Conversations with Danny Weddle

Sandy Byron is a former St. Patrick High School golfer who won the 1986 State Amateur tournament. She is a two-time champion of the Women's City golf tournament in Lexington.

Tom Creamer had a 151-56 record in six seasons as the head coach of the Maysville Bulldogs basketball team. He guided the Bulldogs to back-to-back 10th Region titles in 1972 and 1973. Maysville upset top-ranked Louisville Central in the quarterfinals of the 1972 state tournament. This interview was recorded in 2012.

Mike Corde is a 1972 graduate of Mason County High School where he played basketball and baseball. He is 13th on the Royals' all-time scoring list. He played collegiately at Ohio University. He is a Navy veteran. 

Wayne Burns is a 1970 graduate of Mason County High School where he played basketball and baseball and ran track. Burns was the Royals' second-leading scorer his junior season. He scored 782 career points. 

George Davis is a 1963 graduate of Maysville High School. He led Maysville to the 1963 state tournament and is 9th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list. Davis is a Vietnam War veteran who now resides in Columbia, Missouri.

Kirby Wright played and coached baseball and basketball at Tollesboro High School. He was the principal at Orangeburg Elementary School, Straub Elementary School and Mason County High School. He was the first executive director of Buffalo Trace CASA.

Tom Duncan played sports at Oneida High School in Tennessee. He is a veteran. He helped revive the football program at Maysville High School in the 1960s and helped start football at Mason County High School in the 1970s. Duncan served as a volunteer assistant football coach at Mason County for several seasons. This interview was recorded in 2012.

Fred Hester is a 1967 graduate of Mason County High School. He began his coaching career at Ripley. After coaching the Blue Jays, Hester was an assistant coach at Mason County before being promoted to head coach in 1991. In five seasons, Hester guided the Royals to three straight 10th Region titles and compiled a record of 127-32 (77.9%). He also served as golf coach and athletic director. This interview was recorded in 2016.

Kirby Bennett is a 1975 graduate of Maysville High School. He played football, basketball and baseball at MHS and football at Western Kentucky University. He shares stories about playing at the high school and collegiate levels, coaching, mission work and more.

Gordy Jones is a 1970 graduate of Maysville High School. He played baseball and football for the Bulldogs. He still plays softball. He is a pastor, author and college instructor.

Glenn Bishop is a 1968 graduate of Maysville High School. He was the catcher on the Clover Leaf Class "A" team that won the National Knothole Invitational Tournament in 1966 and the star running back on Maysville's 1967 football team.

Henry Boone is a 1969 graduate of Maysville High School. He talks about playing sports at Maysville High School and teaching and coaching at both Maysville and Mason County.