The Nate Lull Podcast

Nate welcomes two members of the B-G Baseball program to the show. Head Coach Phil Bianchi and 2023 graduate, Ethan Beames, discuss the Bobcats improbable run to the Section IV Class-C championship game this past spring as a 9-seed.

Nate welcomes longtime Roxbury Softball Coach, Jane Ware, to the studio. She has been the head of the Rockets program since 1982 and has a career record of 499-136. Jane will be going for win number 500 this upcoming spring. Hear about her passion and commitment on staying in the Roxbury community for her entire career.

Nate catches up with Sidney Softball Coach, Susanna Johnson. They discuss how she got into teaching and coaching and how she found her way to SCS. Susanna is an Edmeston alumna and was an all-state goalie on the 2008 NYS Class-D Girls Soccer championship team. Hear about the Panthers historic run to a title where every game they played in the state playoffs went to overtime.

Nate travels to the 2023 Norwich Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament for a live podcast recording. He sits down courtside with a variety of local athletes, college coaches, photographers, referees and organizers to learn about why this event is always on every players' summer calendar. Guests appearing on the Macker Mash-Up include: Ryan Mahanna, Celeste Baldwin, Laycee Drake, MacKenzie Hess, Evee Coleman, Jason MacPherson, Matt Burke, Mark Abbott and Jamey Mullen.

Nate sits down with Franklin standout, Shannon Kingsbury. She is entering 9th grade at FCS and has already stamped her name in the school record books as a three-sport star. She has nearly 70 varsity soccer goals, and has been a force on the basketball court and on the track as a sprinter. Shannon tells us about her soccer training and how travel ball has helped her become successful so early in her career.

Nate welcomes the father/daughter combo of Donnie and Carolee Pierce. Donnie is the Sidney Girls Varsity Basketball Coach and has spent a majority of his career working with different sports teams at SCS. Carolee is a Sidney alumna who went on to play college basketball. She is now working on becoming an assistant coach on the hardwood. 

Nate connects with Oneonta grad, Teddy McGraw for this special Major League Baseball Draft episode. Earlier this week, Teddy was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round (92nd pick). He tells us what his feelings were leading up to the big day and what the future might hold for him in his baseball career.

Nate brings on the founder of the Blendos Health and Longevity Movement, Cam Hayes. He tells us about the 2nd Annual Blend-A-Rama 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on July 29th and 30th in Oneonta. Cam also discusses his long journey from childhood to where he is today and the major obstacles he had to overcome.

Nate catches up with Sidney grad, Hunter Sowersby. He was a 3-sport standout for the Warriors and finished 2nd in all-time soccer goals at SCS with 98. Following high school, he went on to a very successful career at Wells College. He is now an assistant coach for the men's program at Marywood University in Pennsylvania. 

Nate connects with two longtime local referees on this episode. John Cook and Mike Velardi stop by to discuss what it's like being an official and the extreme need to get younger people involved. John and Mike have over 70 years combined experience and talk about what they enjoy most about the job and why sportsmanship is such an important topic for local athletes and fans.