Morris Sussex Sports

Listen as George Muha interviews Gary Vesper, owner of Driven Fitness & Performance in Succasunna, about his experience helping athletes to become impact players on the field/court.  Along with Gary is professional basketball player Monty Boykins.  Boykins grew up in Western Ohio where he was a highly touted basketball recruit.  After suffering a season ending ACL injury during his senior year of high school, he faced a huge setback to his basketball life.  He dug deep and continued to have a successful career at Lafayette College.  Again he suffered an injury (shoulder this time) his senior year in college which allowed him to get another year of eligibility.  He took that opportunity to enroll at Pitt for a postgraduate degree and play for the Panthers.  He's just finished a season playing abroad and is working with Gary and Driven Fitness to make a run at playing for the NBA D-League.  You may recognize the Boykins name as he is the eldest brother of Julian and Chandler, both of home had fantastic athl

Listen as George Muha and physical therapist from Professional PT and Training in Madison Jay Rosania interview freshman Chatham distance runner Ryan Beegle. Ryan came on the Morris County distance running scene fast and furious first as a letter winner on cross country and is currently 2nd in the County for the 1600. In this podcast Ryan talks about how he credits going to physical therapy at Professional PT and Training to stay ahead of his health and potential injury for a lot of his success.

Listen as George Muha and Karen Muha with Morris Sussex Sports, Celeste Romano from Creative License Publishing and Dr. Nick Molinaro, sport psychologist, from Performance in Mind discuss the social pressures that a lot of parents find themselves intertwined with being a parent of an athlete.

George Muha interviews Gary Vesper, owner of Driven Fitness & Performance in Succasunna, about his experience helping athletes to become impact players on the field.  Along with Gary are rising senior Randolph football players Justin Townsend and Aden Koenigsberg who also work with Gary.  Justin and Aden talk about all the preparation go into a senior year in which the goal is to win a state championship.

Listen as George Muha interviews wrestling guru Don Brower about the state of wrestling heading into the Morris County Championships!

Listen as George Muha interviews long time Mountain Lakes lacrosse coach Tim Flynn as he recounts his amazing 41-year career from starting the Lakers lacrosse program through winning the Tournament of Champions just last year.  Also joining the podcast is current sophomore player Ryan McLaughlin.

Listen as Don Brower of MorrisCountyHSWrestling.com breaks down last week's matches and ranks his Top 10 Morris-Sussex wrestling teams for this week.  

Listen as George Muha interviews MorrisCountyHSWrestling.com's Don Brower to break down every Morris-Sussex wrestling team, rank his Top 10 teams and talks about all the happenings this week around the wrestling scene.

Listen as George Muha interviews MorrisCountyHSWrestling.com's Don Brower to break down every Morris-Sussex wrestling team, rank his Top 10 teams and share which wrestlers he thinks are built to go the distance in 2020.  

Every year, Morris Sussex Sports publishes it’s postseason football awards as a way to honor all of the players and memorialize the season that just was. Early on, we would affectionately call this team the “All Unruly Team” and some people still refer to these awards as that. Officially the All Morris Sussex Team, this is our way to tip our cap to the players, coaches, cheerleaders, fans, parents, marching band members and families that have dedicated themselves to this year. The writers at Morris Sussex Sports have poured over video, talked to coaches, compared statistics and read all of our game notes to come up with who we felt deserved recognition. And although we are distinguishing certain athletes with different honors, we recognize that every football deserves a nod. We know that there are players that stuck it out for four years and because their number was wasn’t called, they never stepped onto the varsity field. And although they may not be recognized by in the All Morris Sussex Sports Team, they a

In this episode, George Muha interviews Hanover Park hockey and lacrosse player Michael Shauger who talks about his athletic journey and his recent recovery from injury. With him on the podcast are Professional Physical Therapy and Training's Matthew Riordan and Jay Rosania who talk first hand about Shauger's resiliency through his physical therapy journey. Shauger went to Professional Physical Therapy and Training for low back pain, bilateral hip tightness and pain, and right shoulder pain (possible SLAP lesion). He initially complained of his lower back and hips constantly feeling tight and painful, noting achy pain and tension on a daily basis. His goals are to resolve his low back pain, loosen up his hips, and return to ice hockey without pain or discomfort. He attended other physical therapy facilities but found that he was not getting the care and individualized attention that he found at Professional Physical and Training and he sites how the difference in care made all the difference in the world.

In this fascinating episode, George Muha interviews sport psychologist Dr. Nick Molinaro and author Celeste Romano about their new book Beyond the Scoreboard:  Learn It Through Youth Sports, Carry It Through Life.   Celeste and Dr. Nick talk about common mistakes athletes, coaches and parents make in their respective roles that impact performance on the field and the researched backed fixes that can make a world of difference.  Dr. Nick Molinaro is a Mendham based sport psychologist that works with some of the most elite athletes.  Celeste Romano is owner of publishing company Creative License Publishing.

Out of the 23 Morris-Sussex teams that made the postseason, only 12 advanced past the 1st Round.  Listen as George Muha, Danny Weiss and Anthony Pascarella break it all down hear who they think have the best chance to make it to the state sectional finals.

In this episode, George Muha interviews Pope John senior guard Mike Maglio.  Mike shares his experience going from a middle school basketball and baseball player to transitioning to a high school lineman, competing against some of the best athletes in the state.  Mike shares insights about how he's manages being a high achieving student while competing at the highest level.  Mike goes into his off-season training routine, his in-season diet and workout schedule and how he thinks his Lions will do in the playoffs.  

Listen as George Muha and Danny Weiss break down the 1st Round of the football playoffs in Morris-Sussex.  Out of the 37 Morris-Sussex teams, only 23 will have a chance to play for the ultimate prize.  

Morris Sussex Sports' George Muha and Mount Olive football mainstay Danny Weiss discuss all 37 Morris-Sussex football teams and review how they did in a crucial Week 7 weekend of games.

Morris Sussex Sports' George Muha and Mount Olive football mainstay Danny Weiss discuss all 37 Morris-Sussex football teams as they head into the Week 8 playoff cutoff.  They evaluate each team's chances of getting into the playoffs and their outlook in each of their respective state sections.  

In this episode, George and Karen Muha interview Dr. Ashley Bassett of the Orthopedic Institute of NJ to discuss the most sports injuries and the importance of injury prevention measures as regular part of practice and preparation. Chatham Youth Football Director and owner of Pascarella Brothers Deli Gino Pascarella also joins in the conversation about midway through to talk about the injuries he sees at the youth level.   Dr. Bassett is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports-related injuries of the shoulder, elbow and knee. She graduated top of her class at Rutgers UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society. Following medical school, Dr. Bassett completed her residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. She then completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine Surgery at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. Prior to this position

Kathryn Oram is the mother of three girls and three boys, all of whom competed at a high level in crew.  She provides great insights about raising six kids in with a demanding sport and school schedule and why balance is so important.  Now Kathryn and her husband Jeff own Urban Renew in Morristown, NJ.   More About Urban Renew:  Urban Renew is the next generation in therapeutic massage, making the whole process easier so you can enjoy massage more often. Our touchless, private, compression massage experience, with guided meditation and aromatherapy is individually customized for just what your body and mind needs.

Hanover Park senior Kyle Junda talks about his basketball and football carrier so far at Hanover Park and how trainer and founder of Vendetta Fitness Ari Leka has helped him transform him into a top level athlete.