TC Game Time Podcast

Bill Hupp and Logan Anderson are joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. We look back at last weeks girls basketball tournament and preview the upcoming boys tournament.

The podcast crew are back for a two-parter episode, recapping the weekend's Boys High School Hockey Tournament before welcoming in Grant McGinnis of Prep Girls Hoops Minnesota to preview this week's big dance in girls basketball! Starting at (5:00), Matt, Logan, and Bill go through the prep sports headlines of the week, including reacting to Sunday's announcement of Mr. Hockey Minnesota. At (9:33)...

It's State Tournament week at "the X" as the podcast previews the Boys High School Hockey Tourney with David La Vaque, a prep sportswriter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and author of "Tourney Time: Stories from the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament!" The guys get into the show by welcoming in La Vaque, before toouching on some prep sports headlines this week, including some ticket snafus at...

Before welcoming in the head coach of Centennial Boys Hockey, Matt, Logan, and Bill reconvene, first talking about the announcement of Mr. Hockey & Frank Brimzak award finalists, as well as their predictions for who the top-10 finalists for Mr. Basketball will be later this week. Starting at (13:08), they recap last week's Girls Hockey State Tournament, talking about Hockey Town Minnesota storming...

Before welcoming in the head coach of the No. 7 ranked Farmington Boys Basketball program, Matt, Logan, & Bill first hit on some prep sports headlines, including boys hockey player of the year candidates, Miss Hockey semifinalists, and a big Lake Conference rivalry matchup on the hardwood from Friday night. Starting at (12:24), they react to the results of Sunday's Section seeding meetings in Boys...

Before welcoming in the head coach of the 7th-ranked Shakopee Boys Hockey Team, Matt & Bill first grapple with the implications of Bill's newfound stardom after a Super Bowl commercial appearance, before getting into some of the prep sports headlines of the week at (4:39). Headlines this week include a monumental clash between Tonka and Edina on the ice, a recent losing skid for another State Tour...

Matt and Bill keep the podcast rolling into playoff season as they preview the girls hockey Section Tournaments that get started this week! Before diving into hockey, the hit on some of the key prep sports headlines of the week at (2:57), including changes coming to the State Tournament next year, a school-record, and prominent Minnesotans climbing the ACC ladder. Starting at (14:20), they go Sect...

Before welcoming in the head coach of the reigning State champion Wayzata Boys basketball team, Matt, Logan, and Bill discuss some prep sports headlines from teh week (3:45) before diving into an episode focusing on boys hoops in the Twin Cities. Starting at (13:02), they discuss a myriad of key upsets as four top-7 ranked teams in the State in Class 4A all went down last week while taking a peek...

Before a girls basketball mid-season check-in, including an interview with the Rosemount Irish Head coach, Matt, Logan, and Bill talk about some of the headlines of the week in prep sports, including a tragic passing of a high school athlete this week, a big result in a top-5 battle in boys hockey, and more. Starting at (13:50), they discuss Minnetonka Girls Hoops' 15-0 start to the year, and talk...

Matt, Logan, and Bill get together to check the pulse of boys hockey in the Twin Cities at roughly the mid-point of the season! Starting at (4:53), they discuss the Northwest Suburban Conference with an interesting race between Rogers, Maple Grove, Andover, and Centennial at the top, along with improving squads in the middle of the pack that have made it arguably the State's deepest league. At (17...

Matt returns to the fold and the guys reconvene to take the pulse of boys basketball in the Metro, including an interview with University of Wisconsin commit Daniel Freitag, a senior at Breck and one of the top-150 high school seniors in the country! Starting at (2:43), Logan breaks down two major games in Class 4A from the past week, including No. 1 Wayzata's dominant win over No. 5 Lakeville Nor...

Matt is on vacation so Logan and Bill relive the most memorable moments of 2023 and make bold predictions of what they think will happen in 2024.

It's a girls high school hoops frenzy for the first time this season on the pod as the crew welcome in Grant McGinnis, a prep basketball scout and writer for PrepGirlsHoops.com in Minnesota! The gang starts the conversation at (4:38) by keying on Friday's matchup between Class 4A No. 3 Lakeville North and Class 2A No. 1 Providence Academy, and discussing standout sophomore Maddyn Greenway, her Sta...

Tony Zosel, aka "Tony Scott," from the Youth Hockey Hub joins the podcast to talk about the suprises of the boys and girls high school hockey seasons so far! Starting at (2:24), they head to the boys side of the ice and discuss the the gap closing between title favorites Minnetonka and the rest of the field as well as the possibility of an undefeated season for the Skippers. They also discuss othe...

Matt and Logan are joined by the "TC Hoops Czar" to talk everything high school hoops as the boys basketball season tips off en masse this week in Minnesota! They start their in-depth season preview by talking the implications of the shot clock this season (2:51) and the most notable coaching changes around the Metro heading into the year (7:01). Discussed next are the top players in the Metro to...

David La Vaque, a prep sportswriter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, makes a record sixth appearance on the 100th episode after appearing as the first-ever guest back in the Fall of 2021! The guys come off their Thanksgiving food coma to first recap an exciting slate of Prep Bowl Championships from the weekend, starting with Centennial grabbing their first-ever title in school history as they cap...

Chris Ohm, one of the voices of Channel 45's coverage of the Prep Bowl and the Assistant Director of the Upper School at Breck, makes his second appearance on the podcast to help preview this weekend's slate of seven State Football Championship games at the Bank! After some brief introductions, the guys dive into last week's Class 6A Semifinal games, starting with a physical battle that saw senior...

The co-host of KARE 11's Prep Preview show, Craig Norkus makes his second appearance on the podcast this year to help the guys set up the State Football Semifinals in Class 6A, 5A, and beyond this week! They start by breaking down all four quarterfinal matchups in the large school division from last week, starting with Craig's impressions of an impressive Edina win over Stillwater on Thursday nigh...

Matt, Logan, and Bill preview the upcoming Class 6A and 5A State Football Tournaments, starting with an interview with the head football coach of the Chanhassen Storm, who moved to 10-0 with a win over No. 2 ranked Mankato West to punch their first-ever ticket to State on Friday (2:55)! Coach Nelson discusses the Storm's come-from-behind victory, Mr. Football frontrunner Maxwell Woods, and his tea...

Matt, Logan, and Bill are back to talk everything high school football in Minnesota after the opening round of the playoffs Friday! They start in Class 6A, discussing all 16 teams that moved on to the next round, including standout performances and the biggest suprises in Week 1 of the postseason. Matt bemoans two of his hipster State Tourney picks going out in the first-round while Logan and Bill...

It's the best time of the year as the high school football playoffs kick off this week in Minnesota! To start the show, Brian Vossen, the 14th year head coach of Lakeville North, hops on for an appearance to talk about his No. 2 ranked Panthers, as well as the keys to success in the postseason, the talent of a Coon Rapids Cardinals squad his team faces on Friday, and the positivies of the adjusted...

Star Tribune prep sportswriter Jim Paulsen makes his fourth appearance on the podcast and joins the show to talk everything prep football and volleyball in Minnesota! The guys start the show by breaking down three top-10 teams all falling in the Class 6A field in a handful of suprise upsets last week on the gridiron. They also discuss the recent committment of the State's top wide receiver, Kijohn...

On the latest episode of the pod, Matt, Logan, and Bill are joined by Chris Ohm, the Dean of Students at the Breck School, broadcaster for Channel 45's coverage of prep football, and color commentator on the Tommies Radio network! Chris first hops on the show to talk about his background and transition from coaching to broadcasting before talking about Breck's football program, and the big picture...

The podcast crew are back to recap a rainy Friday night in high school football Week 5, starting with a conversation with Sam Stuve, who covers the Cardinals for the Alexandria Echo Press! Stuve hops on the show to catch us up on the Cards, talking about their standout defensive performance in win over 6th ranked Brainerd in a lighting-effected game, as well as Alex's standout 6-8 quarterback and...

Dom Dandrea joins the podcast to help break down the "Game of the Week" in high school football after calling the action between top-ranked Eden Prairie and No. 3 Shakopee on Friday night starting at (2:20)! Dom talks about QB David Ivey's impressive dual threat performance, both teams opening up the playbook for a potential State Tournament preview matchup, and his analysis of how one might stop...