Tomcat Tales

Mark Maynard
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Ashland Tomcats sports history and highlights with host Mark Maynard, a Hall of Fame sports journalist in northeastern Kentucky. A deep dive into the history of one of Kentucky's greatest high school programs.

  1. 04/26/2021

    Who's on first? And who's being interviewed? We turn the tables and interview the host

    Mark Maynard, the host of Tomcat Tales, takes his turn on the hot seat as Sarah Lynch Nausbaum does the interviewing for this one. Let's hope he can handle the heat.

    1h 28m

  2. 04/13/2021

    Jeff Hall Part 3: The days of O.J. Mayo and an intense time coaching Rose Hill basketball.

    The is the third and final segment with Jeff Hall, one of the greatest players to ever come out of the 16th Region and a two-time 16th Region championship coach at Ashland and Rose Hill. He was also the Associated Press Coach of the Year after taking the Royals to a 27-4 record in his first season when phenom O.J. Mayo was only a seventh-grader. There were some interesting times at Rose Hill, which went 51-13 in his two seasons.

    1h 28m

  3. 04/07/2021

    Patton Pending: David Patton had a fun ride through 1950s with Tomcats

    David Patton played baseball and basketball for the Tomcats during the 1950s when athletes were plentiful. He went on to become a college basketball coach at East Carolina for three seasons where he was the Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 1974-75 when the Pirates went 19-9 and defeated Baylor during the regular season.

    50 min

  4. 04/06/2021

    Part II: Hall-mark of success with Jeff Hall and the 1990-92 Tomcats.

    Jeff Hall talks about the 1990-92 Tomcat basketball seasons.

    1h 21m

  5. 04/06/2021

    PART 2: Hall-mark of success with Jeff Hall leading the Tomcats basketball program.

    Jeff Hall talks about his two years of coaching the Ashland Tomcats basketball team from 1990-92.

    1h 21m

  6. 03/30/2021

    PART I: Jeff Hall becomes shooting star from Westwood to Louisville

    First of two podcasts with Jeff Hall, the former Fairview High and University of Louisville basketball star. He played on the 1986 U of L national championship team - the only area player to own a Division I championship ring. He brought great pride to Westwood and the entire 16th Region as a key player who scored 1,294 points in his four-year career. He started every game, averaging 10.3 ppg. for the 1986 champion Cardinals. His point total would have been 2,000 had the 3-point shot been in play when Hall played.

    1h 15m

  7. 03/26/2021

    TOMCAT LEGACY: Rob Lynch has had a hand in past, current and future Tomcat basketball success.

    A sitdown interview with Rob Lynch, who did his part in a family legacy of athletic excellence for the Ashland Tomcats. Rob led the Tomcats to the 1992 16th Regional title, ending a drought of a dozen years, and was also a key player on the Ashland American Little League state champions in 1986.

    1h 3m

  8. 03/11/2021

    Finding motivation from not making the Tomcats.

    Charlie Stephenson grew up during the Golden Era of Ashland Tomcat sports in the 1960s. But for a number of reasons, he could never quite crack the varsity rosters. However, what many might consider failure he used as fuel to keep playing the games he loved and eventually land a 30-year high school basketball coaching gig in Florida that includes multiple championships.

    46 min
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Ashland Tomcats sports history and highlights with host Mark Maynard, a Hall of Fame sports journalist in northeastern Kentucky. A deep dive into the history of one of Kentucky's greatest high school programs.

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  • Creator
    Mark Maynard
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Maynard