Local Media Coverage Got You Down?

A recent phone call was placed to the John Carroll University athletic department that expressed disappointment over the failure of the Cleveland Plain Dealer to report on Mike Moran's recent 300th career victory.

The caller wondered why was this story absent from the Plain Dealer?

Good question.

How about another question -- How did a story run in the Lake County News Herald on Thursday morning about coach winning his 300th game ... but the same story did not run in the Cleveland Plain Dealer? Click the link below to see for yourself. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/02/12/sports/nh477507.txt

Was it the sports information department not sending the information out ... or an editorial decision made at the Cleveland Plain Dealer that nixed the story?

The same thing happened in Sunday's paper. No story on John Carroll's school record 14th win ... but there was a three-sentence blurb on John Carroll's women's basketball team winning its 4th in a row. It was the only small college mention in Sunday's paper -- men or women.

While John Carroll appreciates the interest of passionate and loyal supporters who are upset about the lack of media coverage, calling the school to complain will not produce the results you seek.

There is a better way. And it will take more than one person to shoulder the burden.

Our plea? Direct your calls, letters and emails elsewhere ... like the newsrooms of the local media.

Our advice? Call or write regularly ... not just to complain but to praise.

Because up to now, the only people hearing your discontent are people on the campus.

Here's a case in point. Terry Pluto wrote a column (see link below) on coach Moran, and received a grand total of four comments on cleveland.com. Ohio State had a column on analyzing skill positions for the 2009 season, and received five on the first day.

http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/123373996061080.xml&coll=2&thispage=3

Your silence is deafening, and that is what is driving newspapers and TV stations to look away from the small colleges. When they don't hear from you, good or bad, the message sent is that there is not enough interest to warrant the space or time.

Cavs stories, Indians stories, Browns stories, Ohio State stories are always going to get their play. There is a very large interest in those organizations and programs.

What hurts the John Carroll's of the world is that there is a perceived notion from the local media that if the fan base is small and uninspired, why should it be covered?

It would be easy to blame the John Carroll sports information department. There is always room for improvement, and the folks there are aware of it. But if one looks at the website, its not as if the information is not out there.

Nor is it a question of effort, because as mentioned before ... on that same Thursday morning that the Plain Dealer did not cover Mike Moran's historic achievement, the Lake County News Herald did run a story on coach winning his 300th game. Seems odd, doesn't it.

In fact, there is more effort being put into the disemination of information now than ever before, with more media produced by the school (SportsTime Ohio broadcasts, webcasting home events, WJCU on the radio and through the internet, live stats, etc) than most small colleges can claim. One can make the argument that the advent of the internet makes schools like John Carroll, Baldwin-Wallace and Case Reserve less dependent on the media than they once were.

This has become all the more important considering newspapers are suffering tremendous drops in readership, which has resulted in lower advertsing revenue and reductions in staffing. The smaller staffs are spread thinner, and there are fewer pages to sill. Therefore, decisions are being made daily on what to and what not to cover.

While the information is getting out, there is still the important part of the equation regarding the decision to do something with it. Just as the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water ...

It becomes imperative that, if you want to see the situation improve and if you are a John Carroll loyalist, make your voice heard. The more interest that they receive from you, than the more interest they will have in us. A resounding reponse from the masses will have more impact than one sports information director could ever have.

The goal of this posting is to make people aware that they can be the voice of change. Just make sure your voice is one that is constructive and complimentary as opposed to critical and vindictive.

Remember ... if you are seeing less and less John Carroll on TV, and reading less and less of the Blue Streaks in the paper, why call the school and preach to the choir?

Preach to those who need to hear your message.

JCU Wrestling Blog vs. Baldwin-Wallace

The Goldstreaks Bloggers will be posting updates throughout the wrestling match on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, with blogging beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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Nemunaitis pins with 44 seconds left in the first period, to make the final score of the match 24-14.
Nemunaitis gets 2 for the first take down of the match
Wrestling for John Carroll Jim Nemunaitis and for Baldwin-Wallace Terence Haynes
285-heavy weight match

The match ends at 13-4 team score JCU 18 BW 14
Harmon receives one point for riding time.
Tudor receives 1 point for an escape
Harmon finds another take down for 2 points.
Carroll chooses neutral to start the final period
Harmon gets the take down for 2 and is up by 7 points on the match
Harmon fires quickly with a take down, but lets Tudor escape for 1 point.
To start the second quarter Carroll defered and BW chose neutral.
Harmon gets 2 more points with another take down.
Harmon comes back with a take down for 2 points, but Tudor gets the escape for 1 point.
Tudor gets the escape for the point
Harmon quickly takes down Tudor for 2 points.
Wrestling for JCU, senior, Matt Harmon and for BW Ryan Tudor
197-pound match

Adams ends the match ahead 9-4, team score is tied at 14-14
Adams gets the point for riding time
Adams gets the takedown for 2
To start the Third BW chooses neutral.
Ben gets 2 points for a take down as well as 2 back points
Adams escapes for the point.
For the start of the second period BW defers and Adams chooses down.
Adams finds an escape and receives 1 point
Leonard gets 2 for the take down and 2 more back points.
For JCU Ben Adams and Korey Leonard for BW
184-pound match

Match ended at 11-0, BW is now winning 14-11
Scavuzzo receives 3 back points and another point for his riding time.
Scavuzzo finds a take down and adds two more points.
Hammer continues to back up and is called for stalling again, Scavuzzo receives another point.
To start the third period Carroll chooses neutral.
Scavuzzo gets the take down.
Scavuzzo receives 1 point for an escape and also receives a point for Hammer stalling several times.
Carroll chooses to defer and BW chooses bottom to start the second period.
The first period ends scoreless.
For John Carroll Travis Hammer and for BW Andrew Scavuzzo.
174- pound match

Incorvaia wins 11-1. John Carroll is hanging on by a thread, winning 11-10.
Incorvaia receives another take down.
We go neutral to start the 3rd period.
Incorvaia takes Gill down for 2 and receives 3 back points.
BW chooses down and gets the escape.
Caution start on Gill but finds the escape.
Incorvaia receives the first points of the match with a takedown.
For John Carroll Sean Gill and for BW Joe Incorvaia.
165- pound match

The final score is 6-1, team score 11 for JCU 6 for BW.
He receives 3 back points and gets a riding point.
Gonzalez gets the reversal and the score is now 2-1.
To start the 3rd period, Gonzalez chooses down.
Haber gets the escape.
After a first period of no control, JCU defers and BW chooses down.
Wrestling for John Carroll Mauricio Gonzalez and for BW Scott Haber.
157-pound match

Final score 18-2. Team score 8-6 in favor of John Carroll.
Mizner receives a total of 4 more back points and techs Levitsky.
BW chooses down to start the second period.
Levitsky gets an escape for 1 point, to end the period Mizner gets another take down and 3 back points two times.
Levitsky escapes but Mizener quickly takes him down and receives 2 back points
Starting off the first period Mizener scores quickly with a take down.
Wrestling for John Carroll, senior Dan Mizener, for BW Tim Levitsky.
149-pound match

Baldwin-Wallace wins the match 11-6, team score 6-3
Stolfer finds another takedown but Schubert receives a point for his riding time.
Schubert escapes.
Third period, Carroll chooses down.
Stolfer gets a reversal but Stolfer escape.
Stolfer quickly gets 2 points for a take down, while Schubert escapes and fires back for 2 more points.
Carroll chooses to defer to Baldwin-Wallace, and the second period starts in neutral
With 10 seconds left in the first period, Schubert receives 3 back points.
Schubert receives the first 2 points of the match with a take down.
For John Carroll Greg Stolfer and Baldwin-Wallace Eric Schubert
First Period
141-pound match

Bucher wins the match 5-0 and the team score is now tied at 3.
Third period, BW chooses to start on top.
Bucher gets another take down.
To start the second period, BW chose to defer and Carroll chose neutral.
Bucher recieves 2 points for a takedown.
Greg Elliot for John Carroll and Brian Bucher for Baldwin-Wallace.
First Period
133-pound match

Naoum wins the match 7-0, Team score JCU 3 BW 0
With 35 seconds left in the match Naoum receives 2 points for a reversal.
To begin the final quarter Naoum chooses down.
At the end of the second period, Naoum finishes with 2 minutes and 32 seconds of riding time.
Second period Naoum succesfully gets 2 back points.
To start the second period, Dombrady chooses down.
Naoum gets his first takedown of the match.
Senior Eli Naoum is wrestling for John Carroll, and Jeremy Dombrady is wrestling for Baldwin-Wallace.
First Period
125-pound match

JCU Wrestling Blog vs. Heidelberg

The Goldstreaks Bloggers will be posting updates throughout the wrestling match on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, with blogging beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Just remember to hit refresh!

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9:10 pm - After riding time Carothers wins 8-2. Heidelberg wins with a final score 27-12.

9:09 pm - Lambert earns 2 after two escapes, Carothers geta another takedown leads 7-2.

9:08 pm - Carothers gets 2 for takedown leads 5-0.

9:07 pm - Carothers leads 3-0 after 2nd period.

9:05 pm - Carothers gets 1 for escape and leads 3-0.

9:05 pm - Stalemate with 1:27 in 2nd period.

9:03 pm - Carothers leads 2-0 after 1st with 1:19 in riding time.

9:02 pm - Carothers gets 2 for takedown leads 2-0.

Heavyweight JCU Lambert versus Heidelberg Carothers.

8:59 pm - Rice gets 1 for takedown but Harmon wins match 5-3. Heidelberg leads 24-12.

8:58 pm - Blood timeout with 16 seconds remaining.

8:55 pm - Harmon gets 2 for takedown leads 5-2. Another blood timeout.

8:54 pm - Harmon gets 1 for escape, leads 3-2.

8:53 pm - After another blood timeout 2nd period ends 2-2.

8:50 pm - Rice gets 1 for escape match tied 2-2.

8:49 pm - Harmon leads 2-1 after 1st period.

8:47 pm - Another blood timeout for Harmon.

8:45 pm - Rice gets 1 for escape. Harmon leads Rice 2-1.

8:41 pm - Harmon gets 2 for takedown leads 2-0.

197 JCU Harmon versus Heidelberg Rice

8:38 pm - Adamd gets pin in 1st. Heidelberg leads 24-9.

184 JCU Ben Adams versus Ed Bizorik.

8:37 pm- Henry late takedown wins match 5-1. Heidelberg leads 24-3.

8:35 pm - Henry gets 2 for takedown. Leads 3-1 with 3o seconds. Hammer 1 for escape. henry leads 3-1 14 seconds.

8:34 pm - Stalemate. 53.8 left in 3rd.

8:33 pm- Hammer picks down gets 1 for escape. 1-1 with 1:45.

8:32 pm - Henry gets a stalling call 1-0 Henry after 2 periods.

8:31 pm - Escape for Henry leads 1-0 early 2nd period.

8:30 pm - No score after 1st period.

174 JCU Hammer versus Heidelberg Mac Henry

8:26 pm- After 1 point for riding time Curley wins match 13-3 giving Heidelberg 21-3 lead.

8:25 pm- Curley earns 3 for an escape and takedown leads 12-3.

8:24 pm- Jurczak gets two for quick takedown. Curley leads 10-3 after he earns a takedown.

8:22 pm - Curley gets 2 for back points leads 8-1 after 2nd period.

8:20 pm- Jurczak picks neutral. Curley gets takedown and leads 6-1.

8:19 pm - Curley leads 4-1 after 1st period. Curley has 1:32 seconds in riding time.

8:18 pm- Curley gets another takedown for 2 leads 4-1.

8:18 pm - Curley leads 2-1 after takedown and escape.

165 - Heidelberg Curley versus JCU Jurczak.

157 Andrew Schafer JCU versus Sam Delpra. Delpra pins Schafer eraly first period. Heidelberg leads 17-3.

8:15 pm - Mizener gets another point for riding time wins the match 7-4. Makes the score Heidelberg 11 JCU 3.

8:14 pm - Levy gets 1 for escape. Mizener leads 6-4.

8:13 pm - Mizener 2 for takedown leads 6-3 on Levy. Levy stalling call.

8:12 pm - Levy gets escape. Mizener leads 4-2 with 1:04 in riding time to start 3rd.

8:11 pm - Mizener picks ankle for takedown leads 4-1.

8:11 pm - Levy 1 for escape. Mizener leads 2-1.

8:10 pm - Mizener starts neutral gets a takedown leads 2-0.

8:08 pm - No score after the 1st period.

149 JCU Mizener versus Heidelberg Levy. Heidelberg leads night 11-0.

8:04 pm - Fechko gets 2 tilts for a technical fall 17-2. Heidelberg now leads the night 11-0.

8:03 pm - Fechko gets 10 points for backpoints. leads 12-2.

8:02 pm - Match tied 2-2 after 2nd period. Semple starts down.

8:01 pm - Semple stall warning.

8:00 pm - Fechko earns 1 for escape to tie the match 2-2.

7:59 pm- Semple leads 2-1 after 1st period. Heidelberg picks down to start 2nd period.

7:58 pm - Escape for Fechko. Semple leads 2-1.

7:56 pm - Semple 2 for takedown 37 seconds left in 1st period. Semple leads 2-0.

141 - JCU Semple versus Heidelberg Fechko.

7:54 pm - Lawler earns takedown and riding points win match 14 -8. Heidelberg leads match 6-0.

7:53 pm - Kirwinsky 2 for takedown, Lawler 1 for escape. Lawler leads 11-8.

7:52 pm - Law:ler 2 for takedown leads 10-6.

7:51 pm - Lawler has 59 seconds of riding time and 7-6 lead after 2nd. Lawler gets escape now leads 8-6.

7:49 pm - Law5ler earns 2 for takedown, leads 7-6.

7:48 pm - Kirwinsky picks neutral to start 2nd period.

7:47 pm - Lawler with the takedown. Kirwinsky still leads 6-5 after 1st period.

7:46 pm - Kirwinsky with another takedown. JCU leads 6-3 after another Lawler gets 2 escapes.

7:45 pm - Kirwinsky with 2 take downs in the first 44 seconds leads Lawler 4-1 after a Lawler escape.

133 pounds - JCU Kirwinsky versus Heidelberg Lawler.

7:43 pm - Hoxie erans 2 more for takedown. Hoxie wins match 10-7.

7:42 pm - Hoxie earns 2 for takedown. Naoum still leads 7-6.

7:41 pm- Naoum leads 6-4 after 2nd. Naoum picks down to start 3rd period.

7:40 pm- Naoum gets 2 for takedown. Naoum leads 6-4.

7:39 pm - Hoxie gets 2 for takedown. 5-4 Hoxie leads.

7;37 pm - Naoum earns 2 back points an escape and 2 for takedown to lead 5-2 after 1st. hoxie choose neutral to start 2nd.

7:36 pm - Out of bounds 1:37 in 1st period. Hoxie leads 2-0.

7:35 pm - Hoxie of Heidelberg get 2 for takedown.

125 pound match - Elie Naoum versus Jerrad Hoxie is about to begin.

7:20 pm - We are ten minutes away from starting. The snow outside is keeping the early crowd down, but hopefully seats will start filling. if not, track our blog or watch the video (for a small fee of $5.95) at jcusports.com.