Camel Call - Sports Podcast

Kylie Pratt arrived at Campbell in January of 1997 and over the course of her three-year career, became the school's first women's golf All-American.  In the process, she led the Camels to three-straight NCAA regional appearances, two Atlantic Sun Conference titles and a 14th-place finish in the 1997 NCAA Championship.   After graduating in December 1999 with a degree in sport management, Pratt be...

It's a huge baseball weekend as Campbell hosts William & Mary with conference tournament seeding on the line. Plus, Track & Field has an amazing showing at the CAA Championship and our Softball team fights to the very end. Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich recap it all and get you set for the final home games of the 23-24 season at Campbell.

Campbell Softball wins their fourth straight conference championship and the champs are in the house for a takeover on Camel Call Live. We interview Head Coach Trena Prater, Isabella Smith, Hannah Leierer, Alyssa Henault, Tyra Parker and Lindsay Lumsden. We talk about the adversity this group went through, the hot streak to end the regular season, and what makes this group special. Plus, we previe...

Jerry Hartman arrived in Buies Creek in 1979 as a sophomore transfer in the Campbell University wrestling program.   Little did he know that two years later, he would be leading that same team as head coach – while still an undergraduate.   Campbell started its wrestling team in the 1960s and was guided by Gerald Brown, Ike Sherlock, and PJ Smith to national recognition during the NAIA era.   As t...

Campbell's softball team has a huge series with the CAA regular season title on the line this weekend in Delaware, Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich have the details and more about the unbelievable run pitcher Bella Smith is on. Plus, Campbell sends a golfer to the postseason, baseball has a big series at UNCW and track fine tunes for the CAA Tournament. Give us twenty minutes and we will get you c...

New Head Football Coach Braxton Harris leads a football takeover on Camel Call Live. We recap the Orange & Black Spring Game, break down spring practice, and give a preview of what lies ahead for CU's football program. We will also preview the 2024 schedule for his Fighting Camels as season tickets are on sale now. Recorded on April 22nd from the County Seat in downtown Lillington.

Women's Tennis Head Coach Mike Stevens is our guest as his squad gets set for their first CAA Tournament. Plus, Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich get you caught up on everything happening in April in Buies Creek, featuring a surging softball team and CAA tournament action from golf and tennis.

It's a men's golf and women's lacrosse takeover on Camel Call Live. We visit with golf's fantastic freshmen Erik Johansson and Joachim Larsen Tegner as we talk about the end of their first year on the team and life back in Scandanavia. On our second half-hour we talk lacrosse with Head Coach Dawn Easley and senior Joslin Hanbury. Recorded live from the County Seat in downtown Lillington.

We continue our conversation with Campbell Hall of Famer Wanda Watkins in Part 2 of Tales From The Creek. In the fall of 1975 Wanda Watkins enrolled at Campbell College.  Little did she know at that moment that her collegiate and professional career would last nearly five decades – all of which would be spent in Buies Creek.   Campbell's first-ever female athletic scholarship recipient, Wanda dist...

In the fall of 1975 Wanda Watkins enrolled at Campbell College. Little did she know at that moment that her collegiate and professional career would last nearly five decades – all of which would be spent in Buies Creek. Campbell's first-ever female athletic scholarship recipient, Wanda distinguished herself on the basketball court and softball field – so much so that upon graduation in 1979, she w...

It is a women's golf and men's tennis takeover on Camel Call Live. We visit with freshmen Alicia Olsson, Jade Potter, and Mira Berglund from our seven-time defending champion women's golf team. Then it is time to hear from senior Damien Nezar and freshman Matias Lofink from our back-to-back champion men's tennis team. Recorded live from the County Seat in downtown Lillington.

From wrestling to baseball and everything in between, Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich dive back into the madness that is March.

Lendl Suggs hosts the Track & Field takeover on Camel Call Live. Chastity Pickett, Jayden Ramsey, Dominique Alexander, and Jamel Miller stop by to talk about their development, the indoor season, and how successful this team can be in the Spring. Recorded live from the County Seat in downtown Lillington, this is Camel Call Live.

March is here as our wrestling and basketball teams head to their conference tournaments. Indoor track and swimming have success at their tourneys and Campbell's spring sports are rolling. Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich get you caught up with everything in the world of Campbell Athletics on Camel Call.

Sixty years ago, when basketball fans jammed old Carter Gym for the Harnett County high school championship, little did anyone know that those in attendance would be witnesses to history.   That night – February 29, 1964 – Boone Trail and Angier played a game that lasted 13 overtimes before Boone Trail won 56-54.  No basketball game on the high school, college or professional level has lasted as l...

Head Women's Basketball Coach Ronny Fisher is our guest on Camel Call Live. We examine Campbell's 5-2 record over the last month and look ahead to the final weeks of the season. Plus a conversation about the continued growth of women's basketball at Campbell and around the nation. Coach also talks about the first season in the CAA and his special group of seniors.

If your head is spinning with Campbell's winter and spring sports colliding, Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich will help you sort it all out. We take a look at baseball's sensational start to the season, plus it is another trophy for wrestling. Tennis and golf are on a roll as swimming and track gear up for conference meets, and we break down the tournament scenarios for our basketball squads.

The champs are back! It's a baseball takeover on Camel Call Live. Campbell Baseball is coming off five straight NCAA tournament appearances and will start their 2024 season this Friday at home vs. top 20 ranked UCSB. The live podcast features all three Campbell assistant coaches as Adam Wyse, Dusty White, and Jordan Stampler stop by the show.

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 and to recognize that occasion, we have a special Tales from the Creek episode that we like to call "Love in the Creek." Scott and Sara Jackson and Tony and Ellen Peacock are two of the many couples who met during their undergraduate careers, fell in love, married, and have built a life together. Scott Jackson, class of '98 played seven different positi...

We remember Jerry Smith, former Campbell coach, and color analyst on men's basketball broadcasts. Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich talk about the man they worked with for nearly a decade. As crossover season begins, the guys get you caught up on everything going on at Campbell, including a preview of our spring sports. Plus, a very passionate Super Bowl breakdown as both Chris and Evan's favorite...

Cordell Wise joined his high school teammate Ken Faulkner on the Fighting Camel basketball team on his way to becoming a two-time All-American.  Cordell Wise was also the first African American student to enroll at Campbell.   A South Jersey standout, Cordell led the Camels to 60 victories over his three seasons after transferring from Temple – capped by a berth in the NAIA national tournament.  ...

It's a softball takeover on Camel Call Live. We get set for the season as the head coach of the back-to-back-to-back conference champs talks about her 2024 squad. Student-athletes Makayla McClain, Tristin Doster, and Sterling Hairston join the conversation to preview the upcoming campaign. The Camels begin the season on February 9th in Conway, South Carolina.

Before the days of specialization, top-level athletes played multiple sports through high school and sometimes into college.   Barbara Foxx did that and more when she enrolled at Campbell in 1975.  Not only did she star for the Campbell basketball and softball teams, but she also played on the short-lived field hockey squad.   After earning accolades in two sports and earning outstanding female at...

Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich host as we hear Ronny Fisher's post-game comments after women's basketball's win over first-place Stony Brook. We discuss both men's and women's basketball's solid start to the conference season, plus wrestling is on a roll heading into next Friday's showdown with App State. And the campus gets set for the first nationally televised basketball game in four years as...

Jim and Gaylord Perry, Catfish Hunter, Mike Caldwell, Cal Koonce. These are names of some of the most notable major league pitchers who have called Eastern North Carolina home.  There are many others, including one who attended Campbell before reaching the big leagues in the 1970s.   Earl Stephenson was born in Benson, played baseball at Campbell under legendary coach Hargrove Davis, served his co...