Edge of Your Seat Podcast

A unique name with unique stories, Karch Kowalczyk shares his life on the road as a professional baseball player after being drafted by the Dodgers, playing in the Minor Leagues and now Independent Leagues. Lots of bus rides, cities, and championships (seven). What's next for the 29-year old pitcher? Intro: Ottawa wins and L-P takes second at girls tennis sectional, World Series, and Deep Dive of...

From Grape-Apple juice to winning an NJCAA Division II Region IV Regional, IVCC freshman, and Putnam County graduate Ian Roach discusses it all whether it's his personal journey or the flight of the Eagles. Intro: NFL picks, MLB Final Four getting down to the nitty-gritty, Lakers/LeBron win a movie-like championship

It's an all high school sports show as we spoke with La Salle-Peru girls tennis coach Aaron Guenther and the No. 1 doubles team of seniors Lauren Klein and Brianna Strehl about this weekend's sectional. Many jokes and food convos along the way. Also, boys and girls golf sectionals ended, while girls swimming and boys and girls cross country wind up the regular season before next week's postseason.

Of course, we talked about the golf season and the regionals which just took place with Hall junior Caleb Savitch and Mendota junior Ethan Hannaman. And of course, we talked about all the other sports and had fun playing Top 5 and Rank Em!! Intro: Deep Dive - Aerosmith's album Toys in the Attic, NFL, MLB's Final Four, and Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

The golf season may have been shortened, but winning the Class 2A Sterling Regional was definitely a sweet feeling for Ottawa coach Keith Budzowski and senior Nick Angus. We also talk girls golf with coach and farming with Angus! Intro: IVCC men's golf advances to the NJCAA National Tournament, L-P girls tennis wins I-8 Conference Meet, Butler wins another, Big Brother 22

After a very, very, very long drought, the St. Bede boys golf team added hardware to the trophy case with the IHSA Class 1A St. Bede Regional victory. Senior Nathan Potthoff and coach Rich Cummings talk about the win and the weird, Covid-19 season. Intro: Break down of boys and girls golf regionals, Chicago Bears win

Brent Jamison, Bureau Valley basketball coach and owner of Jamison Media Services, shares his thoughts on the Chicago Bears, explains his journey to where he is in life, and plays Now and Then with Chicago sports teams (23:41). Intro: Bears lose, NBA Finals Game 3, MLB Playoff tree, La Salle-Peru co-op girls swimming

New turf. Covid-19. New gym. School renovations. Kids in school. E-Learning. The future. Love for golf. Just a few of the many topics La Salle-Peru superintendent Steve Wrobleski discusses with EOYS! Intro: R.I.P. Chicago baseball 2020, high school sports, LeBron is just too much, NFL picks, Deep Dive of latest Nas album, King Disease .

Princeton has had one of the best boys golf teams around this season. Seniors Adam Vigars and Nolan Scott as well as coach Brandon Crawford have played their part in the Tigers' success and are excited to see what they can do during this weird Covid-19 era. Intro: High School action, White Sox win, Lighting hoist Stanley Cup, more

Sara Jacobson is far away from the east coast where she was born and raised, but her love and dedication to Crossfit helped smooth her transition to life in Illinois. Now, she owns L-P Crossfit and is sharing the fitness lifestyle with as many people as she can. Mix in some alcoholic beverage talk and we have a well-rounded discussion. Intro: Bears win, L-P football stadium vandalized, high school...

University of Illinois junior Cam McDonald can't wait for college baseball to return so he can get back on the field! He chats about summer ball with future MLB draftees on his team, remembers his days at Hall, and plays a game of Hot Potato. Intro: NBA Playoffs, MLB, James Robinson, high school sports

Wrestling is Gaige Noonan's love, passion and dream career. The La Salle-Peru graduate is making his dreams come through one match at a time under the alias 12-Gauge (40:33). Intro: Animal, Gale Sayers, Big Brother, Billy Donovan, Michael Jordan and NASCAR, White Sox, Cubs, Stanley Cup, high school sports, and new music segment called The Deep Dive.

After teaching at St. Bede for 10 years and stints as athletic director and volleyball coach, Karrie Damerell's tenure as a Lady Bruin came to an end. She explains why, informs us of what she is doing now, and plays Rank Em with 1990's bands. Intro: Bears win, NBA playoffs, MLB playoffs, high school

The name drops are unbelievable on this episode! Jim Foley, who worked in the NBA for 39 years before retiring in 2008, shares stories about NBA legends such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Moses Malone. Plus much more! Intro: White Sox in playoffs, high school sports, NBA playoffs

Hall senior Trez Rybarczyk breaks down his decision to commit to South Western Illinois College for baseball and being a high school student-athlete during Covid-19. Intro: Heat-Celtics, crazy Sunday for Chicago, local high school sports

Juniors Brock Loftus and Ian Eller are helping the Amboy boys cross country team start this season on the right foot. The Clippers are 3-0 on the season and are looking for winning results all season long. Intro: Illinois high school sports, NBA Playoffs, MLB Playoff bubble, Cobra Kai

First-year St. Bede athletic director and assistant principal, Nick McLaughlin, takes the reigns of his new positions in a difficult, Covid-19 era. Adversity hasn't scared him away or students and athletes as the Bruins are plugging along. Intro: Introducing new sponsor L-P Crossfit, Brock Lesnar, Big Brother, Breaking Bad, Cobra Kai, NBA Playoffs, Chicago MLB

Demolition derbies on Labor Day have been a Mendota, Illinois tradition for over 50 years. This year's demo was held on Sunday, but the action was still intense, muddy, and hard-hitting. Legendary driver, promoter Matt Ramer, and Mystery Machine driver Steve Schwemlein join EOYS to talk some smashing!

Jimmy DeAngelo returns to EOYS to speak about his decision to leave Parkland College for South Western Illinois College. He also has some hot takes on NBA playoffs, Chris Paul and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Intro: Chase Sexton, High School tennis and cross country, Mitch Trubisky

Trystin Raikes, an Ottawa Marquette graduate, had an interesting August as he was named to the Parkland College All-Decade (2010-2019) baseball team and wrecked his mom's car because of a wind-placed log. Intro: White Sox, Cubs, Albert Pujols, Leonard Fournette, James Robinson, Steve Nash, High School cross country, tennis and golf, Dellmus Colvin

New St. Bede volleyball coach Abbi Bosnich joins EOYS to chat about taking over a program and teaching during Covid-19. Plus she plays a game of Hot Potato. Into: Introducing new sponsor Jamison Media Services, local high school swimming and cross country scores, R.I.P. Lute Olsen and John Thompson Jr., NBA Playoff update.

His birth certificate says Bob Barrows, but his real name is Chedda Bob. Chedda is a Pennsylvania native, who has been smashing cars in demolition derbies for over 20 years and makes a delicious steak. So he says... Intro: Protests, Logic, DMX/Snoop Dog, Lucas Giolitto, Earl Thomas, Mike Trout, San Diego Padres, Brett Brown, Los Angeles Lakers, Giannis Antekempo, Nick Nurse

WOW! Episode 100! Thank you for everyone who has helped Edge of Your Seat Podcast get to this point. Thank you for listening and being part of the show! The special guest for the special show is Kevin Chlum, NewsTribune sports editor, who may apply to be the next Zingbot in the Big Brother house.

For the first time since March, there are live high school sports! Excitement exists everywhere including from Hall golf coach Mason Kimberley. He talks about the beginning of the season and the Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship, which he is a co-director. Intro: White Sox, Cubs, Blackhawks, NBA Playoffs

Dave Garcia has coached at the high school level (Putnam County), the junior college level and at the Division I level. After a brief vacation, he is back in the dugout with Southwestern Illinois College. Intro: NBA regular season ends, Kobe Bryant Day, R.I.P. Shannon