The Nate Lull Podcast

Nate catches up with Schenevus alumna Alexis Hults. She is a 2019 grad who now plays soccer at Buffalo State. She tells us about her battle with compartment syndrome and how she is fighting for a return to the pitch. They look back at her standout days at SCS with soccer and softball. Lex also gives us some excellent restaurant recommendations thanks to her family operating some delicious local ho...

Nate talks with Bainbridge-Guilford grad and current St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball Coach, Jesse Fleming. They look back on his journey from being an undergrad team manager to taking the head coach position at his D1 alma mater. They discuss S4 players like Mariah Ruff, Miranda Drummond and Courtney Mattingly who have impacted the Bonnies program. Jesse also talks about his relationship with f...

Nate chats with Sidney alumna Hannah Wood. She is a 2014 grad and a 4-sport athlete for the Warriors. Hannah had the most success in field hockey as she became Sidney's all-time leading goal scorer. She continued on to have a decorated career at William Smith, scoring 95 career goals and becoming a 3-time All-American. They also talk about her life after college including her walk across Amer...

Nate connects with Edmeston alumna Catherine Johnson. She is a 2017 grad and now plays softball at SUNY Brockport. She spent 2 years playing at Millersville University (D2) as well. They look back on her amazing high school career as a pitcher which included 1,050 strikeouts. She tells us about the epic sectional final match-ups against Deposit and explains why she decided to transfer to Brockport...

Nate is joined by SUNY Delhi Men’s Basketball Coach and Unadilla Valley grad, Zack Thomsen. They discuss the Broncos success since his arrival and the transition process to becoming an official NCAA D3 program. Zack has brought in a lot of local talent for his teams and gives us some recruiting advice for high school athletes. They also look back on his time at UV and his memories of playing for C...

Nate catches up with long time Afton Softball Coach Cindy Bostelman. They discuss her amazing 31 year career at ACS. She has won 5 state championships and had a streak of 16 straight Section IV titles. The Knights have 14 trips to the state final under Bos as well. They talk about her team trips to Disney and look back at legendary area players that she has seen over the years.

Nate interviews legendary local basketball coach Bob Zeh. He is currently at the helm of the Unatego Girls Varsity program. Bob has been coaching for 55 years and takes us back through his coaching resume. They discuss some of his favorite teams, players, games, memories and more. Hear how a small town guy from Jefferson turned into one of the best coaches in Section IV history.

Nate chats with Norwich sports guru Meagan Schulz. She has been covering local sports for 5 years. They discuss the heartbreaking end of the season for the NHS girls basketball team. They also talk about local wrestling and what might happen to the Norwich Gus Macker this summer. Meagan tells us about her time working for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies including a hilarious Gregg Popovich story....

Nate talks with Downsville alumna Emily Brown today. She is a 2019 grad and runs track for the University at Albany. She tells us about her life long battle with cystic fibrosis. We learn about her daily routine and how she is able to manage her symptoms to continue her sprinting career. Emily looks back on a successful career at DCS in track and soccer as well.

Nate brings on special guest CBS Sports reporter, Jason La Canfora. He covers the NFL for CBS and hosts his own sports talk show in Baltimore. They discuss his local ties to Edmeston and how he followed his niece Cassie through her playing days at ECS. They also discuss the effect of the coronavirus on professional sports. Jason gives some excellent advice to aspiring journalists and recaps his pr...

Nate connects with Harpursville junior Saleen Medovich for today’s episode. Saleen plays basketball and softball for the Hornets. She shares her story about being diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 16. Saleen tells us about how her positive attitude has helped her through tough times. Despite a sports career filled with tough injuries, she has still had a huge impact on the HCS athletic program....

Nate chats with Oneonta senior Graham Wooden. They discuss his recent commitment to D2 Mansfield to play basketball and study to be a physician assistant. Graham tells us about his career playing for Coach Jerry Mackey and what he hopes his legacy will be at OHS. He also talks about his special relationship with teammate Teddy McGraw. Finally, Graham shares that he comes from a talented family of...

Nate chats with Cooperstown basketball star Piper Seamon. She tells us how hard it was to have Coop’s trip to states cut short because of COVID-19. They talk about her reaching 1,000 points this year and why she chose Hamilton for college next year. They also mix in some soccer and softball stories, and we learn about Piper’s major involvement with the Leadership Training for Athletes program.

Nate catches up with Cooperstown’s Matt Hazzard. He is an assistant for the varsity baseball team and spent many years as an assistant with the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. They discuss the recent success of the Hawkeyes baseball program and his hope to bring the state tournament to our area. Matt also tells us about his battle overcoming cancer and how sports helped him through that t...

Nate chats with Unadilla Valley senior Meegan White. She is a 3-sport athlete for the Storm and is one of the best soccer goalies in the area. They dive into details on her recent full scholarship offer to Niagara University through Army ROTC. Meegan, who is openly gay shares her experience of coming out and how that's impacted her on and off the field. They also look back on her best sports...

Nate catches up with Whitney Point alumna Leanne Bough. She is currently playing D1 Field Hockey at Ohio State and was recently named to the USA U-21 National Team. Leanne helped WP win 5 straight state titles and was the 2019 NYS Player of the Year. They discuss her time so far at OSU, why Section 4 is so strong at field hockey and her memories from a historic career for the Point. 

Nate interviews Dr. Robert Zayas who is the Executive Director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. They discuss the most up-to-date information regarding the spring sports season due to the current COVID-19 shutdown. Dr. Zayas also talks about the cancellation of the winter championships and what future plans the state has to help athletes and schools get back on track w...

Nate is joined by South Kortright alumna Tori Rockefeller. Tori just finished up a very successful basketball career at SUNY Morrisville. She is now the all-time leading scorer in school history for the Mustangs with 1,571 points. They talk about her college career as well as look back on her very successful time at SK. Off the court we learn about Tori's sneaker obsession, her small town mem...

Nate brings on the famous Miranda Drummond for this episode. Miranda is a Harpursville grad who went on to play D1 college basketball at St. Bonaventure followed by Syracuse University. She just wrapped up her first season of playing professionally in Greece. They talk about basketball, life overseas, coffee, cats, playing for Coach Q and much more.

Nate catches up with Delhi grad and current Ithaca College Track & Field standout Logan Bruce. Logan discusses her amazing success in college track and what made her decide to attend IC. They also go back in time and reminisce about Logan's high school career including winning 2 state championships. She tells us about her strong bond with her Dad (Delhi basketball coach Todd Bruce) as wel...

Nate talks with Oneonta grad and Limestone College (NCAA, D2) lacrosse player, Jake Crotser. Jake talks about his lax career from his early playing days to winning a national championship with the Saints. The guys look back on Jake's impressive 3-sport high school career. They also discuss the history of lacrosse and the status of lax in Section IV. Toss in some chatter about movies, canoeing...

Nate is joined by Cooperstown native and D1 basketball player Tyler Bertram. Ty talks about his recent decision to leave UNC Charlotte and enter the transfer portal. They look back on his time playing at Cooperstown and Vermont Academy. You can hear about Tyler's journey through the D1 recruiting process and what advice he would give other local players. We also learn about his connection wit...