Booster Club Meeting Report – Playoff Week 4

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club held its last General meeting of 2017 in the WHS media center on Monday 11/27/17 at 7:00pm.  Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed everyone and thanked the players and coaches on a great season.  He then announced that the Canton Repository has 5 former Massillon Tiger players up for election to the Stark County HOF.  Please consider voting for them.

President Berecek then introduced Tiger Head Coach Nate Moore who was greeted with a standing ovation.  14 Tiger football players came to the meeting and they individually gave their thoughts on the season.  Quarterbacks Coach Jarrett Troxler also was at the meeting.

Coach Moore talked about the season and mentioned how proud he was of his players. The Winton Woods game file was shown and Coach Troxler commented on the offense and Coach Moore on the defense. They also answered many questions from the audience.

Next year’s schedule is as follows:

1. Akron St. Vincent/St. Mary
2. at Glenoak
3. Warren Harding
4. at Youngstown Ursuline
5. Akron Firestone
6. OPEN
7. OPEN
8. Austintown Fitch
9. at Louisville
10. Canton McKinley

John Liebermann thanked all who helped us win the coupon bonanza for the fifth consecutive season.  The Booster Club receives $2,000 for this accomplishment.

Door prizes were awarded.

Thank you to the team, coaching staff and fans for a great season.

Go Tigers!! BEAT St. Vincent  !!

Booster Club Meeting Report – Playoff Week 3

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club held its latest General meeting in the WHS media center on Monday 11/20/17 at 7:00pm.  Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed everyone and stated he is enjoying the ride.  He then introduced Bill Brown who made the following announcement:

There are three busses going to this week’s game in Columbus vs. Winton Woods. The busses will leave the Towne Plaza Shopping Center at 4:00 pm. Cost is $25 per ticket, subs and water will be provided; tickets are on sale at Keller’s Office Furniture (see Matt Keller).

President Berecek then introduced Tiger Head Coach Nate Moore who brought Quarterbacks Coach Jarrett Troxler to the meeting. They showed film from the New Albany game and answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore then introduced two football players: Junior S/WR #19 Dean Clark and Junior DB/WR #8 Tyree Broyles who addressed the club on the New Albany game and the upcoming tournament game vs. Winton Woods.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore and Coach Troxler then reviewed Winton Woods game film and discussed their potential lineup.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Final Announcements:

Go Tigers!! BEAT Winton Woods!!

Booster Club Meeting Report – Week 4

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The fourth General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club was held in the Media Center of WHS on Monday 9/18/2017.  Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed all in attendance.  Steve made the following announcements:

Scores from the week: 8^th grade won vs. Akron East 14-8, 9^th grade won vs. Ursuline 34-8 and the JV lost at Tri-Valley 40-26.

Next Friday is an away game at Austintown Fitch.  The booster club is selling bus tickets for $25 each at Keller’s Office Furniture store.  This price includes a sandwich and a drink but no game ticket.

The annual Beat McKinley parade is scheduled for Friday 10/2717.

The Beat McKinley Booster Club meeting is scheduled for Monday 10/23/17 at 7:00 pm in the WHS Auditorium

We are honoring Walt Bronczek for 40 years as the Paul Brown Tiger Stadium announcer at the Akron Firestone game on 10/13/17.

Coach Moore then spoke about practice going well today and how he was happy with the victory vs. Ursuline even though many things still need to be worked on.

Coach Moore brought Coach Spencer Leno – Inside Linebackers Coach to the meeting.  Coach Leno is a former Tiger player and this is his first year on the staff. He explained his coaching background and reviewed the Ursuline game from a defensive standpoint. He also addressed the upcoming game vs. Bedford and aanswered questions from the group.

Coach Moore brought two senior football players to the meeting.  Game Captains Senior DB Dyson Berry and Senior LB Logan Anania addressed the club on the Youngstown Ursuline game and the upcoming game vs. Bedford.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore and Coach Leno commented on film clips from the Ursuline game and then they reviewed Bedford game film and discussed their potential lineup and players.  They both answered questions from the audience. Coach Moore gave an injury report.

The next General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club is scheduled for Monday September 25, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Media Center of WHS.  Memberships will be available at the door.

Booster Club Meeting Report – Week 3

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The third General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club was held in the Media Center of WHS on Monday 9/11/2017.  Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed all in attendance.  Steve made the following announcements:

There was a moment of silence in recognition of those lost during 9-11.

Scores from the week: 8^th grade won vs. Warren 34-28, 9^th grade won vs. Warren 28-14 and the JV lost vs. Warren 20-7.

On-line ordering is being added to the website.  Ben Liebermann is working with our Treasurer (Vince Pedro) on this project.

Coach Nate Moore brought Coach Rob Oviatt, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, to the meeting.  Coach Oviatt has been a college Strength coach for 30 years and talked about coming to Massillon and specifics about conditioning.  He answered questions from the group.

 Coach Moore also brought two senior football players to the meeting.  Game Captains Senior WR Austin Kutscher and Senior DB Dyson Berry addressed the club on the Warren Harding game and the upcoming game vs. Ursuline.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore commented on the Warren game and the upcoming Youngstown Ursuline game. He showed film clips from the Warren game and commented on the action. Then he reviewed the Ursuline game by showing game film from their games and reviewing their potential lineup and players.  He also answered questions from the audience.

The next General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club is scheduled for Monday September 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Media Center of WHS.  Memberships will be available at the door.

Booster Club Meeting Report – Week 2

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The second General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club was held in the Media Center of WHS on Tuesday 9/5/2017.  Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed all in attendance.  Steve made the following announcements:

There was a moment of silence on the passing of long-time booster Karen Rogers.

Scores from the week: 8^th grade lost to Glenoak 20-10, 9^th grade won against Glenoak 28-13 and the JV won against Glenoak 40-6.

Schedule this week: Freshman at home on Thursday 9/7/17 at 6:00 pm vs. Warren Harding.

Booster Club bus to Warren leaves the Town Plaza shopping center at 4:30 pm this Friday (9/8/17).  Tickets cost $25; include a snack but not a game ticket.  Tickets are on sale at Keller’s Office Equipment store.

Remember to bring the booster coupons from the newspapers to future meetings.

Booster Club meetings will be on Monday nights the rest of the football season.

Remember to bring canned goods to future meetings to help us win the “Beat McKinley” food drive.

Coach Moore brought two senior football players to the meeting.  Senior WR Austin Kutscher and Senior OL Jared Foss addressed the club on the Glenoak game and the upcoming Warren Harding game.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore commented on the GlenOak game and the upcoming Warren Harding game. He showed film clips from the GlenOak game and commented on the action. Then he reviewed the Warren Harding game by showing game film from their first game and reviewing their potential lineup and players.  He also answered questions from the audience.

The next General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club is scheduled for Monday September 11, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Media Center of WHS.  Memberships will be available at the door.

Booster Club Bus to Warren

The Booster Club will be offering bus transportation to the game at Warren this Friday, September 8.  The bus tickets are $25 and do not include a game ticket.  A sub sandwich and a bottle of water will be provided.  The bus will leave Towne Plaza at 4:30 PM, not 11:00 as advertised in the Independent.  Tickets can be purchased at Keller’s Office Furniture or contact Bill Brown at (330) 704-2548 for further information.  Buses will also be provided for the Austintown Fitch game on September 29.

Booster Club Meeting Report – Week 1

Report by Rick Dalsky, Booster Club Secretary

The first General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club was held in the Media Center of WHS on Monday 8/28/2017.  New Booster Club President Steve Berecek welcomed all in attendance.  The following events took place:

Gary Vogt briefly gave an update on the new Booster Club web-site.  He thanked all who worked on this project and then introduced Don Engelhardt, who presented an overview of the new web-site. The site is a work in process but the amount of information available and its design is very impressive.  Be sure to check it out.

Ron Prunty who has been filming the Massillon Tiger football games since 1979 asked if anyone would be interested helping him carry his equipment from his car before the game up onto the stadium roof.  The stairs to the roof have been removed and the only access is through a “hole” in the press box. Ron also would like some help getting the equipment down and back to his car after the game. If anyone is interested in helping please contact President Berecek or Ron.

Coach Moore brought two senior football players to the meeting.  Senior WR Austin Kutscher and Senior DE, RT Ty Keirns addressed the club on the Mentor game and the upcoming GlenOak game.  They also answered questions from the audience.

Coach Moore commented on the Mentor game and how the team was preparing for the next game against GlenOak. He gave an injury update and mentioned several positive performances. He showed film clips from the Mentor game and gave comments on the action. Then he previewed the GlenOak game by showing game film from their first game and reviewing their potential lineup and players.

John Lieberman reminded Boosters to clip the booster coupons from the local newspapers and bring them to future meetings.  We are trying to win this $2,000 contest for the 5th straight year.

Away game bus tickets for Warren and Fitch are available at Keller’s in downtown Massillon for $25 each. See Matt Keller if interested in purchasing one.

Nick Pribich reminded Boosters to bring canned goods to future meetings to help us win the annual food drive vs. McKinley.

The next General Meeting of the Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club is scheduled for Tuesday September 5, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Media Center of WHS.  Memberships will be available at the door.