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Ashland Tomcats sports history and highlights with host Mark Maynard, a Hall of Fame sports journalist in northeastern Kentucky. A deep dive into the history of one of Kentucky's greatest high school ... more
FAQs about Tomcat Tales:How many episodes does Tomcat Tales have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.
November 16, 2020John Radjunas and the 1967 state champion Ashland TomcatsQuarterback John Radjunas talks about the 1967 Tomcats' state championship football season from start to finish. The Tomcats finished 13-1, winning the title 19-14 over Elizabethtown on the same day that tragedy occurred when basketball star Joe Franklin was killed in an automobile accident near Morehead....more1h 21minPlay
November 13, 2020Stacy Franz was a girl for all seasons and an Ashland legend.Stacy Franz is the No. 2 scorer in Ashland Kitten basketball history, piloting the 1990 and 1992 teams to 16th Region titles and also started at third base on one of Ashland's seven Little League state championship teams in 1986. She is one of the most fierce competitors, male or female, in Ashland history,...more54minPlay
November 11, 2020Bill Bradley's remarkable coaching career spans more than 40 years.Bill Bradley started his coaching career at Holy Family High School in the 1970s and it still hasn't stopped. This season will be his 20th on the bench for the Ashland Kittens' basketball program. And don't forget about The Clem, maybe the longest-running pickup basketball tournament in the nation. After being postponed by COVID this year, the games played in front of the Bradley's home turns 40 next year. We will talk about it all in a fun 54 minutes with the unflappable Mr. Bradley....more55minPlay
October 29, 2020Kiwanis Bowl simulation completion: Coles vs. Putnam All-StarsFind out what happens in the second half of the simulated Kiwanis Bowl between Tomcat all-stars who played for either Coles or Putnam from 1952-78. The Buccaneers and Broncos were tied 21-21 after an exciting first half. Find out the rest of the story in this episode....more34minPlay
October 28, 2020Larry Castle's incredible senior season in 1959 ranks as one of the finest in Tomcat basketball history. And he just kept doing more.Tomcat Larry Castle exploded onto the scene as a big scorer as a senior when he averaged 23.3 points per game after scoring less than 100 in his first two years on the team. It was good enough to earn him a third-team All-State selection from the Courier-Journal and a scholarship to WKU....more1hPlay
October 22, 2020A simulated Kiwanis Bowl between former Tomcat stars who went to Coles and PutnamListen as Dicky Martin, the legendary VOICE of the Ashland Tomcats, does the play-by-play with Mark Maynard in a simulated Coles-Putnam Kiwanis Bowl. The last time these junior highs met was 1978. ...more53minPlay
October 21, 20201990: Coach Vic Marsh wins a state championship with a blockbuster backfield.Ashland captured its second state championship of the playoff era with a 14-1 season capped off with a win over Lincoln County in the finals. Listen as Vic Marsh, the winningest coach in Tomcat history, talks about that special season....more1h 1minPlay
October 13, 2020John Koskinen's remarkable life journey included snapping football for 1955-56 Tomcats.John Koskinen is a pretty big deal. He has worked for two former U.S. presidents, including serving as the commissioner of the IRS, was a former president of the U.S. soccer association and led the world through the Y2K conversion. But before all that, he was a 175-pound center for the 1955-56 Ashland Tomcats....more57minPlay
October 08, 2020Howard Humphreys recalls Ashland in 1950s, the first AIT and his outstanding Tomcat basketball careerHoward Humphreys was one of Ashland's finest basketball players from the 1950s, starting for the Tomcats in 1956 and 1957. He played in the very first AIT and went up against the likes of Flat Gap's Charlie Osborne and Maysville's Toothpick Jones. He went on to play for Southwestern Louisiana where he once scored a school-record 40 points in a single game. He lives in Austin, Texas, today with his beautiful wife Ann and still works daily....more41minPlay
October 05, 2020Forever friends carry undefeated 1958 TomcatsBefore Herb Conley and Dick Fillmore were "Mr. Inside" and "Mr. Outside" for the 1958 Tomcats, they were friends growing up in Ashland. The 70-year friendship is as strong as ever today. Listen to the details of the 10-0-1 season - the last undefeated campaign in Ashland history - and some bonus stories from these two great Tomcats....more1h 21minPlay
FAQs about Tomcat Tales:How many episodes does Tomcat Tales have?The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.