Beyond the Scoreboard: from the Iowa City Press-Citizen

On the ninth episode of the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, we celebrate the Regina Regals’ boys cross-country team’s Class 1A state championship win. To do so, we speak with their head coach Chad Swope and senior captain Dan Maley about their historic season.

On the eighth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we take a look into the mind of the Regina Regals football team. This Friday marks the start of their postseason as they face Pella Christian in the first round of the Class 1A tournament. Ahead of the game, I speak with their head coach Jason Dumont and their senior linebacker Ronan Poynton.

On the seventh episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we take a deep dive into the upcoming high school volleyball postseason tournaments. In doing so, we speak with Clear Creek Amana head coach Jackie Clubb and Solon Spartans head coach Mikayla Siddell ahead of their highly-anticipated playoff runs.

On the sixth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, West High volleyball's head coach Keeley Arnold talks about bringing home the 'Battle for the Spike' trophy. We also speak with West Branch assistant football coach Ronnie Hughes about his 50-year coaching career and what continues to bring him back to the sideline.

On the fifth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, City High's head coach Mitchell Moore discusses his team's keys to success in their 49-0 win over West High in the 'Battle For the Boot' game. We also speak with the Des Moines Register's Alyssa Hertel, who serves as the publication's college sports recruiting reporter. She provides valuable insight on the importance of college camps, discusses why Iowa vs. Michigan is great recruiting opportunity, and whether Iowa or Iowa State would get her commitment.

On the fourth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Liberty's head coach James Harris discusses his team's keys to success following their 55-7 win over Clear Creek Amana. We also take a deep dive into the City High vs. West High rivalry ahead of Friday's 'Battle for the Boot' football game.

On the third episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Liberty sophomore setter Asta Hildebrand discusses her standout performance at the "Live Line Line" volleyball tournament, Regina Regals' football head coach Jason Dumont explains what led to their week three win over Mid Prairie, and West High senior wide receiver Christian Janis talks overcoming a serious injury in 2021 to being a top wide receiver in Class 5A.

In this week's episode, Solon's volleyball coach Mikayla Siddell discusses what has been the recipe for Solon volleyball's unexpected success, Liberty quarterback Graham Beckman earns Player of the Week honors after throwing for 328-yards against Linn-Marr, and co-head coach of the Regina Regals' volleyball team discusses her work with League One Volleyball (LOVB).

In the debut episode of the Iowa City Press-Citizen's latest podcast "Beyond the Scoreboard," reporter Raven Moore takes a deeper dive into the history of the Solon vs. Mount Vernon rivalry through interviews with both of the team's head coaches and celebrates the top athletes and teams of the past week.