Film Room

BUCK DOESN’T STOP HERE: Dempsey adds to Dunmore legacy

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 9 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Dunmore volleyball player Amanda Dempsey joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss what it means to reach the 500 kill milestone, her team's performance so far this season, growing up in a family of athletes, what it was like winning a state title in basketball as a freshman, how she got started in volleyball and more.
We also take a look at some other great performances from last week and Monday's District 2 team championships in golf, look ahead to the District 2 team championships in tennis and Week 8 in high school football and discuss Penn State's loss to UCLA.
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KEVIN SENT: Vincent runs wild for Crusaders

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 8 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Holy Cross football player Kevin Vincent joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett for a great discussion on a variety of topics, including his performance against Holy Redeemer, what it's like playing football at Holy Cross, transitioning to running back, how he got started in football, his track and field career and more.
We also discuss high school football games from last weekend and look ahead to Week 7, talk about some key matchups from last week in high school soccer and look at each Lackawanna League division and touch on high school tennis.
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ANOTHER MILESTONE: Calvert, Abington Heights keep rolling

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 7 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week and Abington Heights soccer player Lilia Calvert joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss her latest milestone — surpassing 300 career points — how important the Lady Comets' passing and defense have been this season, how the team has performed against some top-tier opponents, her plans to graduate early and go to Rutgers in January, what she's learned from Abington Heights' leaders of the past and more.
We also discuss high school football, including the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between North Pocono and Abington Heights and Joby's column that published Monday. We also discuss some other great performances from the week across all fall sports — including a milestone reached by North Pocono volleyball player Mia Summa — look ahead to some important boys and girls soccer games and touch on some big news in District 2 high school wrestling.
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WILL POWER: Prep’s McPartland clutch in return from ACL tear

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 6 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Scranton Prep football player Will McPartland joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss the Cavaliers' come-from-behind victory over Delaware Valley, putting up seven touchdowns in his return from an ACL tear, what it took to come back from the injury, his transition to taking over as the starting quarterback this season after Times-Tribune Offensive Player of the Year Louis Paris graduated, playing alongside his brothers and more.
We also take a look back at Week 4 of the high school football season and look ahead to big matchups in Week 5. We also touch on some tennis and soccer.
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GREAT LAKELAND: Naniewicz, Chiefs earn big early-season win

Welcome to Film Room Podcast Season 2 Episode 5! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Lakeland football player David Naniewicz joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his team's big win over Riverside, what it's like being a leader for the Chiefs, what it's like working toward returning the program to prominence, the difference in the team early this season and more.
We also discuss a busy Week 3 in the Lackawanna Football Conference, and look ahead to a big weekend for Week 4.
We also touch on high school girls and boys soccer and girls tennis, including what it was like seeing some star performances last week in both sports.
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KING COLE: West comes up big for North Pocono

Welcome to Film Room Podcast Season 2 Episode 4! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week North Pocono football player Cole West joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his performance in a win over Pittston Area, what makes this North Pocono team so special, how he balances the three sports he plays, who he would choose with the first pick in a fantasy draft and more.
We also preview the Lackawanna League high school boys and girls soccer seasons, which start Tuesday and Wednesday, discuss girls volleyball, girls tennis and high school football and look ahead to some big Lackawanna Football Conference games in Week 3.
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ON THE TRAIL: Ryon, Lions off to good start

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 3 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Lackawanna Trail football player Isaac Ryon joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss his team's Week 1 game against Tunkhannock, what it's like playing at Lackawanna Trail, how he got started in the sport, growing up in a family full of athletes and more.
We also take a look back at other Week 1 football games and look ahead to Week 2.
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REPEAT CHAMP: Boyanoski claims second straight Simons title

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 of the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Scranton Prep golfer Ben Boyanoski joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss repeating as Bob Simons Classic champion, how he got started in golf, how he stays focused mentally on the course, a funny story of how he became a Cincinnati Bengals fan and much more.
We also touch on other strong golf performances, including Lyla Jones’ repeat title at the Ann Marie Simons Classic, and the opening of the girls tennis season and preview Week 1 of the high school football season.
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SEASON 2 KICKOFF: LFC high school football preview

Welcome to Season 2 of the Film Room Podcast! The 2025-26 sports season is underway, and the high school football season starts next Friday. Hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett are here to preview the season, breaking down each Lackawanna Football Conference division. We also look back at The Times-Tribune offensive and defensive LFC Quarter-Century teams, and the analysis of LIAA football rosters over three decades showing stability. You can listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and, of course, Podbean. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. EDITOR’S NOTE: Apologies about the poor editing of this episode. There is an issue with the Podbean App and its optimization process that we are trying to sort out.

Abington Heights grad Mike Dargatis’ journey from sports to Hollywood

Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! In this episode, Joe Baress sits down with Mike Dargatis, a former Abington Heights standout football and basketball player and now an actor. They discuss his high school sports career, his transition to acting, his acting career and much, much more.
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Dargatis was a former Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week as a quarterback and helped lead the Comets to a District 2 Class 4A title in basketball during his senior year at Abington Heights. He moved on to Clarion University to play football before transferring to Wilkes, where he graduated with a degree in communication studies. He then moved to Pittsburgh where he had a job in medical records at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
That's when his career path changed, as he ended up on an A & E show “Those Who Kill” playing a waiter. From there, he knew he wanted to be an actor, and went full force into acting classes and workshops. He was an extra in major Hollywood films, playing a hospital patient in 2015’s “Southpaw” and a protester in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
He worked on independent films before earning a guest starring role on Investigation Discovery show “Who Killed Jane Doe” in 2018. Then he moved to Los Angeles. Dargatis has starred in many commercials for Walmart, Sling, Experian, Office Depot, DoorDash, August Home, AirBnb, Chase Bank, Wallor Smart Wallet, Mercedes, Lockheed Martin, Forward, VSP, Mazda and Arlo to name a few.
He's worked on films, such as 2021's "The Handler," 2022's "Gasoline Alley," which starred Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa, and 2024's "Saint Nick," among others. He also had a co-starring role in prime-time TV show "Magnum PI" in 2023. His likeness was also used in the popular video game "Spider-Man 2."