The Victory Bell: The Podcast

Todd Ickow, the Voice of Valparaiso Athletics, joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to discuss Arch Madness as well as Ben Krikke’s place in Valparaiso history. Ickow and host Paul Oren recorded a portion of this episode while driving to St. Louis on Wednesday morning. There were no traffic accidents, despite what it might sound like during the pod. Oren also spends the beginning of the pod discuss...

The Valparaiso men’s basketball team came oh-so-close to knocking off first-place Drake at the Athletics-Recreation Center on Feb. 4. Former Valpo player Trevor Anderson joins the pod to analyze the final minutes of regulation and some key plays from double overtime. The Victory Bell: The Podcast is free to all and is available on a variety of podcast platforms. In order to access all of the artic...

It’s National Signing Day and The Victory Bell: The Podcast is here with an episode breaking down Valparaiso’s recruiting class. Valpo Hall of Fame offensive lineman and current ESPN color commentator Tom Byrne joins the pod along with former defensive lineman Nick Scoville. Scoville has been all over Valparaiso’s recruiting efforts with his work on Twitter . The Victory Bell: The Podcast is free...

Valparaiso Hall of Fame inductee Dave Redmon passed away this week. Redmon was a star at Valparaiso High School before beginning his collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock. Redmon came back home to Valparaiso University and helped lay the groundwork for Valpo’s dominant success in the Mid-Continent Conference. Former high school and college teammates Casey Schmidt and Rob Cavanaugh join The Vic...

We’ve got a special holiday edition of The Victory Bell: The Podcast as Valparaiso director of athletics Charles Small joins the pod to discuss his first six months on the job. Topics range from the success of the fall sports to the financial impact of the football trip to New Mexico State as well as his take on the start of the 2022-23 men’s basketball season and his expectations for success at V...

Jason Hawkins has done just about everything with the Valparaiso men’s basketball program. He was a walk-on (1999-2003), the Director of Basketball Operations (2003-04) and an assistant coach from (2006-07). Hawkins has also led his Trinity Christian team into the Athletics-Recreation Center several times, including last Tuesday. Hawkins joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to discuss his basketbal...

Valparaiso women’s soccer coach John Marovich joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to discuss winning the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. Marovich will also discuss not winning the conference tournament and how he, along with the Beacons, are handling that disappointment. Marovich will also touch on what the future of the program looks like, including which three seniors are c...

Mike Avery has held a variety of titles during his career. He was the Valparaiso men’s soccer coach for 13 seasons and is now the Head Coach and Sporting Director for the Fort Wayne Football Club. He’s the husband to Valparaiso volleyball coach Carin Avery and the father to Alex and K.J. He’s also the latest guest on The Victory Bell: The Podcast! Avery joins the pod to discuss a handful of topics...

Todd Ickow, the Voice of Valparaiso Athletics, joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to share his thoughts around the upcoming Valparaiso men’s basketball season. The Victory Bell’s Paul Oren will set a statistical over/under for every scholarship member of the roster and Ickow will make his selections. Host: Paul Oren Guest: Todd Ickow For more coverage of Valparaiso athletics, visit TheVictoryBell...

The Victory Bell’s Paul Oren takes a look back at the Valparaiso men’s basketball exhibition victory over Cedarville. Then, Paul is joined by four members of the Valparaiso soccer team to discuss winning the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title and the upcoming conference tournament (28:20). Host: Paul Oren Guests: Nicole Norfolk, Nikki Coryell, Addy Joiner, Molly O’Rear For more covera...

Three Man Weave co-founder and The Almanac contributor Ky McKeon joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to preview the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball season. McKeon wrote a brilliant Valley season preview for The Almanac in which he nailed 10 of the 12 preseason projections in exact order. McKeon interviewed every coach in the Valley and wrote at least 1,300 words on each team. T...

The Team Down South is coming to Brown Field as Valparaiso and Butler are set for another Battle for the Hoosier Helmet on Saturday afternoon. The latest episode of The Victory Bell: The Podcast takes a look back at Valparaiso’s 17-3 win over Butler in 2014. That victory snapped a six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and allowed Valpo to return the Hoosier Helmet to the trophy case. Joining the...

Valparaiso men’s basketball associate head coach Luke Gore joins The Victory Bell: The Podcast to breakdown the 2022-23 nonconference schedule. For more information, visit TheVictoryBell.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thevictorybell.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Victory Bell: The Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to Valparaiso University Athletics and is available now on TheVictoryBell.com. (Hoping to make the pod available on plenty of other platforms in the coming days and weeks) The Victory Bell: The Podcast will be hosted by longtime Valparaiso beat reporter Paul Oren. Episodes will contain fun stories, intriguing commentary and plenty...