Edge of Your Seat Podcast
Sports
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Witty, comical, interesting sports banter on national and Illinois Valley topics
Episodes
- Episode 347: Spring Special - Easter & Baseball
On Saturday, Edge of Your Seat Podcast was part of the Mendota Easter Hop. We were the Bunny Radio Station DJ and had every kid, the ones who weren't too shy, say their name and Happy Easter. We have it all here for you on this spring spec…
- Episode 346: Let's remember nice weather with golf talk
As the Midwest weather is throwing a tantrum in March, let's manifest how we want Mother Nature to act with some golf talk. Seneca junior Piper Stenzel (24:36.5) talks about golfing at state for her third consecutive year. Hall junior Luke…
- Episode 345: Cavaliering through sports, life awesomeness
La Salle-Peru has had numerous great athletes through the decades, including our four guests on Episode 345. Lexi Marx (5:12) is coaching at St. Bede and excelling in disc golf. Kaitlyn Gibson (29:04) graduated from Ball State after playin…
- Episode 344: Keys To The Car
Kim (Holdenrid) Barth (19:20.5), a Mendota native, has been teaching and coaching at Washington for the last 15 years. When she took over the girls basketball program in 2016, goals were created. The Panthers had checked off the entire lis…
- Episode 343: We can talk about state championships forever
Who doesn't love to talk about state championships? In the fall, northern Illinois had them coming from every which direction. Bureau Valley senior Wyatt Novotny (21:03) won a Class 1A golf title. Sandwich senior Sundara Weber (26:10) won…
- Episode 342: Could the next Ms. Health & Fitness be from the Illinois Valley
Kelly Champlin, a Mendota native who has lived in Earlville for the last 20 years has entered the Ms. Health & Fitness Contest. She could be on the cover of HERS Magazine, tell her story in her article, help others with their fitness journ…
- Episode 341: The battle to get to three I8FA Championships first
Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio and Polo meet tonight in the last game of the season, the Illinois 8-Man Football Association State Championship. In honor of the game, we have an all 8-man football episode. On the show A-L-O Clipper senior Cody Winn a…
- Episode 340: Just Need One
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…
- Episode 339: IHSA football's regular season wraps up
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 Case…
- Episode 338: Finishing the Story
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 R…
- Episode 337: What Have We Proven?
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…
- Episode 336:Unforgettable Seasons
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 wrappe…
- Episode 335: All you can do
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…
- Episode 334: Week 6 Homecomings, Rivalries
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…
- Episode 333: And Just Like That
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…
- Episode 332: Catching Up
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 La…
- Episode 331: Before and After Week 4
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 sw…
- Episode 330: Thriving on all Levels
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 Champions…
- Episode 329: On the mats, on the pitch, and everywhere else
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 Dre…
- Episode 328: Positivity is Power
Edge of Your Seat Podcast talks baseball and state track.
- Episode 327: Growth and Evolution
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 b…
- Episode 326: To be the best, you have to beat the best
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. tod…
- Episode 325: New format, same EOYS awesomeness
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 accomplishment…
- Episode 324: Hall-PC football under new direction
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, w…
- Episode 323: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
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:…
- Episode 322: Pistol Shrimp Playoff Push
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.…
- Episode 321: Longest Reigning, Most Defending
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 Cha…
- Episode 320: Seniors Crush It
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 Tourna…
- Episode 319: End of Burkiewicz Era
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…
- Episode 318: Kishwaukee Strong with Good Vibes
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 pr…
- Episode 317: First Time in SBA History
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)…
- Episode 316: Quite the Plano Christmas Classic
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! Wat…
- Episode 315: Had to Come Back
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 t…
- Episode 314: Can PC do it again?
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 Ma…
- Episode 313: Adapt or Die
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 mor…
- Episode 312: MHS Road to Regionals
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 Tr…
- Episode 311: Success Surrounding Mendota
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 IHS…
- Episode 310: Football at its best
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…
- Episode 309: Best Dressed Ring Announcer
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 win…
- Episode 308: It's Brittnie Brooks
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 eve…
- Episode 307: Finish Unfinished Business
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. Ed…
- Episode 306: For Frank Bray
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 fa…
- Episode 305: How is it Week 9?
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 c…
- Episode 304: Mama I Made It
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.
- Episode 303: Restarting & Continuing
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…
- Episode 302: Week 8 is upon us
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.
- Episode 301: Hall-PC takes on Newman
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 Rand…
- Episode 300: Milestone Fit for Vizualz & Football
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)…
- Episode 299: No one out works us
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…
- Episode 298: Hungry to Win Another
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…