March 28, 2013
HS BASEBALL ON THE AIR!
Our 8 game package of Live Oak HS and Walker HS Baseball radio broadcasts commences tomorrow night (Friday, 3/29), 6pm, as Walker HS plays host to Albany HS. All games will air on Comedy 1210, Baton Rouge and on the Net at JonFineProductions.com
For more info, see press release below and/or Walker page on JonFineProductions.com and/or in every Thursday edition of The Livingston Parish News—sports section.
CENTRAL’S SPORTS SHOW
The Steve Johnson Show on THE CENTRAL STORY airs tonight (Thursday), 5:30pm—6:30pm, broadcasting live from Zoe’s Pizza Buffet in Central, on WPFC—1550AM, Baton Rouge and on the Net at JonFineProductions.com
Steve’s guests include Central Football player Jeremy Anderson, representatives from CHS’s undefeated district and regional champion Bowling team, and Wildcats JV Baseball coach Joey Jones
KandiLand on THE CENTRAL STORY takes Friday off to celebrate Good Friday.
READER SAYS REF MADE WRONG CALL
I have to say that I heavily disagree with the opinion expressed in (last week’s Hey Ref column by Dennis Dearie in the 3/21/13 JonFineProductions.com Newsletter). I think it says to the public schools, “You’re not good enough, you can’t be good enough!”
My son played in both venues
I’ll take private any day… not for the wins, but for the basic expectation of MORE… (My son’s private school team) beat the daylights out of many public schools we played. Why? Because (the public school’s) players were beat before the game started!… They don’t THINK they can win, so they don’t
They are too satisfied with (a mediocre performance) to reach for more
At (the private school), the whole program taught the kids to practice harder, play harder and expect more
Sorry, but I had a bird’s eye view from both
We loved (the public school), but it is different. My opinion is that they could do better if anyone would believe they could
I believe you can accomplish anything if you believe you can… it starts with putting THAT in their minds
It truly is a mindset… winning… and so is losing… just as the great (coach Vince) Lombardi said
Just my opinion
Parent of A Louisiana High School Football Player
PRESS RELEASE
Livingston Parish high school baseball hits the radio airwaves this Friday night, March 29, 6pm, on Comedy, 1210, Baton Rouge, when Walker HS plays host to Albany HS. This broadcast is part of an 8 game regular season radio package for Walker HS and Live Oak HS. Both the Wildcats and the Eagles will have 4 games carried, with all playoff games set to be broadcast. The first Live Oak HS Baseball radio broadcast will be Thursday, April 4, 6pm, when the Eagles play host to the Walker HS Wildcats.
These broadcasts, a Jon Fine Production, mark the first time in the history of Live Oak HS and Walker HS that these schools will have their own radio broadcasts. Games may be heard not only on Comedy, 1210, but on the Internet at JonFineProductions.com.
The broadcast schedule:
BASEBALL BROADCASTS: 2013
Comedy, 1210, Baton Rouge or JonFineProductions.com
Live Oak Broadcast in Blue
Walker Broadcast in Green
DATE GAME AIR-TIME (pm)
Friday, 3/29 WALKER--ALBANY 6:00
Tuesday, 4/2 WALKER—COVINGTON 6:00
Thurs, 4/4 LIVE OAK-WALKER 6:00
Thurs, 4/11 LIVE OAK—ZACHARY 6:00
Sat, 4/13 LIVE OAK—CENTRAL 5:45
Tues, 4/16 WALKER—LIVE OAK 6:00
Th, 4/18 LIVE OAK—DENHAM SPRINGS 6:00
Tues, 4/23 WALKER—DENHAM SPRINGS 6:00
PLAYOFFS: tbd
In addition to producing the broadcasts, Fine will be calling play-by-play on both Walker HS and Live Oak HS games. The long-time Denham Springs HS play-by-play announcer/producer, Fine has called play-by-play since 1979, for teams including (Lake Charles) Barbe HS, Denham Springs HS, McNeese State University and Penn (college radio). Before migrating down South, Fine hailed from Valley Stream, NY, with a degree from Penn.
Calling color commentary on Walker HS Baseball radio broadcasts will be Chris Ledoux. A one-time Walker HS Internet and Episcopal HS Radio football play-by-play announcer, Ledoux also was the Walker correspondent on radio shows “Livingston Sports Weekly” and “THE High School Sports Show”. A former high school football coach, Ledoux is a special education teacher at Walker HS. He is the popular PA announcer at Walker Basketball games. Ledoux is a native of Opelousas and graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
The long-time legendary, Live Oak HS Football Public Address Speaker “voice of the Eagles”, Robbie Harrison, will be calling color commentary on Live Oak HS Baseball radio broadcasts. Harrison was the Live Oak contributor to “Livingston Sports Weekly” and “THE High School Sports Show”. A prominent local attorney at the law firm he owns, The Harrison Law Firm, Harrison is a life-long resident of Watson and graduate of Live Oak HS, LSU and LSU Law School.
With the exception of the Saturday, April 13 Live Oak—Central matchup, all broadcasts will start roughly 30 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The Triton Health Care Physical Therapy Pre-Game Show will include interviews with Walker HS Head Baseball Coach Randy Sandifer (during Wildcats broadcasts) and Live Oak HS Head Baseball Coach Greg Briggs (during Eagles broadcasts). The coach of the opposing team will also be interviewed. Plus, there’ll be previews of other District games from Harrison (for Live Oak, on Walker broadcasts), Ledoux (for Walker, on Live Oak broadcasts) and Jim McChristian (who will preview that night’s Denham Springs HS game on all Live Oak and Walker broadcasts).
The Annison-Bitter Heating & Air Conditioning Post-Game Show, on Live Oak HS broadcasts, will include an interview with Coach Briggs. On the Walker HS post-game show, Coach Sandifer will appear. Both post-game shows will offer recaps of other District games from: Live Oak/Walker (Harrison/Ledoux) and Denham Springs (McChristian).
Guests slated to appear on the broadcasts include: representatives from Annison-Bitter Heating & Air Conditioning, Livingston Parish News Editor Mike Dowty and columnist Sam Mufoletto, Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks, Stine GM Michael Sharp, Triton Health Care Physical Therapy’s Cheryl Jeane, Walker HS Principal Jason St. Pierre and Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey.
Jon Fine (Sports) Productions has produced Denham Springs High School sports play-by-play broadcasts since 1994. It presently produces The Dru Nettles (Television) Show and THE CENTRAL STORY (nightly radio show). Prior Livingston Parish programs produced by Fine include “Livingston Sports Weekly”, “THE High School Sports Show” and Live Oak HS and Walker HS Internet Football broadcasts. Fine also co-hosted and produced drive-time 2 hour sports-talk shows in Baton Rouge from 1991—2006: “SportsTalk” and then “SportsGumbo”. At one time, “SportsGumbo” was syndicated on stations in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Monroe and Alexandria.
Comedy, 1210 is a Clear Channel Station. Prior to being purchased by Clear Channel in 1998, Bayou, 1210AM (and 96.1 The River) were owned by Jeff and Nancy David of Denham Springs.
For more information on Live Oak HS, Walker HS Baseball radio broadcasts and Jon Fine Productions, please visit www. JonFineProductions.com
BROADCASTING SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 29: 6pm: Walker HS vs Albany HS Baseball
Comedy 1210, Baton Rouge
JonFineProductions.com
Jon Fine, Chris Ledoux
Tuesday, April 2: 6pm: Walker HS vs Covington HS Baseball
Comedy 1210, Baton Rouge
JonFineProductions.com
Jon Fine, Chris Ledoux
MONDAY—FRIDAY: 5:30PM—6:30PM THE CENTRAL STORY JonFineProductions.com
WPFC, 1550AM, BR
JonFineProductions.com
Thursday, March 28: The Steve Johnson Show (from Zoe’s Pizza Buffet)
Steve Johnson
Friday, March 29: KandiLand: Off for Good Friday
Monday, April 1: Destined To Win (from The Jambalaya Bistro)
Steve Johnson and Pastor Rocky Bezet (The Rock Church)
Tuesday, April 2: The Central Business Report (from The Jambalaya Bistro) Matt Price
Wednesday, April 3: Looking Forward (from Zoe’s Pizza Buffet)
Brockwell Bone
SportsRadio—1310-KEZM-Lake Charles Programming of Interest
Monday, March 18: 3PM—5PM: Bayou Blitz with Alex Hickey and Miguel Gauthreaux
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THE WIZARDRY OF OS
Assistant Basketball Coach/Head Swimming Coach at Central High School
There is always a balance with instant replay which needs to be struck between getting the call right and keeping the flow of the game. After watching an entire football season and most of a basketball season, I think we are out of balance.
Too many times, especially in basketball, teams are getting what amounts to extra time outs at the end of the game. Between TV timeouts, team timeouts, and replay timeouts there is no flow. Football isn't as bad as basketball because it is already a sport with pauses after every play, but basketball is meant to be a game of continuity.
For those thinking, "It is easy to find fault, but harder to come up with a solution," don't worry because I have a great idea (if I do say so myself).
Limit the number of replays that can be watched to change a call. I would need a group to do research to get a number right, but as an example I would limit the replays to two from any one angle and six overall. If you can't tell after that, then it is just one of the those things about sports that we all learn to live with when we sign up to play, coach, or watch.
If you don’t like that, then put a time limit on the process. If the official can’t make a determination in 60 seconds, then it isn’t obvious enough to make a change.
Personally, I just like that replay gives us the opportunity to get the "obvious" mistakes right. There will never be a day when we will get every call right because many rules are subjective.
Admittedly, this idea does not do anything about the extra timeouts received, but wait; I have an idea here as well. Do not allow players to go to the sidelines during reviews. Restrict them to an area on the court or field away from the coaches while the officials view the replay.
I am not a big soccer fan, though I somewhat enjoy watching USA soccer. Consequently, when I watch and start thinking how nice it is to just "play on," then I that is a good indication that something is out of balance with football and basketball.
HEY REF
If ever I found an article in the sport’s section that should be questioned it was Wednesday’s March 27 (page 2c) edition with the headline that read “Poll: fans don’t favor paying athletes”. While I find this statement untrue I just had to stop everything I was doing to read for myself what information was disclosed in this so called Poll of sport’s fans.
The whole article was very short but what I found “funny” was nowhere in it did it give out the numbers of fans questioned, their ages, demographics, etc., etc., etc. And it never released any details on the so called anti pay for the student-athletes. Well, that term went the way of the dinosaurs, there ain’t no such thing around anymore. They should be referred to as to what they actually are and that is “university employees”.
If you’ve read this column on any regularity you’ll know this writer’s stance on paying “employees”. From now on I’ll never write student-athlete since they are extinct. Getting back to the poll results it shows that 67 percent, up 12 points (I guess they mean percent) actually believe that universities break NCAA rules.
The increase it is thought stems from two highly publicized cases; Harvard and Miami. In the Harvard case which sounds just too funny to be true but they report the school issued academic sanctions against approximately 60 students for a cheating scandal on the final exam in a class on of all things: CONGRESS!
Now come on, this has to be made up. Maybe the students started studying the way our Congress works and decided stealing, lying and cheating is the way to get what you want. Not what you earn but what you want and isn’t that the way not only our lawmakers are perceived but how the vast majority get ahead?
Oh, sure, I can hear it now, how can I write something like that. Let me just put a couple names out there you might recognizes; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Lance Armstrong. All three swore on the Bible they didn’t do drugs, didn’t lie, didn’t steal but all are liars. Proven in a court of law in Mr. Armstrong’s case and in the court of common sense for the other two.
But the article didn’t say anything about the Miami case and I find that odd since the Hurricanes are known for going way outside the lines of the law and the rules. I guess maybe they didn’t have room for “old” news? So, as I finished the short column not a single word on the so called vote on not paying employees.
I mean the whole reason for a headline is to get the reader to notice something they may want to read about. As in my case, I just wanted to see how many ignorant people there were that answered “no” to this question. In this day and time it really shouldn’t surprise me, I mean the working people of this country can’t stand to see another worker to get ahead. Big business was very successful in their “Divide and conquer” war against those that have to punch a clock to make a living.
The NCAA receives in excess of $8 BILLION, that’s right with a “B”, AMERICAN DOLLARS for their basketball tournament. That’s a three year old figure since we’re still waiting to get a final one for the last year and won’t have a final for 2013 for at least another 12 months.
In other words the NCAA gets an entire NFL budget on just one single sporting event. Don’t start about all the sports that never make a profit and are supported by basketball and football. The ONLY and I do mean ONLY reason those sports are still on the books is because so many students still play those sports and the families of these kids are the reason Deans keep footing the bills. Mom and Dad still have some clout or maybe I should say “You don’t bite the hand that feeds you” so it’s sort of a tradeoff.
But to not pay the employees that generate BILLIONS of these dollars is not right, never will be right and should be abolished ASAP if not sooner. Pay those that make it all possible! For any university that thinks it can generate these sums of dollars on their own without these young EMPLOYEES will also go the way of the dinosaurs!!
Till next week… …
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