BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD with PJ RIDDELL
WDAC Radio Company's Beyond the Scoreboard airs every Saturday at 10 a.m. on 1075Alive in Boyertown and WDAC 94.5 in Lancaster!  PJ Riddell offers a positively different perspective on sports, as we apply Biblical principles to our own lives based on what we learn in discussing the weekly sports headlines, both nationally and locally. We go beyond the scoreboard to engage with sports differently, and every week we have a guest athlete, coach, chaplain, pastor, writer, or media personality join us to share their testimony and help us understand how we can use sports to share the light of Christ. It’s sp...
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:20) ~ Surrendered Plans w/ Luke Staley
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Here on the show we’ve talked at length about the intersection of faith and the “big 4” sports in North America, but what about the genre of combat sports? Luke Staley, from the Frederick Maryland Fellowship of Christian Athletes, helps us explore that intersection through his experience as a former MMA fighter in our conversation on the show this morning! Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (29:10) ~ Tear Off The Roof w/ Isaiah Parido
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With the MLB playoffs in full swing, and one ticket already punched to the World Series by the Milwaukee Brewers, we’re talking faith and baseball this weekend with Isaiah Parido. Isaiah’s baseball journey has taken him from Lampeter Strasburg high school, to Messiah University, to the Draft League for the Aberdeen Ironbirds this summer. Through his time on the diamond and in the dugout, he’s learned a lot about who Jesus is, and what it means to walk with Him. He shares that experience with us in this weekend’s episode...
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:09) ~ Faith, Family, Fitness w/ Josh March
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The scriptures declare our bodies to be a temple - so it's important for us to steward what the Lord has given us! Josh March leads Empowered Fitness Ministry in Lancaster, and once a month on Saturday, he hosts a workout free to the community where attendees don't just work out - they hear God's word. Josh shares with us this morning his passion for faith and fitness. Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (29:09) ~ To Coach Is To Trust w/Rick Hunter
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As the football season continues, this weekend we welcome a familiar face back to the show in Rick Hunter, head football coach at Calvary Christian Schools in Pottstown, PA! He shares how the team has changed and new challenges have presented themselves to him and the team since we talked in October of 2025, and shares how coaching and playing football is a platform ripe with opportunities to teach and learn how to walk more closely with Christ. Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:54) ~ September 2026 Recap
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This weekend we're looking back on the wonderful conversations we've had with our guests John Yoast, Dave Stallard, and Justin Brubaker during the month of September! Through it all, we've seen the impact sports ministry can have, and how important it is for us to be ready to share the hope of Christ with those around us when the opportunity arises - like a backup quarterback, we can't afford to sit on the sidelines, unprepared.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (25:36) ~ Loving God, Others, & Volleyball w/ Justin Brubaker
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The fall sports season is underway, and that means the collegiate women’s volleyball season has begun, so this weekend we’re talking about that - faith and volleyball - with Justin Brubaker, head coach for Lancaster Bible College’s women’s volleyball team. Justin is in his first season as head coach and he shares about that experience and more during our conversation!Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:37) ~ The Call Outdoors w/ Dave Stallard
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This weekend on Beyond The Scoreboard we're heading outdoors with Dave Stallard, the director of the ministry The Call Outdoors at Camp Sankanac in Chester County, PA. Dave also shares a passion for basketball as a former prospective professional player and now as a high school varsity coach at Conestoga Christian school. His passion is to see men and their families walking closer with the Lord every day.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (28:30) ~ The 100th Episode w/John Yoast
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This weekend is a special milestone for Beyond The Scoreboard - it’s our 100th episode, our 100th consecutive Saturday of positively-different sports talk! To celebrate, our friend John Yoast will join us to discuss how Beyond The Scoreboard came to be, and why using sports and sports radio to share the Gospel is so important.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:14) ~ August 2026 Recap
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This weekend on the show, we’re playing back the highlights from the month of August in our August Recap. We’ve heard a number of great testimonies this month, from Julio Rodriguez ministry through football, Mark Levengood serving and ministering to others despite his total blindness, Dominick Messano’s spirit of perseverance after losing his leg to cancer, and Shaun Smithson’s heart to see athletes find their significance not in trophies, but in Christ.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:53) ~ For God, Not The Crowd w/ Shaun Smithson
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On this weekend's show we catch up on the latest in the Little League World Series, including Team New Jersey's win over Pennsylvania Friday night, and how a head coach from Arizona helped his team keep a faith-focused perspective in the middle of the pressure of competition. Then we have a conversation with Shaun Smithson, the Executive Vice President of Club Sports for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on keeping that right perspective on sports and the importance of sports ministry.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:04) ~ Enduring & Excelling w/ Dominick Messano
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This week on the show we’re gearing up for the Little League World Series, and thanking God for seasons of preparation as we watch the NFL preseason! Our guest for the weekend is Dominick Messano, a para track & field athlete from Solanco, who lost his leg to complications from bone cancer. He shares with us his experience in battling cancer and now competing in a new way.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (29:24) ~ A Different Kind of Vision w/ Mark Levengood
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Following the MLB trade deadline, we talk about what our local teams did to prepare for the final stretch of the season, and then we have a conversation with Mark Levengood - a Boyertown native and new representative for the Berks County Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Despite losing his vision at age 13, Mark has a bold vision for how God can work through him and through sports in the Berks County region.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (23:49) ~ Servants of Christ w/Julio Rodriguez
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As August begins, we're in that in-between season: the baseball season is coming down the home stretch now with the trade deadline, the World Cup is over, and football and fall sports are still a little ways away. We're making our goal to remain faithful and present in the current season, and in doing so, we caught up with Julio Rodriguez from Middletown PA to talk about how he's spent the summer offseason as a high school quarterback coach by running faith-focused summer football camps for his new ministry, called Servant Athlete of...
Beyond The Scoreboard (23:23) ~ July Recap
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It's our final Saturday together for the month of July, so we're running back the highlights from our faith-focused conversations with soccer chaplains Andy Young, Amanda Wiggins, and Brad Kenney!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (28:38) ~ Every Nation w/Brad Kenney
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As the World Cup comes to a close this weekend, so does our conversation about faith and the World Cup with Brad Kenney, chaplain for the Colorado Rapids and founder/director of the ministry, Soccer Chaplains United.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (25:32) ~ Glimpse of Heaven w/Amanda Wiggins
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As the World Cup rolls on, even with the U.S. now eliminated, we have an opportunity as believers to watch the games with a new perspective - a faith-focused perspective. Amanda Wiggins, chaplain for the NC Courage and a writer for The Christian Athlete joins us to talk about that!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (28:17) ~ Faith & Team USA w/Andy Young
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The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is on to the Round of 16 against Belgium after a win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Round of 32, so here on America's 250th, we're spending the morning talking with the USMNT's chaplain, Andy Young!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:57) ~ June 2026 Recap
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As another month comes to a close, we have a lot to be thankful for! We’ve enjoyed the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, and the World Cup, in addition to some great conversations with our guests on the show, Howard Brown, Derrick Ellison, and Harry Flaherty!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (25:14) ~ Worst Day To Best Day w/Harry Flaherty
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Sometimes it takes disappointment, a closed door, before we really take our faith seriously. Harry Flaherty’s testimony is one that proves that God can bring great things out of our deepest disappointments. Join us for his testimony and as we talk about the latest in the World Cup, Stanley Cup, and NBA Finals!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:23) ~ Are You A Christian? w/Derrick Ellison
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As the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals continue, and the World Cup gets underway, we want to take some time to fix our focus on Christ, not scores, and our hope in Jesus, not wins and losses - helping us do so is our guest, Derrick Ellison!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (25:17) ~ Basketball & Community w/Howard Brown
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With the high school spring sports playoffs winding down and the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals underway, we’ve got plenty of sports to talk about! And speaking of NBA basketball, our guest this weekend is Howard Brown, who brought a state championship home to Pottstown, played 4 seasons at Villanova, and played a professional career overseas before returning to Pottstown as a part of the Pottstown Regional Community Foundation.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:24) ~ May 2026 Recap
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Here on the final Saturday in May, we're recapping what's been a great month of faith & sports conversations with Jeff Swarr, Jeff Bianchi, Steve Rodriguez, and Clint Hurdle! Enjoy this highlight episode, and if you haven't heard the full conversations with each of our guests, check them all out HERE!
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:40) ~ Hurdle-isms w/Clint Hurdle
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For this Memorial Day weekend, we’re joined by former MLB manager Clint Hurdle as he shares with us his faith journey and his experiences as manager of the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates! We also discuss the ongoing PIAA high school district playoffs in lacrosse, softball, and baseball, in addition to remembering the life and career of Kyle Busch.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:22) ~ A Higher Crown w/Steve Rodriguez
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This weekend we head down to Kentucky to talk about what ministry in the world of horse racing looks like with chaplain Steve Rodriguez, who serves jockeys and staff through Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy at Turway in Kentucky and Belterra in Ohio.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (29:03) ~ Disciples On The Diamond w/Jeff Bianchi
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This weekend, Lancaster native Jeff Bianchi joins us to share about his career in professional baseball, and how the Lord guided him and his wife to use baseball as a ministry in Lancaster, across the country in MLB and MiLB, and even across the sea in Spain.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (29:21) ~ Winning Ways w/ Jeff Swarr
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This weekend we begin the month of May, and come down the home stretch of the high school baseball season with Jeff Swarr, head baseball coach at Lampeter-Strasburg high school. He shares with us about coaching as a believer, and how a Bible study with other coaches influenced how he approaches faith-based leadership.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (23:59) ~ April 2026 Recap
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This weekend as we wrap up April, we discuss the NHL & NBA playoffs, the NFL Draft, and we’re recapping our conversations this past month with Trent Turner, Jon Mack, Paul Putz, and Brittany Wilkins.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:13) ~ A Change In Perspective w/Brittany Wilkins
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This weekend we’re talking basketball and faith with Brittany Wilkins, a former NCAA Division 1, WNBA, and international professional women’s basketball player! Wilkins shares her backstory in basketball and faith, and how a mission trip changed her perspective prior to her senior season at Iowa State. She also details what playing professional and international basketball was like as a Christian in different cultures, how she saw God’s purposes in her injuries, and how she saw God’s provision in times of questioning.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:57) ~ History of Faith and Sports w/Paul Putz
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This weekend we’re taking a deep-dive into the history of faith & sports with Dr. Paul Putz, who is the Program Director for the Master of Arts in Theology and Sports Studies and is the Director for the Faith & Sports Institute. He's also an author, and his book, The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big Time Sports, is the detailed compilation of his research into the history of the Christian athlete movement. Our conversation and his research give us a greater appreciation for the intersection of faith & sports as we know it...
Beyond The Scoreboard (21:41) ~ Titles & Testimonies w/Jon Mack
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This weekend we’re talking national championships with coach Jon Mack! He’s the head coach of Lancaster Bible College’s men’s basketball team, who brought home the NCCAA Divison 1 national championship title on Saturday, March 21st. Coach Mack shares with us about the experience, and his perspective on winning and chasing championships as a follower of Christ.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:40) ~ Faithful In The Wrestling w/ Trent Turner
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We have plenty of local championships to talk about this weekend, especially when it comes to Penn State wrestling! And while it’s fun to win and talk about championships, we have to consider the most important victory first and foremost - the victory Christ won for us on the cross. Trent Turner, a 20+ year coaching veteran in high school wrestling and an area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northeast PA, joins us this weekend to talk about that intersection of faith and wrestling.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:20) ~ Faith & Basketball In The March Madness
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March Madness has begun, and so we’re taking the opportunity this weekend to dive into a conversation about faith & basketball! In the past 75 weeks we’ve spent together on the show, a number of our guests have shared their stories as to how they’ve seen God work through, and in, the sport of basketball, and the lessons about life and faith they’ve learned through the game.Â
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Beyond The Scoreboard (27:12) ~ Liv Monturo's Testimony
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On this week’s episode we gear up for March Madness by having a conversation with Liv Monturo, who is on Messiah University’s women’s basketball team. She has an inspiring testimony to share when it comes to her ability to play the game she loves, and she shares that story with us on the show.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (28:42) ~ You Can't Take It With You w/Kasey Ryan Dougherty
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On this week’s episode we head to Philly to talk with Kasey Ryan Dougherty, the Multi-Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the city of Philadelphia! She shares with us about her personal testimony of coming to Christ in the midst of challenges in her personal life, and how she quickly realized through sports that earthly success can’t fulfill us like a relationship with Jesus can.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (22:46) ~ February 2026 Recap
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On this week’s episode we replay the highlights from a short, but impactful month of February! We welcomed 3 guests to the show this month, including softball player Sierra Fretz, LBC WBB head coach Kel Brown, and Steelers’ chaplain Kent Chevalier, who all shared about the intersection of faith and sports in their life, and how they’ve seen the Lord work not just in sports, but in their personal lives as well.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:20) ~ Do It Afraid w/Kent Chevalier
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On this week’s episode we welcome back Kent Chevalier to the show once again, not just to talk about his role as the Steelers’ chaplain, but primarily to discuss his upcoming book release, titled “Do It Afraid.” Kent shares with us what God has taught him through the changing seasons of life, and in difficult decisions he’s had to make, and how we’re called not to live comfortable, but to be obedient to God’s call - even in the face of fear. The book serves as his testimony to God’s faithful...
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:19) ~ Honoring Legacies w/Kel Brown
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On this week’s episode we talk faith & hoops with Kel Brown! Coach Kel is the head coach for Lancaster Bible College’s women’s basketball program, and he comes from a long line of coaches in his family. But the family tree isn’t just focused on basketball, they’ve been focused on using basketball as a ministry for generations.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (25:51) ~ Leaps of Faith w/Sierra Fretz
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On this week’s episode we have a conversation with Sierra Fretz, who played softball locally at Upper Perk and St. Joe's, and is now pursuing a career in professional softball! Sierra shares with us about how she's seen the Lord provide in her softball career, and how her faith impacts her play.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (26:35) ~ January Recap
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On this week’s episode we play back the highlights from the month of January and the conversations we had with our guests: Jacob Fleegle, Brett Fuller, Seth Brunner, and Jackson Groff.
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Beyond The Scoreboard (24:21) ~ Pushing Back Negativity w/ Jackson Groff
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On this week’s episode we welcome Jackson Groff to share about his experience climbing the ranks in sports media! He's made it a point to interview athletes about their faith, and then share those stories, along with other positive stories, online to encourage viewers and put the positive humanity of athletes on full display. He works as a content creator making videos on social media, in addition to producing audio and podcast content.
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