Hondo Handy’s Podcast

Meet Grady Anderson, Director of Content and Chairman of Ole Son Sports. Residence Inn by Marriott in Ocean City presents Episode no. 101 of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. This episode shares the journey of Grady Anderson. The former Stephen Decatur High School graduate, attended the University of Maryland. Grady’s Ole Son Sports mission is to promote athletes, coaches and teams on Delmarva, Mid-Atlantic & beyond. Primary covering high school and college.

Meet Caitlyn Benedik, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Salisbury University. Buxy’s Salty Dog and Dry Dock 28 of Ocean City presents the 100th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. This episode shares the journey of Caitlyn Benedik aka Coach CB. In her first season with the Sea Gulls, she was able to contribute with many aspects of the program including player development workouts, scouting reports, recruitment, and creating content for social media and fan engagement. Before she began coaching, Caitlyn spent her college career at Pensacola Christian College. During her time there she became a 2x regional champion, national championship runner up, second team all-region, was top five in the country for 3-point percentage, and set a school record for made threes in a single season.

Meet Josh Merkel, Division III National Coach of the Year. Ed Hileman Drywall and Custom Painting presents the 99 Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. This podcast shares the journey of Josh Merkel, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Randolph-Macon. He led Randolph-Macon to the 2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball national title. He was selected as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III Coach of the Year. He had his team ranked No. 1 in the nation. Merkel's Randolph-Macon team finished the season with a dominant 33-1 record, including a perfect 16-0 mark in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets tore through the Division III tournament, winning all six games by at least 16 points, including a 75-45 victory over Elmhurst in the championship.

Eh Hileman Drywall and Custom Painting presents the 98th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. The podcast shares the story of Jimmy Sweet of the Delmarva Shorebirds. He joined the Delmarva Shorebirds front office staff in October of 2003. Sweet has served in his current post of Assistant General Manager since 2007 when the 7th Inning Stretch took over. Before joining the Shorebirds, he spent five years with the Frederick Keys (Advanced-A, Baltimore Orioles)

Buxy’s Salty Dog and Dry Dock 28 of Ocean City presents the 97th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of Doug “Buxy” Buxbaum. The Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) graduate with a degree in business, settled in Ocean City. The sports enthusiast, who worked in many sports establishments in Ocean City. Working as a cook, doorman, bar-back and finally bartender, Buxy learned the ins and outs of the restaurant world. Buxy started looking for a restaurant to call his own. When the original Salty Dog at 28th Street and Coastal Highway became available, Buxy made the plunge and opened the doors to the new Buxy’s Salty Dog in April of 1999. Three years ago he opened Dry Dock 28.

Buxy’s Salty Dog and Dry Dock 28 of Ocean City presents the 96th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. This episode shares the journey of Kevin Gates, Head Lacrosse Coach at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, where is team was a Two-Time National Champion. He received his B.S. in Liberal Arts and Science from Salisbury University and his Master of Education, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services from Salisbury University. He worked at the New York Stock Exchange, before returning to Salisbury to become an assistant lacrosse coach. He also was a Head Lacrosse Coach and Enrollment Counselor at SUNY Delhi in Delhi, New York for over 5 years, where he recruited and visited every high school on Long Island. He was the National Junior College Coach of the Year in 2002. He became the head coach at Shenandoah University and assistant coach at University of Notre Dame. He also was the head coach at Worcester Preparatory School for more than 15 years.

Ed Hileman Drywall and Custom Painting, including residential and commercial Power-washing of Selbyville, Delaware presents the 95th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. Today’s podcast shares the journey of Craig Mobley, Clemson’s first African-American scholarship student-athlete in any sport, when he came to Clemson from Chester, SC, as an honor student in the fall of 1969.  Mobley played two years on the Clemson basketball team before deciding to concentrate on his studies. He certainly did that, earning a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, with a minor in physics.  He later earned two masters degrees, one in business administration and one in system management from other institutions. One of the most well-rounded Clemson graduates, he also served as a major in the United States Air Force.  Mobley had considerable experience in basketball after he graduated from Clemson, as he was a coach of the men’s and women’s teams at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. Mobley was later chairman of the Los Angeles Watts Summer Games, while running his own Construction company. Mobley also worked for the 3M Corporation during his long career.

Atlantic Physical Therapy presents the 94th Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. This episode shares the journey of Nick Purnell, 2022 President of Snow Hill Youth Basketball. Nick grew up in Snow Hill and graduated from Snow Hill high School 1990. He played on the basketball from 1988-1990. He also played football. He was the Starting Point Guard for the 1989 undefeated State Championship team. He became an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach for Snow Hill from 2003-2008. He was named the Head Girls Basketball Coach for Snow Hill from 2008-2012. From there he became the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Washington High from 2012-2016. For his efforts he Awarded Boys Bayside South Coach of the Year 2013. He is also a Ordained Minister at Free Indeed Ministries located in Snow Hill Maryland.

Residence Inn by Marriott presents Jay Boodheshwar, Deputy Town Manager at the Town of Palm Beach, Florida. He began his service to the Town of Palm Beach, as Director of Recreation in January 2006, was promoted to Director of Recreation and Special Projects in April 2010 and now holds the position of Deputy Town Manager since January 2015. He is responsible for providing day-to-day operational leadership to the Town’s various departments to ensure the highest levels of service delivery to residents, visitors, and businesses.

Ocean City Center for the Arts presents the 92nd Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of B.L.Strang-Moya, Director of the Ocean City Sixth Annual Film Festival. B.L. is a Stephen Decatur graduate, class of 2013. He grew up in Ocean Pines and went to college at Towson University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Film in 2017. B.L. and Rina Thaler, Art League Executive Director, invite everyone to the Ocean City Sixth Annual Film Festival, March 3-6, 2022.