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Segment 1: “Beyond the News Pages”

• Excerpts from the Ray County 911 Board meeting/forum, held in late February at the courthouse, are shared. 

Segment 2: “Strikes, Spikes and Soundbites”

• Interviews with athletes and coaches from the three schools the Richmond News covers (Richmond, Hardin-Central, Orrick) near the end of the Missouri high school  basketball and boys wrestling seasons, and  coaches at the beginning of the spring sports season are shared, with minor edits.

Segment 3: “Look to the West”

Excelsior Springs varsity baseball coach Aaron Holst comments on the Tigers' combined no-hit victory March 17 over William Chrisman, an Independence, Mo.-based high school. 

• Excerpts of March Excelsior Springs City Council meetings are shared.

Segment 4: “Let’s Chat”

• Series co-hosts Sophia Bales and Shawn Roney discuss what it was like covering some of the stories that were published in March 2023.

News and sports notes: 

• Read the 911 Board story here, https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/news/911-board-addresses-ongoing-warrant-issues.
• Read the district basketball coverage and spring sports preview stories here, https://www.richmond-dailynews.com/sports.
• The sports stories referenced and Sophia's story about the 911 Board meeting/forum are free to read through April 7, 2023.
• Follow the Richmond News on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews/.

Credits: 

• Producers: Sophia Bales, Sharon Donat, Miranda Jamison, Shawn Roney
• Hosts: Sophia Bales, Shawn Roney
• Music: “God Bless Hardin,” composed by Shawn Roney, performed by Sacred & Secular
• To advertise on "Ray County Voices," contact Miranda Jamison at miranda@leaderpress.com or (816) 637-6155 (ask for Miranda when you call)
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• To advertise on "Ray County Voices," contact Miranda Jamison at miranda@leaderpress.com or (816) 637-6155 (ask for Miranda); or contact Sharon Donat, Richmond News/Excelsior Springs Standard general manager, at sharon@leaderpress.com or (816) 776-5454 (ask for Sharon)
• Follow the Richmond News on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/TheRichmondMODailyNews
• Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists:
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"

• Chris & classmate Adam Duvall @ Butler High School in Louisville. Both made the Varsity team in their sophomore year
• 4 years at Kentucky Wesleyan    played as a position player but later became a closing pitcher
• Lake Erie Crushers in Avon – Chris was 6th pick out of 350 players for workout
• No pressure – by the way you are now starting in the 10th inning &  a Grand Slam against Chris
• Independent ball is cut throat – not much room for player talent development
• Chris returns to Louisville as a fitness consultant & freshman baseball coach  @ Butler High School
• Chris’ goal & vision for his career changes as new opportunities arise
• Traverse City Beach Bums later call Chris back to the game. 
• The Bums had called up 42 pitchers to try out for 12 spots. 
• Training was brutal but . . . 
• Chris gets a tap on the shoulder. He is being cut by the Bums and he returns home.
• A turbulent Red Radar flight in a matchbox plane – next stop Pecos League
• White Sands Pupfish & Motel 6
• Bring your own uniform pants
• Chris’ Professional baseball contract  - $0  salary
   Some players were paying $350 to play with the Pupfish
• Chris delivers 13 punchouts – bonus payouts
  Washington Wild Things in 2011
• Chris Dugan, Observer Reporter puts Chris on the Wild Things Dream Team.
• Chris @ 2nd pitching start with the Wild Things  – parents in the stands.   First 6 batters get on base and score. Turning point in Chris’ career - Darin Everson, Pitching Coach & Manager visits Chris on the mound and helps him turn it around.
• Tampa Bay Rays  - strong tryout throwing 92 –to 95 and striking out 4 of 5 batters at Charlotte
• Spring Training, Bubbles & Chopping Blocks
• Chris continues to expand his game traveling on a 16 hour flight to Brisbane to play in Australian Baseball League
• Chris throws his first No-Hitter in Australia, ABL
• Field Announcer counts down each strikeout as Chris pitches another strikeout record
• Houston Astros come a courting
• Chris accepts contract with New York Yankees 
• Chris' journey into Major League Part 2 coming soon

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Research sources included:
Wild Things Dream Team: : Chris Dugan, Observer-Reporter.com

Chris Smith Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Smith_(pitcher,_born_1988)

Chris Smith on Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=smith-011chr 

Today's guest is joining us while on the road! He was selected in the 2020 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels. He made his big league debut on August 1st, 2021. On May 10th of 2022, he pitched the 12th no-hitter in Angels history, in just his 11th major league start. Welcome to the show Reid Detmers 

• Angels Ohtani  leads the pack with 14 HR
• Tigers, Spencer Turnbull executes a No-Hitter
• Mariners surrender 2 No-hitters 
• Shane Bieber plays 20 consecutive games with  8K or more
• Yankees, Gerrit Cole continues to Wow with phenomenal Strike to Walk performance
• Drew Robinson & AAA Sacramento River Cats returns with a home run
• Unwritten rules on 3-0 count - Yermin Mercedes & Tony La Russa - White Sox disagreement and Trevor Bauer weighs in
• Look back to August 2020 with similar issue with the Padres Tatis Jr. & Tingler
• Machado does the slide
• This week's power rankings
• Oakland A's looking to relocate - what city would you choose for a new MLB franchise?
• Injury report - Mike Trout, Kevin Pillar, Gleyber Torres returns
• Derek Jeter Documentary

Emily & John discuss the Yankees home stand, Mets clubhouse scuffles, why NY sports media  sucks, legendary DFA’s, voicemails, Top 3 No-Hitters of 2021 & more! 

Gumbochef joined me on today's podcast and we talked about the anniversary of AI's "Practice" rant,  and who could forget Jim Mora's "Playoffs?!" editorial either?
Congrats to Kelsey Koelzer on becoming the first black woman's ice hockey coach at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA.  She started the team from scratch.
Shohei Ohtani is doing things that no player has ever done pitching and hitting.   Too bad he didn't want to come play for the Yanks.
Lakers are in danger of becoming part of the play in tournament.   Lebron get well soon.  

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In this episode, we interview Val Paredes—veteran baseball mom to Tim Melville. You may have seen Tim Melville’s name in the news recently as he is a pitcher in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan and just threw the first no hitter of 2021. See his No-Hitter MVP dance here, and his 2020 Freestyle MVP dance here.

Before playing in the CPBL, Tim was an MLB Journeyman, playing for 7 different major league franchises and at least 20 professional teams. 

In 2019, pitching for the Colorado Rockies, Tim Melville had his first big-league win and quickly became a fan favorite of the Rockies franchise. In 2019 he also had the opportunity to strike out Freddie Freeman (an old teammate/acquaintance of his), Josh Donaldson, and Ozzie Albies.

Tim Melville was drafted in 2008 in the 4th round by the Royals, but had been ranked by RISE Magazine as the top high school draft prospect in the country at the time. He went on to room with Eric Hosmer and Mike Montgomery in Single A the following year.

Val has moved all around, but is a native Virginian and is currently living in Chester, Virginia. She has so much baseball-mom experience to share with us as a single mom raising a highly-sought after baseball player and navigating Tim through AAU, travel ball, USA Baseball, and the MLB draft out of high school. She also shares the challenges her son has faced along the way and talk about how they have dealt with those challenges and persevered through injuries, surgeries, and a congenital condition.

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Kevin Acee and Jay Posner discuss Joe Musgrove’s historic no-hitter, the starting pitching and the prognosis for Fernando Tatis Jr.

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