Conversations with Danny Weddle

Episode 59 Deron Feldhaus Part 2

In our second conversation with the former Mason County Royal and Kentucky Wildcat, Deron Feldhaus talks about playing professional basketball in Japan, returning home to become a part owner of Kenton Station Golf Course, playing in local golf tournaments and offering golf lessons.

Episode 58 Deron Feldhaus

Deron Feldhaus is a 1987 graduate of Mason County High School. He is fifth on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 1,937 career points. He was an "Unforgettable" at the University of Kentucky where he scored 1,232 career points. Feldhaus is a member of the UK Hall of Fame.

Episode 57 Jay Gast

Jay Gast is a 1981 graduate of St. Patrick High School. He is second on the Saints' all-time scoring list with 2,239 career points. He scored 1,328 points at the University of Toledo. Gast had a distinguished career with the Toledo Police Department before joining the Lucas County Prosecutor's Office as a Criminal Investigator. He is an assistant basketball coach at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Ohio.

Episode 56 Cere Myrick

Cere Myrick is a 1978 graduate of Maysville High School. He was a four-year starter on the basketball team and is fourth on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list with 1,776 career points. He helped lead Maysville to the 1978 state tournament. After playing at Austin Peay State University and Georgetown College, Myrick joined the U.S. Air Force.

Episode 55 Lee Kendall

Lee Kendall, a former multi-sport athlete at Harrison County and a former boys' varsity basketball coach at Pendleton County and Harrison County, began his teaching and coaching careers at Mason County. He shares stories of his playing and coaching days and his connections to Maysville.

Episode 54 Ernie Siders

Ernie Siders is a U.S. Air Force veteran who celebrated his 95th birthday on November 24. He hosts a big band and swing music show on WOBO radio. Siders restores furniture and collects classic cars, record albums, radios and other memorabilia. He shares some terrific stories.

Episode 53 Julius King

Julius King, a former Maysville Bulldog and Mason County Royal, is Athletic Coordinator and Director of Basketball Operations at Indian Hill Exempted Village School District in Cincinnati. 

Episode 52 Jerry Ormes

Jerry Ormes is a 1961 graduate of Maysville High School. He shares stories about growing up in the 1950s, recounts a long career with Parker Tobacco Company and discusses his time as a basketball official followed by a 10-year stint as the head coach the St. Patrick Lady Saints and later serving an assistant coach for the Mason County Lady Royals.

Episode 51 Ronnie French

Ronnie French, a graduate of Augusta High School, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was wounded in Vietnam in 1967. He received a Purple Heart. French was elected to the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame for his work with veterans.

Episode 50 J.C. Rash

J.C. Rash is a former Maysville High School basketball player (Class of 1967) and a former Mayor of Maysville. He talks about his playing days, his time in office and his business career in Maysville and Atlanta.

Episode 49 Carl Bouldin

Carl Bouldin, a native of Germantown, played baseball and basketball at the University of Cincinnati. He was co-captain of the Bearcats' first national champion basketball team in 1961, and is a member of the UC Hall of Fame. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals, but chose baseball over basketball and pitched for the Washington Senators.

Episode 48 Ray Snedegar

Ray Snedegar is a native of Grange City, a 1958 graduate of Mayslick High School and an Air Force veteran. He survived the crash of the first flight of "Operation Babylift" in South Vietnam on April 4, 1975.