Edge of Your Seat Podcast

Justin Jacobson has many titles such as Mendota boys basketball coach, MHS assistant soccer coach, and teacher. Now he's adding more including professional-amateur fisherman and handyman. Intro: Blackhawks, Undertaker, Kamala

Ottawa native Baley Lehr won his third-straight Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship to stay undefeated. He discusses Tiger Woods, golfing his fiance, banking, and more! Intro: MLB, NBA, College Football, Blackhawks, R.I.P. Mrs. Beals

In 1972 Tom Pomatto graduated Putnam County after his senior season on the baseball team. Fast forward to 2020 and Pomatto is still picking up victories on the mound. Intro: Blackhawks advance, Cubs/Cards cancel, NFL opt-out woes, congrats to Brian Covelli

AJ Bollis practiced with La Salle-Peru and now he is preaching what he practiced to the University of Michigan-Dearborn men's basketball team. Bolis joins EOYS to share his hoops journey. Intro: In the Dark, Breaking Bad

Kyle Bulfer went from throwing people around the football field at Mendota High School and Benedictine University to throwing together some mean cuisines in the kitchen. Chef Kyle talks food, sports, and family. Intro: R.I.P. Seth Unruh and Jared Seggerman, lasagna

William Ronde Worrels has laid out a path of success on the football field at Princeton and has plans to go further as he committed to Northern Illinois University. The third generation WRW wants to make his initials great when others before him were not able to do so. Intro: IHSA plans for sports

Nick Guerrini talks with host Brandon LaChance about growing up a Red Devil and now returning to coach the Hall football team. Plus a ton more! Intro: R.I.P. Steve Self, Miami Marlins, Masks, Planet Fitness

Trent DeVenney, Bureau Valley graduate, is ready to hit the junior college golf courses with IVCC. He is also ready to call LeBron James a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. Intro: Schools, MLB

Local basketball legend Brad Bickett talks about his time coaching with Bureau Valley and Rock Falls, his children, and his new roles with the Storm. Intro: NASCAR, Kayne West for President

Kyle Salazar joins us from Texas to talk soccer, Call of Duty, and being invited to a tryout for an academy in the UK. The recent high school graduate is going to Mid-America Christian University in OKC, which won the 2019 NCCAA championship in December. Intro: R.I.P. Jimmy Cleary, Quavo

Supercross/Motocross rider Chase Sexton recently won his second AMA SuperCross 250SX East Championship. Before the season was over, Sexton joined EOYS to talk about all things racing and much more! Intro: Handmaid's Tale, Verzuz Battles, and Patrick Mahomes.

After three years as the Stockton football coach, Jesse Snyder returns to Princeton as an assistant coach where he once was the main man on the sideline. Snyder talks about his excitement to return to the Tigers and his outlook on his new role. Intro, shout out to Doug Wagner aka Heavy D. Always with us, never forgotten.

After helping Hall win the IHSA 2018 baseball Class 2A championship, Brant Vanaman took a stop at Kent State University and is now playing with Parkland College. The slugger shares why he left Kent after his redshirt year and his excitement to be at Parkland. Plus more!

Jimmy DeAngelo, Hall graduate and Parkland College freshman, joins EOYS to talk about his short baseball season with the Cobras, E-Learning, LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan, and his top MLB players. In the intro, R.I.P. to three legendary coaches.

From softball to baseball to basketball and a few stops between, St. Bede softball coach Rob Ruppert talks about it all. Host Brandon LaChance goes into detail about Episodes 7 and 8 of the Last Dance.

Jennifer Castle Escatel returns to share more stories about New York and fighting COVID-19. JCE is a nurse from Illinois, who is in Manhattan, NY seeing all she wants in terms of the sick, homeless, fantastic food, and speedos. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

St. Bede senior Charleigh Holmes reminisces her softball career and memories she made with the Lady Bruins. She also discusses her future, what she's watching on Netflix, fishing, and places she wants to hike.

Hall senior Marshall Walk joins Edge of Your Seat Podcast for the third time to speak about not being able to take the track during his last prep season, learning about Michael Jordan and more.

Mendota baseball coach Aaron Sester predicts the future before the NFL Draft, talks about The Last Dance, and mourns for his seniors who will not get to play their final high school season. In the intro, the insane amount of ads on Facebook and the evolution of graphics.

Mendota baseball coach Aaron Sester predicted the future before the NFL draft, talks The Last Dance, and mourns for his seniors who will be able to play their final season. Intro includes the number of ads on Facebook and the evolution of graphics.

Jennifer Castle Escatel, a licensed nurse, left Illinois to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Castle Escatel shares events, scenes, tragedies, and comradery she never thought she would witness (34:16). In the intro, Episodes 3 and 4 of The Last Dance, Chicago Bears' version of the NFL Draft, a new segment called the Crazy Story of the Day and more.

Tyler Towne has been everywhere from La Salle-Peru High School to IVCC to the University of Illinois. There are plenty of stories and laughter shared as Towne talks about athletics, his new job, and the emotions behind the court case of his father Brian Towne, who was the former State's Attorney. Intro discusses the first day of the NFL Draft.

St. Bede baseball coach and La Salle-Peru teacher Bill Booker shares his thoughts on many topics including schools not returning for the rest of the school year, IHSA canceling spring sports state tournaments, fantastic baseball memories, and The Last Dance.

Volleyball coach Dawn Williams and Diane Vanderkooy, a former teacher and current officer, join EOYS to talk about Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run. In the intro, it's all about The Last Dance, the docu-series about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls!

Illinois State University sophomore Rachel Hickey shares stories, laughs, triumphs and disappointments through her La Salle-Peru and Redbird cross country and track career, coffee addiction and a cool way to waste $40. The intro takes us all over the place from the ESPN Horse competition to the passing of WWE legend Howard Finkel with many stops between.