Mustang

We traveled in two vehicles, one pulling a boat and the other not. We rented one boat up there. The going rate for a rental ranges from $650 to $950 Canadian ($1.35 exchange) per week. Our total costs for gas for the truck pulling the boat was $750 round trip. Boat gas was $2.45 a litre, or about $9.1 a gallon. We used 56 litres of gas. IF you can arrange it a two week trip is more cost-effective than a single week, since the cost of going up and back i8s the same. Cost off the cabin was $475 each and splitting the cost of the renal boat was $475 each, plus food, license etc. We also split the trip into two days, staying overnight at Saulte Ste. Marie the night before going into camp. All prices quoted are Canadian. They did have a warm/hot early spring, which, as you stated must have killed off the bugs.

Our group was able to return to the North Channel of Lake Huron on the Canadian Side for the first time since spring of 2019, prior to the onset of the Covid Pandemic. Submitting your vaccination information as directed within 72 hours prior to entering Canada makes entry seamless.We were fortunate in that minus an all-day rain on Monday we had near-perfect weather, and incredible fishing. The four of us literally caught hundreds of a combination of Northern Pike, Muskie, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass. The pike were consistent at 22 to 28 inches with no "trophy" 40 inch class wall-hangers boated. We caught and landed two Muskie - a 45 incher and a 50 incher, and had two other major muskie encounters. Walleye were small but plentiful allowing us enough to catch enough to feed six of us, and the smallies were amazing running from 16 to 20 inches, with a large number of 20 inchers - all caught and released. The only fish that went in the box were the walleye.In addition to good weather and great fishing there were absolutely no bugs evident on this trip. That is a first. Normally, I return home with my legs resembling a checkerboard, but no Black Flies, Deer Flies nor mosquitos on this trip. We will count our blessings.You can read my complete fishing trip report complete with pictures by clicking the link below: https://bmustangs.com/schabs-annual-canadian-fishing-trip-one-to-remember-good-friends-good-food-and-great-fishing/

Tommy Thrall seems be doing a great job without all of the Sadak kindergarten rhetoric.

Both Larkin and Sadak are unbearable. Phoney laugh track, and his Question and Answer show really gets old quick. If the word "Sensational" come out of his mouth describing mediocre players and performers one more time, I'm going to throw something through my TV. No objectivity whatsoever. Everything seen through his Reds colored glasses to the point of his coming off as considering us all to be ignorant. Someone tell John that our hitters are not robbed every time a fielder makes a major league play. That's what major leaguers are supposed to do.

Campbell County knocks off Harrison County and then Montgomery County to advance to Thursday finals. GRC takes out Mason County and Nicholas County to earn their finals berth. Championship Game set for 6:30pm Thursday at Harrison County High School weather permitting.

Nicholas County limits Brossart to two Adam Bezold singles. Brayson Ring and Brason Sosby combine to shut out the Mustangs 7-0, leaving the Blue Jackets with Johnson the left-hander, and Dalton Davenport eligible to pitch the next two games. It appears to me as if Nicholas County is a major player in this tournament.

At Dixie on June 9th. Brossart will have several players involved, namely Jacob Leicht, Jed Martin, Thomas Sayers, and perhaps others.

I remember a game not on that list that Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings for Pittsburgh versus the Milwaukee Braves and then lost the game. The game was played on May 26th, 1959. Haddix had previously pitched for the Reds.

I'm hoping I was wrong about my early pre-season assessment of Hunter Greene. I was convinced that he was damaged goods, and that we had wasted a Number One draft pick. After watching the young man pitch I'm becoming a fan. We will see how he does the second time around, BUT he seems to be in command and has a good mix of pitches. Why he throws 36 pitches over 100 mph one game and none the next boggles me, But I'm hoping for the best for this guy. Professional, articulate and clean-cut. Hopefully, he is the real deal.

"Paraprofessionals are encouraged to apply." Certainly a change of perspective from back in the late 80s when paraprofessionals were frowned upon. I was a successful head coach, as were several others, who were terminated by the KHSAA because we were paraprofessionals. The KHSAAs beef was not with us, but with a paraprofessional who was coaching at University Heights, who at the time, where bringing in players from abroad, and using the school as a springboard to obtain college scholarships for these immigrants.

Congratulations to the Rams, and to the good folks at Raceland!!!

We welcome Coach Brown to Brossart. Steve has been a fixture on the Northern Kentucky basketball scene, both on the Girls and the Boys side for decades. He will bring stability and experience to our program. Steve is familiar with both the importance of the All "A" having coached at St. Henry, and knows the ins and outs of the 37th District and 10th Region, having coached most recently at Scott. Coach Brown will have the opportunity to build on the progress made by Coach Garren Parker and his staff a year ago. He will have the services of 7 seniors returning from a team that graduated 4 from the 2021-22 team that went 20-11, were 37th District Champions, and played into the semi-finals of the 10th Region Tournament where they were competitive with George Rogers Clark, the Regional Champion. Both the 2021-22 Freshmen and JV teams experienced success at a high level. Coach Brown is expected to maintain the current assistant coaching base, that has been in place for the past four years.

Bishop Brossart High School is pleased to announce Mr. Steve Brown as our new Girls Head Basketball Coach. Coach Brown brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his new position with the Mustangs having coached both boys and girls high school basketball for over 30 years. He started his coaching career in early 1980’s at Beechwood and has had stops at Campbell County, Boone County, St. Henry, and Scott High School. “We are thrilled to have Coach Brown to be the new leader of our girls basketball program,” Bishop Brossart Athletic Director Ron Verst said. “With Coach Brown’s experience we know he will be able to continue the winning tradition here at Bishop Brossart.” Coach Brown has been the Girls Head Basketball Coach at Scott High School for the past three seasons where his team made it to the 10th Region Semifinals and he was named the 2021 KABC Coach of the Year for the 10th Region. Prior to that was the Girls Head Basketball Coach at St. Henry’s for two seasons where his teams made two All-A Regional finals appearances and advanced to the 9th Region tournament. Coach Brown is recently retired from the United States Postal Service and he and his wife Sandy have three daughters.

Steve Brown is the new head girls basketball coach at Bishop Brossart.

Moustakas has been milking us since the day he arrived.

Expect an announcement forthcoming shortly.

Aaron Stamm has had success at whatever challenge he has taken on to date. I wish hi nothing but success on the boys side. The Ludlow kids are lucky to have him.

Lots of fishing but few fish on our annual weeklong trip to Pickwick Late Tennessee. The quality of the "keeper" sized fish that we caught was impressive but were far and few between with literally no short fish in evidence. We fished in ideal conditions - lite winds, partly cloudy skies, stable water levels (413ft) and temperatures (66-69, just few fish on this trip. Read the report and see the photos: https://bmustangs.com/lots-of-fishing-few-fish-in-much-needed-spring-pickwick-trip/

Very nice!!! I'm happy for the good folks at Ludlow and look forward to our Mustangs having the opportunity to play there.

Selfishly, I'm sorry to see Jordan Gilbert take this job. Coach Gilbert did a great job on the boys side, and put in place an inclusive Freshman Boys regional tournament earlier this spring. He has the true interest of the players at heart. Congratulations on having your talents and dedication to the Mason County program recognized by being given this opportunity. We wish you all of the best.

They are prevalent in Southwestern Tennessee. We saw several of them during our annual spring fishing trip to Pickwick Lake, which is located at the juncture of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Campbell County native Ben Franzen, a 2009 graduate of Campbell County High School, has been named the head coach of the Brossart Mustangs. Coach Franzen has served most recently as Varsity Assistant and the JV Coach at Covington Catholic High School under Coach Scott Ruthsatz, one of the area’s premiere coaches. He is also the former Freshman Coach at Highlands. Ben replaces Scott Code who has stepped down after two years as our head coach and dedicated a total of 15 years to our school and basketball program. Scott took over from his brother Mike in the Covid shortened 2020-21 season. Mike served the previous 16 years as our head coach and two more as Varsity Assistant to Willie Schlarman who served in the head coaching capacity for seven seasons. We are indebted to “Team Code” for their dedication and service to our boys basketball program, and look forward to moving forward into the future under Coach Franzen and his staff. Coach Franzen will attend First Friday mass this Friday at 6:45am, and will meet with his prospective new team in the Munninghoff Family Theater following mass at 7:15am. Ben will also serve as the director of our upcoming Summer Youth Basketball Camp taking place from Monday to Thursday, June 20th to 23rd. Please join me in welcoming Coach Ben Franzen to our school and wish him a long and successful tenure here.

The problem with the Reds is that they aren't the Reds. They are a collection of ball players, assembled in a clubhouse, being asked to go out and win ball games. There is no roster consistency, and the players we have are either cut-rate purchases or past-prime refugees or cast offs from other teams. What percentage of each years roster is the same as it's previous year? I have no identity to this ball team as being the Cincinnati Reds. Joey Votto must ask these guys to wear name tags. Last season I think 58 players washed through this team roster. It seems like we are on pace to match that number. It wasn't even May and we'd already brought up some kid from AA. What does that say about our pitching staff? This situation is beyond sad. It is insane and tragic.

There is nothing wrong with being expected to be respectable. "And you are comparing guys who are paid to play a game (and represent our city) vs. those paid by tax payer dollars to serve society? There's no comparison." Yes, You betcha!!! Again you are all dashing right past the crux of my argument, which is that I don't want long-haired scraggly, inked up people serving as a role model to my son.

No, what a perfect example of how our standards have fallen. Everybody worships the Big Red Machine, but you might also notice that they respected the game and maintained an image of professionalism. The current generation of fans either look the other way, or accept it as these guys simply expressing their individuality, which is a crock. Unfortunately, I guess the players union have overridden any team rules or imposed requirements. If it feels good - just do it. Our whole dissertation started when I cited that I wouldn't want some of these players being my kid's role model. I like India. He played through injury last year, works hard, hustles, and checks all of the boxes short of image. I suggested that a trim of his present wild and unruly head of hair would increase his image and earn some respect with the public. And yes, there are still standards and codes that exist in some professions. When was the last time that you saw a male police officer with hair hanging halfway down his back??? Respect the game. Give something back to it.