Alex Staab

@BreidyTV What a fun opportunity Brendan!! Bummer for the WGEM team, but what an awesome market to go to!! Congrats and #GoIrish!

After 5 incredible years with WGEM, it's time for me to say goodbye. I'm heading to South Bend, Indiana, to become the Sports Director at our sister station WNDU! This is a bittersweet moment. I'm so excited for what's next, but it's tough to leave a place that's meant so much to me. I can't thank the entire WGEM team enough for all they have done for me! I’ve grown so much as a person and journalist because of the incredible people I’ve worked alongside every day. Those friendships made work so much fun! Most of all, thank you to the amazing Tri-State community! You welcomed me with open arms, trusted me to tell your stories, and let me be part of your lives. You became my family here, and I’ll never forget all the memories we made together. I will always be rooting for our Tri-State teams! I'm incredibly grateful for this next chapter! I will be very close to my family in Chicago, and I am looking forward to covering Notre Dame, the team I grew up watching on TV! I can’t wait to get to know the Michiana community, and share the stories of their local athletes! My last day on air at WGEM will be April 7th. Until then, you can find me at a local game soaking up every moment!

Admittedly, I'm quite a bit behind on postgame highlight packages, but here they are, from #2 @ICC_CougarsWBB's Final Four game against #6 Kirkwood and 3rd Place game against #1 Johnson County, including both postgame interviews with @KarrieRedeker Final Four: soundcloud.com/user-805448025… 3rd Place Game: soundcloud.com/user-805448025…

Nice win vs a D1 pitcher.

.@CoachRejfek has put together a really good group. Excited to get to know the new ones and continue to work with the ones that are back! Fun fall ahead!

4-0 with a very good Champaign Central team coming to town Monday.

Let me just check on the UConn game real quick...

Hard to put into too many more words how much fun this week was, but conversely how hard it is to leave the week behind, to leave this team. It’s been such an incredible group to watch develop over the course of the season and turn into the remarkable Championship-caliber bunch they wound up being. 32 wins? Region Tournament Champs? Final Four? That’s pretty awesome. Thanks, Cougars, for all the memories this week gave, and as always, thank you @KarrieRedeker for the opportunity. Blessed.

Season #9️⃣, Broadcast #2️⃣3️⃣8️⃣. Both wrap up today. Thankful to get to spend one more game telling the story! #2 @ICC_CougarsWBB (32-4) and #1 @JCCC_WBB (34-1) in the @NJCAABasketball 3rd Place Game. Pregame Coverage starts at 2:30 PM EST Play-by-Play Call at 3:00 PM. Tune in! 📻 | icc-womens-basketball.mixlr.com

Postgame Package is here from #2 @ICC_CougarsWBB's 79-65 win over #10 Parkland in the Elite 8 last night. It has 📻 broadcast highlights, along with postgame interviews with @Emilydana1616 and @KarrieRedeker! LINK: soundcloud.com/user-805448025…

Postgame package is here from #2 @ICC_CougarsWBB's 68-61 overtime win in the Sweet 16 over #15 Chattahoochee Valley from Tuesday night! Includes 📻 broadcast highlights, along with postgame interviews with @KarrieRedeker and @LilyLuczkowiak! LINK: soundcloud.com/user-805448025… #ROLLCOUGS

.@katyramage1 and @CCmac14 are the others!

Congrats to @LilyLuczkowiak on scoring her 1,000th career point tonight! Keeping with the 1K point tradition of mine, the sign in tow. Such a well deserved accomplishment! I’ll have highlights (including the milestone-making bucket) and interviews in a couple hours!

Atop the Tarlton Complex for #2 @ICC_CougarsWBB (30-3) and #15 @ChattValleyWbb (23-6) in the NJCAA DII WBB Sweet 16. Pregame coverage at 7:40PM EST for the 8:00PM EST play-by-play call! 📻 | icc-womens-basketball.mixlr.com

Now it’s over to the Tarlton Complex, the game court for @NJCAABasketball Nationals!

#2 @ICC_CougarsWBB getting its first Nationals practice in at the terrific Shuford Arena, home of DII Region Finalist @LRUWBB!

The slipper still fits! Go Aces!

'CATS WIN!! Got some insurance in the fifth for a GLVC sweep! Lauren Harris homered again to highlight a 3-hit 1-RBI game. Sami Huck and Jasmine Myers both had 2-hit 1-RBI games. Molly Bartz had a 2-hit game. Ellie Vetter allowed just 1 earned run and K's 4. #BearcatsUnleashed

'CATS WIN!! Opened up GLVC play with a shutout W! Sami Huck struck out 11 and walked none. Lauren Harris homered as part of a 2-hit, 1-RBI day, plus Trista Moore (2 hits) and Addie Clark (1 hit, 1 RBI) take charge in the hit column. Game 2 shortly! #GLVCsb #BearcatsUnleashed

What a week from the #21 team in the country! 😎