Meet the Team - Nuts and Bolts Sports

Site and Blog Contributors

Joe (Cartright) Cardoso

Founder; Cartright Speaks His Mind

Joe is a complete sports junkie and NBS is his labor of love. He founded NBS to bring sports to fans without the BS and help writers build a name in the business. He believes sports play a big part in kids' lives and is passionate about youth sports.

Kristen Ashly

Featured Writer and Senior Editor

Born a Braves fan, and raised a Packers fan, Kristen lives and breathes college ball, NFL, wrestling, and horror movies. You can find her work on multiple sites, all shared on Twitter @KristenAshly.

Steve Atkinson

MLB and NFL

Steve is 25 and is from Taunton, MA. He has a passion for sports and enjoys sports writing and podcasting. His two strong sports are MLB and NFL.

Shelly Bee

MLB

Shelly loves Baseball. The greatest pitching rotation in history got her hooked on baseball, and opening day in Comerica Park (Detroit) is her Christmas. She's married to Dustin Pedroia. He is not aware…

Erica Bilek

Team: Side Spin

Erica is a southern Maryland native, who now resides in Northern Virginia. She's a life long sports lover. In her spare time she spends time with family and friends, along with supporting her nephew's and niece's sporting events.

Larry (LBizzy) Bisagni

From the Hive

Larry started his career with WTEM (ESPN Radio) in D.C., produced “Virginia Tech Sports Today” and is currently a producer/director in San Francisco. He's a graduate of the University of San Francisco, and holds a MBA from Babson College with an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Marketing.

Brandon Blake

NCAA Football & Basketball and NFL

Brandon was born and raised in Northwest Florida. He enjoys reading, working out and relaxing with friends and family. His primary loves are football and basketball.

Rob Botts

NBA

Rob is a Boston native and huge fan of the Pats, Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins and Revs. He previously coached sports camps in New England. He's a published writer, cartoonist, actor and college basketball player.

McLeod Brown

All Sports

McLeod alway had an interest in all things sports. His teams are the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Pelicans, Baltimore Orioles, Carolina Hurricanes, Orlando City SC, UNC, and UNCW.

Marleika Butler

Team: Side Spin

Marleika Butler is a foodie, culinary school grad and mother of three. She'll give our beloved game time delicacies the spotlight they deserve!

Bill Carroll

Featured Writer (Focus: NFL and NCAA Football)

Bill is a published poet, playwright, and military historian and has a long established broadcasting career. He's currently in my fourth decade as a published writer.

Brianne (Bri) Dempsey

Featured Writer

Bri is from Southern Maryland. She's a UMD alum and loves all things sports! She's a Redskins, Caps, Terps and O’s fan.

Allan Erickson

All Sports

Allan graduated from UNC in 2013 with a major in Communications and Management. He is a Wilmington native and loves the Carolina Panthers, Hurricanes, Tar Heels, NFL, NHL, and college basketball.

Jacob Fain

Social Media Wizard

Jacob is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He played baseball all throughout high school and is a big Boston Bruins fan, Boston Celtics, SF Giants, and Indianapolis Colts.

Lennox (Lenny) Gonzalez

Video Games and Pop Culture

Lenny graduated from San Antonio College with a degree in Communication Design with a focus in 3D and 2D design. He enjoys various sports and likes the Falcons, Jets, Cowboys, Spurs and Celtics.

James Graves

Team: Side Spin

James is an avid Washington Wizards & Redskins fan. He is also a resident “nerd” and gamer.

Tim Haggerty

NFL

Tim is a senior at Marquette University majoring in journalism. He's a big New York Sports fan (Giants, Yankees, Rangers, and Knicks) with a passion for all things NFL.

Brian Hart

Senior Editor

Born and raised in Ithaca, NY, Brian grew up watching some of the greatest sports teams ever assembled. He loves Football, Baseball, Hockey and MMA. His favorite team has been and always will be the Yankees.

Kenesha Hughes

Team: Side Spin

Kenesha Hughes brings her 15+ years of experience in the hospitality industry to the NBS team. She is a sommelier in Washington, DC and hosts a wine segment called "The Tasting Room" on a PBS show called "Check, Please! DC."

Luke Johnson

NFL and Soccer

Luke is a Boston native. The Red Sox have his heart, but outside of that he follows other teams around the country. Many have referred to him as a sports encyclopedia.

Billy Lewis

All Sports

Billy graduated from Bloomsburg University in May of 2016. He's a passionate fan of the Islanders, Yankees, and Cowboys and is part of the sports team at WABT Pocono 96.7.

D.S. Little

Featured Writer

D.S. Little is an U.S. Air Force Veteran and basketball enthusiast. Look for her debut novel, which will be published through After Glows publishing in June 2018.

Caroline Merrill

Team: Side Spin

Caroline is a graduate of UNCW with a degree in Communication Studies. She has interned at the Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp and the UNC Wilmington Sports Marketing Department.

Chris Molicki

All Sports

Chris is a Journalism graduate from The College of New Jersey and current assistant editor on Scholastic Action magazine. He is the former sports and managing editor of The Signal, TCNJ’s newspaper.

Mylene Mukhar

Featured Writer

Mylene was born in Paris, France and has a passion for tennis. She studied Media Studies as an undergrad and has a Masters in Sport Management--both from USF.

Nicholas Mukhar

Featured Writer

Nick is a northern California native and lifelong supporter of all Bay Area sports teams. He began covering sports as a beat writer for USF’s soccer and basketball teams.

Jeff Newholm

Women’s Sports

Jeff is a UW-Whitewater grad (winter 2013). His first love was d3 college football, but over the last few years he has become a fan of woman’s basketball.

Julio E. Olmo, Sr.

All Sports

All things sports brought to you by The Voice of One! A mixture of sports history with current events seen through my eyes… Courtesy of Nuts & Bolts Sports.

Ashley Otero

Team: Side Spin

Ashley was born into a Redskins loving community in Southern Maryland. She craved the sun year round and relocated to Southern Florida. Currently she can be found walking the runways of her office by day and drinking at her favorite local sports bar by night.

Armando (Monte) Perez

Featured Writer

Monte is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. He is known as the Sports Whisperer and is a featured guest on several podcasts across the country.

Chandler Ragsdale

MLB

Chandler is from Bessemer, North Carolina. He is going to Southern Wesleyan University to be a youth pastor. He played football all four years of high school and baseball some.

Mystique Ro

Featured Writer

Mystique Ro graduated from Queens University of Charlotte in 2016 with a bachelors degree in Relational Communications. During her time at Queens, she was a member of the women's track and field team competing as a heptahlete. She now competes for Team USA as a Skeleton athlete.

Eddie Sapienza

MLB/NFL

Eddie Sapienza is a huge Yankees and Jets fan. He has also written for sites including SCOUT, FanSided, and a few of his own.

Evan Singleton

All Sports

Evan grew up north of Boston, Massachusetts. He is a NCAA student-athlete at Springfield College, where he studies Sport Management and plays on the varsity golf team.

Jason Smith

Washington Nationals

Jason Smith was born and raised a DC Sports fan. He lives in Towson, Maryland, teaches elementary physical education, and coaches high school baseball.

Taylor Summers

NBA

Taylor Summers is an aspiring writer, musician, model and actor from Austin, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas. He loves the NBA and traveling.

Vinny Varvaro

Featured Writer

Vinny is from Jersey. He is the co-host Talkin’ Jersey and More–a pop cultural look at New Jersey and the world podcast.

Rob Veale

Alternative Sports: Surfing

Rob's adventure began in SoCal where he was exposed to a plethora of what would be dubbed “extreme” sports. He could swim before he could walk, so water sports are where it all started for him.

Sofia Wan

Team: Side Spin

Sofia Wan moved from Maryland to New York City after completing her bachelor degree at the University of Maryland College Park. She is currently the General Manager of Society Billiards + Bar--an upscale billiards club and lounge in the Flatiron District.

Patrick Waring

Washington, D.C. Sports

Patrick Waring lives in Southern Maryland. His favorite teams are the Georgetown Hoyas (where he is a season ticket holder), Nationals, Redskins and Wizards.

Marcus (Mook) Washington

Featured Writer

Born and raised in the DMV. Coached High School Basketball coach for 11 years and was Caps/Wizards season ticket holder. Currently, I’m a struggling golfer. Love all sports from boxing to basketball to golf. Covered Notre Dame football and Pac 12 football and basketball. GMU alum and basketball season ticket holder. Go Green. Go Gold. Fight. Fight. Fight.

Colton Wood

All Sports

Colton Wood is currently a student at Michigan State University majoring in Journalism. He is from Richmond, Virginia and is currently employed at the Lansing State Journal as a sports clerk. He also works with ESPNU as a campus correspondent for ESPNU Campus Connection.

Cloud Runners

Team: Side Spin

Mission: To jam out with local, domestic and international artists

‘On Air’ Personalities

Carl

The 4th Line

Location: Calgary, AB Facial Hair: Mustache Favorite Team: Colorado Avalanche Favorite Smoked Meat: Brisket

Joel

The 4th Line

Location: Nanaimo, BC Facial Hair: Beard Favorite Team: Toronto Maple Leafs Favorite Smoked Meat: Ribs

Joe (Cartright) Cardoso

Buckets and Dimes & NBS Sports Hour

See above.

Patrick Hilwig

Buckets and Dimes

Patrick was born and raised in Virginia and currently residing in Southern Maryland. His passion for sports goes back to the days of watching all the tapes of the Redskins that his dad had from the Glory Days of the team.

Keith Richards

Crossing the Line

Keith Richards is an IT Professional by day and a sports junkie by night (and day for the most part as well). A southern boy living in the mountains of Denver, Keith recently graduated with his BS in Business Administration from CSU-Global Campus. He enjoys spending time with this family and speaking sports truth on Twitter and Crossing the Line.

Jesse Rosales

Crossing the Line

Jesse Rosales loves talking about small businesses, technology, music and sports. He is a proud father of an amazing little boy and loves to share his passions with his son. An avid sports fan since birth and a Colorado native, he is a die hard Broncos, Avalanche, Rockies, and Nuggets fan.

Patrick Waring

Buckets and Dimes & NBS Sports Hour

See above.

Marcus (Mook) Washington

Making the Cut

See above.

Support

Steph Perry

Executive Assistant

Steph was born and raised in NC and received a B.S. in Information Technology from UNCW. She's a Panthers girl *dabs* for life!

Blaire Buergler

Web Content and Development

Blaire is a Virginia native and a graduate of Virginia Tech. She currently resides in Nashville with her aspiring life partner, Brian, and their dog-child, Brewski.

Want to become a member of our team?
We are always looking for new contributors. If you are a fellow sports junkie with an opinion you want heard and a passion for writing, we’d love to have you on our team. Shoot us an email expressing your interest.