View From The West

Full boat Reax, with Greg and Mitch, the WQAD crew plus special guest, Dan Pearson! They reminisce, they react and a whole lot of nonsense in between!

Greg and Mitch look back at Week 3, and preview what's ahead in Week 4. Conference schedules in full swing in every conference. We breakdown the games to keep an eye on.

Another week in the books! A lot went as excepted, but we're learning a little more about teams every week that goes by.

Greg and Mitch breakdown Week 2 and look ahead to Week 3. Which teams can start to separate themselves near the top of their conference standings?

WOW! What a night! Morrison upsets Princeton in an instant classic! But that wasn't all. Stark County wins a thriller over Annawan-Wethersfield and so much more. We're reacting to all of it!

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It's Game Week! Greg and Mitch dive into Week 1! The match-up's to watch and the games that could have conference and postseason implications right out of the gate. Plus, they discuss the great team traditions that make our local area unique.

Greg is joined by the WQAD crew and Matt Schuckman from Muddy River Sports in Quincy to talk about what we can expect in the Western Big 6 this season. 

Greg and Mitch talk teams, players and storylines heading into the Three Rivers Athletic Conference in 2023.

Greg and Mitch jump into the newly formed Lincolnland Conference. Breaking down the teams and players to watch from both the Large and Small School divisions.

Greg is joined by Kyle from NUICFootball.com to breakdown the NUIC and I8FA. Teams, players and games to watch for heading into 2023!

Greg and Mitch are back! They breakdown the upcoming conference preview schedule, plus the teams that excite them heading into 2023. Plus, to help them kick off the season, they bring in special guest Edgy Tim. It's a great interview covering all things IHSA football! You won't want to miss it!

We have breaking news in the offseason! Morrison is headed to the NUIC and Mercer County is going to the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Both will take effect in the 2024 season. Plus, we're talking about coaching changes and look ahead to some fascinating non-conference match-ups!

Greg and Mitch wrap up the 2022 football season with our 3rd Annual "Best in the West" Awards! Best game, team, coaches and players from our listening area! Who's collecting the hardware?

Conference shuffling, schedule juggling and some exciting non-conference match-ups coming in 2023.

Greg and Kyle recap the Lena-Winslow Panthers winning their 3rd consecutive IHSA Class 1A State Championship, plus breakdown of 2A-8A. We also dive into the "Public vs. Private" debate and look ahead to where the State Championship games may be headed in future years.  TIME STAMPS 1:14- Lena-Winslow State Champions 19:53- Class 2A-8A Breakdown 46:17- Public vs. Private Schools 01:24:08- State Cham...

Lena-Winslow is 3-Peat State Champions! Greg and Mitch are joined by Kyle Kampmier, who covered the game in Champaign to breakdown and analysis the Panthers State Championship!

Greg and Mitch breakdown & analyze every #IHSA State Championship match-up based on one important factor...UNIFORMS! WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/ol6QaB-E7zU

Class 1A Coaches Interviews with Ric Arand from Lena-Winslow and Brad Dixon from Camp Point Central. Plus, Greg and Mitch are joined by Schuck from MuddyRiverSports.com and Kyle from NUICFootball.com to breakdown and analyze the match-up in Class 1A, and give thoughts on 2A-8A.

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Dominating victories, furious comebacks and heartbreaking defeat. The second round showed us a little bit of everything…including weather. It all feels like a tune up for the Quarterfinals and the 8-Man Semifinals.

Greg is losing his voice, Mitch is singing a fight song, and they're both talking playoff match-ups heading onto the Second Round!

Greg and Mitch are talking playoff pairings for all of our local teams. Plus, bracket breakdown and teams to keep an eye on. What's the draw for your team, and will they make a long postseason run? It's all here! Moline & 7A: 15:25 Quincy & 6A: 22:20 Sterling & 5A: 32:16 Class 4A: 41:27 Class 3A: 1:03:15 Class 2A: 1:23:40 Class 1A: 1:39:23 8-Man: 2:21:55

Greg, Mitch, Matt Randazzo, Kory Kuffler, Brian Stocking and Camille Gear all dive into the results from Week 9 and the playoff projections!