North Port Athletic Rewind April 2017 | Page 3

Tyler T. Gibson PUBLISHER Tyler T. Gibson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Joe Drake Megan Hart MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER T he third edition of the North Port Athletic Rewind has arrived! In each issue, I find myself uncovering more amazing things in this town I call home. North Port is full of several youth leagues, school sports team and recreational activities. In each edition, my staff and I try to cover as many as we can. I want to thank everyone who has been patient during the launch of the publication. With any new venture comes kinks that have to be worked out, and I value all the feedback I received so far. In the last month, we received additional advertisers that will be showcased in our next issue, and we have received our first one-year commitment from All Gone LLC, a local natural pest control company. We have continued to partner with Daryl Mendez of Thrivent Financial who has been a supporter of the publication since our premiere launch. If you have any financial or pest control needs, please contact these two businesses that have been working diligently to support not only the North Port Athletic Rewind, but our local community as well. Recently, I attended the winter sports banquet at NPHS and saw first hand the successes of many of our athletes. It brought me back to the days when I was a student at NPHS and saw the school pride of the students as they cheered on their fellow Bobcats. Despite the night highlighting several athletic achievements, I took notes on things that I hope to offer future award ceremonies next school year. I have been in contact with Tony Miller, the incoming athletic director and plan to work with him to bring some of the ideas to light. I am also working on establishing partnerships with other local organizations to focus on how we can work together to unite the community through sports and recreation. Within the upcoming months, there are many things my team and I have planned to bridge the gap between local athletics and the community. As always, I value any feedback to help make the North Port Athletic Rewind a continued success. Feel free to contact me directly at tgibson@ reflectionsmedia.net or (941) 200-1549 ext. 101. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Monica Amaya Tami Garcia J. Gordon Photography MARKETING/SALES INTERN Javier Amaya SPECIAL TO THE NPAR Hannah Bulicsek Jacqueline Moore Tamara Patzer Kelly Pomerville Kevin Rouse Larry Taylor Dominque Tollis Andrew Wagner BUSINESS SPONSOR Thrivent Financial: Daryl Mendez Front Cover photo by: J. Gordon Photography **** The North Port Athletic Rewind is published by Reflections Media, LLC P.O. Box 6914 North Port, Florida 34290 [email protected] Office: (941) 200-1549