Verlander on the mound
2️⃣Rumble Ponies Baseball
3️⃣It’s the weekend
Honored to serve as the on field host for today’s game….LET’S GET MIRABITO STADIUM ROCKING.
See you soon!
🚨 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐄.
@JustinVerlander
is making a rehab start Friday in Binghamton! The three-time Cy Young Award winner will be on the mound for the Rumble Ponies on Friday, April 28th. The game will begin at 1:00 pm. Gates open at 11:30 am.
🎟️
"I'm going to be flying around the field and making plays."
@IthacaBomberFB
sophomore wide receiver Nick Matos (
@nick17matos
) joins us for Ep. 7️⃣!
🏈Maturing as a pass catcher
🏈Buying into Bomber Football
🏈A helpful wide receiver room
Listen👂:
The
@BourneBraves
have announced their initial roster for the 2024 season.
NINE different returning players are featured on the roster.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Caden Bodine C (.384 AVG, 19 RBI’s)
-Garrett Michel 1B (Playoffs: .300 AVG, 3 HR)
-Matthew McShane RHP (1.40 ERA, 25 SO)
@BourneBraves
taking their first hacks of the summer from Doran Park as they gear up for preseason scrimmage against
@WhitecapsCCBL
. The two squads finished last season on this field and will kick off the 2023 season in Brewster this Saturday.
A duel for the ages!
OT/Final
@IthacaBomberFB
20
@RPIFootball
17
@desantis72_kyle
and myself breakdown the madness from Troy N.Y.
The Bombers take down the Engineers for the first time in 22 years from Troy.
Thanks for listening, talk next week!
The Cape League draws some of the best collegiate baseball players in the country every summer, and with them, some of the nation’s best collegiate broadcasters.
#ctbase
@DaveRuden
If any of the top 4 teams from last season want to do that then go for it. But with everything that went down after last season if Staples wants to do that to honor the great 2020 team then so be it.
Last Staples basketball broadcast in the books. A very eventful year, and it really was an honor to cover both the girls and boys basketball teams on
@wwptwestport
Thank you.
The Boy "Playoff Willy" was at Radio Row today ahead of Super Bowl LVIII!
It was an honor to chat with the 10-year NFL vet
@_willcompton
about
@BussinWTB
, Sunday's matchup, and what team he would want to make his return to.
Full interview LIVE NOW on
@WICB
91.7 FM.
WATCH: The bikini bottom is coming to Las Vegas and
@NoahEagle15
will bring it to life.
At 26 years old, Eagle will call his first Super Bowl on Nickelodeon. He's made a clear name for himself every step of the way.
Good luck Noah!
#SuperBowlLVIII
(
@WICB
@ICTV607
)
Springfield vs Messiah 🏀
NCAA Tournament 1st Round!
Tomorrow
@desantis72_kyle
and myself will have the call on
@VICradio
inside Ben Light Gymnasium🔜🎙
Tip off 5pm 🤟
Got the chance to chat with
@crushball
outfielder, Andrew Mannelly pre game. The rising freshman at
@WoffordBaseball
is hitting .538 on the early season.
Beast! Tonight he will bat 2nd for the Crush.
Absolutely pumped to be the opening night on-field host for the champs as they get set to defend their 👑
Any weather is baseball weather... LET'S GET ROWDY!
See you tonight👊
The beauty and importance of sport was on full display last night. People of all different beliefs, religions, and races from all across the world untied. You could feel the love and care from everyone. Nothing else mattered. That’s why sports matter.
"AJ Wingfield got all 40 freshmen names by the first week. I want to one-up that."
@IthacaBomberFB
5th-year wide receiver Ben Marinaccio joins us for Ep.8️⃣
🏈Attacking the final training camp
🏈Breakout 23' season
🏈Importance of being a leader
Listen
Sunday Night baseball!
@BourneBraves
take the 20 minute trip down Route 28, as they look to chalk up win
#1
against
@FalCommodores
.
(Featuring my Dunkin Hot Tea with Honey…Essential).
⚾️6pm
📻
Talk to you soon!
Juan Soto is almost a Yankee!
Oh! And
@IthacaWBB
is playing host to
@RochesterWBB
here inside Ben Light Gymnasium.
Join
@desantis72_kyle
and I at 5:30 for tip off as these two teams square off for their 31st all time meeting.
📻91.7FM
@WICB
In honor of upcoming
#decisionday
, we're spotlighting some of the incredibly accomplished students that have already committed to IC's class of 2025! Cameron Manna is from Westport, Connecticut. In high school, Cameron was the executive coordinator for
1/
The last team to 3️⃣peat as SOLE champions of the
@LLAthletics
was Hobart from 2012-2014.
Since 2003 these teams have won 🔙2️⃣🔙
Hobart: 03’, 04’
Union: 05’, 06’
Ithaca: ‘22, 23’
(Again this is sole champions)