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Fast Break with Bret Bakita

96.1FM (WMAX-FM)

Bret Bakita interviews coaches, players and even sports broadcasters local and nationally recognized.

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Fast Break - Episode 18 - John Shillito - 4x-State...

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2020/08/28

He has been coaching high school football in West Michigan for 36 years and counting, and currently is the head coach of the Zeeland West Dux, where he has won 4 state championships in 15 seasons! John Shillito has coached at Comstock Park, Muskegon Orchard View, East Kentwood and now Zeeland West, and all he has done is simply win every where he has been and in 2005 he was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Association - Coaches Hall of Fame!

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Fast Break - Episode 17 - Ty Hallock - Former NFLer...

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2020/08/21

From Greenville High to the Michigan State gridiron and an 8-year NFL career, Ty Hallock has had a tremendous life involving the game of football, but now, he enjoys giving back by coaching at the high school ranks at Forest Hills Central and watching his kids create a Spartan Legacy for the Hallock family! Hear his story as a player, coach and proud dad in this week's episode!

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41:43

Fast Break - Episode 16 - Rick Berkey - The Hometown...

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2020/08/14

For 38 years and counting now, sports fans across West Michigan have heard the voice of Rick Berkey talking about their favorite teams or doing the play-by-play of their games! From the Grand Rapids Sullivans baseball team back in the day, to the first voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps, GVSU Men's Basketball to the Grand Rapids Hoops, the Rampage to now the voice of Davenport football and men's basketball and always over that span covering the high school ranks, Rick has done just about

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44:49

Fast Break - Episode 15 - Tony Annese - Ferris State...

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2020/08/07

This week we highlight the unbelievable coaching career of Tony Annese and the coaching tree that he has grown across the state of Michigan! Over 30 plus years as the head man on the sidelines and has won at every stop he has made, including 3 high school football state championships, 2 NJCAA Div. II National Championships at Grand Rapids Community College and has taken Ferris State to the NCAA Div. II Semifinals 3 of the last 4 seasons with a national runner-up finish in 2018!! In this episode,

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37:30

Fast Break - Episode 14 - East Grand Rapids...

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2020/07/31

The decade of the 1980's was arguably the best in the Grand Rapids area when it came to individual talent and teams in boys high school basketball, and one of the best to take the court in the early 80's was Garde Thompson of East Grand Rapids High School, who finished runner-up for Mr. Basketball in 1983 to Antoine Joubert! Garde went on to play for Bill Frieder at the University of Michigan winning an NIT Championship and 2x - Big Ten Regular Season championships in 1985 and 1986!!

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27:50

Fast Break - Episode 13 - David Selmon - GRCC Raider...

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2020/07/24

After attending Grand Rapids Junior College at the time and having an outstanding basketball career for the Raiders, David knew that this was the place that he would eventually like to work one day and call Grand Rapids his home. 31 years later....he has been a constant pillar in the foundation of now Grand Rapids Community College, serving as the head men's basketball coach for 20 years and on the staff, and now as the Associate Dean of their K-12 Enrollment program across West Michigan! In this

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38:23

Fast Break - Episode 12 - 50 Year Anniversary - Mick...

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2020/07/17

For 50 years, Mick McCabe, also known as the Son of Swami, has been covering high school sports all around the state of Michigan! Now you can hear some of his stories about the players, coaches and even venues new and old that he has been in over the years, as he has seen the finest from the Mitten State perform before they headed off to college or were lucky enough to even play in the pros!! Plus, find out about Mick's first ever book coming out this fall called, "Mick McCabe's Golden

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33:27

Fast Break - Episode 11 - David Kool - Coming Back...

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2020/07/10

The story of David Kool comes full circle as this past April he was hired to be the new athletic director at South Christian High School where he starred in basketball and became the school's second Mr. Basketball back in 2006, helping lead the Sailors to 2x - Class B State Championships in his career! From there he took his talents to Western Michigan University, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer before he left with over 2,000 career points and was named the MAC Player of the Year his

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26:38

Fast Break - Episode 10 - Scott McNeal a.k.a - Gus...

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2020/07/03

Almost 50 years old now, we relive the history of driveway basketball in West Michigan and what turned into the Gus Macker All-World Basketball Tour! Bret sits down with Gus Macker himself, Scott McNeal, and goes back through the memories of what started as a summer driveway tournament with 18 players in Lowell to a Sports Illustrated feature article and now tour and business that draws over 200,000 players annually across the country and 1.7 million spectators!!! If you have ever played or been

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25:01

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 9 - Dan...

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2020/06/26

Bret sits down and talks with Dan about bringing a minor league hockey franchise to Grand Rapids and Van Andel Arena in the late 1990's, the importance of the affiliation between the Griffins and the Detroit Red Wings, winning championships with both the Griffins and Rampage, and more!

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27:31

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 8 -...

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2020/06/19

Bret sits down one-on-one with legendary sportscaster George Blaha to talk about the "Bad Boys" and the "Go to Work" championship teams of the Pistons as well as his 40+ year career behind the mic for Detroit, and they also discuss Michigan State football and the Mark Dantonio era for Spartan Football!

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Fast Break with Bret Bakita - Podcast Series -...

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2020/06/12

The return of high school sports in the state of Michigan after the COVID-19 pandemic as MHSAA Executive Director - Mark Uyl is our guest in this week's episode! Plus, I also discuss with Mark the declining participation numbers in the sport of football, the continuing need for officials for high school sports and where are we at with the creation of high school E-sports teams.

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Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 6 -...

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2020/06/05

From preferred walk-on out of NorthPointe Christian High School, to Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2018 at MSU, to now 7th Round pick and property of the Minnesota Vikings, I hope you enjoy the incredible story of Kenny Willekes in this episode of the "Fast Break" Podcast series presented by Grand Rapids Community College..."West Michigan's Best Choice"!

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19:18

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 5 -...

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2020/06/04

We chronicle the fast track coaching career of Jeff Blashill from Big Rapids as a goaltender for the Bulldogs all the way to Hockeytown and one of the storied franchises in professional sports....the Detroit Red Wings!

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26:43

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 4 - Roy...

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2020/06/04

A 7-time Emmy and Cable Ace Award winner, Roy Firestone was one of the ESPN original on-air talents that hosted a program called "Up Close" , which was the motivation of this podcast! Roy is multi-talented as a personality, entertainer, musician, author and more, but one of the things that I always admired about his talent on the "Up Close" program was his ability to interview some of the biggest personalities on the planet and get some so interesting and personal stories out of them. In this

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37:04

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 3 -...

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2020/06/04

From Mr. Basketball at Wyoming Park High School to MSU All-American: The Basketball Career of Drew Neitzel!

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Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 2 -...

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2020/06/04

From Mr. Basketball at Wyoming Park High School to MSU All-American: The Basketball Career of Drew Neitzel!

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20:20

Fast Break with Bret Bakita Podcast - Episode 1 -...

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2020/06/04

Building Champions at East Grand Rapids High School & Now Hope College!

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