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00:54:53

Chad Dickman, Hood College Men's Basketball Coach

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2025/10/29

With the season-opening tournament a week away and a big exhibition game this week, Hood College men's basketball coach Chad Dickman is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Dickman chats with host Greg Swatek about the Blazers hosting an exhibition game this week against Mount St. Mary's. It's incredibly rare for a Division III team to host a Division I team in men's basketball. And Mount St. Mary's hasn't played a basketball game in Frederick since 1936. So how did the game come about

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01:04:20

Donny Lind, Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Coach

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2025/10/23

As the start of another season approaches, Mount St. Mary's men's basketball coach Donny Lind is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.The Mount opens the season Nov. 4 at West Virginia. Prior to that, the Mountaineers play an exhibition game at Hood College, which marks both the rare visit of a Division I team to a Division III school and Mount St. Mary's first game in Frederick in its 117-year history of playing basketball. Lind chats with host Greg Swatek about how the Hood game came

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00:45:10

Joe Benton, Oakdale High Boys Soccer Coach

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2025/10/17

As his teams gears up for the upcoming playoffs, Oakdale High boys soccer coach Joe Benton is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Benton chats with host Greg Swatek about how he got his start coaching soccer. The coach talks about why he is so passionate about the sport and how he wound up at Oakdale after playing at Hood College and serving as an assistant in the Tuscarora High boys soccer program. He also talks about his team at Oakdale this season, it's strengths and how it expects it

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00:37:25

Rob Havenstein, Linganore Graduate, L.A. Rams Right...

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2025/10/10

With his Los Angeles Rams set to play the Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday, Linganore graduate Rob Havenstein is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Havenstein chats with host Greg Swatek about the significance of playing once again in the NFL version of his back yard. Although, a nagging ankle injury may get in the way of him doing so. The Mount Airy native is now in his 11th NFL, which almost quadruples the length of the average playing career in the league. What has been the secret to

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01:09:19

Mike Heller, Linganore High Girls Soccer Coach

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2025/10/03

With his team seemingly getting better with each passing game, Linganore High girls soccer coach Mike Heller is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Heller reflects with host Greg Swatek on the Lancers' big showdown with Oakdale over the past week. Linganore did not get the result it wanted, falling to the Bears 3-2 in overtime. But the Lancers did push the Bears more than any team had so far this season. They not only scored the first goals of the season against Oakdale this season, they

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01:08:41

Jackie Suarez, Urbana High Boys Cross Country Coach

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2025/09/29

Following her team's big win at the Berkeley Springs Invitational in West Virginia, Urbana High boys cross country coach Jackie Suarez is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Suarez chats with host Greg Swatek about how far the Hawks' program has come over the last four years, from a team that couldn't qualify for states to one that is a top contender for the Class 4A team championship this fall. She discusses what makes this such a close-knit group and why her runners are so anxious to

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01:13:57

Chantal Thacker, Middletown High Girls Flag Football...

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2025/09/18

Early in her first season coaching girls flag football at Middletown High School, Chantal Thacker is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Thacker chats with host Greg Swatek about her interesting background with football. From playing with boys on the playground at recess, she went on to play women's tackle football for the CT Wreckers of the Independent Women's Football League and the DC Divas of the Women's Football Alliance Pro Division, in addition to a stint on Team USA for the

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01:03:09

Zach Shoemaker, Urbana High Football Coach

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2025/09/13

With his team off to a good start following a blowout road win last week, Urbana High football coach Zach Shoemaker is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Shoemaker chats with host Greg Swatek about being a head coach for the first time and what that means to him. His father, Roy, was a high school football coach, and Zach has been dreaming about the job and preparing for it for a long time. With 19 returning starters, Shoemaker also talks about why the Hawks are further along than some

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01:34:04

High School Football Preview/Thomas Johnson football...

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2025/09/04

Week 1 of the high school football season across Frederick County is here, and Thomas Johnson High football coach Vince Ahearn is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Prior to that interview, host Greg Swatek and FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy provide a comprehensive, team-by-team breakdown of all 12 Frederick County high school football teams, highlighting the storylines, things to watch and outlook for every team. Then, Ahearn chats with Swatek about his task at hand in rebuilding the

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01:04:08

Ryan Hines, Tuscarora High Football Coach

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2025/08/28

With his third season as the head football coach at Tuscarora High School set to begin, Ryan Hines is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Hines chats with host Greg Swatek about all of the optimism swirling around the Titans' program. The team feels it has the athletes, talent and the culture in place to have a winning season and earn the first playoff win in school history. The discussion centers on how all of this has come together for Hines and Tuscarora and how far along he is in

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00:18:04

Swinging Around Some Frederick County Football Practices

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2025/08/22

On this week's episode, The Final Score continues its preview of the upcoming high school football season.Host Greg Swatek and FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy swing around some Frederick County football practices and talk about those team's prospects. Who is looking good so far? What does the overall pecking order in the county look like at this point? Tuscarora football coach Ryan Hines was scheduled to appear on the podcast this week. But, due to some technical difficulties, that interview

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01:02:55

Kurt Stein, Longtime Oakdale High Football Coach

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2025/08/14

As he prepares to begin his 16th season as the only varsity head football coach Oakdale High School has ever known, Kurt Stein is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Stein chats with host Greg Swatek about his longevity with the program and how it has evolved over the years into the perennial power that it is today. Aided by a talented group of returning players, including quarterback Alex Rodriguez, and a stellar group of newcomers, some of whom transferred in, Oakdale might have one of

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00:51:46

Rick Conner, Longtime Linganore High Football Coach

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2025/08/07

As he prepares to begin his 40th season of coaching high school football, Rick Conner is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.The longtime coach at Linganore High School chats with host Greg Swatek about the upcoming season and how his team expects to maintain its typically high standard. The Lancers have reached the Class 3A in six of the last eight years. But with only one championship to show for it during that span in 2017, how tired are Conner and the Lancers of falling short in that

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01:18:59

Rob Ambrose, Middletown Native, Former Towson Football

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2025/08/01

As the start of another college football season draws near, Rob Ambrose, a Middletown native who just accepted the offensive coordinator position for the Shepherd University football team, is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast, alongside his wife Melissa.Ambrose chats with host Greg Swatek about how the opportunity at Shepherd suddenly came about within the last month and why it's the right place for him to resume his coaching career on a higher level. He talks about his deep family and

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00:53:07

Tyler Thompson, Walkersville High Football Coach

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2025/07/28

With the start of fall sports practice on the horizon, The Final Score podcast begins its look at the 2025 high school football season this week with Walkersville High head coach Tyler Thompson. Entering his second season in charge of the program, Thompson chats with host Greg Swatek about how the Lions have prepared over the course of the summer. What is new? What is different? Who will have to emerge and play well for Walkersville to have another good season after reaching the Class 2A state

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01:19:57

Will Delawter, New Catoctin High Baseball Coach

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2025/07/17

After recently being named the new varsity baseball coach at Catoctin High School, Will Delawter, a longtime assistant with the program, is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Delawter chats with host Greg Swatek about how he feels about taking over the program at his alma mater. After two unsettling years at Thomas Johnson High School, during which he won a state title on the baseball team, Delawter transferred to Catoctin High, and he said that decision transformed his life. In two

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01:02:39

Javon Adams, Frederick Flying Cows, Co-MVP of The...

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2025/07/11

After helping the Frederick Flying Cows reach the Final Four of The Basketball League and being named its co-Most Valuable Player, 22-years-old forward Javon Adams is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Adams chats with host Greg Swatek about his successful first season with the Flying Cows that saw him average 19 points, 10 rebounds and lead TBL in shooting percentage (70.1 percent). How did he wind up in Frederick? How did the tremendous fan support and unique game-day experience

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01:09:50

Brody Buffington, Former Catoctin High, Current...

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2025/07/04

After two eventful years at the University of Georgia, former Catoctin High sprinting star Brody Buffington is this week's guest on The FInal Score podcast.Buffington is coming off his best season at Georgia, during which he set personal-best times in the 100 (10.05 seconds) and 200 (20.2) meter dashes and qualified for NCAA nationals in the 200 in Eugune, Oregon. He chats with host Greg Swatek and about why he ran so well for the Bulldogs this spring and the ordeals he's been through at Georgia

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00:39:20

Preston Wilson, Frederick Keys Manager, Former Major...

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2025/06/27

In his first season as the manager of the Frederick Keys in the Major League Baseball Draft League, former Major League All-Star and World Series champion Preston Wilson is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.Wilson chats with host Greg Swatek about his 10-year career in the Big Leagues, which included stops with the Mets, Marlins, Rockies, Nationals, Astros and Cardinals, with whom he won a World Series in 2006. He also talks about being drafted out of high school in the top 10 (No. 9

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00:56:59

Kevin Kendro, FCPS Supervisor of Athletics and...

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2025/06/20

With another school year in the books, the Final Score podcasts reviews the year that was in Frederick County sports with Kevin Kendro, the Supervisor of Athletics and Extra Curricular Activities for Frederick County Public Schools.In his annual appearance on the podcast, Kendro addresses the participating fee increase for athletics the school system implemented at the start of the school year and what sort of impact it had on overall participation. Kendro also talks with host Greg Swatek about

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