Lake County Sports Talk

ScoutsFootball.com publisher Jon J. Kerr interviews 2016 Lake Forest High School graduate Marissa Rasgado. Marissa started a petition on Change.org to remove the mascot and imagery associated with the Scouts nickname. 2020 LFHS graduate and former sports editor of The Forest Scout, Connor Clark, also joins the podcast. 

Highlights from interview:

*Why Marissa started the petition 

*What exactly she is asking for with the petition  

 *Why Marissa believes it's important to bring awareness to Native American history and it's association with Lake Forest

*Connor shares his views on what he and his peers think of the mascot and the nickname 'Scouts' 

You can find the petition here.

Resource links for more information:

@notyourmascots 

www.aicchicago.org

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Welcome to the latest episode of the 'Extra Point' podcast, where ScoutsFootball.com publisher Jon J. Kerr has a longer form conversation with a current or former Scouts football player. 

Rising senior and punter Shelby Pruett joins Jon in this episode. Shelby is a 5-star rated punter by Kohl's Kicking, ranked No. 2 in the state of Illinois and is interested in pursuing football in college. Follow him on Twitter @shelbypruett3. 

Jon talks to Shelby about the art of punting, how being an athlete matters as a punter, how his family history in college and professional sports shapes the person he is today and what we can expect from the Scouts in 2020. 

For more content, go to ScoutsFootball.com.

Episode 114 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Our guest is Stevenson boys basketball coach Pat Ambrose. 

Jon and Joe talk with Pat first about the big news in Illinois boys basketball: the state tournament is moving from Peoria to Champaign beginning in 2020-21. Pat also shares ideas on how school's could resume physical attendance in August and what basketball may look like once it resumes this fall (2:00).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Welcome to the latest episode of the 'Extra Point' podcast, where ScoutsFootball.com publisher Jon J. Kerr has a longer form conversation with a current or former Scouts football player. 

Rising senior Richie Hoskins joins Jon in this episode.  

Jon talks to Richie about his passion for football, shares an event in his past that shaped him as a leader, why fishing is his favorite hobby, his pre-game routine and what we can expect from the Scouts in 2020. 

For more content, go to ScoutsFootball.com.

Welcome to the first episode of the 'Extra Point' podcast, where ScoutsFootball.com publisher Jon J. Kerr has a longer form conversation with a current or former Scouts football player. 

Rising senior Scouts defensive lineman Frank Pinn is the guest in Episode 1. 

Jon talks to Frank talk about why he wants to play football at the next level, what he learned from Rylie Mills, about his Eagle Scout project and his favorite rock guitarist (Frank plays the guitar himself).

For more content, go to ScoutsFootball.com.

ScoutsFootball.com publisher Jon J. Kerr interviews Lake Forest High School graduate Billy Gardner. Billy is a 2020 graduate who played football for the Scouts and will attend the University of Illinois this fall.

In the wake of the George Floyd death in Minneapolis at the hands of police, Billy attended a protest rally in Lake Forest on Wednesday, June 3. 

Highlights from interview:

*Why he attended the protest rally

*What he learned from the experience

*Responsibilities young people have to be agents of social change and reform 

*What he plans on doing to effect change and hold government leaders accountable

*How athlete's views on social issues impact their popularity 

*What he thinks of Colin Kaepernick years after he took a knee during the national anthem 

You can reach out to Billy on Twitter @bpgardner007

For more content, go to ScoutsFootball.com.

Episode 113 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Our guest is Warren head football coach Bryan McNulty. 

Jon and Joe talk with Bryan about the fall out from the George Floyd death in Minneapolis on May 25. Conversation topics include: Why he called what he said was the most important meeting with his players since he became head coach at Warren, what went on in that meeting, his own personal experiences with the police as a child of bi-racial parents, why it is so important for adults and leaders to listen now more than ever and how he would advise one of his players who wanted to participate in a protest (2:00).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Episode 112 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Our guest is Carmel Catholic head girls basketball coach Ben Berg.  

Jon and Joe talk with Ben about the return of basketball in 2020. Conversation topics: what the summer may look like for basketball, keeping athletes active and engaged during the coronavirus pandemic, how developing a self-sufficiency training methodology is an advantage and what's next for star freshman Jordan Wood (2:00).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Episode 111 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, May 21, 2020.

Our guest is Antioch head football coach Brian Glashagel.  

Jon and Joe talk to Brian about the state of football in 2020. Conversation topics: the new NFHS guidelines released this week, how they could impact football in Illinois, how coaching staffs will adjust to possibly no summer practices, and how he would advise an athlete thinking about transferring out of state due to the coronavirus (2:00).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Episode 110 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Our guest is former Libertyville boys basketball star Drew Peterson. On May 11, Drew announced his transfer from Rice University to the University of Southern California. 

We talk to Drew about his transfer to USC without having visiting the campus, about de-committing from Minnesota just a few days after announcing his intention to transfer to the school and how college athletes are becoming more empowered in 2020 and beyond (2:00).

It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.