Friday night: sat in on the PA at the football game in Landisville, Hempfield AD and old friend Steve Polonus had contacted me about this back in August. He told me he considers me his #1 backup option if I'm available which on the surface would seem unusual since my main association is with a rival school. Whenever I'm at Hempfield I always get a few "Frenchy, what are you doing here?" reactions but at the same time nobody seems to object to my presence. Exeter (from suburban Reading) was the opponent, before the game I was approached by a member of their support staff who asked me if I announcing the game. He said he remembered and respected me from my days at the ballpark on Centre Avenue (a time in my life I rarely speak of anymore) and he offered assistance with their club's pronunciations which was a huge help. When we were done he addressed me as Mr. Bauman out of respect and I told him it was OK to call me by my nickname as 98% of those who know me already do. It's always nice to have what you do be appreciated, it's just a pity it doesn't happen everywhere. The game itself was a barnburner all the way, Hempfield won 17-14 when a game-tying Exeter field-goal attempt was blocked in the closing seconds. On Saturday I was on the road northeast in the morning, kickoff at Kutztown University was at 12-noon. This was KU's second home game and my second on the mic, I'm available for two of their last four home dates and right now it looks like I'll be working those as well. On this day the Golden Bears hosted Seton Hill (from the suburban Pittsburgh area, not to be confused with Seton HALL) and won 14-3, the next home date is on October 2. On Sunday morning we were in Rothsville for week #2 of the Sunday hockey league. Nine new players made their season debuts, six who played in the summer season and three brand-new to the league. Hillside beat Township and Warwick defeated Ephrata, we started at 11:00 and were done shortly before 1:00. Take care, thanks for reading.
