Edge of Your Seat Podcast

Fall IHSA sports are in full postseason motion. Regionals, sectionals, state championships...oh my.On this show:MHS boys soccer representatives after winning the Trojans' seventh straight regional: MHS coach Nick Myers (10:47), Mateo Goy (16:20) and Isaac Diaz (18:14)MHS boys soccer representatives after winning a sectional semifinal: Sebastian Carlos and Mauricio Salinas (22:30)Amboy cross country coach Michael Robinson (25:33)Hall-Putnam County football coach Nick Sterling (34:35.5)Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (41:58)

It's Week 9 of the IHSA football season. Every program wants its seniors to go out in style.On the show:Hall-PC Coach Nick Sterling after Week 8 (2:50)Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (13:30)Sterling about Week 9 (24:30)Princeton senior Casey Etheridge (33:03) Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (41:01)

The Mendota boys soccer team has been on a legendary run the last few seasons. The Trojans took it a step further last year taking third at the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament. This year, Mendota has a 20-4 record after a Class 1A Mendota Regional Semifinal victory and is looking to accomplish the goal of winning Mendota High School's first state championship...in any sport. Edge of Your Seat Podcast has been working on this show for a long time, so there a mix of different chats in different time frames. Enjoy!On the show:Sebastian Carlos, now a senior, from his freshman year (11:16.5)Putting in the Work, girls tennis sectionals and boys soccer regionals (16:56)From last year's state tournament: MHS pep rally (25:21.5); semifinal loss post match conference (29:11.5); third-place match victory post match conference (33:33.5)Johan Cortez, summer between the tournament and his senior year (44:30)Outside of the Valley, NBA and NHL have started, World Series begins Friday, NFL is in Week 8, A'ja Wilson is the best in the WNBA (54:44)MHS boys soccer coach Nick Myers, in the summer between the tournament and this season (1:09:35) Myers after the first ever Three Rivers Conference Tournament in early October (1:17:30.5)Cortez and Cesar Casas after the regional semifinal win on Wednesday, Oct. 23 (1:30:42)

Week 7 and Week 8 of the IHSA football season packed together!!!On the Show:Before Week 7:Hall seniors Braden Curran, Aiden Redcliff, Alex Koch, Jack Curran (6:34)Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (11:23)Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (16:27)Annawan-Wethersfield Coach Tony Gripp (23:05)Before Week 8:Hall-Putnam County Coach Nick Sterling (35:37)Eustice (41:01)Payne (47:11)Dixon Coach Jared Shaner (54:27)

End of September, middle of October means IESA and IHSA fall sports are wrapping up and in playoff mode. The Peru Parkside baseball team finished second in the IESA Class 2A State Tournament, while the Mendota Northbrook soccer team wrapped up a 21-0 season with three wins in a tournament. We also had to catch up with football chats from Week 1-3 which weren't aired yet because host Brandon LaChance had a concussion. He's good now!On the show:Peru Parkside Coach Christian Parry (10:47)Putting in the Work - IHSA State Golf, IHSA Football through Week 7 (28:15)Between Week 1 and Week 2 of the football season with St. Bede's Jack Brady (44:08), Mendota's Jim Eustice (54:17), Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio's Scott Payne (1:03:37) and Hall-Putnam County's Nick Sterling (1:10:22).Sterling after Week 2, and before and after Week 3 (1:17:19PPaying Respect - honoring celebrities, musicians, athletes who passed away (1:24:42)Northbrook Coach Ruti Arteaga (1:51:32)

Local golfers have been doing all they can do on the course throughout the season. Regionals and sectionals were completed and today (Oct. 10) begins state meets for both boys and girls, on all levels.On the show:Intro discussing playoff resultsMendota senior Brody Hartt (29:25)Hall senior Johnni Escatel (37:33) and junior Noah Plym (40:50)Ottawa senior Colt Bryson and junior Bryer Harris (45:44)Amboy senior Chase Montavon (52:55)

Week 6 of the IHSA football season is upon us! Edge of Your Seat Podcast was joined by five coaches as they prepare for big games.On the show:St. Bede Coach Jack Brady (5:55); Bruins (2-3) play Dwight (2-3) in the SBA Homecoming Game at 1 p.m. Saturday.Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (13:02); Clippers (4-1) play Peoria Heights (1-4) on the road at 7 p.m. Friday.Hall-Putnam County Coach Nick Sterling (18:21); Red Devils (3-2) host Princeton (2-3) in a huge Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division rivalry game 7 p.m. Friday at Hall.Princeton Coach Ryan Pearson (25:25); EOYS had to get both sides of the rivalry.Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (38:18); Trojans (1-4) have their Homecoming Game against TRC Mississippi Division foe Kewanee (0-5) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Just like that, the Peru Parkside baseball team is playing in the IESA Class 3A State Tournament, starting at 2:30 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 26) and the IHSA football season is in Week 5.On the show:Peru Parkside Coach Christian Parry (6:52)Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (20:15)Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (27:25)Hall-Putnam County Coach Nick Sterling (36:15)Marquette Coach Ken Carlson (41:38)

Life transitions put us behind the football season. No time like the present to catch up and learn and be entertained with four chats with coaches before the IHSA football season began.Plus, Chris Walker led the Mendota-Waltham-Dimmick Lady Tribe softball team to a third-place finish in the IESA Class 1A State Tournament, only a month after having a field named after him by Putnam County.Walker (5:38)Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (27:24)Hall-Putnam County Coach Nick Sterling (43:18)La Salle-Peru Coach J.J. Raffelson (56:20)Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (1:11:08)

High school football is right at midseason as squads took to the field for Week 4 this past Friday. We caught up with coaches before the games, but couldn't get the episode out in time because of health reasons. However, we were able to sweeten the show with an after game interview also!!On this show:Mendota Coach Jim Eustice (8:13)Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Coach Scott Payne (16:02)La Salle-Peru Coach J.J. Raffelson (22:18)Hall-Putnam County Coach Nick Sterling before the game (29:23) and after the game (42:59)

Jam packed show with all the amazingness expected on Edge of Your Seat Podcast!Marquette baseball representatives coach Todd Hopkins and seniors, now graduated, Keaton Davis and Sam Mitre speak on winning the IHSA Class 1A State Championship...for the second year in a row (22:09).Marisa Guisti, La Salle-Peru alumna and former NCAA Division I volleyball player, tells us about the sales role she had with the Jacksonville Jaguars and now the Milwaukee Bucks (37:32).Keep it Rollin breaks down 10 movies and then ranks them (51:54).Marion Persich, a La Salle-Peru sophomore for the 2025-26 school year, is cruising the NCAA Division I summer camp circuit and awaiting his second year as the Cavaliers' starting QB (1:28:19).What the Pod is chats a couple of podcasts you should check out (1:39:18).Mallory Powers talked with us after scoring 1,000-plus points for the Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team and graduating to move on to the next step in her schooling and professional life (2:07:36).Ella Sterling graduated from Hall in May and is excited to be on the Eastern Michigan University rowing roster, a sport she hadn't heard before being recruited by many NCAA Division I schools (2:07:36).Bring it Back features the 2019 Billie Eilish debut studio album, "Where We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" (2:17:28).

Episode 329 took two weeks put together as host Brandon LaChance cut his eye and ran into podcast technical difficulties, and work and non-work situations. The show will always go on!! Fantastic guests in Sidney Bakabella, a manager in DreamWave Wrestling and five Mendota representatives. Out of the Valley (5:44): Aaron Rodgers, NHL Stanley Cup and NBA Finals (after Game 4 and Game 2), Courtney Vandersloot, Cubs, White Sox, Ice Cube's Big 3 came to Chicago, Tom Thibodeau fired by Knicks, Detroit Lions, WWE releases, Antonio Brown, "No Kings".Sidney Bakabella (32:03): Former WWF Hall of Fame manager, who currently represents independent wrestler "World Class" Channing Thomas (GREAT chat)Crystal Garcia (44:43): Just graduated Mendota High School after leading the girls soccer team to its first regional championship in 12 years.Nick Myers (56:18): MHS girls and boys soccer coach is proud of his team for breaking records and bringing a new plaque to the trophy case.Naitzy Garcia (1:03:35): After graduating from MHS, she went to Rock Valley Community College and went to two NJCAA National Championship tourneys. She is now headed to Eureka College.Putting in the Work and Paying Respect (1:20:09): Back-to-back segments. PITW congratulates spring high school state champions and accomplishments. We pay respect to George Wendt, Valarie Mahaffey, Ananda Lewis, Brian Wilson, Jonathon Joss, Sly Stone and Sabu.Braiden Freeman (1:56:11): Three-sport MHS athlete (football, basketball, baseball) chats about his high school career and his excitement for his future in baseball at East Central College in Union, Missouri.Brent Montavon (2:12:01): Montavon was named the MHS wrestling coach for the 2025-26 season after being an assistant coach last year.What's Next: Episode 330 will feature representatives from the back-to-back IHSA Class 1A State Champions, the Marquette baseball team (Keaton Davis, Sam Mitre, Todd Hopkins), La Salle-Peru alum Marisa Guisti, L-P sophomore Marion Persich, Amboy graduate Mallory Powers and Hall graduate Ella Sterling.

Edge of Your Seat Podcast talks baseball and state track.

Woooooaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, it has been way, way, way too long since there has been an episode of Edge of Your Seat Podcast. There has been plenty of movement behind the scenes, but definitely not enough shows. There is no better way to get back in the grove than chatting with DreamWave Wrestling owner Jay Repsel as the promotion has a double shot weekend April 11 and April 12. Tickets are sold out but you can always watch on https://independentwrestling.tv/.

Football playoffs are a couple weeks in and we've caught up with players and coaches from Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (play an Illinois 8-Man Football Association semifinal at 4 p.m. today) and Princeton (play a Class 3A quarterfinal at 1 p.m. today) to talk about their games and tell their stories. Also, we spoke with Dave Martin, the man behind the trading card shows at the Peru Mall, including today, Nov. 16.New sponsor: Northern Illinois Seamless Roofing!!!!!!!Putting in the Work (16:14)Clippers Week 9 - Dillon Merriman, Brayden Klein, Scott Payne (44::03)Clippers Round 1 - Scott Payne, Trevor Stenzel, Josh McKendry (48:30)Clippers quarterfinal - Scott Payne, Eddie Jones, Quinn Leffelman (53:21)Clippers semifinal preview with Scott Payne (59:43)What the Pod is, Paying Respect, Keep it Rolling (1:04:55)Noah LaPorte (1:51:49), Ryan Pearson (2:05:07), Cade Odell (2:17:48)

Edge of Your Seat Podcast is going to be running once a week, broadcasting a new show every Sunday night or Monday morning.Each show will consist of each of the pod's segments including Putting in the Work (local scores and accomplishments), Bring it Back (diving into an artist and their album), What the Pod is (new, chatting about other podcasts we listen to), Keep it Rollin (what's on TV or theatre), Out of the Valley (news, sports from outside the Illinois Valley), and Pay Respects (tribute to those who are no longer with us)Also multiple guests from all over the Illinois Valley and the surrounding area. Episode 325 features Bailey Lehr (17:01), winner of the 2024 Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship; Scott Payne (59:35), Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach; Logan Larson (2:33:24), Hall-Putnam County football coach.Shout out to our sponsors: First State Bank, Mendota Ford, Starved Rock Wood Products, The Tee-Box, Sports N Stuff N More, and Surf Internet

The Hall-Putnam County football team has a new coach in Logan Larson. We had spoken to him four times by the time we entered Week 2. The excited coach hasn't let up and neither has his team. The no-quit mentality is in full-effect. Also, we lead in with a group of awesome kids at the Graves-Hume Public Library in Mendota.

Connor Hopkins (50:34) pulled off one of the biggest swerves in DREAMWAVE Wrestling history when he cashed in his briefcase and took the DREAMWAVE Championship from his former Coyotes ally, Christian Rose. What is Hopkins next move?Intro: NFL Hall of Fame Game, Mix & Match (going into the summer vault)

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp season has flown by as the Prospect League baseball team in Peru has one last regular season home game today, Sunday, July 28, before hitting the road for three games and the playoffs start Thursday, Aug. 1. Pistol Shrimp owner/manager John Jakiemiec and general manager June Keely (18:53) joined us before the season to talk about the team.

DREAMWAVE Wrestling has been on fire since returning to the Knights of Columbus in La Salle, including the double shot weekend of Uprising 2 (April 19) and Anniversary IX (April 20). DREAMWAVE Owner Jay Repsel (1:14:27.5) and DREAMWAVE Champion Christian Rose (1:35:04.5) join us to talk about the company. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today (April 22) for the next show, No Escape, on June 15.Intro: Keep it Rolling (talk and rank 11 movies we've seen recently, 10:52), Mix & Match (NCAA tournaments, Caitlin Clark, WNBA, Allen Iverson statue, NBA playoffs, Chicago White Sox & Chicago Cubs, OJ Simpson, 1:05:52), Putting in the Work (Illinois high school sports accomplishments, 1:14:27.5)

Fall sports saw some awesome performances from athletes including Hinckley-Big Rock's Ily Hunt, who was joined by coach Jessica Bivins (1:29:58). Ottawa's Drake Kaufman (1:39:47), and Princeton's Tyson Phillips (1:50:44)Intro: NCAA Tournaments, guest's resume (beginning), Mix & Match (RIPs, KC shooting, NFL Draft, NBA Postseason, Bulls, MLB Opening Day, Cubs, White Sox, Connor Bedard, Wrestle Mania 40, Tyson vs Paul, Grammys, 20:45), Putting in the Work (IHSA boys basketball postseason, 107:39)

Maybe not forever, but the Jason Burkiewicz (1:22:13) era has ended as he resigned as the Annawan girls basketball coach after two state championships, a 55-game winning streak, and more accomplishments in 14 seasons. We spoke to him after the 2023-24 season, and we spoke with then-sophomore, now-junior Bella VanOpdorp (1:06:18) during the 2022-23 season.Intro: Primary Election and Justin Fields (the beginning), Putting in the Work (IESA volleyball, IHSA girls basketball postseasons, 18:55), Bring it Back (Motorhead's Ace of Spades, 36:24)

Kishwaukee College sports, like athletics in general, are cruising through the calendar. Including women's soccer (coach Tony Terdina, 1:14:15), and women's and men's basketball (coaches Krystal Gundy and Joe Conroy, 1:28:02). All three programs progressed from last year to this year.Intro: Resumes for guests, seventh/eighth grade volleyball, and Putting in the Work Winter Sports Edition featuring postseasons of boys bowling, competitive dance, competitive cheer, girls wrestling, girls bowling, and boys wrestling (16:35)

At 11:15 a.m. today (Feb. 29), the St. Bede girls basketball team is doing something the Lady Bruins or the Bruins have never done before, playing in the IHSA State Tournament. Senior Ali Bosnich (14:19) and coach Stephanie Mickley (28:28) chat about the journey to the state tournament. Intro: Seventh and Eight grade boys basketball, junior high volleyball, Amellia Bromenschenkel.

We spoke to Plano Reapers boys basketball coach Kyle Kee twice! Once before the 2023 classic (52:02) to talk about some of the history and, twice (1:08:47) after the Reapers finished second at the 2024 classic. Great chat! Great Guest! Watch for Plano in the playoffs.Intro: NFL Conference Championship predictions, Putting in the Work (11:39, IHSA sectionals boys bowling and competitive dance), Mix & Match (17:42, NFL & NBA coaches, MLB Hall of Fame, Vince McMahon), Keep it Rolling (41:15, tough ranking of five solid movies).

Morris Competitive Dance Coach Megan Post (31:59) joined us after Morris finished second in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament in 2023. With the 2024 sectionals starting today (Jan. 20), Post and trying to win the second IHSA state dance trophy in school history and take first or second for the eighth time in 12 years. Oh, Morris is also hungry because they were second last year by .05 points...Into: Putting in the Work and Mix & Match (Carmelo Anthony/Nikola Jokic, NFL coaches, Divisional Round matchups, Super Bowl entertainment).

Last year, the Putnam County girls basketball team won the Tri-County Conference Tournament. We spoke to then-senior Gracie Cuicci, then-junior Ava Hatton, and coach Jared Sale (55:35) after the tourney victory. We spoke with now-senior Maggie Richetta (1:07:22) about volleyball awards she won and the hoops season a week or two in. PC is in the TCC Tournament Championship once again this year as they take on St. Bede at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Jan. 18) against St. Bede. SBA coach Stephanie Mickley made some comments about what the Lady Bruins needed to do to win in the intro.Intro: Guest resumes, Putting in the Work (12:58, boys bowling regionals, accomplishments in December), Keep it Rolling (30:29, discuss 10 random titles and rank em)

Nate Stubler (13:35) finished his rookie season with the Professional Bowling Association with being named a PBA Rookie of the Year nominee and he finished fourth in the PBA Player's Championship. He talks about his accomplishments and more.

The Mendota boys bowling team is getting ready for the IHSA Regionals (supposed to be Saturday, Jan. 13, but may be moved due to weather) after Landon Bauer (40:19) made state last year and is trying to better his 50th-place finish, the Trojans bowled at nationals over the summer (discussed by coach Matt Bauer, 55:13), and going 15-0 during the 2023-24 regular season. Intro: Guests resume, first word with new sponsor Starved Rock Wood Products (3:51), Mix & Match (Pete Carroll, Nick Saban, Bill Belichick, Matt Eberflus, Chance Comanche, Grambling State University, Shaq, 14:10), and Putting in the Work (local player's, team's accomplishments (30:51).

Mendota has been conquering the world in many areas. Naitzy Garcia (55:28) made it to the women's soccer NJCAA Division II National Championship with Rock Valley Community College. MHS senior Anthony Kelson (1:09:07)) qualified for the IHSA Class 1A State Final. Reanna Brant (1:19:48) was Three Rivers All-Conference for volleyball, graduated in December and starts Sauk Valley Community College and its volleyball team in mid-January. Amellia Bromenschenkel (1:28:44) is a senior at University of Purdue Fort Wayne, played against Iowa and Caitlin Clark, and was named Horizon Conference Player of the Week in November.Intro: Guest's resumes, Mix and Match (11:53) (LeBron/In-Season Tournament, Shohei Ohtani, Jim Harbaugh, Miles Bridges, Eric Montross, DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green, Zach LaVine, Ja Morant, Dalvin Cook), and Bring it Back (26:07) with Creedence Clearwater Revival's Cosmo Factory.

Football has been awesome in northern and central Illinois for quite some time, including the last two seasons. We start with La Salle-Peru alum Zach Hartman (57:25), who won two championships with North Central. Hall grad James Mautino (1:07.00) has had two stellar senior seasons at Aurora Central. We spoke to him between the two campaigns. Byron won the 3A state title and we were there! Listen to the Tigers (1:25.25) postgame conference, senior Ashton Henkel, sophomore Caiden Considine, freshman Andrew Talbert, and coach Jeff Boyer. Intro: Resumes to for all of the guests, Keep it Rolling, and Putting in the Work.

Adam Bontz has been with DREAMWAVE Wrestling since Day 1 in 2009. Although he has many duties behind the scenes, when it's show time, he's the best dressed ring announcer in the business. Bontz chats wrestling, his daughter Addie Bontz winning a state title with the St. Bede softball team, and more.

In October, Brittnie Brooks (36:09) became the first DREAMWAVE Wrestling Women's Champion. Now, Friday, Dec. 8, she is having her first title defense, against Masha Slamovich, at the first EVER DREAMWAVE Wrestling all-women's wrestling event, Uprising. She talks about it all!Intro: Keep it Rolling (Goldbeck Hostage Crisis, Silver Linings Playbook, Goonies, Indiana Jones, Mr. Nanny), Mix & Match (Bob Knight, Matthew Perry, World Series, Corey Seager, NBA In-Season Tournament)

The Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football team is playing in the Illinois 8-Man Football Championship at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 at Monmouth College against Ridgewood. Let's get ready for the game with interviews after each round of the playoffs. Eddie Jones, Landon Montavon, and coach Scott Payne after the first round win over Hiawatha. Payne after the quarterfinal victory over FCW. Troy Anderson, Quinn Leffelman, and Payne after the Clippers beat Polo in the semifinal.

St. Bede senior QB Max Bray (40:58) transferred to the academy from Aurora Christian during his junior year after his father, Frank Bray, passed away. The Bruins are in the postseason giving Bray at least one more chance to play for his father. SBA coach Jim Eustice joins Bray to talk about his QB's and the team's development. Also on the show, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio coach Scott Payne (34:50) as the Clippers get ready for Hiawatha in the playoffs. Intro: Win/Lose Stat (11:36, Friday's football playoff games), Mix and Match (24:04, World Series, NBA starts, Dwight Howard, R.I.P. Tasha Butts)

Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (26:58) and Hall-Putnam County football coach Randy Tieman (35:15) talk about their teams in the last game of the regular season. Intro: Mix & Match (9:47, WWE/AEW, MLB postseason, NFL, WNBA champs, IHSA Pairing Show)

DREAMWAVE Wrestling's Follow Your Heart is tonight, Saturday, Oct. 14. Hunter Holdcraft, half of the tag team The Hype with 12-Gaige, chats with us about The Hype winning the tag team championship in August and what's happened since then.

Kishwaukee College restarted their volleyball program this season. We spoke with Kish coach Zach Salapatek and athletic director Scott Kawall (56:35) before the season. The Princeton football team's junior Noah LaPorte (1:17:23) and coach Ryan Pearson (1:25:48) join us to talk about another successful Tiger season. Intro: Bring it Back with Earth, Wind & Fire's 1975 album The Way of the World (6:24), Win/Lose/Stat (33:09, Oct. 4-Oct. 7 ft. state golf)

Hall-Putnam County football coach Randy Tieman (12:25) and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (16:12) chat about their teams, Week 7 results, and upcoming Week 8 contests.

We're getting ready for a Week 7 Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game between the Hall-Putnam County and Newman football teams. Newman is the first of three ranked teams the Red Devils end their regular season with. Coach Randy Tieman talks about the Week 6 win over IVC and today's battle against Newman. Tune into The Wolf 96.5 FM as the pregame starts at 12:45 p.m. and kickoff is at 1 p.m. Listen to Brandon LaChance and Jeremy Aitken with the call.

Jaylon Hughes, of Freeport HS and Kishwaukee College, talks about his business Juicy Vizualz and motivational writings (42:31), and two Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio Clippers talk football in coach Scott Payne (1:00.08) and Landon Whelchel (1:07.25). Intro: Speaking to eighth graders, Win/Lose/Stat (9:29, Sept 29-Oct. 3), Mix and Match (Dick Butkus, MLB Postseason)

Brett Herrmann (57:02) chats life after writing for newspapers as he works at Kishwaukee College and wrote a book, Grim Sweeper. First-year Bureau Valley volleyball coach Saige Barnett and her senior setter Kate Salisbury (1:19.26) talk to us about the season. Intro: Win/Lose/Stat (11:50. Sept. 25-28), Mix and Match (44:07, Jrue Holiday, Ryder Cup, Canelo Alvarez, Chase Claypool, Disney, Outkast, Tim Wakefield R.I.P., MLB Wildcard)

Mindy McConnaughhay (1:09:05) and the Marquette volleyball team won a regional title last year. Coach had a lot to say about that team after the plaque was earned and was excited about this season. The Lady Crusaders are 17-4 and preparing for a long postseason run. Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (1:22:48) and Hall-Putnam County coach Randy Tieman (1:30.41) each talk about Week 5 and Week 6 of the season. Intro: Shout out to Finn Sessler (1:11), Win/Lose/Stat (10:04, Sept. 18-23), Mix and Match (46:55) Colorado, WWE/UFC, writer's strike, NFL, MLB postseason, El Hijo del Vikingo, Krazie Bone, Breanna Stewart, Dame Lillard trade).

Scott Payne (34:00) talks about his Clippers not having a Homecoming game and Week 5. St. Bede alumna Hallie McGuire (40:51) chats on her career as she is now playing volleyball for Kentucky Wesleyan. Randy Tieman (53:04) and the Red Devils are ready for Week 5 opponent, the undefeated Kewanee Boilermakers. Intro: Win/Lose/Stat

Week 4 of the high school football season features the Hall-Putnam County Red Devils at the Mendota Trojans. It is the Trojan's Homecoming game, which will have both squads ready for a great game. Red Devils coach Randy Tieman (9:02) gave us a preview.

Christian Soderholm returned to the Illinois Valley after playing pro basketball in Australia from Feb. to Aug. He chats about his time down under. IVCC men's soccer coach Tim Cottinjim (1:10:51) chats about the Eagles season. Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (1:19.28) is leading his team into Homecoming week. Intro: MLB, Win/Lose/Stat (10:29), Bring it Back with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On (15:34).

Christian Soderholm (44:53) has played basketball all over the world including from Feb.-Aug. of 2023 when he was in Australia. We talked to him before and after; this chat is before. Also joining us is Mendota boys golf coach David Ross (1:14:00) to talk about this year's team. Intro: NFL brief (2:06), Win/Lose/Stat (15:35, Sept. 5-Sept. 9).

:LOADED SHOW with five guests! Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach Scott Payne (47:28)), Hall-Putnam County football coach Randy Tieman (53:22), Mendota boys soccer representatives Jonathan Cortez (1:00:50), coach Rey Arteaga (1:18:31), and coach Nick Myers (1:34:42). Intro: Mix & Match (8:35, college football, R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett and Steve Harwell, Nick Bosa, Joe Burrow), Win/Lose/Stat (1:34.42, Aug. 29-Sept. 2).

We are joined by Hall-Putnam County football coach Randy Tieman and Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio coach Scott Payne as they talk about their Week 1 and Week 2 games.

Over the last two seasons, the Putnam County baseball teams have been expecting and performing great seasons. We spoke with Chris Newsome (51:37) after the 2022 season and about fall baseball as the football coop with Hall has halted the 2023 fall, now-graduated Andrew Pyszka (1:21:43) after the 2022 season, and Jackson McDonald (1:35.55) a week before the 2023 postseason.Intro: R.I.P.s (3:55, Terry Funk, Bray Wyatt, Bob Barker), Win/Lose/Stat (11:10, scores, stats, accomplishments from 8-21 to 8-28)

Double the fun! First, Hall-Putnam County football coach Randy Tieman (13:58) previews the 2023 Red Devils' season. Then Finn Sessler (20:13), a young man from Mendota, talks about the Roller Coaster Challenge, Taekwondo, and everything else he does.Intro: Mix & Match (5:07, James Harden, Shohei Ohtani, White Sox, Stephen Strasburg)