Coaching, Caffeine & Comedy

Take a listen on one of our new area head high school volleyball coaches! She isn't new to the area, but new to being the head high school coach at Wauneta-Palisade. Dakota has had her heart in volleyball for quite some time and now gets to share that with a group of ladies from southwest Nebraska.  Thank you Coach for taking the time to come chat with us and thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass So...

Grab yourself a refreshing drink with a small umbrella in it and take a listen as McCook native, Tyler Schmick talks about his adventures of building a home on an island. If you haven't followed his TikTok, it's a must; @pioneersofthecaribbean.  Huge thank you to Tyler for taking the time to come chat with us and we can't wait for our invite to your vacation home!! Also, thank you to our sponsors;...

Have you ever sat down and talked with someone and been so intrigued by the knowledge of information they had to offer? Well, that’s exactly how you will feel listening to this episode. We both had goosebumps listening to some amazing core memories of Bob’s life in McCook.  This isn’t Bob’s last episode, he will be back!  Thank you Bob for taking the time to walk up the street to talk to us and th...

What do we even put in this description!?? You just need to listen to this episode to understand how awesome of a person Ashley Carson is and still continues to be!  Let's just say "Born this way and thriving!" Thank you Ashley for taking the time to chat with us and a huge thank you to our Sponsors; Wild Ass Soap , El Puerto and Joltin Jo's . And Ashley not only are you an inspiration to us, but...

Take a listen on another one of our McCook Community College coaches. Coach Brandon Pritchett first came to MCC as an assistant coach on the men’s basketball side. He is now is the women’s head basketball coach.  Along with being a coach he is husband and a father to four wonderful little humans!  Thank you to Coach P for taking the time to record this episode and thank you to our sponsors; El Pue...

This episode was by far one of our top favorite episodes to record. After you take a listen you will understand why. Listening to someone be willing to share their downs of life, but how they continue to grow and look at the top of the mountain instead of the bottom gives you a sense of hope with your own troubles or problems you may be facing.  Besides that though, who in their right mind wants t...

One of the awesome things about one of us working at the college is all of the awesome humans we get to meet. I, Hayley, was fortunate enough to meet these young ladies as freshmen, Nevaeh Ogden and Cassidy Fife.  They both came to McCook to be collegiate softball players and then went through a coaching change after their freshmen year.  There is some great conversation in this episode and we hop...

Can you believe it has been 1 year since we have joined forces!!?? We never would thought we would still be rocking with this fun podcast gig in our 'spare' time a year later.  Huge thank you to all of those that continue to support us in not only life but motherhood, community, coaching, podcasting and all the things!  Thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's!!  We h...

As we read in a news article they said it best, Matt Lowery of Burwell, Nebraska literally talked his way to the top. In 2008 Matt won the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. (Oh and somehow he is related to Host, Hayley Kobza)  Come to find out after talking with Matt during this episode, Nebraska breeds world champions in this avenue. We have one right here in our hometown of McCook even, J...

This was a grand episode. First and foremost, Linsay's resume is longer than this area they give us for a description. But to name a few; Otero Junior College Head Rodeo Coach, Commissioner for the Women's Rodeo World Championship, Mom, Wife and to sum it up she is the definition of a true cowgirl.  Click here to read more on Linsay! So take a listen and don't forget to share Coaching, Caffeine an...

Leah Spencer is a current senior at McCook Public Schools. She is awesome! She does everything......volleyball, swim, track, fair, band and the list goes on and on.  So just go ahead and listen to this podcast to hear more about this cool cat!  Also, huge thank you to all of the ladies for attending our Women's Wednesday, we love you!  Until next Tuesday,  Hayley & Lena 

Coach McCall is the head volleyball coach at North Platte Community College in North Platte, NE. She is a 3x Region 9 NJCAA DII coach of the year and has a handful of accolades that you can read in the link below.  Along with her career she is a mother to two sweet kiddos, Hadlee and Hagan.  This was a great episode on so many different levels…coaching, life and motherhood.  Make sure to follow us...

It's volleyball spring season time! So, we have decided to chat with a few Region 9 NJCAA volleyball coaches. This week you get to hear from Miss Angel Sharman, who is the head volleyball coach at Casper College. Coach Sharman is a hoot, if you ever meet her in real life and have a conversation with her, you will understand her sense of humor, especially when it comes to coaching. She has a solid...

Recording this episode was a grand time. We had with us the owners of Wild Ass Soap Co, Justin and Kaylynn Harris of McCook, NE. The Harris family has a few irons in the pot, but one of those has been the adventure of Wild Ass Soap.  Justin and Kaylynn have 4 kids; Wyatt, Lane, Gemma and Jax. Great humans, great family and they make GREAT products.  Wild Ass Website

Kyle's titles include sound guy, church leader, father, sports announcer, try-to-be chili cook off winner, husband and only works one day a week - Sundays.  Great time with him during this episode but have realized he needs to come back to finish his story. This is a great start to many episodes with Kyle! Thanks Kyle for coming and hanging out with us for the day!  Also, while you are reading, th...

Chad is a jack of all trades. He has done everything from competitive trap shooting, dog training, team roping, coaching, golf, and really anything that isn't team oriented. Just kidding, he has coached team sports.  Great episode with lots of words of wisdom. Huge thank you to Chad for coming onto our episode and sharing his story!  

Welcome to the mic, Tristan Campbell of McCook, Nebraska! Tristan is a freshman here in good ol' McCook. He recently just won the title of the 2023 B-4 District Wrestling Champion at 145lbs. This is good episode in the eyes of a high school athlete. We can tell he was raised right and has tremendous work ethic. We do believe, that we should have past guest Skylar Kalinski and Tristan have a wrestl...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all of our fabulous listeners. This is a fun little episode without absolutely no rhyme or reason, just us spreading Valentine cheer.  Hope to see you at our big show tonight at Sehnert's!!!  Love, Hayley & Lena 

Take a listen with Coach Rhett Miller. Rhett is a South Carolina native that has found his way to McCook Community College in McCook, NE. He is the MCC Assistant Baseball Coach and his forte is with the pitchers. He attended Guilford College in North Carolina and finished up with a degree in sports management.  But to sum this all up, you just need to listen to this episode!  Don't forget to follo...

A fun and interesting episode with a soon to be a McCook Community College volleyball Alumni. Victoria Thomas came to McCook from Houston, TX and was a member of the Dobie HS Volleyball Team.  Victoria landed a special scholarship to attend this 2022 AVCA Convention as a player that helped display coaches volleyball drills. She hopes to pursue coaching one day, so this is a fun coaching/player epi...

Welcome to a new mini-series we will be doing! These series will be with humans that are 18 and under. For our first episode we welcome to the mic Hayley's oldest child, Tripp Kobza (4 years old) and Lena's oldest and middle child; Vivie (11 years old) and Celia (10 years old).  I think after listening to this episode you will also want to hear more from the littles.  So welcome to Lil' Steamers E...

Here is an episode with not just a PE teacher, but a past athlete. Now Carrie wasn’t just any athlete. She is very humble and you would probably never know that she still holds track records at McCook, NE High School and the University of Nebraska Kearney.  Here is a small write up of her accomplishments when she was inducted into the UNK Hall of Fame:  Carrie Hoehner Goltl currently ranks in the...

Here we are, just talking about the New Year! Big things coming at you for 2023! 

This is a fun episode that we recorded during the American Volleyball Coaches Assocation Convention in Omaha. Unfortunately, Lena didn't attend, but don't worry we called her in so she wouldn't miss out on the action.  Huge thank you to the AVCA and the Podcast Center for letting us do this episode.  Anyways, take a listen on a few current NJCAA Region 9 coaches and some of the past region coaches...