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Dan Antonelli is calling it a career as the Athletic Director at Clayton High School in Gloucester County. He spent 32 years at the school, serving as AD for more than two decades of that time. He also had very successful runs as the head wrestling and soccer coach at the school, while also spending time as an assistant principal. Antonelli also enjoyed a successful stint as the head wrestling coa...

Hollie Mershon was one of the greatest players in the history of Drexel University women's basketball. She helped lead the Dragons to the 2013 WNIT title and after college, the Archbishop Carroll product played several years overseas. Now she is the founder and owner of the lifestyle brand and clothing line, Weightless. In Episode #298 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Mershon in studio to...

Jason Box has been the head men's tennis coach at Division III Swarthmore College since 2018. On his watch, Swarthmore has become the dominant team in the Centennial Conference, winning four straight league titles and this year, the Garnet advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. In Episode #297 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Box in studio to talk about his career. They discu...

Bill Zwaan, Jr. is the new head football coach at Division III Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. This is his first head coaching job and he takes over the Aggies after a long stretch as an assistant coach at his alma mater, West Chester University. He was also a star quarterback at West Chester, where he played for his father, Bill Zwaan, Sr. In Episode #296 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Mat...

Ed Rush was simply one of the greatest referees in NBA history. The Springfield High School and West Chester University alum spent decades in the league, starting in 1966, and also spent time officiating in the Eastern League and the ABA. After retiring as a game official, Rush spent several years serving as the NBA Director of Officiating. These days, he spends time as an assistant football coach...

Theresa Luu recently completed her second season as the head coach of the women's golf team at Saint Joseph's University. She is the only coach in program history as she was tasked with building the program from scratch. Luu is an alum of SJU, and was a member of the club golf team while in school, serving as team president her final two years. Luu was a standout golfer at Clearview Regional High...

TJ Dekmar has spent the last decade as the head men's basketball coach at Division II Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. The 2025-26 season for the Lightning was one to remember as Dekmar led his team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Prior to taking over as the head coach at Goldey-Beacom, Dekmar served one year as an assistant with the Lightning and he als...

Brittany Whalen is the head women's basketball coach at her alma mater, Immaculata University in Chester County. This is her first head coaching job and she has led the Division III Mighty Macs to back-to-back Atlantic East Conference championships and appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Whalen's record as head coach at Immaculata is 61-19, but over the last two years, the Mighty Macs have gone 46...

Mavreen Hering has been the head softball coach at Division III Stockton University since 2015. On her watch, the Ospreys have been one of the top teams in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, winning nearly 60% of their games. This year, just days after recording this interview, Hering led Stockton to the program's first-ever NJAC regular season championship. Hering also enjoyed a very successful...

Kale Beers has spent the last 30 years as the play-by-play voice of La Salle University men's basketball. A La Salle alum, he has called hundreds of games for the Explorers, including La Salle's run to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament in 2013. His resume also includes years broadcasting minor league baseball, and decades of work in athletic communications and PR. In Episode #290 of "1-on-1 wi...

Nydair Rouse is the Community Development Director for the non-profit It Takes A Village To Feed One Child based in King of Prussia. His non-profit work comes after a football career that saw him star at Simon Gratz High School and Division II West Chester University. Upon graduation from West Chester, Rouse, a defensive back, went on to spent time with the Green Bay Packers, the BC Lions of the C...

Jon Dupont is settling in as the new head coach of the University of Pennsylvania sprint football team. While this is a new role for Dupont, he is no stranger to Penn as he spent the last 20 years on staff for the Quakers football program as a defensive assistant. In Episode #288 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Dupont in studio to talk about his career. They discuss what it has been like...

For the first time in program history, the Holy Family University women's basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 30-4 Tigers are the champs of the East Regional after picking up wins over Assumption, Southern Connecticut State and Daemen. In the Elite Eight, Holy Family will take on 29-3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon at 2:3...

Michelle Vittese is the head field hockey coach at Temple University. She has been in that role since taking over on an interim basis in August of 2021. That interim tag was removed a few months later in November. She has led the Owls to winning records in each the last four seasons, including a 12-6 ledger in 2025. She was a star field hockey player at the University of Virginia and played extens...

John Spagnola spent the 1980's playing tight end for the Eagles. He caught 256 passes, including 14 touchdowns, in eight seasons in Philadelphia, and he helped the Eagles advance to Super Bowl 15 to cap the 1980 campaign. He played his college football at Yale and was originally drafted by the New England Patriots in 1979. In Episode #286 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Spagnola in studi...

Joe Jamison is the Director of Men's and Women's Wrestling at Division III Ursinus College in Collegeville. He was hired as the men's wrestling coach in 2019 and started the women's program from scratch four years ago. The men have won three of the last four Centennial Conference titles, including this past season. The women have already established themselves as one of the region's toughest progr...

Josh Copskey is getting ready for his fifth season as the head baseball coach at Division III Immaculata University in Chester County. So far, he has led the Mighty Macs to three Atlantic East Championships and three appearances in the NCAA regionals as head coach. Prior to coming to Immaculata, Copskey served as the head coach at Penn State Abington. As a player, he starred at Gloucester Catholic...

Dennis Stanton is the athletic director at Souderton Area High School and the owner of Every Level Basketball. A La Salle College High School product, he was a star basketball player at Division III Ursinus College in Collegeville - leading the nation in scoring as a senior - and he played several years overseas. In Episode #283 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon, Matt welcomes Stanton in studio. They talk...

Brett Gordon recently completed is second season as the head football coach at his alma mater La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor. It was an incredibly successful season that ended with the Explorers winning the 2025 Pennsylvania 6A state football title. In Episode #282 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt welcomes Gordon in studio to talk about his life in football. They discuss the run to the s...

Lou Nolan has been the public address announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers since 1972. In more than 50 years behind the microphone, he has let fans at first the Spectrum and now at Xfinity Mobile Arena know who has scored thousands of goals and been responsible for thousands of penalties. In the process, Nolan has become one of the most recognizable voices in Philadelphia sports history. In Episo...

Matt Valenti is in the midst of his first season as the head wrestling coach at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He previously had served as an assistant coach for the Quakers and also spent time in athletic administration at Penn. Valenti was an elite wrestler for the Quakers, winning a pair of national championships at 133 pounds in 2006 and 2007. He still holds the Quakers record...

The Villanova University football team is two wins away from a national championship. The 12-2 Wildcats have advanced to the national semifinals of the FCS playoffs, where they will host Illinois State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Villanova Stadium. The Wildcats have defeated Harvard (52-7), Lehigh (14-7), and Tarleton State (26-21) to this point, winning the last two games on the road. Villanova b...

John "Hench" Murray has served as the radio analyst for football broadcasts at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, for 44 seasons. He has shared the booth with several well-known Philadelphia play-by-play voices (including Merrill Reese) and has well over 400 Penn broadcasts to his credit. His broadcasting career followed a successful stint in high school coaching at Penn Charter. All...

Gary Williams was one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history. The Collingswood, New Jersey native won 668 games in 33 years as a college head coach at American, Boston College, Ohio State and Maryland. He is probably best known for his 22-year run at his alma mater the University of Maryland, where he led the Terrapins to back-to-back Final Fours and the 2002 National Championship....

Brianna D'Angelo is the head coach of the brand new acrobatics and tumbling program at La Salle University, which will begin competition in February of 2026. She comes to Philadelphia after three seasons building the program as the head coach at Coker University in South Carolina. In Episode #277 of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt talks with D'Angelo about the road that brought her to La Salle. They...