Episodes
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Kevin Kendro, FCPS Supervisor of Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
Building on an annual tradition, Kevin Kendro, the supervisor of athletics and extracurricular activities for Frederick County Public Schools, stops by The Final Score podcast to deliver what's affectionately been dubbed The State of FCPS Athletics Address. Kendro and host Greg Swatek review the...
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State Champion Urbana High Girls Lacrosse
After Urbana High School to became the first Frederick County team to win a state championship in girls lacrosse, the coach of the Hawks, Ryan Hines, his daughter, Josey, a senior attack, and Colby Johnson, a senior attack, are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. The trio chats with…
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State Finalist Urbana High Baseball
After advancing to a state final for the third time in the last four years, coach Mike Frownfelter, senior pitcher Evan Zarroli and senior catcher D.J. Staub are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. Host Greg Swatek asks Frownfelter and the players if this is the season the Hawks…
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Andy Baker, Cory Godlove, Middletown High Baseball
After Middletown High's baseball team won its third consecutive regional championship, coach Andy Baker and senior center fielder Cory Godlove are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. Baker and Godlove chat with host Greg Swatek about the Knights' momentous and memorable 5-4,...
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Angelo Torres, Gavyn Dodson, Walkersville High Boys Lacrosse
After the Walkersville High boys lacrosse team won the Central Maryland Conference small school championship, continuing one of its best seasons in school history, star face-off man Angelo Torres and standout goalie Gavyn Dodson are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. Torres tells host...
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Keivette Hammond, Frederick High Athletic Director, Maryland Athletic Director of the Year
After being honored last weekend in Ocean City as the Athletic Director of the Year by the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association, Frederick High athletic director Keivette Hammond is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Hammond chats with host Greg Swatek about the honor and how…
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Dean Coccia, Linganore High Girls Lacrosse Coach
After his team produced a momentous and unusual victory over arch rival Urbana last week, Linganore High girls lacrosse coach Dean Coccia is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Coccia talks with host Greg Swatek about the Lancers' 9-7 victory over Urbana, the two-time reigning Class 4A...
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Steve Melewski, Longtime Baltimore Orioles Insider
Following the Frederick Keys' home opener this week and their big return to affiliated baseball, Steve Melewski, a familiar voice who has covered the Baltimore Orioles and their minor-league system for more than two decades, is the latest guest on The Final Score podcast. Melewski chats with host...
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JM Sienkowski, Walkersville High Boys Lacrosse Coach
During a week in which he faced his former team and his former player, Walkersville High boys lacrosse coach JM Sienkowski is the guest on The Final Score podcast. Sienkowski chats with host Greg Swatek about facing Middletown, the Lions' arch rival and a place where he coached for many years…
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Chris Jenkins, General Manager, Frederick Flying Cows
With Frederick's professional basketball team, the Frederick Flying Cows, in the early stages of its third season, the team's general manager, Chris Jenkins, is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Jenkins chats with Greg Swatek about the new eight-team league the Flying Cows are playing...
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Ryker Keeney, State Champion Middletown High Wrestling
The Final Score podcast continues its state-championship series this week with sophomore standout Ryker Keeney of the Middletown High School wrestling team. Keeney chats with host Greg Swatek about his 43-6 season, which included placing third in the Frederick County tournament at 144 pounds,...
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Brunswick High State Wrestling Champions Kate Virgilio and Seth Crawford
After winning championships at the state wrestling tournament in Upper Marlboro, Brunswick High's Kate Virgilio and Seth Crawford are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. With a 12-8 victory over Smithburg's Rileigh Romberger in the girls championship match at 120 pounds, Virgilio…
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Linganore State Wrestling Champions Cash Wheat and Alex Tortolani and Coach Jeff Wheat
After winning state wrestling titles last Saturday in Upper Marlboro, Linganore High wrestlers Cash Wheat and Alex Tortolani, as well as their coach, Jeff Wheat, Cash's father, are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. The trio chats with host Greg Swatek about its big weekend at the…
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Masiah Martin, State Champion High Jumper, and Walkersville Coach Amy Pezenoski
After winning the Class 2A high jump at the state indoor track and field meet with a personal-best leap of 6 feet, 10 inches, Walkersville High junior Masiah Martin and his coach, Amy Pezenoski, are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. Martin tells host Greg Swatek what it meant to win…
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State Champion Linganore High Boys Track and Field
After claiming the Class 3A boys indoor track and field team championship with just eight athletes, two of them, senior Ricky Johnson and junior Jake Brown, and the coach of the Lancers, Bill Eckard, are this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. The trio chats with host Greg Swatek about how...
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J.R. Rawlins, Urbana High Girls Basketball Coach
As his team prepares for the upcoming playoffs, Urbana High girls basketball coach J.R. Rawlins is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Rawlins talks with host Greg Swatek about the very competitive and tightly packed girls basketball landscape in Frederick County and how his talented…
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Rob Havenstein, Linganore Grad, Now Retired L.A. Ram
After saying goodbye to the NFL after 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, Linganore High graduate Rob Havenstein is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Havenstein, who has been the stalwart right tackle on the Rams' offensive line for more than a decade now, explains to host Greg…
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Tim Abercrombie Jr., Linganore High Boys Basketball Coach
With his resilient team finding ways to rally and win, Linganore High boys basketball coach Tim Abercrombie is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Abercrombie talks with Greg Swatek about what he appreciates most about his team of 10 players, who often lack the size and athleticism of...
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Korey Kauflin, County Champion, Urbana High Boys Track
After winning three individual races and anchoring a winning relay last week in the Frederick County Public Schools Indoor Track and Field Championships, Urbana High senior Korey Kauflin is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Kauflin chats with host Greg Swatek about his season and how…
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Zach Thomas, Oakdale High basketball legend, Newest Member of Frederick Flying Cows
After signing with the Frederick Flying Cows last weekend, former Oakdale High basketball star and Frederick County's all-time leading scorer Zach Thomas is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. The Flying Cows are Frederick's professional basketball team set to begin play in March in the...
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Cam Dorner, Oakdale High Graduate, NFL Draft Prospect
After declaring his intention to enter the NFL Draft last week, former Oakdale High football and basketball star Cam Dorner is this week’s guest on The Final Score podcast. Dorner chats with host Greg Swatek about his decision to declare for the draft. What led up to it? Who helped it make it?…
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Earl Blake, Urbana High Wrestling Coach
For the first podcast of 2026, former three-time state champion and first-year Urbana High wrestling coach Earl Blake is this week's guest on The Final Score. Blake, who wrestled for Linganore, chats with host Greg Swatek and FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy about his recent foray into coaching…
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Dave Crawmer, Urbana High Boys Basketball Coach, Top Frederick County Sports Stories of 2025
For the last Final Score podcast of 2025, FNP sports writer Alexander Dacy and host Greg Swatek offer up their lists for the top 10 Frederick County sports stories in 2025. How similar or different are their lists? Is there any consensus on what they felt were the county's biggest stories of the...
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Trey Coates, Tuscarora High Wrestling Coach
After hosting a coed duals tournament and an individual girls tournament last weekend, Tuscarora High wrestling coach Trey Coates is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Coates chats with host Greg Swatek about Tuscarora's Clash at the Creek tournament, which is in its third season for…
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John Keimig, Middletown High Boys Basketball Coach
With the Middletown boys looking like the county's top basketball team and poised to make a run at a potential state championship, Knights coach John Keimig is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Keimig chats with host Greg Swatek about how the Knights are handling the lofty…
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State Champion Linganore High Football
After Linganore High football rolled to a 56-17 victory over Oakdale in the Class 3A championship game last Saturday in Annapolis to claim its seventh state championship, coach Rick Conner, senior running back Bradly Matthews and senior receiver/defensive back Chase Perry are this week's guests…
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State Champion Linganore Field Hockey
After ending a 32-year state championship drought for Frederick County field hockey teams, Linganore High School is featured on this week's Final Score podcast, as head coach McKenzie Ridgely, star goalie Allena Jaworski and junior midfielder Addison Ridgely join the program. The trio chats with...
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State Champion Urbana High Boys Cross Country
After leading Urbana to the Class 4A team championship in boys cross country on Nov. 8 at Hereford High School, coach Jackie Suarez and senior runner Josh Rothery are this week's guests on the Final Score podcast. Suarez and Rothery chat with host Greg Swatek and winning the championship, which…
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State Champion Lingnanore Girls Flag Football
After Linganore became Frederick County's first state champion in girls flag football, coach Brian Sweene, senior quarterback Lexi Petrie and sophomore receiver/defensive back Makenna Roberts are this week's guests on The Final Score podcast. The trio chats with host Greg Swatek about the Lancers...
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Ben Arneson, Linganore, National Wrestling Hall of Famer
After being inducted into the Maryland Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum last weekend in Annapolis, Linganore High graduate Ben Arneson, a former state-championship coach for the Lancers and Urbana High School, is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. Arneson chats...
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Antoine White, Mount St. Mary's Women's Basketball Coach
With the season underway and armed with a contract extension, Mount St. Mary's women's basketball coach Antoine White is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast. White chats with host Greg Swatek about his contract extension, which was just announced by the school this week and keeps him as...
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Chad Dickman, Hood College Men's Basketball Coach
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.…
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Donny Lind, Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Coach
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…
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Joe Benton, Oakdale High Boys Soccer Coach
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...
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Rob Havenstein, Linganore Graduate, L.A. Rams Right Tackle
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...
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Mike Heller, Linganore High Girls Soccer Coach
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...
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Jackie Suarez, Urbana High Boys Cross Country Coach
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…
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Chantal Thacker, Middletown High Girls Flag Football Coach
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...
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Zach Shoemaker, Urbana High Football Coach
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...
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High School Football Preview/Thomas Johnson football coach Vince Ahearn
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...
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Ryan Hines, Tuscarora High Football Coach
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...
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Swinging Around Some Frederick County Football Practices
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...
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Kurt Stein, Longtime Oakdale High Football Coach
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...
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Rick Conner, Longtime Linganore High Football Coach
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…
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Rob Ambrose, Middletown Native, Former Towson Football
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...
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Tyler Thompson, Walkersville High Football Coach
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…
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Will Delawter, New Catoctin High Baseball Coach
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...
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Javon Adams, Frederick Flying Cows, Co-MVP of The Basketball League
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...
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Brody Buffington, Former Catoctin High, Current University of Georgia Sprinting Star
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...
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Preston Wilson, Frederick Keys Manager, Former Major League All-Star, World Series Champion
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…
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