AndyParonto

Laconia High School teacher and coach.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The call on @TelemundoSports:

[AndyParonto @AndyParonto]

@MatthewBerryTMR So Goff tonight vs. Dallas or Burrow vs. Bills??

[Ball 603 @Ball603NH]

GOFFSTOWN, NH – Bedford scored 30 fourth-quarter points en route to 90-60 win over Goffstown on Saturday afternoon.

READ MORE & check out the full photo gallery by Dave Beliveau… https://t.co/WElHlkc1n3

Story by: Logan Paronto

[Ball 603 @Ball603NH]

Keene claimed the top spot in the D-I standings with a 69-64 victory over Portsmouth on Friday night. Not even a snowstorm could stop fans from gathering to watch the top two teams in D-I battle it out.

READ MORE in Logan Paronto's full game story... https://t.co/wttT9U62fx

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Congratulations to Carson Tucker on his commitment to @LasellUniv to play lacrosse next year! Way to go Carson we are proud of you! @nhhssports

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban was asked a question after practice once.

His response was 70 seconds of gold on what it takes to be successful in life.

Here’s Saban on the Illusion of Choice:

“These guys, they all think they have this illusion of choice. Like I can do whatever I want to do.

“You have a younger generation now that doesn’t always get told no. They don’t get told this is exactly how you need to do it. So they have this illusion that they have all these choices.

“But the fact of the matter is, if you want to be good you don’t really have a lot of choices. It takes what it takes. You have to do what you have to do to be successful.

“You have to make the choices and decisions to have the discipline and the focus to the process of what you need to do to accomplish your goals.

“All these guys that think they have a lot of choices are sadly mistaken. As we all have done with our own children, they learn these lessons of life as they get older.

“Sometimes the best way to learn is from the mistakes you make, even though we all hate to see them have to make them, and we don’t condone it when they do.”

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I’ve studied Saban for 12+ years, and the Illusion of Choice is one of the most powerful concepts I’ve come across.

Some key takeaways:

1. Excellence has a price. We can complain about that, but it’s a fact of life.

2. Most people don’t want to pay that price. They just haven’t admitted it to themselves.

3. Saying you want to be excellent is easy. Becoming excellent is hard.

4. There may not be one way to become great, but there are very few. And they all have discipline and consistency in common.

5. Every action we take is a choice. We’re choosing to make progress, or we’re not.

6. The formula for becoming successful: Your Daily Choices x Time. It’s simple, but we make it complicated.

7. Sometimes we learn more by making the wrong choices. Reflect on them, pull out the lessons and move on.

8. You have to choose what you do every day. Don’t follow your feelings. Choose to do what will make you better.

9. There are no long-term hacks. It takes what it takes.

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Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing.

I also write a weekly newsletter on the process of improvement → https://t.co/Akm89Spodg

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@MatthewBerryTMR 32 from Shakir

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Mason Jean Baptiste joined the show for episode 3!! Mason is a very underrated D3 hooper and has been a crucial part of Keene State’s success over these past season. Check it out on YouTube!!

https://t.co/kNniNRbZHO

[Logan Paronto @LoganParonto]

Make sure to check out the first Episode of my new Podcast!! D3 All American Jeff Hunter joined the show.

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First podcast featuring Keene States First Team All-American Jeff Hunter! Can be found at: https://t.co/sUaE71MmBy

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Broadcaster AND a halftime contest winner? Nice work, @LoganParonto! 🙌🙌
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All of the highlights from a phenomenal game as Laconia beats @phspythons 57-56, plus the post game interview/celebration with the entire team.

Brought to you by Kevin Shaw at Roche Realty, Studio 151 Fitness & @NHOrthoCenter !

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[Bob Quillman @BQuillmanQcast]

Also on this, huge shouts to everyone associated with the Owls Media Network. Production quality is great.

And the broadcast duo of JJ Leblanc and Logan Paronto does a fantastic job. They prepare and know their stuff.

Kudos all the way around, @KeeneStateOwls.

#d3hoops

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Our sixth of eight basketball previews is a 6,000 word breakdown of Division II boys basketball, with pre-season rankings and all-state picks.

Brought to you by our friends & partners at @NHTI !

Coming Monday: Division I

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.@KSCBasketball gets their LEC slate underway today at 2:00 at Southern Maine. @CoachCainKSC12 recently stopped by the Owls Media Network studios and joined @LoganParonto for an interview covering several different topics!
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@NBCSEdgeFB 12 team PPR picking 12th

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Laconia holds off Hopkinton rally to win D3 boys lacrosse championship (video) https://t.co/9IwBYdUJww

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Final: No. 4 Laconia 12, No. 2 Hopkinton 10. Sachems win first D3 title since 2016.