Edge of Your Seat Podcast
by Brandon LaChance
Witty, comical, interesting sports banter on national and Illinois Valley topics
Podcast episodes
Episode 326: To be the best, you have to beat the best
Football playoffs are a couple weeks in and we've caught up with players and coaches from Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (play an Illinois 8-Man Football Association semifinal at 4 p.m. today) and Princeton (play a Class 3A quarterfinal at 1 p.m. today) to talk about their games and tell their stories. Also, we spoke with Dave Martin, the man behind the trading card shows at the Peru Mall, including today, Nov. 16. New sponsor: Northern Illinois Seamless Roofing!!!!!!! Putting in the Work (16:14) Clippers Week 9 - Dillon Merriman, Brayden Klein, Scott Payne (44::03) Clippers Round 1 - Scott Payne, Trevor Stenzel, Josh McKendry (48:30) Clippers quarterfinal - Scott Payne, Eddie Jones, Quinn Leffelman (53:21) Clippers semifinal preview with Scott Payne (59:43) What the Pod is, Paying Respect, Keep it Rolling (1:04:55) Noah LaPorte (1:51:49), Ryan Pearson (2:05:07), Cade Odell (2:17:48)
Episode 325: New format, same EOYS awesomeness
Edge of Your Seat Podcast is going to be running once a week, broadcasting a new show every Sunday night or Monday morning. Each show will consist of each of the pod's segments including Putting in the Work (local scores and accomplishments), Bring it Back (diving into an artist and their album), What the Pod is (new, chatting about other podcasts we listen to), Keep it Rollin (what's on TV or theatre), Out of the Valley (news, sports from outside the Illinois Valley), and Pay Respects (tribute to those who are no longer with us) Also multiple guests from all over the Illinois Valley and the surrounding area. Episode 325 features Bailey Lehr (17:01), winner of the 2024 Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship; Scott Payne (59:35), Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach; Logan Larson (2:33:24), Hall-Putnam County football coach. Shout out to our sponsors: First State Bank, Mendota Ford, Starved Rock Wood Products, The Tee-Box, Sports N Stuff N More, and Surf Internet
Episode 324: Hall-PC football under new direction
The Hall-Putnam County football team has a new coach in Logan Larson. We had spoken to him four times by the time we entered Week 2. The excited coach hasn't let up and neither has his team. The no-quit mentality is in full-effect. Also, we lead in with a group of awesome kids at the Graves-Hume Public Library in Mendota.
Episode 323: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
Connor Hopkins (50:34) pulled off one of the biggest swerves in DREAMWAVE Wrestling history when he cashed in his briefcase and took the DREAMWAVE Championship from his former Coyotes ally, Christian Rose. What is Hopkins next move? Intro: NFL Hall of Fame Game, Mix & Match (going into the summer vault)
Episode 322: Pistol Shrimp Playoff Push
The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp season has flown by as the Prospect League baseball team in Peru has one last regular season home game today, Sunday, July 28, before hitting the road for three games and the playoffs start Thursday, Aug. 1. Pistol Shrimp owner/manager John Jakiemiec and general manager June Keely (18:53) joined us before the season to talk about the team.