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Send us Fan Mail Teague is joined by youth coaches Eric Vold and Cory Scanlan for a preview of some of the incoming freshmen that folks should keep on their radar! We start off the podcast with a little discussion on how youth programs are helping grow girl's wrestling at their level. We then jump into a watchlist of incoming freshmen girls that will look to make an impact on the state level...

Send us Fan Mail Waterloo coach Thurston Schuster joins the show to preview our last sectional, D3 Sectional D! We discuss the top returners on each team in the Southeast sectional, predict which teams may have the best shot to take out Random Lake in the postseason, and Thurston fills us in on how Waterloo has turned into a perpetual conference contender over the last five years and how his progr...

Send us Fan Mail Whitewater coach John Schimming joins Teague and Steve for a preview of D2 Sectional D! A sectional with a lot of new teams in it and ten ten returning Individual State qualifiers there is sure to be a lot of hungry wrestlers looking to make their first appearance at the Kohl Center! We talk the top returners on each team in the sectional, make team picks for Super Regionals/Team...

Send us Fan Mail A trio of Kenosha Indian trail coaches join us for the last D1 preview of the year and needless to say Joey Torres, Oscar Ramos Sr., and Oscar Ramos Jr. did great! We run through all the top returners for teams competing in D1 Sectional H,  make our Regional/Team Sectional picks, and get a chance to hear from the KIT coaches on how they've been building their program the last...

Send us Fan Mail Franklin coaches Devoll Sino and Nick Vallee join the show for a preview of Sectional G! Featuring two returning teams from Team State last year, the road back to the Fieldhouse looks to be no easy task in this sectional! We discuss the top returners from each team in the sectional and also make our Regional/Team Sectional team predictions which was made tough by the talent some o...

Send us Fan Mail Aquinas coach Deke Stanek joins the show to help us preview D3 Sectional C! The always strong Southwest corner of the state looks to be another tough road for any program looking to make it to Team State and should be a fun area to keep track of as the year goes on! We discuss the top returners for each team in the sectional, make predictions for Super Regionals/Team Sectionals, a...

Send us Fan Mail Teague is joined by Nate Arquinego and Jacob Raschka of WIWrestle for a preview of their "Who's the Big Cheese?" event taking place at Mukwonago High School on Saturday! First Nate and Jacob talk about their inspiration to start WIWrestle and all the details that went into planning the Big Cheese. Then they inform us how folks can secure a ticket or watch the event...

Send us Fan Mail Omro coach Shawn Achterberg joins the show to help us preview of D2 Sectional C! We discuss the top returners from each team, make predictions for the Super Regional/Team Sectional races, and Shawn talks about his experience so far as a first year coach! Super Regional 1-3:00 Super Regional 2-29:15 Team Sectional Predictions-1:04:25 Do your online apparel order through SportsWorld...

Send us Fan Mail Nicolet coach Gus Kaufman joins us on the show for a preview of D1 Sectional E! With a new look sectional and a lot of teams looking to make an appearance at Team Sectionals/Team State, this sectional will be nothing short of exciting come postseason time. We take a look at the top returners for each team in the sectional, break down the Regional team races and potential Team Sect...

Send us Fan Mail Waukesha South coach Quenten Fisher joins us for a preview of D1 Sectional F! With no returning Team State teams, we are guaranteed  to have a fresh face at Team State this year and it's looking to be a fun race for that spot! We take a look at the top returners for each team, make our picks for Regional/Team Sectional champs, and Quenten gives us some insight into how he is...

Send us Fan Mail Crandon coaches Paul Cleereman and Isaiah Doane join Teague on the show for the D3 Sectional B preview. Featuring a lot of teams on the rise (and Coleman of course), Teague and the Crandon coaches discuss top returners for each of the participating teams this year, talk about a lot of the great wrestlers that have come through this sectional in the past, and Teague shares his and...

Send us Fan Mail Luxemburg-Casco coach Chas Treml joins the show to help us preview D2 Sectional B! We discuss the movement with teams leaving/coming into the sectional, take a look at top returners for each team, and we also predict who will come out on top in the battles that will take place at Super Regionals and Team Sectionals! Super Regional 1-3:15 Super Regional 2-38:20 Team Sectional Predi...

Send us Fan Mail West De Pere coach Chris Gallegos joins us for a preview of D1 Sectional B! With multiple schools bringing back double digit starters it's shaping out to be a couple of fun Regionals and good Team Sectional battles in this area. We discuss the changes in teams in the sectional, take a look at the top returners from each team, and make our Regional and Team Sectional predictio...

Send us Fan Mail Hortonville coach Chris Gennrich joins us on the show for a preview of Division 1 Sectional D! Featuring the returning Team State champs in Kaukauna, this sectional is loaded not only with good teams but great individuals as well! We take a look at the top returners for each team, make our Team Regional/Sectional picks, and get a chance to ask Chris some questions regarding his te...

Send us Fan Mail Northwestern coaches Tim Kaufman and Pat Trautt join us on the show for the preview of D2 Sectional A! The super-regional format makes this one of the most interesting sectionals in the State, as there multiple teams that could compete for the Team Sectional title. We discuss the impact of the St. Croix Falls move to D2, look at the top returners for each team, and make our most a...

Send us Fan Mail Ladysmith coach Chase Gudis joins us on the show for a preview of D3 Sectional A! With St. Croix Falls gone that means there for sure will be a new team representing the sectional at Team State this year, and there's a lot of talent coming back from last year that will make it a challenge for teams looking to past their super-regional! We take a look at top returners from las...

Send us Fan Mail Mount Horeb/Barneveld coach Josh Hinze joins us to help preview D1 Sectional C! We take a look at the newly aligned Madison area sectional and take a look at the postseason results from last year, highlight top returners for each team, and make our regional and team sectional predictions! Regional 1-3:00 Regional 2-26:50 Team Sectional Predictions-56:10 Check out Fun Company Game...

Send us Fan Mail Marshfield coach Cody See joins us on the show for our first sectional preview of the year! We preview D1 Sectional A, which is one of the more shaken up sectionals due to division changes and geographic realignment. First we look at Regional 1, which contains a mix of the Eau Claire teams and teams from the Coulee region, including Team-State Runner Up Holmen and newcomers to D1,...

Send us Fan Mail We've been privileged to have a couple of great conversations these last two weeks and put them both into one episode! First, Teague is joined by AWA coach Mateah Roehl who discusses her experiences as a young coach including the difference in learning as a wrestler and as a coach, and how her coaching journey has been shaped by others so far.  Teague and Steve then converse...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we're joined by Ken Mocco and Brian O'Toole, the parents of Missouri Tiger wrestlers Peyton Mocco and Keegan O'Toole to talk about their experience as wrestling parents. Arrowhead coach Randy Ferrell also makes an appearance on the show and does a great job leading us through Ken Brian's journey with their kids, touching upon aspects of...

Send us Fan Mail U17 Freestyle World Champion Koy Hopke joins us on the show to discuss his summer so far! He talks about his experience at the Panam tournament and how that helped him prepare for the World tournament in Rome. After breaking down his championship performance at Worlds, we follow up with Koy on his recruiting experience so far and also get some insight on how he manages being a mul...

Send us Fan Mail Gabby Lord-Klein joins us on the show to talk about the girls' side of Fargo! Gabby first tells us what a day in the life at the Fargodome is like and how each day feels like a whole new experience. We then jump into talking how the girls teams fared at Fargo, from the All-Americans, to those who fought on the consolation in what  is  a long and grueling, to finally the big t...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Kluever joins us on the show to give a recap on the Boys' Fargo teams! From talking about the Fargo experience, to all the individual accomplishments that ultimately lead to team success, Scott does a great service putting  in a good word for everyone who makes an event like this so successful for Team Wisconsin! Find the Fargo Recap Blogs here: https://www.wiwrestlingf...

Send us Fan Mail North Fondy coach Dough Forsythe joins the  recently released regional and sectional assignments for the upcoming year. After a quick preview of our nationally ranked wrestlers competing at Fargo next week, we jump right into the conversation. We start with the general changes in regards to new teams and co-ops, then jump into a sectional by sectional breakdown of the major change...

Send us Fan Mail State champion and 2016 Wauwatosa West/East graduate Justin Folley joins us on the show to share his wrestling journey! From his battles with Stoughton wrestlers his sophomore and junior year, to using adversity his senior year to help propel his college career, Justin's high school wrestling career matched his style of wrestling in that there was no lack of excitement whethe...