Youth Sports Soapbox

There are a plethora of news-worthy happenings in sport lately. The NBA draft, Women’s World Cup, announcement of the 2026 Olympic Games locations in Italy, and most importantly, the Sandlot-style adults and kiddo baseball game that’s about to go down at Casa de Stoll tomorrow night with good friends, ribs, and, of course, s’mores. But […]

Full of Nostalgia

Those that know me well, know I’m not exactly what you would call a “mushy” person. This assertion is not to be confused with being sensitive, because I am that; but rather mushy as in all about hugs, and gentleness, and unicorns and pixie dust. (Okay, I made all that up, but you get the […]

The Elusive Stand-Up Triple

Holy smokes! Nearly a month has gone by and I looked up and realized I hadn’t posted. It wasn’t for the lack of intention, but thanks to all of you (no one) who asked, I am prompted to get the train back on the tracks. 🙂 This week’s topic is the often-elusive “triple bottom line” […]

A Legacy Worth Celebrating

I know what you’re thinking, “Woah, Stoll! Gettin’ all fancy on the blog layout these days!” Easy there folks, I just changed up the layout a tad. A friend and colleague made a great suggestion about readability and who am I to turn off readers because I’m too prideful to make a simple change? After […]

Perspectives from a Mini-Sports-Cation

#truth Prior to this past weekend, I spent the last three weekends taking written comprehensive exams for my doctorate. By the numbers, I spent 9 days total writing responses to 3 distinct questions resulting in 180 total pages of brain dump…I mean earth-shattering writing. Hardly. The truth is, my brain physically hurt after each of […]