Shooters Touch

Shooters! Last week was the Super Bowl, this week the NBA All-Star game. It doesn’t matter, we pod anyway! We have our picks for 3a and 4a on Larson’s birthday! We also have some heated discussions about 3a and even story time with Uncle Larson. Enjoy! Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA 

Rankings.. Pairings.. Spot Light... Game of the Week.. Shoutouts and Story time! If you are an Iowa High School basketball fan there is something in this episode for you! This was recorded Sunday night so we don't have full response to 1A and 2A pairings released yesterday but we like what we are seeing!  Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA 

Katie(@katiedinnebier) jumps on the pod to talk gymnastics, overcoming a knee injury and winning a lot of basketball games! We also break down the coaching transition before her freshman year and where she sees this Bulldog team going! A lot of big time basketball still in front of her, with a great head on her shoulders the sky is the limit! Enjoy... #BeBlue #shootersshoot   Connect wit...

Quick one today! Uncle Larson is out sick so we get right to the games! Doug has a bone to pick with 4A rankings. Tony brings the fire and insight as always!  Tom has some shake ups there in NW Iowa and his Shoutout! Let's go! #shootersshoot  Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA 

Things are heating up!! Both on the court and with the Troopers! More Ts.. more laughs... some great spotlights, shoutouts and teams to lookout for! Don't miss WEEK 4! The best yet! @ShootItacademy makes his 3A pick of the week! @tom_betz Shout Out hopes to score some brownie points @tonysroe Monocle Minute features a Tiger... and Story Time with Uncle @clarson5 does it again! #hooptroop #shooters...

From Alabama to Tennessee to Iowa, Jeff Schertz is a well travelled coach! He’s constantly seeking out knowledge from his peers and surroundings, which is one of the reasons he’s a great coach. Currently in year four at Ballard he’s led the Bombers to state and has a good young group of kids coming through now. Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA Episode #137

No more technical fouls!! You'll have to wait until the end for that. But we have ATOs, upsets and new rankings. We also run through game of the week, Backstreet Boys and things to watch for this week. As always...  @ShootItacademy makes his 3A pick of the week! @tom_betz jumps to the college game for his Shout Out this week @tonysroe Monocle Minute features a Lancer who is making his rise Story t...

We talked whiteboards, rankings, rivalries, press clippings (or lack of), late game situations & Coach Larsons thinks ALL youth AAU practices should be canceled! Let's go!! @tonysroe @clarson5 @tom_betz @ShootItacademy #shootersshoot  Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA 

2022 is over and we are super grateful! Not only to our fans, but to the guests that gave so much of their time to chat with us! We created over 3,000 minutes of new content in 2022 and had our best year to date. Check out this episode as we put a bow on 2022 and look forward to the year ahead.

Frankie(@Fcartoscelli3) has been a Kings fan his entire life. Which is why he was exactly the right person to talk to about the Iowa ties the Kings have with Keegan Murray(Twitterless) and Harrison Barnes(@hbarnes). We discuss why Harrison is the perfect fit for the young Kings and why Sacramento is so excited about Keegan’s future with the team!

We had an incredibly thoughtful conversation with Maya McDermott(@mayamcdermott_) in this weeks episode. We discuss her time with All Iowa Attack(@alliowaattack), her experience at Johnston(@JCSD_Girlsbball)where she was on several state tournament teams and one state championship team, and her decision to join the Panthers(UNIwbb). Enjoy! Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA #shootersshoot  Epi...

High school hoops are back and so is Hoop Troop! We have the guys back on to discuss the first several weeks of high school basketball. Minus Tony this week, but we cover the majority of the state as well as our game to look forward to.

After 35 years of coaching, Brian Niemuth has been a part of a LOT of wins at Simpson College(@SCStorm_WBB). 650+ actually! He has all the accolades, 9x conference coach of the year, 2x D3hoops.com coach of the year but he’s still humble enough to give credit to his players. We had a great conversation about his upbringing, how he got into coaching and his career in baseball! Reach out! @ShootersT...

Roger “Smokey” Barr is a long time official and umpire in Iowa. He also spent time in Boone as the Director of Officials. If you’ve played high school hoops in the past 30 years chances are, he’s officiated one of your games. We talk to Smokey about how he got his start in 6 on 6, his Sporting Goods store in Storm Lake, where Bryan spent most of his allowance and how Smokey would fix the referee s...

Basketball is ALL the way back and we bring back 2 coaches to discuss lessons learned in the first few weeks as well as a few top 25 matchups! We have something for brand new and veteran coaches in this episode and we even chat about the incredible OT thriller when the Iowa women(@IowaWBB) visited the Knapp Center to take on Drake(@DrakeWBB)

Brandon Schwab(@schwabfarms) is a long time resident of north central Iowa. He got his first coaching job while he was still in college and he’s been in love with it ever since. Since coaching at Garrigan(@garriganbb), he’s been to the state tournament multiple times, with back to back 2nd place finishes and is the current defending State Champion in class 1A! Ready to make another run at the Well...

Megan Meyer joins us this week! A transfer from Iowa, she’s a Senior for the Drake Bulldogs (@DrakeWBB) and was a walking bucket at Mason City high (@MCGirlsBBall). Megan talks, why Drake, her recruiting journey and what’s she’s most looking forward to this season!

This week we sit down with Josh Sash(@JoshSash) the Assistant Coach for the Bison of @NDSUmbb. Admittedly Josh had a roundabout way to get into coaching and a very long, curvy road before he landed in Fargo! Josh spent time with @WPUBasketball, @ihccbasketball, @DMACC_MBB and @DrakeBulldogsMB and we talk about what he learned from all of those stints.

Jumping on the podcast is Jake Hilmer(@jakehilmer) standout for @PeacockHoops and former state champion for @NorthLinnLynx. We cover the run they went on last year going 26-6 and winning a game in the NCAA tournament. But we also talk leadership, baseball, being a big brother and growing up in a house with dad as a coach! #shootersshoot  Past Guests: Mike Himer, Brooks McKowen, Marty McKowen...

Rising star Zeke Mayo (@zekexmayo) guard for South Dakota State (@GoJacksMBB) joins the podcast! Last year the Jacks ended the year with a 30-5 record and Summit League (@thesummitleague) Championship. In just his freshman year the Jacks went 20-1 with Zeke in the lineup and he found himself so close to joining the 50/40/90 club! #shootersshoot  Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA  Shoutout - @bpete...

This episode we chat with Klint Carlson(@klintcarlson2) with the @warriors formally with the @hornets. An absolute stud for @wsrhoops Klint would go on to put together a great career for @UNImbb. We talk winning... and some losing in both @IHSAA and @MarchMadnessMBB tournaments. We also try to settle the debate between @PeppersCF and @MulligansCF #shootershoot #hoopsIowa Connect with us! @Shooters...

We take you way back to our episode with Stevie Johnson this week! Shooters Touch fans, do we have a episode for you! Stevie Johnson joins us to talk hoops(and a little pigskin) this week. Not only does Stevie have a super interesting story, but he was so fun to talk to! Reminiscing about the teams he played on, players he played with and opponents he played against was another walk down memory la...

Everyone is back!! @tom_betz talks all things @IowaBCA. Doug (@ShootItacademy) recaps @top64league. Chris (@clarson5) brings wisdom as always and @tonysroe fills us in on all things @PrepHoopsIA! A lot to cover so let's go!!! #jeansNjumpers #shootersshoot Connect with us! @shooterstouchIA 

This week Erik Grunder (@CoachGrunder) joins us for a chat about a football 🏈 guy becoming a hoops 🏀 guy. Erik has some great mentors and experience like a lot of small town coaches. He’s pulled from everything he’s done and is continually learning as he grows as a coach. Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA 

Casey Kasperbauer(@ckasp12) was, and apparently still is, a walking bucket🪣. After spending some time playing overseas he came back to the states with coaching on his mind. Ending up at his alma mater(@SDCoyotesMBB), it’s obvious to see he’s a hoop head and is married to the game. His high school experience came with Carroll(@CarrollTigersBB) where he had an all state career. Enjoy! @TigerVisionC...