A football and baseball letterman at Clara High School, Michael was fortunate enough to continue his athletic career playing baseball at Jones Junior College. A wrist injury in his sophomore season ended his baseball career, but it did not dampen his love for the game.

Even during his college days, Michael began coaching summers in the local Dixie Youth Baseball league. He used his love for the game and his desire to influence young people's lives, to make the game both fun and a learning experience for his players. For the last 25 years, he has continued to get paid the dividends of the time he invested. On a regular basis many of his players, now grown men and women, see him in public and thank "Coach Michael" for both athletic teaching and life lessons learned during their time on the diamond.

Michael stayed involved in the game in a couple of other ways, as well. For a five year period in the early 1980's, he got involved in the world of women's fast-pitch softball. Working at the NCAA and NAIA levels, Michael became the most dreaded personality in the game, an umpire. He had the pleasure of working on the national level working for what was then the Big 8 conference while living in Oklahoma. He also had the distinguished honor of working international competition at the Goodwill games, the highest level of the game.

Without a doubt, Michael's proudest accomplishment sports wise, however, all revolve around his children. He coached each of them at different times in their lives. From Dixie baseball, to church basketball, to local soccer, to school sanctioned Pee Wee and Junior High football, Michael was there. Nothing has, nor ever will, bring him more pleasure in this life.

Coach Michael is, however, very excited to be a part of NSR. He uses the same love of the game he has to assist young athletes today in pursuing their dreams of continuing their athletic careers.

Brooks Scott was a three sport starter for all varsity teams from 9th-12th grades at Wayne Academy. He participated in football, basketball, and baseball. He was awarded 2nd team all conference his junior year in football, before blossoming his senior year when he was awarded 1st team all conference, all-state, mvp offensive lineman, and was named to the mpsa all star team for his performance on the gridiron.

After a brief hiatus, he continued his football career at Bacone College, where he was the starting center his freshman and sophomore years. He also participated on the track team his sophomore year where he placed 4th in the shot put and discus in the conference meet. Brooks was also elected as a team leading representative of the offensive line by being voted onto the "Tribal Council" his sophomore year.

Despite being being forced into early retirement due to injuries at the end of his sophomore year, sports remained so much a part of Brooks' life that he was certified as a personal trainer. He desired to help other athletes reach their potential, by being in the best physical shape possible, so much that he often offers free professional advice on training regimes.

Brooks has now taken this energy and passion for all sports to the next level by enlisting in the ranks of NSR's professional scouts. His desire remains unchecked to be the best at what he does, that is, assisting young athletes to be the best that they can be and finding the right program and situation for them.