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Show-Me Sports LegaciesFor Love of the Game: Building The Legacy of Trenton TennisA profile interview with Carl Carpenter covers his arrival in Trenton in 1966 and the start of the Trenton High School Tennis program for boys and girls and the building of new tennis courts. So began a 50 year love affair with tennis! Carl's friend and protege, Mike Bosley took over the boys team in 1975 and led a team to a 16-1 dual match record and an amazing performance in a 21 team all-class district in 1977. A lively panel follows with 4 players from that team including Randall Hutchison, Mark Fries, Stan Perry and Chris Hoffman recounting that year and their lifelong passion for...2025-04-251h 04Show-Me Sports LegaciesBaseball's Characters, Quirks and Cinematic Quality! It's Baseball Season!Tonight we welcome Dr. Lenny Klaver, President of North Central Missouri College and long time Wayne State, Nebraska baseball coach and Athletic Director at University of Wisconsin-Parkside for a lively baseball discussion. Along with podcast contributor and former Trenton Lady Bulldogs Basketball Coach Brian Upton we dig in on the outlook for the Kansas City Royals in 2025 then with a nod to Bob Uecker, we each present our favorite baseball characters of all-time! After a few laughs we wind up with our Top Baseball Movies of All-Time, including a complete baseball lineup of movie scenes from Co-Host Kris Ockenfels. If...2025-04-1150 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesSierra Michaelis: Small Town, Big DreamsSierra Michaelis started her basketball dream in the small town of Mercer, Missouri (population 263 as of 2020!). Through youth basketball and high school she was an offensive juggernaut; scoring 3710 points to become the 2nd all-time leading scorer in Missouri girls high school basketball history! Her team finally broke the "Mercer Curse" to make the Final Four in her senior year of 2013. She went on to a significant leadership role as a 3 year starter and one of the cornerstone pieces in the first two years of an unprecedented four year run for Missouri Women's Basketball under Coach Robin Pingeton. Sierra now coac...2025-03-2648 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesA Magic Season Ends: Final Day of Basketball at the NJCAA National Tournament for NCMCThis episode has call ins from Head Coach Jenni Croy and Head Coach Jeremy Esry on today's games and a review of a magic season for NCMC Basketball. Special feature interviews with Tim Bunton, Danville Area Community College Athletic Director and Jeanie Cooke, Championship Leadership Team (who gives us some bonus great baseball nuggets about the collegiate summer league team, the Danville Dans, she co-owns!). Get an inside look at the national championship from the perspective of our NCMC teams!Intro/Outro, Touch_Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie*** Te...2025-03-2244 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesNCMC Men and Women Compete in NJCAA National Basketball TournamentsA late night report on March 20, 2025 action from Danville, Illinois where the NCMC Men played a quarterfinal game in the national tournament. Also a report on the Women's game completed Wednesday, March 19 in Joplin, MIssouri. Some crowd sound and some observations on the action on the court! This is an entirely different type of episode designed to convey some depth of information on the games being played by our local nationally ranked NCMC basketball teams.Intro/Outro, Touch_Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie*** Text us your ideas and fee...2025-03-2123 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesNCMC Lady Pirates Basketball Head Coach Jenni Croy: Filling Up the Record Books (Part 2 of 2)Jenni Miller Croy, Head Basketball Coach of the Lady Pirates for 18 years at North Central Missouri College joins us for a conversation about her life in basketball. As a player, Jenni was a prolific scorer! She set the Kearney High School, then the Pittsburg State career scoring records as one of the very best 3 point shooters all time in women's college basketball with 364 made 3 point shots! In part two, we pick up as Jenni Miller is being recruited to play college basketball. After landing at Pitt State, Jenni becomes the school's all-time leading scorer, 2nd all-time in coll...2025-03-1244 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesNCMC Lady Pirates Basketball Head Coach Jenni Croy: Filling Up the Record Books (Part 1 of 2)Jenni Croy, Head Basketball Coach of the Lady Pirates for 18 years at North Central Missouri College joins us for a conversation about her life in basketball. As a player, Jenni was a prolific scorer! She set the Kearney High School, then the Pittsburg State career scoring records as one of the very best 3 point shooters all time in women's college basketball with 364 made 3 point shots! In part one, we are joined by Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Coach Herb Webster who was the winningest coach in the history of Missouri High School Girls Basketball with 721 wins at Tri...2025-03-0539 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesA Basketball Family Journey: Ainsley TolsonAn extended conversation with Ainsley and Brad Tolson about a sports journey with softball and basketball that starts in Itty Bitty basketball to Travel Ball to High School and then Multiple Colleges with Success each Step of the Way! Ainsley was an All-State Softball Pitcher whose Senior Team made the State Finals and 3 Time All-State Point Guard for the most successful teams in Trenton Lady Bulldog History with two Final Four Appearances. With over 3100 total high school and college points, Ainsley had sustained success at William Jewell (2 years, All-Freshman Team), Avila University (All-Conference) Baker University (First Team All-Conference) and Tr...2025-02-2157 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesBulldog Strong: 50 Years of Trenton Bulldog Wrestling (Part 2 of 2)Missouri and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Ron Hurst and current Head Wrestling Coach Charlie Bacon join us for a look at the highly successful last 50 years of Trenton, MO Bulldog Wrestling. Since 1974 the program has had only 3 head coaches, our panelists plus Coach Bill Hill (2001-2012). This legacy of great leadership has provided a continuity of values that still drive the program's success today. Part 2 looks at the tremendous improvement in facilities from 50 years ago and we relive some of the greatest matches in Bulldog Wrestling history, both victorious and heartbreaking! The recent impact of gir...2025-02-0642 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesBulldog Strong: 50 Years of Trenton Bulldog Wrestling (Part 1 of 2)Missouri and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Ron Hurst and current Head Wrestling Coach Charlie Bacon join us for a look at the highly successful last 50 years of Trenton, MO Bulldog Wrestling. Since 1974 the program has had only 3 head coaches, our panelists plus Coach Bill Hill (2001-2012). This legacy of great leadership has provided a continuity of values that still drive the program's success today. Join us as we talk about adversity and overcoming those challenges to reach great heights. Bulldog Wrestling has produced a dozen state champions and dozens of medal winners including Karson Hill, 3 time state cha...2025-01-2942 minShow-Me Sports Legacies#OABAAB, Dr. Andy Peterson Leads the NWMSU Bearcats into a New EraDr. Andy Peterson, Director of Athletics at Northwest Missouri State University joins us for a far ranging interview covering his high school sports exploits at Grundy R-5 in basketball, fast pitch softball and track to his Bearcat basketball playing days under Coach Steve Tappmeyer. Following graduation Andy stayed connected to Northwest through coaching then became Athletic Director in 2018, leading the Bearcats through the COVID Pandemic and recent major coaching changes in basketball, football and baseball. From a farm north of Laredo, Missouri, basketball opened up a world of opportunity for Andy Peterson; hear his story and his passion for off...2025-01-1652 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesLaunch Year: 2024 Sports Year In ReviewOur original podcast panel with host Jeff Crowley, co-host Kris Ockenfels and contributor Daniel Gott reconnects for a year end review episode covering the top professional and local sports stories from 2024. We present interview clips of some of our favorite podcast episodes. Finally we select our favorite day in the sports calendar and make some bold 2025 predictions. We have some surprise contributors in this fun filled episode (some were even surprised to be participants!)*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!Show-Me Sports Legacies tak...2024-12-3152 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesTucker Franklin: KC Sports Network Personality Builds His Brand!Tucker Franklin, Content Manager at KC Sports Network, is making his way in the world of sports media as part of a sports platform that is the home for Kansas City Chiefs new, analysis and more. With multiple podcasters, shows and personalities, KC Sports Network is a media community that Chiefs fans support and a vehicle for giving back to the community through their KCSN Foundation. Tucker, a native of Trenton, Missouri, talks about his days as a Trenton Bulldog on the football field and the creative and vocal Bulldog Brigade in basketball gyms throughout north Missouri! A graduate of...2024-12-2149 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesTraveling Man: NCMC Athletic Director Nate Gamet and his Pursuit of a Major College Men's Basketball Officiating Career!An extended interview with Nate Gamet, North Central Missouri College Athletic Director, focusing on his pursuit of a career in officiating Major College Men's Basketball. Nate talks about his career path from player to Assistant College Coach to Head Coach of D2 Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. After leaving coaching for a return to his home area to run Ketcham Community Center at NCMC, he decided to pursue basketball officiating as a way to maintain his love of and connection to competitive sports. An inside look at recent rule changes, how officials are evaluated and the rigors of travel inv...2024-12-0650 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesOn the Fast Track: NCMC Men’s Basketball and Coach Jeremy EsryA Division 2 NJCAA Powerhouse Emerges under Head Coach Jeremy Esry at North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO. Episode 11 explores his journey and his passion for basketball. From watching his dad referee to playing at Penney High, NCMC and Central Methodist. After his playing career ended he kept close to the game and now leads a program with appearances in 3 of the last 5 NJCAA national tournaments and currently ranked #4 in the nation. Jeremy brings his energy to our podcast!Intro/Outro, Touch_Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie*** Text us your...2024-11-2244 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesMax Results! Putnam County Softball Era 1988-2007 Earns Missouri Sports Hall of Fame HonorsCoach Max Mothersbaugh and Traci (Mothersbaugh) Hurley join us to talk about the fantastic run of the Putnam County Lady Midgets Softball team. The era of Putnam County Softball from 1988 to 2007 was recently inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Those teams won 3 titles and made it to the Final Four in 12 of 20 years! Coach Mike Schmidli who succeeded Coach Mothersbaugh in 1998 is interviewed about his two teams that won state championships and highlights from the Hall of Fame ceremony. Join us for the key building blocks and great memories from a special era. Learn about imaginary baseballs and i...2024-11-0849 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesTrenton Bulldogs and Black Berets: 1966 Missouri State Champs!The Trenton Bulldogs magical 1966 season included record setting offensive and defensive statistics, dominant play and a hard fought season ending with a victory over the #5 ranked Chillicothe Hornets and a Missouri state championship. We talk with Rich Griffith and John Hamilton as they remember those signature games, talented teammates and their Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Coach Dewey Combs. Join us and relive that special moment in time with fun stories about a championship team and the town that loved them!*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of th...2024-10-2549 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesWho Will Referee The Games? An Aging Workforce, (Un)Civil Behavior and Efforts to Reverse the TrendsJeremi Barnes, "The Young Ref" is a TikTok and Instagram powerhouse giving the world and 195,000 followers (& rising) a glimpse of football officiating in MIssouri through his mic'd up interactions on the field. We have an on field interview with Jeremi about his mission to recruit young referees through social media. Plus a panel discussion with Allen Berry, longtime high school basketball referee on the impact referees can have and the rewards and challenges of the profession. Co-host Kris Ockenfels also shares his officiating stories and some ideas to recruit new people to the profession in a lively and fun st...2024-10-1147 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesEpic Royals Comeback: 2014 Wild Card Game!Kansas City Royals Sr. Assistant to the GM, Scouting and Development, Mike Arbuckle, joins us to relive the epic 2014 Wild Card Game. The ebbs and flows and emotions of that game resonate in our panel's follow-up on the most iconic game in Royals history. The win announced the arrival of the young Royals as a force and led to two World Series appearances and one World Championship; launching an era of sports success in Kansas City unrivaled in our history.*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the ca...2024-09-2745 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesMizzou Means MoreFormer longtime Sports Editor for the Columbia Daily Tribune, Joe Walljasper, talks all things Missouri Football. Cursed 5th downs to success in the Big 12 and SEC in this episode plus Joe's perspective on the Deion Sanders/Colorado conflict with a Denver columnist. We conclude with talk of rivalries and their place in our fan experience. PODCAST NOTE: NEXT EPISODE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 27Included licensed music clip courtesy of Melodie Music (www.melodie.com)*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!Show...2024-09-0645 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesFriday Night Lights: Coach Wes Croy talks High School Football in North MissouriCoach Wes Croy, 2nd winningest coach in Trenton High School Football History, talks about his love for the game, coaching mentors and highlights at 3 current Grand River Conference schools (Maysville, Bethany, Trenton). His passion comes through in talking about his former players and the great traditions of Trenton Bulldog Football. Finally the panel and our guests make their case for the All-Time Best Football Movie!!*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, jun...2024-08-2336 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesGrowing the Game: Baseball in 2024An interview with NCMC Head Men's Baseball Coach Donnie Hillerman is the catalyst for a panel discussion on the state of baseball and the effect of rule changes on the game and fan experience. The new Russ Derry Practice Facility for baseball and softball at NCMC is featured plus some Royals trade deadline evaluation. A fun piece on a dad/daughter visit to Chief's Training Camp in St. Joseph and a brief Chiefs discussion caps this fourth episode.*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!...2024-08-0935 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesThe Games: 2024 Paris OlympicsOur panel shares their passion for the Olympics. First and favorite Olympic memories, a brief profile of some Missouri athletes in this year's Olympics plus the panel discusses their Mount Rushmore of Olympians.*** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause!Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis. We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business p...2024-07-2730 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesBuilding a Resume: Professional Scout Hall of Famer Mike Arbuckle Talks About What it Takes to Succeed in BaseballA Panel Discussion on a Road Trip to the Quad Cities River Bandits and KC Royals players at the All-Star game followed by an in depth interview with Mike Arbuckle, Professional Scout Hall of Famer, with 46 years in major league scouting and player development with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and the Kansas City Royals. He was a key part of helping the Phillies and Royals achieve world championships during his time with those organizations. A native of Trenton Missouri, we caught up with Mike at a high school baseball clinic sponsored by the Royals Amateur Development Program and ho...2024-07-1934 minShow-Me Sports LegaciesChalking The Lines: Exploring the Boundaries of your FandomPanel discussion of our love of the game of baseball throughout our youth and adult life. We take a look at the Kansas City Royals so far this season; the ups and downs and the budding superstar at the center of it. Finally a look at the St. Joseph Mustangs, leaders of the MINK league (collegiate summer wood bat baseball league). Interview with CEO Ky Turner about the team, league and Historical Phil Welch Stadium built in 1939. We wrap it up with a review of my night at the park and some live sound.*** Text us your idea...2024-07-0330 min