The Jungle - The Official Sports Podcast of Edwardsville High School

Episode 11 features our first guests Mary Wesley James, and Charli Jones who do cheerleading, and talk about the difference between competition and side line cheering. Our second guest features Coach Vieth who is a former football player for our high school, and now coaches the girls JV volleyball team.

Episode 10 features our first guests Jake Curry and Dalton Brown who both play football, and talk about their successful season, with their season being the best season EHS has ever had. Our second guest features Emma Heepke who talks about being the vice president of FFA and her business about training horses and riding lessons. She also talks about how she loves doing county fairs and open shows...

Episode 9 features our first guests Mason Lewis and Kolton Wright who both play golf and talk about how their season went, and their future plans for golf. Our second guests feature Jackson Amick, and Ben Perulfi who do cross country, and talk about how successful their season was. Placing 15th at state since 2008.

Episode 8 features our first guests Sophie Byron, Alyssa Wise, and Gabi Hill who play tennis and talk about how they started playing, and why they love the sport. Our second guests feature Andrew Brown, and Greyson Rathgeb who play baseball, and talk about their goals for their upcoming season hoping to win state three years in a row.

Episode 7 features our first guests Emmy Pollock, and Marie Kaman who play field hockey, and talk about how much they love their sport and why they play it. Our second guests are Schrawan Benjakar, and Aiden Jumper who do cross country. They talk about their successful season and can't wait for next year.

Episode 6 features EHS girls basketball players Lydia Struble and Olivia Kolnsberg, they talk about their past seasons and how their upcoming season is going to be different.

Episode 5 features two Edwardsville High School coaches. Our first guest is Coach Carry Bailey who describes his new role as the EHS Football Alumni Relations Director and coaching track and field at Edwardsville. Our second guest is Coach Eric Pretto, this is Coach Pretto's first year as the head coach of the EHS Wrestling team. He discuses his plan to have a successful 2023-2024 season.

Episode 4 features bass anglers Evan McCormick and Jackson Carroll. They break what it is like fishing for the EHS bass team, and their strategies for fishing the fall months. Jaylen Bell and Morgan Angle describe the game of field hockey and their goals for the rest of the 2023 season.

Episode 3 begins with senior track and field jumper, Josh Anoke, describing what his high school track experience has been like and how he plans to qualify for state. AJ Tillman and Kris Crosby break down their last season and what they have been doing to get ready for their senior season. Carlie Jones and Maddie Aldrich chat about the experience of playing softball for EHS.

Episode 2 begins with EHS girls soccer players Brynna Archer and Kylie Peel discussing their past season and expectations for the upcoming season. Kylie talks about her recruitment journey to play division 1 soccer at Lindenwood University. Next, Liam McLean and Troy Chenault break down their senior soccer season, and explain their plans for the rest of the fall season. Edwardsville High School&#3...

Season 2 of "The Jungle" kicks off with EHS girls volleyball players Julia Melosci and Sydney Davis, who break down the 2023 fall volleyball season. Next, boys swimmer Cohen Osborn talks about his trip to state in the 2022 season and his plans for the 2023 season. The third and final guests are Sanna Johnson and Kayla Zacheis, they talk about what it is like being a senior on the cheer s...

Check out our latest guest: Clayton Lakatos a sophomore and two sport athlete that runs track and plays football for EHS. Eathan Stewart a sophomore that plays for our EHS baseball team. Sarai Hopkins a junior athlete that runs track.

Schaefer and Brandon talk all things tennis and their goals for the coming 3 seasons, with their season coming to a close at the end of May; Tigers, WISH THEM LUCK!!! Dawson Rull and Drew Landau tells us all about their previous 4 season as graduating Seniors with collegiate mindsets and big bodies nothing can come in these tiger's ways. Avery and Graham were in quite a time rush with an away...

Deshawn is a 2 sport athlete, including football and a first year try at volleyball. He gives us an in depth look into what it means to be a new competitive volleyball player. Sergeant Matt Evers is a former D1 Soccer (1 year pro) and Baseball player at Eastern Illinois and SIUE. Sergeant Evers is now an SRO here at EHS and describes his steps through life turns in sports and his sports career.

Johnnie is a 2 star-athlete in both football and basketball, with a commitment to Quincy University for Football Dorian is a star football player and give us an in depth look in the makings of a shotput slinger's workouts. Sam fishes for EHS on the Bass fishing team and tells us all about the business of the team. Taylor and Reece play lacrosse and tell us all about the makings of the 1st year...

Episode 24 kicks off with tennis all-stars Jesse Hattrup and Jade Dynamic talking about their entry to the sport as well as their goals for the up and coming season. Wonder Woman Mackenzie Pratt discusses what it takes to become the first female wrestler to win a state champion for her well respected program. Last but not least, sports writer for the Edwardsville Intelligencer Billy Woods explains...

Episode 23 starts with EHS boys soccer player Jonas Mahler discussing the upcoming 2023 boys soccer season and previous seasons.  Dalton Brown talks about his time as a linebacker for the tigers, and his career as a thrower on the track team.  Girls Soccer and basketball player Olivia Kolnsberg gives an insight on the current girls spring soccer season.  

Scott Baxter is a Senior Cross Country and Track athlete here at EHS and holds himself on a high pedestal for future runners to look up to. Emerson Weller is an UMSL committ with 3 years of EHS basketball under her belt UMSL is the 2023-2024 basketball star's next steps. Matt Kamp is a Edwardsville Intelligencer Sports Editor with many years of experience listeners cna get a look into what it mean...

Ava Waltenberger and Vyla Hupp, 2 of the 3 voleyball varsity captains, for this years Sectional Runner-Up team Owen Gruben is a state level swimmer for the EHS swim team Katie Woods is the ROTY for the Southwestern Conference Girls Tennis

This episode features guests: Ethan Wickenhauser a Special Olympics, E-Sports, and Gateway Carplex Driver Extraordinaire  Ashlyn Hauk and Ella Cook, 2 stars on the EHS Girls Basketball team despite a tough season both kept their heads up and are looking forward to their future and last but not least, Gavin Gierich, Berik Selberg, and Abe Gianaris talking all things about this seasons Boys Var...

Show 18 kicks off with EHS boys hockey players Kai Vetter and Fred Bramstedt who talk about the current EHS hockey season, 2023 nationals, and the RP Lumber Center.  Next, Brynna Archer and Kylie Peel discuss the EHS girls soccer team going into the upcoming season.

Checkout our latest episode with guests: Blakely Hockett a basketball player and soccer star Ciara Cunningham a freshman with varsity level volleyball talent and our 6th Place Cheer Team members Kaitlynn Jennings and Evie Tyrell

On this special addition get to know your 2023 EHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees! 

Kylie Johnson Varsity Dancer Zoie Boyd and Avery Hamilton Varsity Softball Players

This Episode is hosted by Keaton Anderson with guests: Hector Chaidez and Sam Reader: Hector and Sam play Ultimate Frisbee for EHS who have just recently won 1st place in Illinois State Kaila Marshall: Kaila plays Lacrosse and Field Hockey, Kaila helped to organize this years Lacrosse creation and club here at EHS Brandon Rodgers: Brandon provides insight into the powerhouse of EHS this year, incl...