CSR 355 Deacon Jim Mullin Part 1
Catholic Sports Radio
He played college football, first at William Penn University and then at Missouri Western State University, including playing in a combined total of three bowl games. After college he played club lacrosse for several years and became an avid cyclist and swimmer and even competed in two short-course triathlons. In high school he was team captain for varsity football and was a three-time Missouri state qualifier in swimming and senior year state qualifier in discus. On the faith side, he is a convert and serves as Deacon and Minister of Evangelization at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood,...
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CSR 354 Sam Lagana
Catholic Sports Radio
He is an established voice-over and on-air and venue announcer/sportscasting talent who is known for his voice presence at Los Angeles Rams football games since 2016. He traveled the nation and world as the on-site voice of AVP Beach Volleyball for most of the 1980s and 90s. Additionally, he announced tennis, volleyball, and roller hockey at The Forum in L.A. He has provided his voice for many commercials over 30 years and announced USC, Pepperdine, and CSUN collegiate basketball and Avengers Arena Football at Staples Center in the 80s, 90s, and 2000's. He serves on the Boards of the John R....
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CSR 353 Marissa Muoio
Catholic Sports Radio
She coached for the New Jersey Pride softball organization and served as a private catching coach. In addition, she has coached bowling and volleyball. She had been the assistant varsity softball coach at Mount Saint Dominic Academy and played softball at Seton Hall University. As a student-athlete at Mount Saint Dominic Academy she had played volleyball, basketball, and softball. Presently she is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Leadership at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, a preschool to Grade 12 private school in Princeton, New Jersey designed just for girls.
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CSR 352 Len Clark
Catholic Sports Radio
He specializes in covering Notre Dame athletics using emerging media technologies. He has been recognized as the Indiana Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association, from which he also received the association's national Powerade Award for his audio feature on the Notre Dame-USC football rivalry. Last year he authored the book, "Teddy and The Gipper: A Notre Dame Friendship," and now his newest book is releasing, called, "Vision, Values, and Victories: Notre Dame-Style Leadership: Forging Champions in Faith, Character, and Commitment." He was the guest on this show...
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CSR 351 Dan Leonardi
Catholic Sports Radio
He has been playing soccer since the age of five, although in high school he also played travel baseball. Following four years of high school soccer he played the sport at Belmont Abbey College. He played rugby after college and made a semi-pro soccer team, plus he spent six years as a soccer referee and has spent time coaching in the sport as well. He also is presently in a competitive volleyball league. He is the Director of Advancement at The St. Austin School, which is a pre-K - 8 Catholic school in St. Louis.
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CSR 350 Austin Baron
Catholic Sports Radio
He appeared on Season 15 and Season 17 of American Ninja Warrior on NBC, having reached the finals and participated in the bracket of 32 athletes remaining. This year he competed in the Barbados Ninja Throwdown, after last year having competed in the USA National Championships. For two years now he has competed on the Ninja Sport Network in both Season 3 and Season 4. Since 2021 he has competed in the World Ninja League, seasons 7-11, all after having competed in four seasons of the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association. In elementary school he had played soccer and CYO basketball, and then in...
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CSR 349 Mike Fegan
Catholic Sports Radio
He played football, basketball and ran track, and then in high school played football, going on then to be on the football roster for Catholic University in Washington DC. He went on to become the offensive line coach at Georgetown Prep from 1984 through 2023, retired from coaching after the 2023 season, but came back this season to help the new offensive line coach transition from having been their tight ends coach. On top of all that, he also coached his own children in youth basketball and lacrosse. Along the way, in 2014 he received the John W. Voight award from the Maryland Football...
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CSR 348 Xavier Desaunettes
Catholic Sports Radio
He started into taekwondo as a youth and by age 15 won his first Canadian National Championship as a junior and later earned the senior title at 21 years old. That same year he had the honor of representing Canada at the World Championships in the Philippines. Over the years he has competed in numerous countries under the Canadian flag. In addition to competing in the sport, he spent several years teaching taekwondo. He has also led seminars in Mexico and Greece, sharing martial arts and mentorship across cultures and communities. On the faith side, he has a personal story of coming face to...
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CSR 347 Drew Vilinsky
Catholic Sports Radio
He played four years of varsity hockey at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and then played four years of club hockey (two at Division II and two at division I) at Saint Louis University. After his playing days he served as varsity hockey assistant coach and j.v. baseball assistant coach at St. John's Jesuit in Toledo, Ohio for one year. He returned to his alma mater and served in a variety of roles: J.V. head coach for eight years at St. Ignatius High School, varsity hockey assistant coach for one year, two years coaching j.v. soccer and j.v. baseball, and three years of freshman...
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CSR 346 George Rose
Catholic Sports Radio
In light of Pope Leo XIV's canonization of the Catholic Church's two newest saints last week Sunday and due to other timely and relevant reasons you'll hear cited at the very start, this is a reissue of what was Episode 188, exactly three years ago this month. The now departed George Rose was the Executive Advisor of Pacific Rim Operations with the New York Yankees, which included having served as a Japanese translator for the likes of Hideki Irabu, Masahiro Tanaka, and Hideki Matsui, among others. He also served as an advisor for Japan's Yomiuri Giants baseball team. He was a board member of...
info_outlineHe is an amateur marathoner and active member of the Chicago Catholic Run Club, saying that running has become a key part of his spiritual and personal life. He has completed five of the six World Marathon Majors and is just one race away from earning the coveted Six Star Medal. On the faith side, he is the president of CatechismClass.com, an online-based organization whose mission is to make the best in Catholic religious education and Sacramental preparation available for those who need it. In addition, he has authored several Catholic books and has written for different Catholic publications.