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Hometown Highlights brings attention to professionals, business owners, and community members to highlight their stories. Dominic Frey & Ryan Pessell interview individuals with a special story to share. Their goal is to provide a platform for unique and fun conversations of telling these experiences of individuals, businesses and community events.Thanks to our sponsor at Hitchings Insurance. Hitchings is a full-service insurance agency specializing in personal, farm, commercial, and health insurance. For more information on them you can go to https://hitchingsinsurance.com/
Episodes

Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Recap of the Tiffin Calvert Basketball Season with Jackson Seislove & Garrett Spaun
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
In this episode, Dominic sits down with seniors Jackson Seislove & Garrett Spaun from Tiffin Calvert's basketball team. They take a deep dive into their most recent season. After a couple close games to start the year, they cruised through the majority of the season and ended the regular season undefeated. Unfortunately they were just short of reaching their goal of playing at state, but it was a fun ride while it lasted! Listen to the full episode for the season through their eyes.
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Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Teammates & Brothers with Luke & Ryan Montgomery
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In this episode, Dominic sits down with Luke & Ryan Montgomery and their coach, Stefan Adams. They discuss the unique relationship that the brothers have and how they make it work on the football field. Neither of them grew up with football as their first love, but they have made football their main sport. Luke has recently committed to Ohio State to play at the next level and Ryan is currently being recruited all over the country for his skills as a quarterback. Listen to the full episode for their fun story!
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Leading with a Purpose with Coach Lento & Lakota Football
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Brock Colman interview Mike Lento, head coach of Lakota High School's football team. Coming into the his fifth season as the Raiders head coach he was excited for a normal year. Unfortunately, it was anything but a normal year. The team had two coaches pass away unexpectedly. Lento led the team the same way he had been, by pouring love onto the athletes. He could not have been more proud of the guys on this team and the way they handled the adversity. The '21 season was played to honor the coaches and the boys persevered like men. Listen to the full episode for an emotional conversation with a great leader of men.
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Walking Across the US with Joe Hall
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
In this episode, Dominic interviews Joe Hall before he starts his walk across the United States. "Hall Across the Country" started from a bad motorcycle accident a few years ago. After finding the will to persevere, Joe has completed several races with each one becoming more difficult. Why is he doing this? To raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. The infamous walk began on May 15th where he started in Delaware and the goal is to end in California by his 40th birthday in November. Listen to the full episode for his entire story! You can follow his journey on all social media at https://linktr.ee/Hallacrossthecountry.
Thanks to our sponsor at Hitchings Insurance. Hitchings is a full-service insurance agency specializing in personal, farm, commercial, and health insurance.

Wednesday May 04, 2022
Family Roots Run Deep with Tiffin Columbian Cheerleading
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
In this episode, Dominic interviews Coach Jami Hepp with Faith, Savannah & Audrey from the Tiffin Columbian Cheerleading program. They take a deep dive into the history of the program and how far it has come over the years. Jami and her family's roots are deep within the program, as she previously coached alongside her mom for many years. Today, she has the privilege to coach her daughters and the rest of this talented team. Listen to the full episode for the back story of the program and recap of the latest State Championship season!
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Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Fundraiser with McKenna Morey & Lainey Bahn
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Ryan interview two students at Van Buren High School that are making a positive impact. Beyond being great students and athletes for the Black Knights, they led a 7 week fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They both have personal connections with this disease which fueled their passion to fundraise. Listen to the full episode for their story and heart behind this organization!
Thanks to our sponsor at Hitchings Insurance. Hitchings is a full service insurance agency specializing in personal, farm, commercial, and health insurance.

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Oak Harbor Swimming Fanatic with Coach Andrea Sorg
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Ryan interview the 19 year head coach of Oak Harbor's swimming program, Andrea Sorg. She lives and breathes swimming in her community. Born, raised & swam as a Rocket herself and now is the coach of the boys and girls programs. The program has consistently been improving and setting the bar just an inch higher every year. After last season, Andrea was selected as the Regional Coach of the Year, Division II Coach of the Year & OHSAA Girls Swim Coach of the Year. Her many years of hard work and dedication to the school and program are paying off. Listen to the full conversation to see her heart for her Oak Harbor community!
Thanks to our sponsor at Hitchings Insurance. Hitchings is a full service insurance agency specializing in personal, farm, commercial, and health insurance.

Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Display of Resilience with the Bowling Green Hockey Team
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Ryan interview the head coach and three captains of Bowling Green High School's Hockey Team. Coach Connor Rogowski is able to give an in depth look at the program and share about it's powerhouse reign in the 90s and early 2000s. Being a Bobcat alum and now the head coach, Rogowski has a strong sense of community. These three seniors (Luke Johnson, Nick Powers & Brayden Clauson) have persevered through several obstacles during their high school career. Having the program cut their freshmen year, to rebuilding it their sophomore year, and having a head coach pass away mid-season are just a few of the circumstances they've been resilient through. Listen to the full episode for their inspiring story and a deep dive into the Bowling Green Hockey program.
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Bringing Cops & Kids Together with Moe Badger of The Singing Cops
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Ryan interview an energetic and positive member of the viral sensation of The Singing Cops, Moe Badger. Moe shares the background story for himself and his partner, Mike Norwood, who went viral in 2019. The internet loved these two Buffalo police officers and were amazed at their singing ability. Since then, they have been interviewed on The Ellen Show and were most recently contestants on The Amazing Race. They have been able to use their platform to be a positive influence in their community and have an organization called C.O.P.S.S. , which uses sports to bring cops and children together while overcoming stereotypes. Listen to the full episode to hear Moe share their organic story!
Thanks to our sponsor at Hitchings Insurance. Hitchings is a full service insurance agency specializing in personal, farm, commercial, and health insurance.

Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Winners of The Voice - Girl Named Tom
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
In this episode, Dominic & Ryan sat down with a talented and humble trio, in Girl Named Tom two weeks ago. Starting with an idea from their mom, these siblings created a band and went on to win season 21 of The Voice. Caleb, Josh & Bekah share their story about how the band started, when they thought they were going to get voted off, and much much more. This is a light hearted episode full of laughter. Today, they have their sights on being "the harmony trio of this generation." Listen to the full episode for their inspiring story. For their music, you can go to YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify.
This episode was recorded 2 weeks ago.
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