# 2025 Lifestyle Award Winner: Western Spirit Football Club Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club.md Podcast: [Greater Springfield Business Connect](https://stenobird.com/podcast/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537) Published: 2025-12-12T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://greaterspringfieldchamberofcommerce.podbean.com/e/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s2zcdasx7eaw2b56/GSBC_Pod_S03E06_Awards_Mark_AUDIO784lr.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537/episodes/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club Duration seconds: 858 ## Resource In this episode of the GSBC Awards Series, host Matt Taylor-Farrington speaks with Mark Owens from Western Spirit Football Club, proud recipient of the 2025 Lifestyle Award at the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Mark shares his personal journey with the club, how Western Spirit became a cornerstone of the Springfield community, and why sport is so much more than just competition β€” it’s about health, connection, and belonging. From grassroots juniors to lifelong fans, the club fosters inclusivity, resilience, and a culture that brings people together both on and off the field. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537/episodes/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/greater-springfield-business-connect-7060537/2025-lifestyle-award-winner-western-spirit-football-club.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.