Inside Franklin Athletics

1979 and 1980 IHSAA diving champion Dee (Boice) Woods joins Brian Powers to talk about her time at FCHS including winning 2 state championships, the different lessons she learned from Coach Kurt Haas and the time that she lost her swimsuit in front of the whole team!

On this episode, Bill Doty joins Brian to talk about what we are looking at as we get closer to the return of FCHS Athletics.

On this episode, Chaz and Brian talk with FCHS Athletic Director Bill Doty about what to expect for fall sports this year in the midst of the coronavirus. Bill also unveils some potential ways in which fans and supporters who cannot attend events can still watch and support FCHS.

We are joined today by the seniors on the women's tennis team. After they allowed us to be the hosts, we discussed their futures and the beatdowns of Center Grove.

We are joined in this episode by golf senior Tanner Tomlinson to discuss his final year and playing for a new coach.

The senior track ladies joined us today to talk their memories and future plans.

Today, the seniors on the men's track team join us to discuss all things senior year!

Our boys baseball seniors joined the show today to discuss their futures and striking out MLB players.

Today we are joined by 2 senior softball players, Emma Rutan and Shelby Bivens to discuss their memories and plans for the future.

Today, senior volleyball players Owen Mahin, Harrison Graham, Yobany Lopez Perez and Andrew Deppe join us to discuss memories from their time at FCHS and what their future holds.

On this edition, former Franklin tennis player and current coach Amanda Ray joins Brian to discuss what could have been in the 2020 girl's tennis season, the reason she coaches and why Joe Tiller is the man.

On this episode of IFA, the guys sit down with former FCHS basketball and football player Mike Craciunoiu to discuss his time at Franklin which included not starting football until his freshman year and being a Big Ten recruit, winning 2 sectional titles in basketball and dominating Brian at basketball tryouts.

On this episode of IFA, former FCHS athlete and current baseball coach Ryan Feyerabend joins us to discuss the Franklin baseball program, his time playing sports in high school and college and why all of our athletic shortcomings can be blamed on Webb Elementary School's tile gym floor.

Former FCHS multi-sport athlete Benji Betts joined us to talk about playing football, basketball, baseball and track for the Grizzly Cubs. Listen to him discuss a helpful growth spurt, who mentored him growing up and how he was asked to not rejoin the baseball team.

Indiana University Head Men's baseball coach Jeff Mercer joined us today to talk about growing up playing baseball for FCHS, how analytics plays into his approach as a coach, throwing a pitch he hadn't learned yet to a superstar, dodging a punch on the diamond and much more!

On this episode, Chaz and Brian sit down with FCHS legend counselor and coach Mike Hall to discuss his career. We cover a multitude of topics from his playing on the best JV basketball team in the history of the state to his long career in coaching and even touch on covering a 26 point spread in college.

On this spring break episode of IFA, 2019 FCHS grad sits down with Brian and discusses the grind of Division 1 football, building a winning tradition on the basketball court and staring kids down.

On this episode, Brian chats with FCHS grad Jake Sappenfield who talks about growing up playing baseball and basketball in Franklin, the 1997 run to the semi-state championship, winning a 3 team state championship in Little League baseball and face paint.

The boss joins us today to discuss playing baseball for Marian, coaching baseball, cross country and track, getting mistaken for a student and teaching math out of a Band closet. Come for the motivation, stay to hear him discuss getting lunches for reduced prices.

On this (lengthy, we know) episode of IFA, Chaz and Brian sit down and talk with former FCHS teacher and coach Brett Bardwell. The guys discuss his playing career at Hanover, being a GA at IU, coming to Franklin, his role model Gil Thorp, fly fishing and being a cheer dad.

Today, FCHS head softball coach Shelby Biehl joins us to discuss the upcoming season which will definitely happen, her life in softball and how we are going to revolutionize the ump questioning game through a simple sign.

Today the guys talk to the boss man, Franklin Community Schools superintendent Dr. David Clendening about growing up playing sports, getting yelled at from the top row and why Bob Knight is a selfless man.

On this quick episode, Brian talks with Butler legend Michael Kaltenmark about dealing with stressful times and how to look ahead. A special guest also makes an appearance!

On Friday's edition of IFA, Chaz and Brian sit down with former FCHS football player Clayton Coll. He discusses growing up in a house full of boys, what it was like moving in the middle of high school and bench pressing a Fiat.

Chaz and Brian sit down (separately of course) to talk with FCHS English teacher and former cross country and track runner Jeff Powers. In this episode, Jeff discusses winning a state championship, becoming an all-american in college and not getting surgery despite probably needing it.

At home special of Inside Franklin Athletics featuring FCHS Athletic Director Bill Doty.

At home special of Inside Franklin Athletics featuring host and producer of more popular podcast Crow's Nest Podcast.

At home special of Inside Franklin Athletics.

Chaz Hill and Brian Powers have legendary careers as podcasters. Chaz has his own podcast two cents movie review where he has accumulated 19 total viewers all time. Brian Powers graduated from Franklin College with a degree in broadcast journalism. So this makes him the most overqualified person to ever step foot in the podcast room. The only exception is Harvard award winning media representative Noah Crow, who runs Crow's Nest Podcast.

As new hosts, Brian Powers and Chaz Hill takeover the Inside Franklin Athletics podcast. We mourn our previous hosts who were without question the premier segments of Inside Franklin Athletics. (They didn't die).

In this special, the boys (Noah and Drew) interview Offensive Line coach Sean Little about everyday operations at football and how the season is going as well as the changes since their freshman year, 3 years ago.

If you'd like to see the video here's the youtube video. https://youtu.be/i3qG406ZxHE

In this special, the boys (Noah and Drew) interview Senior Cross Country runners Drew Hargis, Drew Mcgaha and Wyatt Mcullough and get some insider perspective on the incredible season they're having so far.

In this special, the boys (Noah and Drew) interview Senior volleyball player Maddie Durst and junior Kabria Chapman.

In this special, the boys (Noah and Drew) interview Coach Coll, Head football coach and assistant athletic director. Then the tables turn and producer Kevin Hankins interviews coach and the boys with special guest Christian Mcclure.

Today your host and co-host Noah and Drew sit down and talk with the 9th ranked girls golf team in the state and two of their prominent golfers Ellie Beavins and Ava Ray.

Coach Chaz Hill grew up in New Pal, Indiana then traveled to Franklin College where he played football for four years before traveling down the street to coach for Franklin Community High School where he also teaches.

On this weeks episode Co-Hosts Noah Crow and Drew Byerly sit down and discuss current sporting news and the forecast of the middle school athletic department. They also talk goals and ambitions of the soccer team as well as how the free student admission is benefiting not only the high school but the middle school as well.

On the Season 2 premiere host Noah Crow sits down with Drew Byerly and Athletic Director Bill Doty to discuss all the new things in Franklin Athletics! Including the newly formed Varsity Club, Free Admission to events for FCHS students, and the upcoming Fall sports season. As well as a special announcement about the Mid-State Conference All Sports Competition from last year! Thanks for listening!!

On this episode we sit down with Franklin College Commit Spencer Downhour and talk about his football kicking skills as well as his plans at Franklin College. Drew Byerly and Noah Crow join us and discus some of the recent spring sports success here at FCHS. We also take a little excursion with the boys out to the Bill Self Track Complex to time Spencer in a 400m Dash. Garrett Snyder joins us to recap the start of the spring sports season!

On this episode we sit down with Athletic Director Bill Doty and retiring Assistant Athletic Director Mike McClure to discuss all things Franklin Athletics!  Coach McClure talks about his upcoming retirement and some of the fond memories he has had here at FCHS and his 45 year coaching career.  Mr. Doty talks about some of the great success stories so far this year for Franklin Athletics as well as a preview of the upcoming spring sports season!

In this episode we check in with Jalen Ward, Cash Nelson, and Wyatt Strain about their wrestling season. We also talk with Girls Basketball players Bayleigh Torrance and Haillee Robbins about the  season and what it was like to play in the Sectional Championship.  Also on, is 3x State Champion Jacob Destrampe.  We talk about what it was like to win a state championship and also about his commitment to IU next year and possible future olympic dreams for Jacob.

In this episode we touch base with Drew Byerly, Reece Thomson, and Cory Richards about their 2018-2019 basketball season, and the Sectional Championship game at Center Grove.  Also, we dive into the pool with IU Swim Commit Carla Gildersleeve and Ball State Swim Commit Jessie Fraley!

A discussion with Head Girls and Boys swim coach Zach DeWitt.  Recently named the 2019 Girls Swim coach of the year by the IHSAA, and led both the girls and boys teams to State Runner-Up finishes!