The Nate Lull Podcast

Nate is joined by retired Davenport (Charlotte Valley) Boys Basketball Coach, Lee Fisher. He is the President of the Oneonta area NAACP. Coach Fisher gives his thoughts on the current state of unrest in our country. They also look back at his historic coaching career at CV where he finished with over 500 career victories and 9 Section IV titles.

Nate chats with Unatego juniors, Meghan and Morgan Perry. The Perry sisters helped lead the Spartans to a state championship game appearance in soccer and a Section IV title in basketball this year. They tell us about their favorite moments from those seasons. Meg and Morgan also discuss their tight relationships with Coach Sue Herodes (soccer) and Coach Bob Zeh (basketball).

Nate sits down with Hancock junior, Laycee Drake. Laycee led the Deposit/Hancock Girls Basketball team to a MAC championship this year and was a NYS Class-C 1st Team All-State selection. She currently has several D1 and D2 scholarship offers. They talk about her college recruitment, her love for basketball and softball, and what she has been up to during quarantine.

Nate chats with Cooperstown Girls Basketball Coach, Mike Niles. They talk about the abrupt end to the Hawkeyes season due to COVID-19 and how he thinks they would have done at the state tournament. Mike tells us about his coaching journey and discusses many of the teams he has coached over the years. He also goes in-depth about the 2015 state championship team at CCS.

Nate catches up with SUNY Oneonta Men's Basketball Assistant Coach, Mike Freilich. They talk about the success of the Red Dragons program and what makes Oneonta such an attractive destination for high quality players. Mike tells us about how his coaching journey led him to Oneonta and how recruiting has changed during these challenging times. 

Nate is joined by Greene junior, Leah Decker. She just committed to play D1 field hockey for the University at Albany. They talk about the success of the GCS program and winning a Section IV title this past year. Leah also tells us about her passion for dirt track racing and how she enjoys working on her car and following in the family tradition of flying around the track. 

Nate talks with Norwich senior, Halea Eaton. She is heading to Le Moyne to play D2 basketball next year. They look at her career at NHS and how she is working her way back from a torn ACL this past season. Halea tells us about her dedication to AAU and what it takes to earn a scholarship at the next level. They also discuss her close relationship with Norwich coach, Josh Bennett.

Nate connects with Delhi Girls Basketball Coach, Todd Bruce. They look back on his coaching journey and how he transitioned from being a long time boys coach to becoming a girls coach. Todd gives us some behind the scenes stories from the DA run to a state title in 2018 and shares why he was so close with that team. They also talk about family and what it was like to coach his daughter, Logan.

Nate is joined by Walton senior, Dylan Jacob. He is a 3-sport athlete that will be heading to Elmira College next year to play basketball. Dylan has been the quarterback of the Warriors football team for 4 years, and takes us inside what it's like to run the legendary offense of the Orange Crush. We also look back at his very successful basketball and baseball career.

Nate welcomes the father/son duo, Jeff and Liam Matthews. Jeff is the longtime football coach at Sidney and Liam is a 3-sport senior athlete who will be attending Cornell next year to play football and study environmental engineering. They talk about their favorite sports memories, the college football recruiting process and what they have been doing together during quarantine.