Edge of Your Seat Podcast

Mike Parsons, a Kewanee Wethersfield graduate, has been around sports his entire life and didn't see any reason to not continue the trend. He became a high school referee/umpire three years ago and is now umpiring college baseball games. Intro: Happy Prom, Happy Graduation, high school sports, NBA playoffs, PGA Championship

The high school basketball season was weird, to say the least, but the Fieldcrest Knights made the most out of it finishing 12-1 and made claim to a share of the Heart of Illinois Conference title. FHS coach Matt Winkler and senior Jaxon Cusac-McKay talk about the season. Intro: High school sports awesomeness, NBA Play-In Games, more no-nos

Nate Stubler returns to EOYs with a lot to talk about! He won the PBA Midwest Open, is currently bowling at Nationals with St. Ambrose and was a finalist for Collegiate Bowler of the Year. Whoa!! Intro: High school sports action

Putnam County girls basketball coach Jared Sale joined EOYS in March to talk about the hoops season. He is a busy, busy man with different coaching roles and the birth of his first child! Intro: Chicago sports, high school break down for the week

In a rare year when a high school athlete can play four sports, Princeton senior Jamie Reinhardt is taking full advantage of the opportunity. The Tiger played golf, basketball and football, and is now suiting up for the baseball team! Intro: Mortal Kombat

The Amboy girls basketball team finished the season 14-1 and shared the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference with Eastland after splitting their two meetings. Seniors Mallory Power and Abi Payne were two major reasons behind the Lady Clippers success. They break down the season along with coach Mike McCracken. Intro: NFL Draft, Illinois High School rundown, J.A. Happ, Marvin Hagler

Graduation and life after high school may throw some challenges, but for right now, Hall senior bowler Brianna Lara is taking things one day at a time to enjoy everything she is involved in. Intro: High school football Week 6, AP names basketball all-state teams, Steph Curry, Black Rob, Shock G, Bring it Back: Miranda Lambert

They can play instruments. They can write songs. They can preef rood. We The Least - a band from Mendota, IL composed of Nathanael and Michaela DeLong and Cordell May - sat down with EOYS to share their musical journey and their new CD, "Sundae Best". Throw in a lot of laughs and some candy bars...equals a great pod! Intro: High School football Week 5 and more sports, Alex Smith, Derek Chauvin, Bu...

Mendota boys soccer had a great season, ending with an 8-2 record and a Big Northern Conference Tournament Third-place game victory. Trojans coach Nick Myers talks about the semifinal loss right after the game, the season, Carlos Rodon and some rassling. Intro: IHSA Boys Basketball All-State Team, high school scoreboard for Monday-Thursday, Steph Curry, Julian Edelman, Bryce Harper and Freddie Fre...

It didn't matter to him that he lived in Illinois, Ricardo Sarabia loved him some New York Yankees. His love for the Yankee pinstripes led his friends and loved ones to nickname him the Bronx Bomber. In January, Sarabia passed away and left behind many stories and memories his brother Ivan Sarabia and best friends Tyler Nyman and Martin Diaz share with us.

IL Boi - a Freeport native residing in Kenosha, Wis. - has been rhyming since elementary school and is still perfecting his craft. His new song "1st One Million" has been listened to more than 90,000 times on Spotify. He joins the show to talk about his journey on the mic and on the football player as a member and owner of the semi-pro football team, the Kenosha Cougars. Intro: DMX, high school sp...

Last night was the big NCAA Men's Basketball Championship between Gonzaga and Baylor. In college hoops' spirit, IVCC sophomore and Deer Creek-Mackinaw alumna Meredith Sidwell is the guest and speaks about her love for the game, small-town high school basketball, and the Eagles. Intro: Why wouldn't we talk about the Zags and Bears? Also, Stanford holds off Arizona to win the NCAA Women's Basketball...

Painting is cool, but what about painting upside down while a band is playing your favorite jams. Welcome to the life of Mendota native April Stevenson. But, painting is all Stevenson can do... Intro: High school run down with many, many 1,000 career point scorers, and more

Jake Dahl is the first member of the new collegiate summer league baseball team, the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, actually from the Illinois Valley. The La Salle-Peru graduate shares his after high school baseball life and his excitement to play with and against some of the best college baseball players around. Intro: High School sports, NBA All-Star competitions, J.J. Watt, more

Mackenzie Brady is on a podcast as the St. Bede alumna talks about sports injuries, recovering from them, studying in Spain, Covid-19 life at Illinois State University, and much, much more. Intro: High school sports everything, college achievements from local athletes, Patrick Kane, NBA All-Star Game switches, Kobe as the NBA Logo

High school sports are happening and it's just not the same unless you go! EOYS traveled to La Salle to watch the Putnam County and La Salle-Peru boys hoops teams battle. After the Cavs won 68-54, we spoke to L-P coach Jim Cherveny, Cavs' senior Drake Weber (who recently scored his 1,000th career point), and PC coach Harold Fay. Friends, it felt good to be back!

Were Skee Hartman and EOYS host Brandon LaChance right with their NFL postseason and CFP National Championship predictions? Hartman also talks about his high school wrestling career at Princeton and much more. Intro: High school sports are back, NBA All-Star rosters, Chicago Bears, NFL Hall of Fame, Tiger Woods, way more

The La Salle-Peru girls soccer team did something truly awesome for Valentine's Day. They created 92 V-Day cards for senior citizens in Illinois. Lady Cavaliers coach Christin Pappas joins EOYS to discuss the amazing creating process. Intro: Jake Arrieta, J.J. Watt

La Salle-Peru graduate Tyler Towne cruised through the Illinois Valley in the Planters NUTmobile before heading to his next destination in his journey through the country spreading happiness and peanuts. We caught up with him and sat inside the cruising Peanut Mobile. Intro: R.I.P. Kaine, Super Bowl LV, Bring it Back: John Mayer's 'Continuum'

Hip-hop, rap, music has been a big part of Danny "Tick Tock" since he can remember. He shares his musical journey starting with the creation of rap group Prelude to a Million at SIU in 2006. Tons of jokes, stories, music, and sports. Intro: Happy Birthday Mom, Bulls, NFL Conference Championship Sunday, Royal Rumbles, Connor McGregor

When Kevin Hieronymus was on EOYS after being named to the IBCA Hall of Fame, he mentioned the name Kip Cheek. Many people dropped his name in comments, so it was only right to have the Mendota Reporter publisher and sports editor share stories of his almost 37-year tenure. Intro: Public service announcement: reach out to your people, NFL playoffs, Illinois basketball

Kaleigh Shilkuski has had multiple injuries and surgeries. Instead of succumbing to pain and adversity, the former Hall Lady Red Devil and current IVCC Eagle continues to put on a smile and her sneakers in hopes of returning to the court. Intro: DEEP DIVE of 'Fine Line' by Harry Styles, NFL playoffs, James Harden trade, Bulls, Big Ten men's hoops, Trump impeachment, Capitol Building

Happy 2021!!! Edge of Your Seat kicks the new year off with Robert Shelton, a Chicago native who found an inspiration to work in the movie/TV business...and did it. Shelton was part of Iron Man 3, Fast and the Furious 7, Selma, Ozark, Black Panther and many more. Intro: DeVonta Smith is the real deal, Alabama thumps, R.I.P. Ricardo Sarabia

Happy New Year!!! We usher in 2021 with Justin Jacobson, who is off to be an assistant coach with the NCAA Division II Saginaw Valley State men's basketball team after one year as the Mendota boys hoops coach. We talk hoops, NCAA football, NFL and Christmas. Intro: Stimulus/government rant, Bulls' first win, NFL Week 17, NCAA Football

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Patrick Goy's holidays had an extra bonus as he was named the La Salle-Peru girls golf coach right before them. He joins us to talk about taking over the Lady Cavaliers, IVCC Men's Golf Championship, Royal Rumble, NFL, and being a Covid-19 parent. Intro: BREAKING NEWS during recording - Cubs trade Yu Darvish to the Padres, NFL Week 16, NBA, NCAA hoops, R.I...