Coaches At Crown Brew Getting Coffee

Episode 73 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee features 2026 state champion Carterville High School softball head coach Will Capie and senior standout pitcher Caidence Phillips joining host Kerry Martin for an in-depth conversation fresh off Carterville’s latest state championship run. Capie reflects on building one of Southern Illinois’ premier high school softball programs, managing the dema...

Episode 72 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee features longtime Southern Illinois broadcaster Mike Trude joining host Kerry Martin for a conversation about a career that has spanned more than four decades behind the microphone. Trude shares stories from his journey into sports broadcasting, from growing up as a sports fan in the Chicago area to attending Southern Illinois University and learn...

Episode 71 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee features Marion High School bass fishing coach John Owens and e-sports coach Jacob Rice joining host Kerry Martin and the episode’s co-host Stan Stout for a conversation about two of the fastest-growing activities in high school sports. Owens discusses his lifelong passion for fishing, the growth of Marion’s bass fishing program, tournament strate...

In Episode 70 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Nate Griffin, SIU offensive assistant coach, for a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about the coaching journey, player development, and navigating the ever-...

In Episode 69 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Carbondale head football coach Bryan Lee for a wide-ranging, candid and often hilarious conversation about resilience, second chances and the long road that led him...

In Episode 68 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Mount Vernon head football coach Dan Mings for a powerful, candid conversation about leadership, rebuilding programs, and what it truly means to develop young men t...

In Episode 67 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin is joined by longtime Southern Illinois sports broadcaster Darren Kinnard for a wide-ranging conversation centered on storytelling, credibility, and the evolution of local sports...

In Episode 66 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, Treign Athletic Apparel, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin is joined by Jon Wofford and Stan Stout for a special Super Bowl Preview edition that blends nostalgia, insight, and a lifelong love of the game. The conv...

In Episode 65 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Carterville Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Brett Diel, one of the most accomplished and respected multi-sport coaches in Southern Illinois. A Carterville...

In Episode 64 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with legendary Mount Vernon basketball coach Doug Creel, the winningest coach in program history and one of the most respected figures in Southern Illinois basketball. C...

In Episode 63 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Southern Illinois coaching icon Ray Kauling, a Hall of Famer whose career spans more than two decades of leadership, program building, and postseason success. Kauli...

In Episode 62 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with three of Southern Illinois’ most respected IHSA multi-sport officials: Shane Bennett, Jon Green, and Jim Kowzan. Together, they bring decades of experience, crew ch...

In Episode 61 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with three of Southern Illinois’ most influential assistant football coaches: Jeff Cima, Jason LeGrand, and Kevin Helfrich. Together, they bring nearly a century of expe...

In Episode 60 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Photography and Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Cameron Wright, the Olympian, five-time All-American, former SIU head coach, and Southern Illinois native whose journey is one of relentless drive, faith, and perso...

In Episode 59 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee — presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography — host Kerry Martin sits down with Darren Lindsey, the veteran coach who has turned Marion High School Wrestling into one of the top programs in Southern Illinois. Since taking over in 2017, Lindsey has guided the W...

In Episode 58 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, Kerry Martin sits down with Jim Miller, the coach whose presence, standards, and expectations shaped Carbondale basketball for nearly thirty years. With more than 550 career wins, including 445 at Carbondale, Miller...

In Episode 57 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee—presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography—host Kerry Martin welcomes longtime Sparta High School cross country and track coach Mark North, whose career has become synonymous with excellence, mentorship, and community. A Carbondale native and 2015 Illinois Tra...

In Episode 56 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with Southern Illinois University head baseball coach Lance Rhodes. From his roots in Sikeston, Missouri, to his playing career at Saint Louis University and Southeast Missouri State, to...

In Episode 55 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with one of Southern Illinois’ most respected coaches and athletic directors—John Kretz. From his early playing days at Christopher High School and Rend Lake College, to launching new pro...

In Episode 54 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with one of Southern Illinois’ most successful basketball coaches—Randy Smithpeters. From his early years learning the game in McLeansboro’s golden era of hoops, to volunteering under Hal...

In Episode 53 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with Marion High School baseball coach Kyle Geiger. From his days as a multi-sport standout at Center Grove High School in Indiana, to being drafted by the Minnesota Twins and playing fiv...

In Episode 52 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee , presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with one of Midwest’s most respected college basketball coaches—Rodney Watson. From his small-town roots in Paris, Illinois, to more than two decades on the SIU sidelines under Rich Herr...

In Episode 51 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee , presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with one of Southern Illinois’ most recognizable voices—retired broadcaster Mark Kiesling. From his start at WSIL in 1981, to 16 years as sports director, to two decades as a trusted new...

In Episode 50 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee , presented by the Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with Southern Illinois basketball veteran and current Marion High School girls basketball head coach—Erik Griffin. A Carrier Mills native, Griffin was an All-State selection, McDonald’s...

In Episode 49 of Coaches at Crown Brew Getting Coffee, presented by Swinford Media Group and sponsored by Adrenaline Fundraising, Marion Plumbing, and Swinford Wedding Videography, host Kerry Martin sits down with one of the true icons of Illinois high school basketball—Coach Dick Corn. A native of Macedonia, Illinois, and a Benton High School graduate, Corn built a legendary coaching career that...