Down The Alley
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About
P-Mac, Ted, and Steve "The Source" bring you "Down the Alley" podcast. We are thrilled to be able to talk Lacrosse with you each and every week. We will dive into specifically into Minnesota High School Lacrosse, Club Lacrosse (we run 36 Lacrosse and Team36) and other random topics such as food, bbq and travel.
Episodes
- 2026 Week 6 of HS Season - Prom szn, Upsets, Wagons, and more
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- 2026 Season Week 5: It's gonna be MAY. Fireworks in girls lacrosse, craziness in the polls, PMACs Salsa Mission
Send us Fan Mail Another week of girls lacrosse in MN and another #1 team goes down. This year has been wild (in a good way) for the girls' league. We had 4 teams receive first place votes in the last poll! However, despite 4 one loss team…
- 2026 Season Week 4 - Is Blaine a lacrosse town?! Conference games heating up...
Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Old Southern BBQ for riding with us again in 2026. Make sure to check out one of their five locations (Minneapolis, Arden Hills, Shakopee, Excelsior and Hudson) or online for mouth watering ribs, smoked wings and…
- 2026 Season - Week 3. New #1s, Upsets, low scoring battles
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- 2026 Season - Week 2 - Masters recap to start, but, will we have a new number 1?!
Send us Fan Mail The games have begun and we've already had some fireworks! Ted Calls in from Mahtomedi, the source and P-mac run through the rest of the week -- Thanks to Old Southern BBQ for riding with us again in 2026. Make sure to che…
- 2026 Season - Week 1 - games start and it's also masters week!
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first week of games. We talk a bit about the masters golf tournaments, the polls, scrimmages and the big matchups coming up this week! No edits... sorry if we rambled Support the show
- 2026 Season: Week "0" w/ Pat Shelso of Adrenaline Lacrosse
Send us Fan Mail We are here! The 2026 season is officially underway. The boys and girls of MSHSL lacrosse have begun their practices, tryouts and maybe already jumping into some scrimmages this weekend. We are so fired up to be back for a…
- 2026 Season: Section 8 Breakdown w/ Logan & Alex (Moorhead) & Sidney Schreiner (STMA)
Send us Fan Mail Logan Wiemken & Alex Kelley from Moorhead boys and Sidney Schreiner from STMA Girls give us the rundown of section 8. Some interesting storylines from a section that is growing competitively year by year. Thanks to Old Sou…
- 2026 Season: Section 7 Breakdown w/ Jon Beach (Blaine) & Brad Geiss (Andover)
Send us Fan Mail Coaches Jon Beach, from Blaine Boys, and Brad Geiss, from Andover Girls give us the rundown on section 7. There was some significant movement on the boys side with Centennial and Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids moving out of…
- 2026 Season: Section 6 Breakdown w/ Adam Johnson (The Valley) & Kelsey Long (Rosemount)
Send us Fan Mail Section 6 is loaded. I know everyone has disdain for the "south suburban bias" on our show but can you really argue with the depth of this section. Not only are there multiple section title contenders, there are multiple s…
- 2026 Season: Section 5 Breakdown w/ Madison Kidd (Wayzata) & Evan Hylok (Hopkins/SLP)
Send us Fan Mail Section 5 looks to be a wild section with multiple teams in the mix to take the crown. We heard that Maple Grove boys have a special coach homecoming for the 2026 season, Ted seems to think that will be enough to propel th…
- 2026 Season: Section 4 Breakdown w/ Tyler Varhol (Stillwater)
Send us Fan Mail Section 4 was not only a Pony sweep in 2025, but both Stillwater Boys and Girls made it all the way to the state finals! Despite graduations, it looks like they might be the favorites again in 2026. We are joined by Stillw…
- 2026 Season: Section 3 Breakdown w/ Brian Willson & Rich Limpert
Send us Fan Mail THE PEOPLE'S SECTION! We have Hastings Boys coach B-Willy and East Ridge Girls coach Rich Limpert on the show to talk about their teams and give us some insight into section 3, one of the most unpredictable sections every…
- 2026 Season: Section 2 Breakdown w/ Garrett Brunsvold and Jane Kolar
Send us Fan Mail Back with more section preview content, this time breaking down Section 2. We have Minnetonka Boys coach Garrett Brunsvold and Orono Girls coach Jane Kolar on the show to talk about their teams and give us some insight on…
- 2026 Season: Section 1 Breakdown w/ Nick Anderson and Brooke Rutherford
Send us Fan Mail We are back with our section previews! The MSHSL lacrosse season is less than 60 days away and we are kicking off our section previews with Section 1. We have Northfield Boys coach Nick Anderson and Farmington Girls coach…
- 2026 Season: Kick off episode w/ Jeremy James of D1 Training Savage
Send us Fan Mail We kick off the 2026 season chatting with Jeremy James. Local lax dad and new owner of D1 Sports Training (Savage). Talking about best practices on the training, nutrition and recovery side of things as players begin prepa…
- Final Episode of 2025 - Ted Recaps IMLCA and we discuss some hot topics
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, ted breaks down his experience at the IMLCA coaches summit. We also touch on a couple club lacrosse topics that have popped up in recent weeks. Support the show
- Goltz is back to help recap the YLM season
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we touch on Black Friday traditions, talk about fitness regimen's and ultimately p-mac and Goltz break down the YLM season Support the show
- The CHAMPIONS Episode (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our champions episode, we talk with the 2025 boys champions, Edina Hornets as they recap their historic 2025 season! Support the show
- The CHAMPIONS Episode (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Excited for our yearly tradition of having the state champions on the show, this week, we are joined by the Prior Lake Girls Lacrosse staff to talk about their 2025 Championship season. Support the show
- P-Mac had a rough week and needed to rant, Coordinator Talk discussion from "The Coaches Box"
Send us Fan Mail In this episode P-Mac needs to rant about some things that rattled him this week. Since we didnt have an interview, we decided to share our first webinar discussion from new online coaches community called "The Coaches Box…
- The SOURCE REVEALED! Recapping the DTA Open w/ the Captains
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we bring on the team captains of the DTA Open and recap the inaugural event from this past summer and Mrs PMACs Source gets REVEALED Support the show
- Back on the Mics, summer travel & new projects
Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween! We are back on the mics to start a new season of DTA Support the show
- 2025 Week 12: That's all she wrote! STATE FINAL breakdown
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we send 2025 off into the sunset. Katie makes her first appearance since the start of the season, this time, as a champion. We discuss some pre-game rituals and breakdown the finals for boys and girls. Than…
- 2025 Week 11 - The Last Dance!
Send us Fan Mail Well, we are down to 4 teams remaining. 2 Boys. 2 Girls. Winners of Saturday's contest are crowned 2025 CHAMPS!! What a run we had this year and it's shaping up to a fantastic championship saturday. In this episode we talk…
- 2025 Week 10 - State tournament is here!
Send us Fan Mail Well, hard to believe we are in the final week. Congrats to all the teams who punched their ticket and won their section... we breakdown the section winners, talk about our potential state seeding and pick who we think wil…
- 2025 Week 8 - Sections are upon us
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we have an instant reaction to the section tournament brackets and some quick thoughts on what we expect over the next few weeks. Lots of good matchups and potential matchups on tap as the journey to state…
- 2025 Week 7 - Are we really in the final week of the reg season?!
Send us Fan Mail Feels like yesterday we were kicking off the first week of games. Now we are previewing the final week of the regular season. Conference titles on the line. Section seeding implications. Really no clarity whatsoever, this…
- 2025 Week 6 - Coach Varhol / Coach Joe Bear in the house and another wild week of games
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we have coach Varhol (Stillwater) and Coach Joe Bear (BSM) on to preview the big boys matchup on Thursday between the Ponies and the Red Knights. We talk about some teams climbing the rankings and some team…
- 2025 Week 5 - Get ready for MAY MADNESS. In a week of questions, We got... more questions?!
Send us Fan Mail Lots of wild scores this week and another upcoming week of great matchups. Edina boys and PL girls have solidified their status as the front runners - but, the mighty middle continues to get bigger and bigger. Could be in…
- 2025 Week 4 - New Rankings?! And we are officially in a "Tornado Watch"
Send us Fan Mail Week 3 was awesome, we had some big matchups, some crazy scores and maybe even some more upsets? Depends who you ask. But... Nonetheless, some teams are popping up on the radar LaxNumbers has their first live ranking of th…
- BONUS EPISODE w/ Scott Stark, HC of Maryville University
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we catch up with Scott Stark, the head coach of Maryville University and Prior Lake/Minn-Duluth alum. He gives us a quick inside look at his program, what players can expect at the collegiate level and talk…
- 2025 Week 3 - More Matchups, rain outs, big concession news and Upsets? Depends who you ask
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look back at the first week of games, talk about what we think were some early season upsets, teams to watch and at the end shout out a big concession update coming out of Orono that we got from a listen…
- 2025 Week 2 - Let the Games Begin!
Send us Fan Mail Games kicked off this week with a huge slate of awesome matchups coming this weekend. We talk about early opening night scores coming in as well as preview the games this weekend. Happy Laxin'! -- DOWN THE ALLEY is a weekl…
- 2025 Season is here! Special guest, top concessions, new initiatives and preview of opening night
Send us Fan Mail Well, we finally made it. The 2025 season is here! Every team is 0-0, clean slate, filled with hope. The road to the state tournament has begun! In this episode we have a special guest giving us his pre-season concession r…
- Episode 173: MN High School Section 8 Deep Dive w/ Logan Wiemken/Alex Kelly & Briann Martinson
Send us Fan Mail Last, but not least, we have section 8. The final section breakdown before we head into the 2025 season. With us, we have the whole Moorhead contingent, Logan & Alex from the boys program and Briann from the girls program.…
- Episode 172: MN High School Section 7 Deep Dive w/ Jon Beach & Brent Eaton
Send us Fan Mail This week we dive into Section 7 with Jon Beach, who works with the Blaine Boys program and Brent Eaton, Head Coach of Chisago Lakes Girls Lacrosse. Both coaches share valuable insights on section 7, a section that stretch…
- Episode 171: MN High School Section 6 Deep Dive w/ Lance Kuehn & Heather Pierson
Send us Fan Mail This week we dive into Section 6 with Lance Kuehn of the Rosemount Boys and Heather Pierson of Prior Lake Girls. Two coaches that have not only been at the helm of their respective teams for many years but are influential…
- Episode 170: MN High School Section 5 Deep Dive w/ Brandon Carlson & Jeff Johnson
Send us Fan Mail Breaking down Section 5 this week. A section that has been extremely competitive in recent years with tons of success at the state tournament. In this episode we talk to guest coaches Brandon Carlson of Wayzata Boys and Je…
- Episode 169: MN High School Section 4 Deep Dive w/ Merek Regan & Theresa Hanson
Send us Fan Mail The halfway point of the section deep dives with Section 4. In this episode we talk to guest coaches from Hill-Murray, Merek Regan and Theresa Hanson! They give us a nice breakdown on section 4 and a little more insight on…
- Episode 168: MN High School Section 3 Deep Dive w/ Brian Willson & Jeff Rosga
Send us Fan Mail Moving on to the People's Section, Section 3 w/ guest coaches Brian Willson (Hastings Boys Lacrosse) and Jeff Rosga (Cretin - Derham Hall Girls Lacrosse) Brian and Jeff give us an inside look at Section 3 and their thought…
- Episode 167: MN High School Section 2 Deep Dive w/ Garrett Brunsvold, Chandler DeZellar & Anna Rydeen
Send us Fan Mail This week we tackle the breakdown of Section 2 with Minnetonka Lacrosse - Garrett Brunsvold for the boys and Chandler Dezellar & Anna Rydeen for the girls. Garrett, Chandler and Anna give us an inside look at Section 2 and…
- DTA Episode 166 - MN High School Section 1 Deep Dive w/ Mitch Grengs and Brooke Rutherford
Send us Fan Mail We are finally here! The road to the 2025 High School season begins this week with our first section deep dive - Section 1 To help us, we brought in Farmington High School Girls and Boys coaches, Brooke Rutherford and Mitc…
- DTA Episode 165 - Univ. Detroit - Mercy Head Coach, Charlie Hayes
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Charlie Hayes, the head coach of University of Detroit-Mercy and former teammate of P-Mac. We discuss his new role as head coach of the program but also dive into his professional playing career in…
- Episode 164 w/ MN Lax Legend, Mo Gaitan
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Lakeville native and MN lacrosse legend, Mo Gaitan. Mo has been instrumental in the growth of the Women's game in Minnesota and has now taken her talents to the east coast where she is Athletic…
- Episode 163 - Nik Colpitts, Head Coach of Queens University Men's Lacrosse
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Nik Colpitts, the head coach of Queens University Lacrosse. We discuss his journey into lacrosse, his coaching career working his way up the ranks to Division 1 head coach and his life being a dedi…
- Episode 162 w/ Prior Lake Girls Coach & MSLax President - Jess Jurovich
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Katie and P-Mac talk with Jess Jurovich, one of their esteemed colleagues in the Prior Lake Lacrosse organization. They discuss her journey in lacrosse, getting into coaching, offensive coaching philosophi…
- The best MN Lacrosse team of ALL TIME
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we bring in good friends of the show, Chaun Klemetsrud and Rob Horn for a fireside chat. In this episode we talk discuss some MN lacrosse history and some of the greatest teams we have seen over the years.…
- Episode 160 w/ Editor in Chief of Prep Network, Jared Nelson
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ted is flying solo interviewing Prep Network editor in chief, Jared Nelson. In this episode we talk a bit about the start of Prep Network as an MN Basketball recruiting website to where it now covering hig…
- Episode 159 w/ MN Lax Coach legend Darren Nelson
Send us Fan Mail The DTA Team interviews long time MN lacrosse coach/administrator Darren Nelson. In this episode we talk a bit about Darren's 21 years at Osseo-Park Center lacrosse, seeing the change in the MN lacrosse landscape and his u…