It was an oxymoron. The silence in the room was so profound it was deafening. Among a crowd of a few hundred people, there was no whispering, no coughing, no nervous movement. The attention of all focused on a 51-year-old man, standing alone on a barren stage, microphone in hand, about to spill his guts,
It is now known as the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, but for a few special moments this Sunday, the Lock Haven campus could be called Kriebel College as the school will induct Amy & Dean Kriebel into its Hall of Fame, making history as the first couple ever so honored. Graduates of South Williamsport and
It all began forty years ago just prior to the start of Lycoming College’s 1987 football season. I received a telephone call from Bill Byham, who had just been named Lycoming’s first full-time sports information director. Bill had been my high school basketball coach, and as the years passed, a mentor, radio broadcast partner, and
Football fans under the age of 40 would have no recollection of the 1985 Doublemint chewing gum ad featuring twin spokeswomen spouting the slogan “double your pleasure, double your fun.” However, this year’s opponents of the South Williamsport football team are getting no pleasure from the twin experience presented by the Mounties junior double-trouble tandem
Regardless of which Hall of Fame may be referenced, generally, member selection is based upon a combination of eligibility factors, performance, excellence, contributions, and a voting approval process. There can be no denying that if an individual coached for 149 years, winning over 2,300 games, they would be a shoo-in for membership. While France’s Jeanne
While the famous Tom Hanks line delivered in the 1992 movie A League of Their Own has been often referenced, its validity was debunked at Detroit’s Comerica Park during MLB’s final regular season weekend. The old ‘one, two, three strikes you’re out’ chant seemed more appropriate as two longtime pitchers and a veteran umpire all
