Our Team

Scott Johnston (Founder) - Scott has two years of  radio experience as both a play-by-play and color analyst covering sports in Lehigh, Northampton and Berks  counties.  For over 30 years, he's been covering sports in the Lehigh Valley as a sportswriter with stints with the East Penn Press and Express Times. Scott's also the founder of Emmaussports.com, the website for Emmaus High School's sports teams. He's a 1985 graduate of Emmaus High School and attended LCCC where he majored in journalism. 

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Noah Pegler - Noah graduated from High Point Baptist Academy in 2017 and is currently attending Kutztown University where he's majoring in sports management and communication studies. He joined the campus station KUR, co-hosts “Elite Action” and has done play by play for Kutztown University football and basketball. Noah has spent five years working for Reading United A.C. as play by play/color commentary and cameraman

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Gary Wenzel - Gary is a sophomore at Schuylkill Valley High School. He is also a reporter for Spotlight on Berks Sports where he reports on Berks County high school sports. He also runs his own podcast and social media page 'All the Talk, All the Sports.' Gary plans to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. He is an avid fan of Ohio State Buckeyes, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Penguins

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Tyler Trumbauer - Tyler  is a dynamic, multi-media savvy communications and marketing professional based in the Lehigh Valley. Tyler has nearly a decade of experience in journalism, marketing, broadcasting, and corporate communications. He has over 750 published articles, covered over 600 sporting events, and traveled thousands of miles to cover events at every level from a flag football game to an NCAA Division I Championship.

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Brad Huebner - Brad has coached basketball in high school and college for 18 years in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He’s also worked in the media as a sports writer for newspapers and magazines throughout the east coast. For his master of fine arts degree, he began writing a book about the golden age of Pennsylvania high school basketball in the 1950s and 1960s. A sports historian and author, he relishes visiting the arenas and stadiums that housed past glory while interviewing those who toiled valiantly in pursuit of shared glory.

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Brian Ptashinski - Brian graduated from Northwest Area High School and Luzerne County Community College(LCCC) where he was the assistant sports director and on-air talent at WSFX(89.1). He attended Ohio State University and worked as an on-air personality for WBZX (99.7) and WNCI(97.9).  Brian has been a high school football reporter since 2013 with Easternpafootball.com and pafootballnews.com covering District XI as well as District 2.

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Joey Marinelli - Joey is a Communications/Journalism graduate of Shippensburg University. During his time there he provided play-by-play and color commentary for Shippensburg University men’s and women’s basketball, as well as football. He hosted the "Ship Sports Show," a weekly radio program that covered everything and anything Shippensburg University athletics. He also served at the Sports Director for the campus radio station 88.7 WSYC-FM.

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Emily Janny - Emily graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 2014 and Cabrini University in 2018 with a Digital Communications and Social Media degree. At CCHS she spent four years playing softball along with intramural basketball and volleyball. Her favorite sports teams are the New Orleans Saints, New York Yankees and the US Women’s Soccer Team

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Porter Holt - Porter studies Broadcast & Digital Journalism at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. At Syracuse, he is the president of CNY Stream, a student-run organization dedicated to producing play-by-play broadcasts for local high school athletics. He also hosts a weekly radio show at SU’s WERW radio station and writes for Z89 radio’s sports department. In Summer 2020, Porter was the play-by-play voice of the Schuylkill-Berks Independent Baseball League. Porter is the host of “The Recap”, his own sports podcast. He graduated from Kutztown High School in 2019.

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Dan Wanser - Dan is a 2015 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and a 2019 graduate of Temple University where he received his degree in Media Studies and Production. While there, he provided play by play for Temple Football and Basketball while also hosting radio shows at WHIP Radio, Temple’s student-run radio station. He hopes to one day become a radio play by play voice of an American professional sports team. 

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David Lavin - David graduated from Mamaroneck High School in Larchmont, NY where he was a member of the wrestling, football and baseball teams. After high school, he graduated from Muhlenberg College where he was a three-year letter-winner and one-time team captain. Dave also served as an assistant at Muhlenberg in 2008 and 2009. He was also the head wrestling coach at Palmerton High School and was named the District XI AA Coach of the Year and the Colonial League Coach of the Year in 2011-12. David is a fan of both the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Eagles. 

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Zach Sturniolo -  Zach is 2012 graduate of East Stroudsburg North and was a staff member of the Pocono Record for six years, in addition to one year of radio experience freelancing for the now-defunct ESPN Poconos. His favorite professional sports teams are the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Rangers, New York Giants and New York Yankees.

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Noah Hermany - Noah is 2019 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School where he played four years on the basketball, soccer and tennis teams. Currently, he is a sophomore at Kutztown University where he playes on the men's team. Noah also is the middle school basketball coach at his alma mater. He's a big Boston Celtics fan and Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. 

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Charles Carbonetto - Charles is a junior communications major at DeSales University where he plays on the men's tennis team. He graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 2018 and played on the boys' tennis team all four years, earning honorable mention honors as a junior. At CCHS, he covered multiple sporting events on his personal blog. Charles also spent time as the girls volleyball manager and the girls basketball statistician. Currently, he serves as the middle school basketball coach for CCHS. Charles is a Philadelphia sports fan.

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Andy Ludwig - Andy is 2020 graduate of Brandywine Heights School and is currently a freshman at Penn State University main campus majoring in finance. In high school, Andy was a four-sport athlete competing in boys basketball, soccer, tennis and golf. His favorite sports teams are the Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers and also Penn State football and basketball.

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Klint Harpel - Klint is a 2019 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School where he wrestled and played soccer for four years. He also spent a year on the golf team. Currently he is a sophomore at East Stroudsburg University. He's also the junior high wrestling coach at Brandywine Heights.

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