BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD with PJ RIDDELL

BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD w/PJ RIDDELL

WDAC Radio Company's Beyond the Scoreboard airs every Saturday at 10 a.m. on 1075Alive in Boyertown and WDAC 94.5 in Lancaster!

PJ Riddell offers a positively different perspective on sports, as we apply Biblical principles to our own lives based on what we learn in discussing the weekly sports headlines, both nationally and locally. We go beyond the scoreboard to engage with sports differently, and every week we have a guest athlete, coach, chaplain, pastor, writer, or media personality join us to share their testimony and help us understand how we can use sports to share the light of Christ. It’s sports for every generation, where sports are about more than glorifying ourselves - they're about glorifying God. Beyond the Scoreboard — "a positively different look at sports!”

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S3 · E36
Saturday · 28 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:30) ~ The 100th Episode w/John Yoast
Send us Fan Mail This weekend is a special milestone for Beyond The Scoreboard - it’s our 100th episode, our 100th consecutive Saturday of positively-different sports talk! To celebrate, our friend John Yoast will join us to discuss how Beyond The Scoreboard came to be, and why using sports and sports radio to share the Gospel is so important. View a list of all the guests we've had on the show HERE! Listen to our conversation with Caleb Kuiken HERE! Listen to our conversation with Coach RAC HERE! Listen to our conversation with Jack Hibbard HERE! Listen to our conversation with Frank Zeidler HERE! Listen to our conversation with Steve Rodriguez HERE! Listen to our conversation with Dwayne Walton HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E35
August 29 · 27 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (27:14) ~ August 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail This weekend on the show, we’re playing back the highlights from the month of August in our August Recap. We’ve heard a number of great testimonies this month, from Julio Rodriguez ministry through football, Mark Levengood serving and ministering to others despite his total blindness, Dominick Messano’s spirit of perseverance after losing his leg to cancer, and Shaun Smithson’s heart to see athletes find their significance not in trophies, but in Christ. If you want to listen to any or all of our conversations from each weekend in August but didn't get to listen live, you can listen again to any of our past 99 episodes HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E34
August 22 · 24 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (24:53) ~ For God, Not The Crowd w/ Shaun Smithson
Send us Fan Mail On this weekend's show we catch up on the latest in the Little League World Series, including Team New Jersey's win over Pennsylvania Friday night, and how a head coach from Arizona helped his team keep a faith-focused perspective in the middle of the pressure of competition. Then we have a conversation with Shaun Smithson, the Executive Vice President of Club Sports for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on keeping that right perspective on sports and the importance of sports ministry. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbite courtesy of ESPN. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite; rights belong exclusively to ESPN. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E33
August 15 · 26 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (26:04) ~ Enduring & Excelling w/ Dominick Messano
Send us Fan Mail This week on the show we’re gearing up for the Little League World Series, and thanking God for seasons of preparation as we watch the NFL preseason! Our guest for the weekend is Dominick Messano, a para track & field athlete from Solanco, who lost his leg to complications from bone cancer. He shares with us his experience in battling cancer and now competing in a new way. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E32
August 8 · 29 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (29:24) ~ A Different Kind of Vision w/ Mark Levengood
Send us Fan Mail Following the MLB trade deadline, we talk about what our local teams did to prepare for the final stretch of the season, and then we have a conversation with Mark Levengood - a Boyertown native and new representative for the Berks County Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Despite losing his vision at age 13, Mark has a bold vision for how God can work through him and through sports in the Berks County region. Financially Support Mark with a one-time gift or monthly gifts HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E31
August 1 · 23 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (23:49) ~ Servants of Christ w/Julio Rodriguez
Send us Fan Mail As August begins, we're in that in-between season: the baseball season is coming down the home stretch now with the trade deadline, the World Cup is over, and football and fall sports are still a little ways away. We're making our goal to remain faithful and present in the current season, and in doing so, we caught up with Julio Rodriguez from Middletown PA to talk about how he's spent the summer offseason as a high school quarterback coach by running faith-focused summer football camps for his new ministry, called Servant Athlete of Christ. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E30
July 25 · 23 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (23:23) ~ July Recap
Send us Fan Mail It's our final Saturday together for the month of July, so we're running back the highlights from our faith-focused conversations with soccer chaplains Andy Young, Amanda Wiggins, and Brad Kenney! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbite courtesy of FOX Sports. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E29
July 18 · 28 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:38) ~ Every Nation w/Brad Kenney
Send us Fan Mail As the World Cup comes to a close this weekend, so does our conversation about faith and the World Cup with Brad Kenney, chaplain for the Colorado Rapids and founder/director of the ministry, Soccer Chaplains United. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E28
July 11 · 25 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (25:32) ~ Glimpse of Heaven w/Amanda Wiggins
Send us Fan Mail As the World Cup rolls on, even with the U.S. now eliminated, we have an opportunity as believers to watch the games with a new perspective - a faith-focused perspective. Amanda Wiggins, chaplain for the NC Courage and a writer for The Christian Athlete joins us to talk about that! Click HERE to read Amanda's article on the World Cup! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E27
July 4 · 28 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (28:17) ~ Faith & Team USA w/Andy Young
Send us Fan Mail The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is on to the Round of 16 against Belgium after a win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Round of 32, so here on America's 250th, we're spending the morning talking with the USMNT's chaplain, Andy Young! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
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June 27 · 24 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (24:57) ~ June 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail As another month comes to a close, we have a lot to be thankful for! We’ve enjoyed the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, and the World Cup, in addition to some great conversations with our guests on the show, Howard Brown, Derrick Ellison, and Harry Flaherty! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbites courtesy of Sports Spectrum/Annabelle Hasselbeck, CBN Sports/Will Dawson, WMFY News 2. Content of said soundbites belong exclusively to these organizations; Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbites. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E25
June 20 · 25 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (25:14) ~ Worst Day To Best Day w/Harry Flaherty
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes it takes disappointment, a closed door, before we really take our faith seriously. Harry Flaherty’s testimony is one that proves that God can bring great things out of our deepest disappointments. Join us for his testimony and as we talk about the latest in the World Cup, Stanley Cup, and NBA Finals! Learn more about New Jersey FCA HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbites courtesy of ABC, ESPN, and NBC Sports Philadelphia. Content of said soundbites belong exclusively to these organizations; Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbites. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
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June 13 · 24 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (24:23) ~ Are You A Christian? w/Derrick Ellison
Send us Fan Mail As the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals continue, and the World Cup gets underway, we want to take some time to fix our focus on Christ, not scores, and our hope in Jesus, not wins and losses - helping us do so is our guest, Derrick Ellison! Learn more about the Mid-Atlantic Regional FCA HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E23
June 6 · 25 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (25:17) ~ Basketball & Community w/Howard Brown
Send us Fan Mail With the high school spring sports playoffs winding down and the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals underway, we’ve got plenty of sports to talk about! And speaking of NBA basketball, our guest this weekend is Howard Brown, who brought a state championship home to Pottstown, played 4 seasons at Villanova, and played a professional career overseas before returning to Pottstown as a part of the Pottstown Regional Community Foundation. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E22
May 30 · 27 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (27:24) ~ May 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail Here on the final Saturday in May, we're recapping what's been a great month of faith & sports conversations with Jeff Swarr, Jeff Bianchi, Steve Rodriguez, and Clint Hurdle! Enjoy this highlight episode, and if you haven't heard the full conversations with each of our guests, check them all out HERE! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E21
May 23 · 27 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (27:40) ~ Hurdle-isms w/Clint Hurdle
Send us Fan Mail For this Memorial Day weekend, we’re joined by former MLB manager Clint Hurdle as he shares with us his faith journey and his experiences as manager of the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates! We also discuss the ongoing PIAA high school district playoffs in lacrosse, softball, and baseball, in addition to remembering the life and career of Kyle Busch. Visit Clint Hurdle’s website, and check out Clint’s book, Hurdle-isms as discussed on the show! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbites courtesy of CBN Sports and Grace Community Church of Willow Street. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E20
May 16 · 27 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (27:22) ~ A Higher Crown w/Steve Rodriguez
Send us Fan Mail This weekend we head down to Kentucky to talk about what ministry in the world of horse racing looks like with chaplain Steve Rodriguez, who serves jockeys and staff through Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy at Turway in Kentucky and Belterra in Ohio. Learn more about Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E19
May 9 · 29 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (29:03) ~ Disciples On The Diamond w/Jeff Bianchi
Send us Fan Mail This weekend, Lancaster native Jeff Bianchi joins us to share about his career in professional baseball, and how the Lord guided him and his wife to use baseball as a ministry in Lancaster, across the country in MLB and MiLB, and even across the sea in Spain. Learn more about Jeff’s baseball training academy in Lancaster, Bianchi Baseball Academy! Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbites courtesy of CBN Sports and Grace Community Church of Willow Street. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E18
May 2 · 29 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (29:21) ~ Winning Ways w/ Jeff Swarr
Send us Fan Mail This weekend we begin the month of May, and come down the home stretch of the high school baseball season with Jeff Swarr, head baseball coach at Lampeter-Strasburg high school. He shares with us about coaching as a believer, and how a Bible study with other coaches influenced how he approaches faith-based leadership. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Included soundbites are both courtesy of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.
S3 · E17
April 25 · 23 min
Beyond The Scoreboard (23:59) ~ April 2026 Recap
Send us Fan Mail This weekend as we wrap up April, we discuss the NHL & NBA playoffs, the NFL Draft, and we’re recapping our conversations this past month with Trent Turner, Jon Mack, Paul Putz, and Brittany Wilkins. Click HERE to follow Beyond The Scoreboard on Facebook for shareable soundbites and the links to every week’s show on-demand! Check out the websites for both of our radio stations in Southeastern PA: WDAC 94.5 Lancaster and 107.5Alive Boyertown! Attached below is The Pour Over’s perspective on sports: “Human excellence brings glory to God. Honing a craft, developing a talent, or learning how to run a long way very fast reflects something deeply human: harnessing the raw materials of a God-given capacity and bringing order and beauty to the world. Of course, the pursuit of excellence can become an idol. But when it's seen as a reflection of God's own creative action in the world, it points past the person and toward the One who made it possible. "Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord" (Colossians 3:23 CSB).” Included soundbites courtesy of ESPN. Beyond The Scoreboard does not claim ownership of said soundbite. Themes and theological beliefs featured in this program may not necessarily reflect the exact beliefs of WDAC Radio Company.

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