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| Date | Titre | Durée | |
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| 03 Feb 2022 | Girls State Recap | 01:16:02 | |
Gabby Lord-Klein and Laura Bartoszek join Teague and Steve for a recap of Girls State! We discuss our experiences at the inaugural tournament, run through a weight-by-weight recap, and release the unofficial team scores at the end! We packed a lot into one episode so stay tuned in the next few weeks for a rundown of Freestyle opportunities coming up! | |||
| 07 Feb 2022 | Conference Tournament Recap | 01:33:46 | |
Teague and Steve run through some cool wrestling stuff, talk about their weekends, and jump right into a quick recap of each conference tournament! | |||
| 10 Feb 2022 | Regional Preview Sparknotes Edition | 01:09:55 | |
What usually ends up being our most chaotic podcast of the year does not disappoint as we give a quick rundown on returning state qualifiers/placewinners/champs competing at every regional this coming Saturday! We also make sure to bring up our receipts as we do mention all of our team picks made in our preseason preview series. Ryan Gerber of the WWCA also opens the podcast with a friendly reminder to get those results in to help the seeding process for State this year! | |||
| 13 Feb 2022 | Regional Recap/Team Sectional Preview | 01:04:55 | |
In what may be the first time that we've recorded while the Sun is still out, Teague and Steve do a quick recap of which teams won their regionals, where they went right (and wrong) with their picks, then also give a quick preview of each team sectional as well! We also list off the newest members of the 100 win club, have some discussion on the Sectional Attendance bracket, and just take a few moments to think about all the great wrestling we'll be experiencing this week! | |||
| 15 Feb 2022 | "Offseason" Wrestling Opportunities with Gabby Lord-Klein and Laura Bartoszek | 00:43:31 | |
Teague is joined by Gabby Lord-Klein and Laura Bartoszek for a great informational episode on how to get into Spring and Summer wrestling opportunities! Gabby and Laura provide an overview of what the WWF is, discuss training/tournament opportunities during Spring and Summer, and give great insight on the National Tournament experience in general! In addition to this podcast, Gabby and Laura also provided many links/contact information to help kids and parents who are looking for wrestling outside of the Winter season, all of which can be found below: | |||
| 18 Feb 2022 | Team Sectional Recap/Sectional Preview | 01:12:38 | |
Teague and Steve start the show with a recap of Team Sectional results. We then run through each sectional and highlight 3-5 matches that will feature multiple ranked wrestlers and potential big matchups. Needless to say, it's looking like it's going to be a great Sectional weekend! | |||
| 22 Feb 2022 | Individual State Preview | 02:02:02 | |
Individual State is back at the Kohl Center and what better way to celebrate than with a two hour podcast. We break down the brackets at each weight, recognize where potential big matchups could be in any round, and of course we make our State Champion picks for all 42 brackets! | |||
| 01 Mar 2022 | Individual State Recap | 01:36:34 | |
Teague and Steve finally have (somewhat) recovered from Individual State weekend and boy was it a weekend with plenty to talk about! We talk about our experiences being back at the Kohl Center for the first time in two years, and the State experience in general. We then run through each of the State Champions, talking a little bit about the finals matches, brackets, or just miscellaneous stories along the way. At the end we pick our Wrestlers of the Year for each division and Teague caps off with a reading of the "The Other Guy on the Mat", which if you only listen to one part of the show that is the spot to go to. | |||
| 03 Mar 2022 | Team State Preview | 01:02:27 | |
3 Divisions. 16 Teams. 13 Duals. What more needs to be said? Teague and Steve make their predictions for Team State this weekend and along the way they highlight big matches, potential lineup changes, and of course discuss the madness that is the Division 1 field. | |||
| 06 Mar 2022 | Team State Recap | 00:59:54 | |
Teague and Steve run through each dual that took place at Team State, talking about big matches, momentum changes, and all the action that lead to three Team State Champs being crowned! We close out the show with a little thank you to the listeners and the vision for the podcast going forward. | |||
| 25 Mar 2022 | 4-Time State Champion Tanner Gerber | 01:25:16 | |
Tanner Gerber from Cameron joins us for the first episode of our season to take us through his journey of becoming a 4-Time State Champion! Some things we discuss in the show are: -Tanner's youth career -A year by year breakdown of each of his State titles -Goals in college and for the future -Advice for younger wrestlers Tanner does a great job along the way crediting the people who helped him reach his goals, emphasizes the mental side of the sport and what it takes on that front for anyone to achieve their goals, and talks about all the lessons learned along the way! Check out Fun Company Game Room Store!-https://www.funcompanygamestore.com/ | |||
| 31 Mar 2022 | 4-Time State Champion Kole Marko | 00:51:31 | |
Kole Marko from St. Croix Falls joins us to discuss his wrestling career, which on the individual side ended with him winning his 4th State Title this year! We talk about all of Kole's runs at the State Tournament and Kole gives a lot of great advice throughout the episode, including figuring out the mental side of the sport, wrestling through adversity, and drives home the point that life is what bigger than what happens on the wrestling mat which is a great lesson for everyone involved in this sport. St. Croix Falls coach Joe Raygor also joined us on the show and between him and Kole, it's easy to tell why Kole ended up having as much on-the-mat success that he did but also more importantly why he will continue to thrive in his non-wrestling endeavors as well. | |||
| 08 Apr 2022 | Amery Head Coach Mike Kelly | 02:07:20 | |
Get ready for another Mike Kelly megasode as the Amery coach joins to talk about the Warriors' run at a repeat Team State title! We discuss how the program operates in the offseason, the process behind making a schedule for his team, and then we do a tournament-by-tournament synopsis of the season highlighting the ups and downs of a long wrestling season! We close out by talking about the Team State duals, Amery's outlook for next year, and how adjustments Mike made as a coach from last year to this year. | |||
| 14 Apr 2022 | 4-Time State Champion Clayton Whiting | 01:01:36 | |
Clayton Whiting from Oconto Falls joins us on the show to talk about his journey to winning four State Titles! Clayton discusses the goals that he set along the way, his most challenging moments on the path to winning four titles, and his goals for the future. Oconto Falls coach Cody Nielsen also joins us on the show and has a lot of great things to say about Clayton and the entire Oconto Falls program, together the two make a great team on the show and you can tell that Coach Nielsen is doing all the right things for his program as well! | |||
| 27 Apr 2022 | Fennimore Head Coach Chad Steldt Part 1 | 00:49:17 | |
We're joined by Fennimore head coach Chad Steldt on the show and Chad had so many great things to say that we figured it would be best for the listener to split this into two parts! In this segment of the Chad Steldt conversation, Chad discusses his wrestling history, diving into his high school and college wrestling career. He then discusses his time coaching at Ellsworth, his decision-making process leading to his move to Fennimore, and how he used lessons learned from his time at Ellsworth to help build (along with many others in the Fennimore community) the Golden Eagles into the program we know them as today. We leave off on a cliffhanger, as we discuss Chad's first few years at Fennimore and the end result of the last two seasons, leading into what will ultimately be our conversation on this year's team which comes out in two days! | |||
| 28 Apr 2022 | Fennimore Head Coach Chad Steldt Part 2 | 01:18:19 | |
Welcome back to part 2 of our conversation with Fennimore coach Chad Steldt! In this segment, we take a deeper look at this years' Golden Eagle squad and their run to a Team State title. A daunting regular season and pre-State postseason schedule played a big part in helping the team be prepared come Team State Saturday and we have an in-depth conversation on all the postseason action all the way through to the final dual of the year! Chad then gives insight on the outlook for the program next year, and also has some very valuable advice for coaches of any level! | |||
| 03 May 2022 | Kaukauna Head Coach Jeff Matczak Part 1 | 01:08:27 | |
*For last year's conversation with Jeff, scroll back on your mobile podcast app to April 22nd and and April 19th of 2021* | |||
| 05 May 2022 | Kaukauna Head Coach Jeff Matczak Part 2 | 00:52:11 | |
Our conversation with Kaukauna head coach Jeff Matczak continues by jumping right into Team State! We talk about how deep the field was, and Jeff gives a great rundown of each of Kaukauna's duals on their way to their second straight Team State title! After the discussion on Team State, Jeff gives a quick outlook on his team for next year and provides an excellent philosophy on coaching, highlighted by one of our favorite talking points from last year, the Economics of Wrestling! | |||
| 13 May 2022 | Milwaukee Reagan Coaches Malcolm Briggs and Bear Bennett | 01:22:24 | |
We're joined by Milwaukee Reagan coaches Malcolm Briggs and Bear Bennett for a great conversation centered around women's wrestling! Malcolm tells us his wrestling story growing up, and his transition from wrestling to coaching, to then coaching at Reagan. We go in-depth on the sustained success and championship culture of the Reagan Women's Wrestling Program, how the coaches helped sustain that success this year, and the outlook on the team moving forward. We also talk about the future of Women's wrestling in Wisconsin as a whole! | |||
| 17 May 2022 | Lakeland University Women's coach Shannyn Gillespie | 01:10:07 | |
Shannyn Gillespie joins us on the show in what is easily one of our most high-octane podcasts yet! Shannyn tells us about his program and gives information on the process to become a college student-athlete for those interested. We also dive in to talking about women's wrestling in general, how we can improve the girl's wrestling experience in Wisconsin, and we discuss how to better market wrestling in general! Shannyn provides a lot of great stories from his past and shows how he molded those past experiences into what his philosophy is now. Below are some links that were discussed on the show for those interested! IG: https://instagram.com/lakeland_womens_wrestling? Coach Shannyn IG: https://instagram.com/coachshannyntalks? | |||
| 25 May 2022 | Bryant & Stratton College Coach Shane Kennelly | 00:53:59 | |
We have our first cold open!!! | |||
| 24 Jun 2022 | National Dual Recap with Jordan Crass | 01:10:33 | |
Jordan Crass, owner of Crass Trained, joins us to talk about the National Duals that took place the last two weeks! He starts off by discussing the process to get on to the National Dual team and how that process also benefits Team Wisconsin's Fargo roster opportunities. We then run through the results, with some great conversation on wrestling philosophy and some of the recent changes in our state as well. Jordan brings a lot of great energy and perspective to the table!! | |||
| 07 Jul 2022 | Conversation with Justin Folley | 00:58:24 | |
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 whether it be on or off the mat. Justin gives a lot of good advice at the end of the show as well so tune in! | |||
| 12 Jul 2022 | 2023 Regional/Sectional Assignment Conversation with Doug Forstyhe | 01:13:01 | |
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 changes in each one! | |||
| 25 Jul 2022 | Boys' Fargo Recap with Scott Kluever | 00:54:17 | |
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! | |||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Girls' Fargo Recap with Gabby Lord-Klein | 00:35:38 | |
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 takeaways that the team took from their experience at Fargo. Of course whenever Gabby hops she always manages to drop some great philosophies on the listener as well so make sure to tune in! | |||
| 04 Aug 2022 | Conversation with Koy Hopke | 00:39:24 | |
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 multi-sport athlete while excelling so highly in one of them. As is tradition, Steve ends the show with some Koy Hopke trivia! | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | The Do's and Don'ts of Wrestling Parenting ft. Randy Ferrell, Brian O'Toole, and Ken Mocco | 01:12:58 | |
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 parenting that they did well, and more importantly what they would like to have improved on. It was great to have these two on the show to talk about their experiences and what would they would change in hindsight. This show is a must-listen for any former, current, or future wrestling parent! | |||
| 19 Aug 2022 | Double Interview Episode! Conversations with Mateah Roehl and Jim Hauerwas | 01:24:43 | |
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 for 4-Time State Qualifying coach Jim Hauerwas who was a head coach at Whitnall and Oak Creek for a combined 32 years, and of course there's plenty of good stories to be had! | |||
| 21 Sep 2022 | D1 Sectional A Preview | 00:47:27 | |
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, West Salem/Bangor. Then we check out Regional 2, which adds Team State qualifier Marshfield to the mix of a group of already tough teams. At the end we make our first set of Team Sectional predictions! | |||
| 23 Sep 2022 | D1 Sectional C Preview | 01:02:11 | |
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! | |||
| 26 Sep 2022 | D3 Sectional A Preview | 01:05:12 | |
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 last year, which features a couple of wrestlers with more than one state title to their name, make our first ever super-regional predictions, and even get a chance to to hear from Chase on how he has been building his program up at Ladysmith. | |||
| 28 Sep 2022 | D2 Sectional A Preview | 01:10:48 | |
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 agonizing set of predictions on the year so far. | |||
| 05 Oct 2022 | D1 Sectional D Preview | 01:05:18 | |
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 tenure at Hortonville! | |||
| 07 Oct 2022 | D1 Sectional B Preview | 00:56:28 | |
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 predictions! | |||
| 13 Oct 2022 | D2 Sectional B Preview | 01:37:05 | |
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! | |||
| 14 Oct 2022 | D3 Sectional B Preview | 01:24:14 | |
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 Steve's picks for the Super Regionals and the Team Sectional! | |||
| 19 Oct 2022 | D1 Sectional F Preview | 01:07:28 | |
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 drawing in new wrestlers in his Waukesha South program! | |||
| 21 Oct 2022 | D1 Sectional E Preview | 01:08:11 | |
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 Sectional duals, and Gus gives a great retelling of Nicolet's first trip to Team State and how his growth as a coach in 21 years helped him navigate the trip! | |||
| 24 Oct 2022 | D2 Sectional C Preview | 01:10:56 | |
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! | |||
| 25 Oct 2022 | "Who's the Big Cheese?" Preview | 01:25:30 | |
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 online. Finally, we discuss the lineup of matches in the loaded slate and Teague makes his predictions for each match! Be sure to attend Who's the Big Cheese or check it out on Rokfin! | |||
| 28 Oct 2022 | D3 Sectional C Preview | 01:15:07 | |
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, and Deke discusses his philosophy on helping build Aquinas into a perpetually tough program during his fifteen year tenure as a coach. | |||
| 31 Oct 2022 | D1 Sectional G Preview | 01:22:59 | |
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 of these are bringing back. Devoll and Nick also take some time to talk about last year's State-qualifying program, and how they're doing their part to keep the kids motivated to keep themselves in contention for a return trip to Team State. | |||
| 04 Nov 2022 | D1 Sectional H Preview | 01:35:46 | |
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 six years. The coaches have a lot of great insight and even better, they have a lot of positive things to say about the other teams in their sectional! | |||
| 10 Nov 2022 | D2 Sectional D Preview | 01:06:16 | |
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 Sectionals, and we get a chance to hear from Coach Schimming on his team's goals for this year along with his evolution as a coach over the last 17 years! | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | D3 Sectional D Preview | 00:51:41 | |
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 program has greatly improved in numbers! | |||
| 17 Nov 2022 | Incoming Freshmen Preview | 01:02:10 | |
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 right away, and then talk about freshmen boys that could potentially make an impact for their teams right away. Cory closes the show with a list of those at Youth State that looked impressive and there is sure to be some wrestlers on the list that catch people's attention throughout the year! | |||
| 23 Nov 2022 | Girls Wrestling Preview | 00:55:36 | |
Steve is back on the show and him and Teague close out preview season with a preview of the top returning girl's in the state! They take a look at the returning placewinners from each weight class, talk about which wrestlers impressed them the most last year, and talk potential big matchups we could see happening before the State tournament. We then recap the top ten scoring teams at the tournament from last year, predict which teams could crack into the top 10 this year, and close out with our picks for the top two team finishers at State! | |||
| 05 Dec 2022 | Officiating Discussion with Ryan McGuire | 00:52:18 | |
Ryan McGuire joins the podcast for our third annual discussion on officiating! We start the show off by talking about some of the duals that took place early last week. We ask Ryan what his favorite match was to officiate last year, discuss any changes in the circumstances of the official shortage, and then touch on rule changes and new points of emphasis for the current wrestling season! | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | Week 1 Recap | 01:08:08 | |
Teague and Steve talk about their weekends, the plans for the upcoming week, and then jump right into a recap of the first weekend of action! We discuss every tournament we could find, pointing out notable results, teams, and athletes throughout. The order of the tournaments talked about are listed below: | |||
| 09 Dec 2022 | Battle on the Bay 2022 Preview | 01:03:34 | |
Battle on the Bay Director Ryan Shefchik joins the show for a preview of this year's tournament in Bay Port! We start by getting a little background from Ryan on his wrestling history, and then we jump right into tournament talk for this weekend! Ryan gives us a brief history on the Battle on the Bay, talks about team champions from the past, and then we discuss the potential team race and give a synopsis on every weight class at this year's loaded tournament! Naturally, we make our picks for the champions as well. | |||
| 13 Dec 2022 | Week 2 Recap | 01:16:38 | |
Teague and Steve talk about their weekends a little bit, give some info on some Thursday dual results sent their way, discuss the tournaments they attended and their experiences there, then go into discussing the top teams and matches at every tournament that took place this weekend! Tournaments discussed: Thursday/Friday Duals Out of State Tournaments Battle on the Bay Husky Invite Husky Girls Invite Devils Duals Raider Scramble Tomah Scramble Barron Invitational Brillion Invitational Brillion Girls Invitational Holiduals La Crosse Wrestling Invitational Rebel Invitational Sun Prairie Bob Downing Scramble Waunakee Warrior Invite Whitewater Invitational 26th Annual SJNMA Lancer Invitational Neenah Varsity Invite Do your online apparel order through SportsWorld at http://www.sportsworld1.com or contact them at travis@sportsworld1.com Check out Fun Company Game Room Store!-https://www.funcompanygamestore.com/ To sign up for the TWO (Takedowns with Olympians) Series New Year's Eve Intensive Camp contact Brian Back at 715-459-4090 or obsessedwrestler36@gmail.com! Call Ryan Woods of M3 Insurance at 262-402-8204 to get a consultation on your business insurance needs today! | |||
| 15 Dec 2022 | Ben Askren Conversation | 01:13:27 | |
AWA Co-Owner and Co-Founder (Among many other things) Ben Askren joins Teague and Vision Quest host Brad Crook to discuss some details in his new book, "Funky"! We talk about some big moments from his high school career from generating interest on the Wisconsin Wrestling Online forum, to some of his closer matches throughout his high school career. We then discuss sports psychology, amongst what being great actually means, how one responds to a loss, and how wrestlers can become better teammates for their high school/club teams! | |||
| 20 Dec 2022 | Week 3 Recap | 01:17:49 | |
Teague and Steve discuss their plans for the upcoming week including a big dual between Holmen and Aquinas on Tuesday along with attending the first ever Girl's Dual taking place between Eau Claire North and Nekoosa/Assumption on Thursday! We then jump into a recap from the weekend, starting with noticeable dual results from Thursday/Friday, then moving to a slew of big out of state tournaments, then get into the Wisconsin tournaments taking place over the weekend, including Teague and Steve's experiences at the Richland Center Invite and Waterloo Friday Night Duals. It was a great weekend of wrestling! | |||
| 28 Dec 2022 | 2022 Bi-State Preview | 01:49:55 | |
Teague and Steve are joined by Josh Raymond of the Al and Josh Show (Minnesota Wrestling Podcast) for a preview of the 2022 Bi-State Classic! We run through each weight class, giving the top 8 auto seeds and discussing guys outside of the top 8 that could make an impact. Josh also does a great job giving his perspective on the Minnesota wrestlers who will be competing in the tournament at each weight as well! Teague and Steve of course make their predictions in each weight class as well, and then we close the show by talking about the team battles in each division and who we think will win the overall team race. | |||
| 03 Jan 2023 | Holiday Tournament Recap | 01:34:48 | |
Teague and Steve recap the tournaments from the Holiday weekend! We touch on the out of state tournaments that teams took part in, then hop into the in-state tournaments that took place. For each in-state tournament we run through the top 10 teams, each finals match, and discuss matches, wrestlers, and teams that stood out to us throughout the jam packed couple of days! | |||
| 04 Jan 2023 | Cheesehead Preview with Scott Kluever | 01:32:11 | |
Teague is joined by the Godfather of the Cheesehead himself Scott Kluever for a preview of this year's tournament! Scott fills us in on the new teams joining the tournament this year, we talk about the duals taking place Thursday Night between nationally ranked teams, and then jump right into the weight class-by-weight class preview for this year's tournament! We close the show by talking about how the team battle could shake out, both overall and amongst Wisconsin teams. | |||
| 10 Jan 2023 | Week 5 Recap | 01:28:55 | |
After a JAM PACKED weekend, Teague and Steve talk through some out of state tournament action before hopping right into all the tournaments that took place this weekend! From the Duffy to the Cheesehead to the Cadott Invite to the Lancaster Invite (and about twenty more tournaments) there was great action to be discussed in every corner of the state! We talk some of the biggest matches, athletes, and team races from each tournament this weekend. | |||
| 17 Jan 2023 | Week 6 Recap | 01:02:11 | |
We run through every tournament that took place this past weekend, highlighting our favorite matches, brackets, and team races that took place throughout! | |||
| 19 Jan 2023 | Highlander Invitational Preview + Week 7 Synopsis | 01:14:43 | |
Steve and Teague start off the show with Homestead coach Ernie Millard previewing the Highlander Invitational! We discuss the tournament's history and teams that have been historically strong at the tournament. We then talk about the team race and Ernie does a great job previewing kids and matches to watch for at each weight class! We then wrap up the other upcoming tournaments taking place this weekend. | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 | Week 7 Recap | 01:12:49 | |
Teague and Steve talk about their experiences at the tournaments they were at this weekend, highlight a MAJOR record being broken, and discuss their favorite matches, moments, and wrestlers from the tournaments this last weekend. | |||
| 27 Jan 2023 | Pulaski Invite Preview with Hortonville coach Chris Gennrich | 01:08:52 | |
Chris Gennrich joins the show for a preview of this year's Pulaski Invite! We discuss some of the history of the tournament and then jump into a team synopsis, followed by a preview of every weight class. | |||
| 30 Jan 2023 | Week 8 Recap | 01:00:06 | |
Steve and Teague recap all the action from the latest weekend of wrestling including some big duals, and of course all the tournament action from over the weekend! | |||
| 07 Feb 2023 | Conference Tournament Recap | 01:35:18 | |
Teague and Steve start off the show by discussing Teague's busy week in the Southwest corner of the state. We then transition into a couple of events from last weekend before diving into the conference tournaments that took place! We recap the best team races, matches and moments from the busiest weekend of the season. | |||
| 09 Feb 2023 | Regional Preview Sparknotes Edition | 01:32:09 | |
Teague and Steve start the show addressing the new merger with WIWrestle! We then move right into wrestling, where we run through every regional/super regional, highlighting the returning state qualifiers, placewinners, and champions in each one. We then discuss our team predictions for each regional and how we think those will shape out come Saturday! | |||
| 13 Feb 2023 | Regional Recap/Team Sectional Preview | 01:03:31 | |
Teague is joined by Jake for a recap of all the Regionals and Super Regionals from last Saturday! The two take a look at every team race, how predictions shook out for Steve and Teague, and then talk about some of the battles taking place at Team Sectionals tomorrow. Needless to say everyone is in full swing for Postseason mode! | |||
| 17 Feb 2023 | Team Sectional Recap/Sectional Preview | 01:55:48 | |
Truly a marathon episode today as Steve and Teague quickly react to all the Team Sectional results, then jump into previewing the Individual Sectional action taking place this Thursday! We start by talking about potential girl's brackets where ranked wrestlers will have to battle for a lone spot in qualifying for State, then run through every every Sectional on the guy's side and highlight 3-6 brackets in each one for folks to keep an eye out for. It's shaping out to be an amazing Sectional Saturday! | |||
| 21 Feb 2023 | Individual State Preview | 02:02:45 | |
Teague and Steve take a look at every bracket at Individual State which starts on Thursday! We talk about a few wrestlers in each weight class, take a look at some of our favorite potential matchups, and make our picks for the champion in each bracket! | |||
| 28 Feb 2023 | Individual State Recap | 01:39:11 | |
Teague and Steve recap the Individual State tournament from this weekend! We discuss every bracket, ranging from the champions to matches and wrestlers that caught our attention for some reason or another. We then pick our wrestlers of the year in each division, and end the show with a reading of "The Other Guy on the Mat" | |||
| 02 Mar 2023 | Team State Preview | 00:59:26 | |
Teague and Steve preview almost every potential matchup at Team State, looking at potential lineup moves and big individual matches we could see this upcoming weekend! | |||
| 07 Mar 2023 | Team State Recap | 00:51:56 | |
Teague and Steve talk about every dual that took place at Team State this weekend, looking at big matches, chess moves, and the best moments that took place at the Fieldhouse. We close out the show with our plans for the offseason, and of course with a thank you to all of our listeners for their support throughout the year! | |||
| 23 Mar 2023 | 4-Time State Champion Brayden Sonnentag | 01:11:48 | |
Our 5th season kicks off with a very special guest in 4-Time State Champion Brayden Sonnentag of Cadott! Brayden is also joined by his coach Josh Spaeth and the two talk about Brayden's youth career, his journey to becoming a 4-Timer, his goals for the future, and we learn more about the type of person Brayden is off the mat as well! | |||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Luxemburg-Casco Head Coach Chas Treml | 01:49:49 | |
Luxemburg-Casco Head Coach Chas Treml joins the show to talk about the State Championship campaign that the Spartans had this year! Chas talks about his teams expectations heading into the season, how the team managed those expectations throughout the year, and takes us on a step-by-step journey of the tournaments and duals throughout the year that ended in a State Title for Luxemburg-Casco at the end of the year! We also talked about the importance of this championship, the gauntlet of a schedule that the Spartans have and why Chas likes the tournaments he goes to, and much more! | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | 4-Time State Champion Rhett Koenig | 01:26:11 | |
Rhett Koenig from Prairie Du Chien joins the show along with his coach Mike Rogge to talk about Rhett's path to becoming a 4-Time State Champion! From avenging losses at Sectionals to multiple close matches in the State Tournament series, Rhett and Mike talk about all the matches that made Rhett the wrestler he is today and do a great job retelling the most memorable moments from Rhett's career. | |||
| 01 May 2023 | Kaukauna Head Coach Jeff Matczak | 01:19:28 | |
We are joined by Kaukauna Coach Jeff Matczak to talk about his team's journey to their third straight Team State title this year! We touch on some of the highlights of the team's season from individual to team successes, and then go more in-depth on the team's postseason. We end the podcast with Jeff saying a few defining words about his team this year and then close out with some trivia. | |||
| 19 May 2023 | 4-Time State Champion Greyson Clark | 01:33:21 | |
Teague and Steve are joined by Kaukauna's Greyson Clark, who gives us a great retelling of his path to becoming a 4-Timer! Greyson talks about how he turned the corner in the mental aspect of wrestling during his freshman and sophomore years, takes us through his favorite matches and moments of his career and much more! | |||
| 06 Jun 2023 | 4-Time State Champion Braeden Scoles | 01:26:36 | |
We are joined by 4-Time State Champion Braeden Scoles from Kewaskum along with his coach Scott Rhoads to talk about Braeden's path to going 4/4 on state titles in his high school career! In this show we end up talking more about Braeden's philosophy towards wrestling and life and general, while still touching on the biggest matches and moments in his heralded high school career. We close out the show with a fun speed round of trivia with Braeden and also talk about future in wrestling moving forward. | |||
| 14 Jun 2023 | Fennimore Head Coach Chad Steldt | 02:04:35 | |
Fennimore Head Coach Chad Steldt joins the show to talk about the Golden Eagle's run to another Team State title this year! We talk about the regular season highlights, discuss the postseason run that lead to the Team State Championship, and finish off the show by talking about the future outlook for the team (regardless of which division they're in). | |||
| 30 Jun 2023 | Regional/Sectional Assignment Conversation with Doug Forsythe | 01:36:22 | |
North Fond Du Lac/St. Mary's Springs Coach Doug Forsythe joins the show as we run through the 2024 postseason assignments for every sectional! Doug discusses the new teams in each sectional, potential different reasons why regionals and sectionals were made the way they were, and Teague and Steve share their thoughts on the assignments and also make some way too early Team Sectional qualifier predictions! | |||
| 07 Jul 2023 | Conversation with Holmen coaches Carl DeLuca and Kelsie Speltz | 01:19:25 | |
Teague is joined by Holmen Coaches Carl DeLuca and Kelsie Speltz to talk about the growth of the Holmen women's program over the past several years, and girls' wrestling in Wisconsin in general! Coach Speltz discusses joining the program during its inception, the challenges faced as the program grew, and the culture and philosophies that helped create one of the more successful women's programs in the State! Coach DeLuca also touches on topics of the growth of girls wrestling during his time in the sport, goes into detail on the experience of his first year coaching a girls program, and both the coaches talk about their experiences in their first year coaching together along with what they hope to see in the future with both Holmen Women's Wrestling and women's wrestling in general! | |||
| 13 Jul 2023 | Conversation with Kraig Underwood | 01:19:15 | |
Teague and Steve are joined by Marathon coach and 4-Time State Champion from Athens, Kraig Underwood! Kraig takes us on epic retelling of his high school career, from his wrestling roots to being a part of an All-Time Athens program on his way to four Individual State titles and three Team State titles! He shares stories of his biggest matches, memories with the team and program including talking about legendary coach Jerry Wagner, and much more. | |||
| 30 Jul 2023 | Girls' Fargo Recap with Carl DeLuca | 00:36:54 | |
Coach Carl DeLuca joins us on the show again to help recap the great performance on the girl's side! We discuss all the placewinners, girls who may not have placed but still had great tournaments, and talk about the team's Fargo experience in general. | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | Guys Fargo Recap with Scott Kluever | 01:13:06 | |
Scott Kluever joins the show to discuss a historic Fargo performance from Team Wisconsin two weeks ago! From talking about the expectations going in to the tournament, to a great retelling of the 5-Title performance from the Junior Freestyle team, Scott gives an excellent recap from the both age groups for Freestyle and Greco and closes the show with the goals and purposes for Team Wisconsin moving forward. | |||
| 03 Aug 2023 | Conversation with Ostin Blanchard | 01:06:12 | |
Longtime friend of the show Ostin Blanchard joins Teague and Steve and shares a life and wrestling story that's nothing short of exciting! Ostin starts the show by talking about his very fateful adoption and his transition to the US (and Wisconsin weather) when he was eight. We then get into wrestling talk, where Ostin talks about his greatest moments of motivation and we highlight his best matches in a journey that saw him go from a .500 wrestler his freshman year to becoming this year's D2 126 pound State Champ! Ostin is a prime example of what happens when you mix work ethic with a great attitude and exemplifies why he is a fan favorite in the state of Wisconsin, you won't want to miss this one! | |||
| 20 Aug 2023 | Conversation with Shane Kennelly | 01:12:09 | |
Recurring guest Shane Kennelly joins the show to talk some JUCO wrestling, his experience wrestling at the Masters level, and much more! Shane recaps the season with Bryant and Stratton and reflects on his time there along with some lessons that he learned that he plans on using going forward. He then discusses his amazing experiences wrestling at the Masters level and talks about a vision of having a full Wisconsin Masters team some day. Shane then talks about his future plans in the sport of wrestling in general, and we end the show in exciting fashion as Shane flips the script and becomes the interviewer to Teague and Steve! | |||
| 23 Aug 2023 | Catching Up with Mateah Roehl | 00:29:06 | |
Mateah Roehl joins the show to fill us in on her experience in the wrestling world this past year! She discusses her immersion into the coaching world and everything she has learned in the past year including some highlights of her coaching experience. We then talk about what went into her decision to stop wrestling last year, and journey she's been on to regain her love of the sport and potentially step back on the mat. Mateah has grown a lot over the years we've had her on the show and it's awesome to hear her share her experience in the sport of wrestling! | |||
| 28 Aug 2023 | Conversation with Joe Umlauf | 01:33:13 | |
Wausau West graduate and Itasca Head Coach Joe Umlauf joins the show to talk about his high school wrestling days and his path to becoming the head coach at the Minnesota JUCO. We discuss Joe's expectations both individual and teamwise coming into high school during a dominant Wausau West era, overcoming adversity over his high school career, and the team journey that West took on their way to a Team State title in Joe's senior year in 2013! We then transition to Joe's coaching career, the growth that him and his team experienced over the last five years, and how Joe helped start a Women's team at his program. Between a lot of great stories from Wisconsin wrestling in 2010-2013 and Joe's amazing philosophy on wrestling and life, this was an enthralling episode from start to finish! | |||
| 05 Sep 2023 | Conversation with Kraig Underwood Part 2 | 00:58:45 | |
Kraig Underwood returns to the show to talk more about the coaching side of his wrestling career! He discusses his coaching roots in Stratford before moving to Marathon, and how with the help of Dan and Dan he helped an upstart Marathon high school program. He talks about the growth in the community over his years and coaching, and how he has worked on getting individuals to enjoy the sport. We then discuss the shift to more team-based goals and his goals for the program moving forward. Kraig gives a lot of great stories and advices for any coaches looking to build their programs! | |||
| 14 Sep 2023 | Wisconsin Wrestler Poképodcast with Liam Crook | 02:17:25 | |
Liam Crook joins the show for our final episode before Sectional Preview season! First, Liam reflects on his freshman season and talks about his greatest moments of growth, what it's like wrestling for a program like Kaukauna, and then discusses his offseason training along with his goals for next year! We then buckle in for a hypothetical dual where we each draft wrestling teams, but instead of actual wrestlers we have to pick Pokemon! We take about twenty minutes to talk about how we got interested in pokemon, and discuss the cards/shows/games before getting into the draft and to say we had a lot of fun with it would be an understatement! Liam is a great kid who's goes all in on his passions and whether we talk wrestling or pokemon, his knowledge and enthusiasm for the subjects make this show great! | |||
| 19 Sep 2023 | D1 Sectional A Preview | 01:27:48 | |
Eau Claire North coach Jake Rebhan joins Teague and Steve for the first sectional preview of the year!! We talk about the top returners from each team and make our team Regional and Sectional predictions, which end up being nothing short of exciting to talk about! We also take some time to talk with Coach Rebhan about growing the numbers in the Eau Claire North program on both the boys and girls side and the recent success that has come with it. | |||
| 21 Sep 2023 | D1 Sectional B Preview | 01:15:25 | |
Pulaski coach Nate Preslaski joins Teague and Steve for a preview of D1 Sectional B! We talk about the top returners from each team and make our team Regional and Sectional predictions, which includes the trying to answer the question of if Kaukauna reloaded enough to make it back to Team State to defend their title! We also take some time to talk with Coach Preslaski about continuing the strong tradition of the Pulaski program and what he specifically does to help the program maintain its high standards. | |||
| 25 Sep 2023 | D2 Sectional A Preview | 01:32:46 | |
St. Croix Central coach Brad Holzer joins the show to help preview D2 Sectional A with Teague and Steve! We talk about every team and the top returners from each team in this always loaded sectional, make postseason predictions for Regionals and Team Sectionals, and take some time to ask Brad about his growth as a coach over his 25 years coaching in the sport! | |||
| 28 Sep 2023 | D3 Sectional A Preview | 01:34:25 | |
Turtle Lake/Clayton coach Joe Rademacher joins the show for the D3 Sectional A Preview! After talking a little bit about Joe's stacked state brackets during his high school career, we jump into a preview of the D3 teams from the Northwest Sectional. We discuss the top returners for every team and make our predictions for the Regional team race and Team Sectionals. We also get a chance to pick Joe's brain on how him and his coaching staff have helped build interest in the sport of wrestling in their school, which has seen an increase from two regional starters four years ago to nine this year, and even more for the upcoming year! Joe has a lot of great philosophies that any coach at any stage can use for themselves and their program and we're so glad that we were able to get him on after noticing TL/C's growth over the past few years! | |||
| 03 Oct 2023 | D1 Sectional C Preview | 01:37:36 | |
Reedsburg coach Rob Bautch joins the show for a preview of D1 Sectional C! We take a look at all of the teams in the sectional and their top returners, make team postseason predictions, and have a conversation with Rob about how him and his coaching staff have built one of the most consistent programs in the State, resulting in their first Team State appearance last year! | |||
| 05 Oct 2023 | D1 Sectional D Preview | 01:22:09 | |
Germantown coach Mike Krause joins the show to help preview D1 Sectional D! We take a look at every team in the Sectional and discuss all of their top returners, which there is a lot of great wrestlers returning! We then try to break down how the postseason race could look in what appears could be one of the most tight knit team races across the state. Coach Krause also takes some time to discuss how his team rebounded from a disappointing 2022 postseason and used that as fuel to help the team make their first Team State appearance last year! | |||
| 11 Oct 2023 | D2 Sectional B Preview | 01:38:12 | |
Freedom coach Brad Baker joins the show for a preview of the always loaded D2 Sectional B! We take a look at every team in the sectional and discuss their top returners, make predictions for how we think the postseason will shake out teamwise, and we also get a chance to pick Brad's brain on how his first year as head coach of Freedom went and his goals for the team moving forward. | |||
| 12 Oct 2023 | D3 Sectional B Preview | 01:40:24 | |
Shiocton coach Dom Gunderson joins the show for a preview of a new-look D3 Sectional B! We preview the top returners and wrestlers to watch for from every team in the sectional, make predictions and discuss how much the new wave of teams will affect the Team Sectional picture, and get a chance to hear a retelling from Dom about Shiocton's journey to their first Team State appearance, which ended in the Team State finals last year! Dom also had a chance to talk about what him and his coaching staff have done to help build this Shiocton program, and how they are looking to maintain a long term level of success. | |||
| 17 Oct 2023 | D1 Sectional E Preview | 01:46:46 | |
Mukwonago coach Jon Wierzbicki joins the show for a preview of D1 Sectional E! We take a look at all of the teams in the sectional and their top returners for the year and make postseason predictions for Regionals and Team Sectionals. We also get a chance to pick John's brain on the key ingredients to Mukwonago's sustained success and how they are able to have such strong numbers year in and year out. | |||
| 20 Oct 2023 | D1 Sectional F Preview | 01:29:47 | |
Waukesha West coach Derrick Amrhein joins the show for a preview of D1 Sectional F! We take a look at every team in sectional and their top returners and make postseason predictions for who will come out of a loaded Regional 1 and wide open Regional 2, along with who we think we will make it to Team State out of the sectional! Coach Amrhein also takes in on a deep dive of how him and his staff have helped tremendously improved the numbers of the Waukesha West program, convince kids to fall in love with the sport, and everything else that lead to the Wolverines making Team State for the first time since 1997! | |||
| 24 Oct 2023 | D2 Sectional C Preview | 01:57:21 | |
Mauston coach Tommy Miller joins the show for a preview of of D2 Sectional C! We look at the top returners for every team in the sectional and make predictions for the team postseason race, and boy is this looking to be one exciting postseason in this sectional yet again! We also get a chance to talk to Coach Miller about some changes in his two coaching stints for the Mauston program, and how the addition of the Talon training center has helped improve the wrestling opportunities for Golden Eagle wrestlers of all ages! Coach Miller's passion for the sport really shows, and his decades of experience in this sectional are reflected in the way that he talks about the programs in this sectional. | |||