Meet this summer's Icon intern - can you figure out his favorite sports team?
By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
Hi everyone! I am Jake Dowling, the University of Findlay intern working for the Bluffton Icon for the summer. I have written a few articles on the Icon including a story on Issac Schumacher, the upcoming Mennofolk event, a story on Scott Weissling, an tutor looking for work and a story on Bridge Hospice holding classes for volunteers.
I am writing to give you all a look at who I am and in hopes that I can get to know you all so much better.
I am born and raised in Findlay. I graduated from Findlay High in 2008 and graduated from Owens Community College of Findlay in the summer of 2011 with an associate in communication arts. From there I transferred to The University of Findlay last fall and just completed my first year.
I am majoring in journalism at UF and I plan to graduate in the fall of 2013 with a bachelor's in journalism. From there, the possibilities are endless.
My hobbies include listening to rock music, even the hard acid rock of the 1970s with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. I also love seeing movies, socializing with others and following sports. I am a huge sports fan and I hope to be a reporter and anchor in the sports news department.
Since I love sports, my favorite sport is football and my favorite team of all-time is the Green Bay Packers. If you have seen a car driving around Bluffton with green and gold decals and magnets on it, chances are that is me.
So any Packers fans out there, feel free to reach out to me!
Down the road, I hope to move to the state of Wisconsin and cover the Packers and other professional teams up there. It is a wonderful place to be!
Anyways, that is a little about me. Feel free to follow me on twitter at @Jakedowling4 https://twitter.com/#!/Jakedowling4 or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/JakeD85 also you guys can e-mail me at [email protected] if you want to chat or if you have a story that you want to tell. I always want to hear other people's story!
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Ticket information for Pirate tennis, May 15 sectionals
- Pirate tennis dominates Defiance
- Historical society meets May 14 at Sportsmen's Club/LE&W Depot
- Red horse chestnut wows on Anna Circle
- Redemptorists to withdraw from region, Father John Collins to visit St. Mary
- Meet high school basketball legend Bud Beemer
Monday, May 12, 2025
- BPL's Summer Read kicks off with 2 giveaways
- Upcoming BPL events, May 12-17
- BHS girls softball sectional ticket information for May 14
- Faculty promotions, new strategic plans at Bluffton University
- Jane M. Shaw was a nurse
- Pirate baseball seeded 5th
- Letter: Join the Congressional discussion on healthcare
- Facilitators needed for victim offender dialogues
Sunday, May 11, 2025
- Pirate baseballs shuts out Arcadia in twin bill
- Bluffton boys, girls track and field sweep Ada Invite titles
- Bluffton strings section holds court
- Pirate tennis wins at Oak Harbor
- Bluffton Community Garden has a few plots left
- Four BHS students to attend Buckeye Boys and Buckeye Girls citizenship programs
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Bluffton mail carriers to collect food donations on May 10
- Bluffton softball pounds Columbus Grove
- Pirate baseball loss to Columbus Grove
- On your marks... Bluffton Sardines registration is open
- Pirate tennis sweeps Lima Senior
- Night at the Museum draws a full house at Bluffton Middle School
- Bluffton Beavers sports roundup, April 30-May 6