The Wisconsin Wrestler

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Scott Kluever, who is not only the founder of the Cheesehead tournament but he is also a wealth of knowledge on all things pertaining to the tournament. He tells us about the history of the tournament, gives his All-Wisconsin and All-National Cheesehead tournament teams, discusses the best teams that have ever competed at the Cheesehead, and gives a...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Holmen coach Jason Lulloff and Hudson coach Chris Hansen who give us a lot of great insight into answering any COVID related questions when it comes to the wrestling season. Chris discusses his team's experience from the first dual of the season, both coaches talk about how their practices look (both virtual and in-person) and they answer every...

Send us Fan Mail State official Ryan McGuire joins us as he talks about his officiating experience, walks us through the steps to become an official and working your way up to becoming a state official, and discusses the finer points of the stall calls and out of bounds rules. At the end of the podcast we discuss some more notable Week 1 results! Officiating Discussion-0:00 Results Discussion-1:17...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by North Central wrestler and Johnson Creek alum Mateah Roehl for the women's preview this season! Not only do we shine a spotlight on the top returners in each weight class, but Mateah also spends some time talking about her wrestling story, her college recruitment/training experience, and discusses ways that teams can help female wrestlers feel i...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Cambridge coach Peter Moe and Waterloo coach Thurston Schuster as we go through our last sectional preview for the upcoming season! We discuss every team in the sectional and who has the best shot at ending Random Lake's nine year Team State run, Thurston talks about his experience as a younger coach and Pete relives being in the corner for Camb...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by North Fond Du Lac/St. Mary's Springs coach Doug Forsythe and Kewaskum coach Scott Rhoads to discuss D2 Sectional D! We look at every team in the sectional, Scott talks about the joys of having to watch a quasi-state championship match in practice every day last year between the Braedens, and the last pick is made for a D2 Team Sectional champ in...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Burlington coach Jade Gribble to discuss our last Division 1 sectional, Sectional H! We discuss the impact of Mukwonago and Waterford leaving the sectional, how Burlington will look reloading from a strong graduating senior class, and Teague and Steve end their Division 1 picks with a couple of perennial contenders facing off against each other in th...

Send us Fan Mail Milwaukee Bradley Tech coach Shane Kennelly and West Allis Central coach Eric Vis join Teague and Steve to help preview D1 Sectional G. We look at every team in the sectional, discuss Arrowhead's dominance in the sectional and recent years, and Shane and Eric both talk about their head coaching experiences at their respective schools and it's a can't miss discussion...

Send us Fan Mail Mineral Point coach Curtis Fiedler joins us as we discuss D3 Sectional C! We discuss the team races in each regional which all look to be close, preview every team, Curtis shares some solid stories throughout the entire podcast, and we educate Steve on how to properly use the term Facebook trolling. Regional 1-8:00 Regional 2-21:50 Regional 3-38:40 Regional 4-1:02:40 Team Sectiona...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Lodi coach Cody Endres and Lake Mills coach Tim Braund to discuss Sectional C in Division 2. In what always shapes up to be a tough sectional, we talk about every team in the sectional and also have a good discussion with Cody and Tim on their experiences as head coaches of a program.  Regional 1-1:54 Regional 2-24:00 Regional 3-43:15 Regional 4-1:18...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Whitefish Bay coach Dale Loebel to discuss D1 Sectional F. With Wisconsin Lutheran moving to regional 2 the regional 1 crown is up for grabs between perpetual contenders Nicolet and Menomonee Falls, while Wisconsin Lutheran jumps into a battle between Brookfield East and Wauwatosa that was only a one point difference for the regional title last year....

Send us Fan Mail It's Teague and a trio of Fort Atkinson coaches on this episode as we were joined by coaches Ryan Gerber and Abe Graziano to discuss D1 Sectional E. We discuss the implications of Mukwonago and Waterford joining regional 2, if there are any challenger's to Stoughton's reign in regional 1, and Ryan also gives an update in regards to the Badger Conference health guide...

Send us Fan Mail Manawa coach Brad Johnson and Reedsville coach Donny Verbeten join Teague and Steve to preview Division 3 Sectional B! Time markers for certain regionals are listed below but some topics that we discuss are former D2 teams making an immediate impact as they enter this sectional, Coleman's move to another regional, and a potentially close three or four team race in regional 3....

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Freedom coach Justin Lancaster to talk Division 2 wrestling in the Northeast part of the state. We discuss a couple of tough regional races including questionably one of the toughest regionals we have seen in our state's history, Justin provides us with an update on WIAA guidelines pertaining to COVID, and he also gives a great message on what i...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Fond Du Lac coach Matt Halter, Oshkosh West coach Duane Hartkopf, and West Bend East coach Brent Henschel for a preview of Division 1 Sectional D. From Regional 1 which contains up to six teams with full rosters to Regional 2 which welcomes D2 Team State qualifier Port Washington, the guys discuss every team in the sectional and Teague and Steve give...

Send us Fan Mail Holmen coach Jason Lulloff and Middleton coach Kent Weiler join Teague and Steve to talk about a vastly improved Sectional C in Division 1. We discuss how the addition of Portage and Wisconsin Rapids will impact the regional title race, Teague and Steve shock the world by making different regional champ picks, and Teague messes up in the first five minutes by announcing the wrong...

Send us Fan Mail Cadott coach Josh Spaeth and St. Croix Falls coach Joe Raygor join Teague and Steve to help preview Division 3 Sectional A for the upcoming year. We discuss the close battle that happened in regionals 3 and 4, Stratford's move to the sectional, and Teague goes into detail on the time Craig Henning made him cry during a wrestling practice. There were plenty of good things to t...

Send us Fan Mail MM-GET coach Pete Peterson and Hayward coach Curt Gerber join us to talk about the outlook for Division 2 Sectional A. Not only do the coaches give great insight on their local teams, but Curt tells us his story about starting a wrestling program from scratch and Pete talks about what it takes to run a successful co-op. We also discuss the regional battle between MM-GET and Ellswo...

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Hudson coach Chris Hansen and preview Division 1 Sectional A. We discuss who has the greatest chance to dethrone Hudson in their own regional, how Rapids leaving the sectional will affect the regional battle between Marshfield and D.C. Everest, and give a preview of every team in each regional! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve are joined by Neenah coach Kyle Kleuskens and Bay Port coach Brad Shefchik for a preview of Division 1 Sectional B! We discuss every team in the sectional, the battle between Bay Port and De Pere at regionals last year, which Team State participant will be left out of the tournament this year between Kaukauna and newcomer Neenah, and much more! Also, Steve manages...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we have a great discussion with Stoughton Co-Head Coaches Dan Spilde and Bob Empey about their coaching dynamic together, the highlights of their season, and what it means to be a part of the Stoughton wrestling community! They have been coaching together since 1996 so there is a plethora of stories and great advice that come from this episode. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail We pick right where we left off with Matt as Steve tells a great story about Matt in his early coaching days, Matt discusses how he's evolved as a coach, talks about what he would do if he had to start a program from square one, and lays out what it means for his team to have mental toughness and a proper mindset and how he helps that process as a coach. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Teague and Steve have a discussion with Wrightstown Head Coach Matt Verbeten ranging from his experience leading up coaching at Wrightstown, setting a tough schedule for the season, and his team's experience throughout the season which resulted in three individual state finalists, one champion, and a Team State championship! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We have a great conversation with Kevin Casper and talk about his wrestling career leading up to Coleman, his coaching philosophy in general, and of course we re-live this year's Team State experience where Coleman won by tiebreaker at the 9th criteria! Kevin has plenty of good stories and also provides solid wrestling/coaching advice throughout our discussion. Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Cayden Henschel joins us on today's podcast as he talks about his wrestling career, his tips for motivating himself after rebounding from a tough ending to his junior year, and his youtube career. We then discuss WiWrestling Online's "Tom's Top 10" for the Class of 2020, a list that was made before each their freshmen year and go over the careers of the wr...