On Media Day at Lycoming College, we talked to Andy Marino, offensive team captain.  Andy is from Feasterville, PA and went to Neshaminy High School.  Andy will anchon the offensive line and will be charged with leading the offense this season after being the only underclass captain on the team in 2007.  Head Coach Mike Clark notes that Marino should enter the season as one of the top offensive lineman in the conference and will vie for All-MAC Honors at the end of th season.

Pat Taylor will join Andy Marino in anchoring a veteran offensive line that will start four seniors in 2008.  Taylor is one of two offensive players returning this year that garnered All-Conference accolades in 2007.  He picked up second team honors and joined by the team's leading rusher in Josh Kleinfelter.  Taylor will look to carry his success from the 2007 season into this year and will vie for first team All-MAC honors down the stretch.

Pat is from Philadelphia, PA (Father Judge) and is one of two offensive captains.

Lycoming College will start their season September 6, 2008 as they travel to Ithaca, NY playing in a 1:00pm start.

Lycoming College is headed by first year coach Mike Clark, a native of Ridley Park, PA.  Clark is a graduate of Lycoming College.  During a press interview, Mike said, “I am excited to return to Lycoming Football and its rich tradition, and I plan to continue the success established by Coach Frank Girardi and the staff.”  Coach Clark is in his 14th year of coaching.

Chris Tribanas sat out the 2007 season with an injury, but returns in good health to lead the defensive line, one of the staples of Lycoming Football.  Tribanas came to Lycoming after transferring from Division II Mansfield University.

Chris is from Lansdale, PA (North Penn) and is a defensive lineman.  We talked to Chris during Lycoming’s Media day on August 15, 2008.

Lycoming College will start their opening season September 6, 2008 as they travel to Ithaca, NY playing in a 1:00pm start.

Lycoming College is headed by first year coach Mike Clark, a native of Ridley Park, PA.  Clark is a graduate of Lycoming College.  During a press interview, Mike said, “I am excited to return to Lycoming Football and its rich tradition, and I plan to continue the success established by Coach Frank Girardi and the staff.”  Coach Clark is in his 14th year of coaching.

Defensive Coach Steve Wiser enters his 35th season patrolling the sidelines for the Wariors.  Wiser has become a legend within the Lycoming community after excelling as a student-athlete and then bringing his winning ways to his coaching philosophy.

On of the strongest traditions in Lycoming football centers around a stifling defense.  Wiser, who will serve as the assistand head coach and defensive, has been the field boss of the warrior defensive unit throughout his tenure at the college.

Wiser has led the Warriors to the No. 1 national ranking in total defense in 1975 and 1983.  He has also posted national numbers in rushing defense in 1976, 1982 and 1987.

In his time at the College, the Warriors have posted a record of 257-97-5 while garnering 13 MAC titles and 11 NCAA playoff appearances, including two trips to the national title game.  His defense has ranked first in the MAC 15 seasons and has posted a total of 64 shoutouts.

Lycoming College held their annual media day as the 2008 Football Team under Head Coach Mike Clark dressed for photographs.  Coach Clark is in his first season as hed football coach at Lycoming.  He played and coached under former head coach Frank Girardi and was named head coach on January 16, 2008.

Since 2000, Clark served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Division 1 FCS (formerly IAA) Davison College in North Carolina.  In 2006, Clark oversaw an offense that averaged 383.6 yards per game, which ranked 13th in the nation.  Under his instruction, the Wildcats offensive line allowed only 19 sacks during a two-season span in which they attempted 774 passes.

Before coaching at Davidson, Clark was the offensive line coach at Lycoming from 1998 to May 2000.  During that time, the Warriors made the NCAA playoffs two times.

Today, Coach Clark talks about the work done during the off season, the freshman class, quarterback prospects, and the 2008 schedule.

Welcome to WOL's new podcasts for 2008.  We plan to cover Lycoming Foodball under new head Coach Mike Clark.  Also, we plan to have audio files from the 62nd Little League World Series held in South Williamsport, PA. 

There are 16 Little League teams, eight from International Countries and eight from the United States.  The Little League championship will be held August 24th.

Lycoming will hold a media day at David Person Field at 10:00am on Friday, August 15th.  WOL will be there.

We finally had a chance to get Gary Chrisman to stop at our microphone and tell us about his years in broadcasting.  The following is Gary's partial Bio:

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Every year, Division III football starts fall practices in preparation for that opening game.  Lycoming College Football held media day on August 13, 2007 and we had a chance to talk to Ryan Yaple - SR Defensive End from Stillwater, PA, Sean Hanna - SR Quarterback from Lock Haven, PA, Colen Dwyer - SO Quarterback from Dalton, PA, Dustin Heintzelman - SR Linebacker from Herndon, PA and head football coach Frank Girardi. 

This will be the 36th time Frank has been through this routine and if you think it is old hat, well, think again.  He is as fresh and as full of energy as we have ever seen him.  This year is will take a couple of weeks for Frank to settle in on his starting Quarterback.  In seasons past, the starting quarterback would be chosen a lot sooner.  The reasons are known, but this year there are more quarterbacks in the picture since Glenn Smith graduated last year.  Frank talks about his QB's and other topics in pre-seasion practice.

Frank Sheptock begins his 12th year as head coach Wilkes Colonels after being named the seventh head coach in Wilkes football history in January of 1996. Sheptock has led the Colonels to an overall record of 74 wins and 43 losses, including seven post-season playoff berths. In 2006 Sheptock was named the MAC and AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year after leading Wilkes to an 11-1 record, a conference title, and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship.  The 2005 season saw Sheptock guide the squad to an overall record of 8-3 and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.  For his efforts he was named the Middle Atlantic Conference's Coach of the Year.

Coach Sheptock, a graduate of Bloomsburg University with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting, Sheptock played linebacker under DeMelfi while a member of the Huskies football team. A four-time PSAC first team selection, Sheptock was also a three-time All-American and All-East honoree. He was inducted into the Bloomsburg Sports Hall of Fame in October of 1997 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. 

Frank, his wife, Lisa, and daughters, Nicole and Kelly, reside in Berwick. 

Anna Coakely from Perth, Western Australia, has been in Williamsport for about three months and has a connection to the Williamsport Crosscutters.  Her boyfriend, Tim Kennelly (from Australia) is a utility player for the Cutters.  When Tim is on the road for away games, she has befriended Sylvia Miller, who takes her from place to place.  Anna talks about what it is like following a professional baseball player around in Single A baseball

It is the second year in a row for the West End Babe Ruth All-Star Team to head to the Babe Ruth World Series.  Ten of this years players were on last years team that lost in the final World Series game to California.  They have one goal this year.  It is to win it all.  You have to set your standards high to achieve high standards according to David Cipriani, who coaches the team with Dennis Stopper.  Dennis is the pitching coach.  We had a chance to talk to them about the team and the trip to Arkansas.  That's 30 wishes them well.

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