Camel Call - Sports Podcast

Basketball season begins! We have a special Camel Call Basketball preview podcast as we visit with Head Men's Basketball Coach Kevin McGeehan to preview the season. We also talked to Head Women's Basketball Coach Ronny Fisher as his squad gets set for the 24-25 campaign. Basketball season begins tonight as Campbell hosts a men's and women's double header starting at 5:30.

As crossover season begins, Chris Hemeyer, Evan Budrovich, and Lendl Suggs catch you up with fall sports and preview what's coming up this winter. Plus, we go in-depth with a men's basketball season preview as Head Coach Kevin McGeehan stops by to talk about one of the deepest and most talented teams he has ever had.

Head Football Coach Braxton Harris and Head Women's Basketball Coach Ronny Fisher are our guests for Camel Call Live. Harris talks about the close game at William & Mary and gives us a preview of the homecoming game vs. NC A&T. Fisher has his preview of the upcoming season as Women's Basketball takes the court in a little over a week. It's Camel Call Live from Napper Tandy's in Angier.

Former Congressman Bob Etheridge stepped on the Campbell College campus in the fall of 1961 to play basketball and pursue his degree in business administration.  He joined the Fighting Camels when they were just starting competition as a four-year institution.    While Campbell has grown exponentially over the last six-plus decades, Bob Etheridge's travels have taken him all over the state and to...

Phil Fusco made the trip from Lowell, Massachusetts to Campbell in the late 1970s, and by 1985 had earned both his undergraduate and law degrees.  Ever since he has practiced in the area, but his contributions have gone far beyond his professional pursuits.   Raising a family, being active in his church, supporting the Campbell wrestling program, and starting a non-profit organization – inspired b...

Camel Call Live kicks off another home football weekend with an interview with Head Football Coach Braxton Harris. Harris talks about the first four games of the season, his team's performance, and this week's matchup with Delaware State. Plus, a great visit with the father of Campbell Football, former Head Coach Dale Steele. Our Women's Soccer team is on a three-game win streak and their Head Coa...

What a week for the season debut of the Camel Call Podcast! Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Football all won. Chris, Evan, and Lendl focus on the great start to the season for our fall sports, including the historic win for football and an epic start to the season for soccer.

It's the season debut of Camel Call Live from our new home, Napper Tandy's in downtown Angier! Campbell Head Football Coach Braxton Harris previews the 2024 Camels and their first game of the season at Liberty. Hosted by Chris Hemeyer, the duo talks about his first months at the helm and the impact the team has already made on the community and in the classroom.

John Payne arrived at Campbell in 1987 from Dublin, Ireland by way of Henderson, N.C.  Four years later, he not only graduated with a degree from the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, but left a legacy that included four all-conference honors, a Big South player of the year award and victories over the likes of North Carolina, Duke and Penn State.   He went on to play professional soccer in Wilm...

Brooks Lee moved to Buies Creek when he was just five years old after his father, Billy Lee, was named head basketball coach in 1985.   Raised in the Creek, it's not surprising that Brooks followed his father to practice almost every day throughout the season bouncing a basketball all the while – except when his dad was talking in practice.    A North Carolina East-West all-star game selection aft...

Duane Bock arrived at Campbell in 1987 from East Hampton, N.Y., as a walk-on to the golf team.  Four years later, he became Campbell's first golfer on the Division I level to finish in the top 10 of its conference tournament all four years.   More than three decades later.  Duane Bock is still the only men's golfer in Campbell's D1 history to accomplish that feat.  But he went on to greater achiev...

Senior Associate Athletics Director Nathan Rice talks about the year long restructuring of the Fighting Camel Club and why it is so important to Campbell Athletics and our student-athletes. Plus, Associate AD for Community and Alumni Engagement Stan Cole talks about his role in the FCC and with alumni, and his podcast Tales From the Creek. Recorded live on May 20th from the County Seat in downtown...

Hear the entire press conference as Chris Marx is introduced as Head Baseball Coach at Campbell University. Then Chris Hemeyer and Evan Budrovich discuss the new hire and recap the Justin Haire era. Plus, the track season ends with some big-time performances and we look at the rapidly approaching start of the 24-25 Campbell Athletics season.

Brad Fritsch arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1996 from his native Canada and less than 20 years later was competing in the U.S. Open   A key member of Coach John Crooks' 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Champions, Brad stood out on the golf course as well as in the classroom, where he became Campbell's first, two-time Academic All-American.   After graduation, he embarked on a professiona...

In the next installment of Tales from the Creek, Stan Cole continues his conversation with Brad Fritsch about his path from Canada to Buies Creek to the PGA TOUR and his induction into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame. Brad Fritsch arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1996 from his native Canada and less than 20 years later was competing in the U.S. Open   A key member of Coach John Crooks' 1999...

It is a record-setting academic year for Campbell Athletics as the department posted a 3.202 GPA for the spring semester, the highest mark in Campbell's history. Our Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete support and Campbell Alum Jared Fries joins the show to discuss the academic year and his unique perspective on the last 25 years of Campbell Athletics. Plus, Chris and Evan take a look...

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...