Extra Prep

Joey Wright and Zach Piatt chat with Centennial wrestler and football player Jack Barnhart, who earned The News-Gazette's 2023-24 Male Athlete of the Year award after earning all-area and all-state honors on the football field and going 44-0 with an IHSA Class 2A state title on the mat. Jack's father, Justin, joins the program as well.

Joey Wright and Zach Piatt chat with Salt Fork boys' track and field athletes Brysen Vasquez, Evan Webb and Ty Smoot along with coach Phil Surprenant.

Joey Wright chats with St. Joseph-Ogden wrestlers Holden Brazelton, Emmitt Holt and Coy Hayes, each of whom qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state finals.

Relive the action Joey Wright and Jason Liggett score the action as Champaign Central hosts Centennial in a boys' basketball game at Combes Gym. This is the debut of WDWS Sports Extra, our new online streaming platform for high school hoops.

Joey Wright and Zach Piatt chat with Unity boys' basketball players Andrew and Henry Thomas after the Rockets' hot start to the 2023-24 season.

Joey Wright and Zach Piatt chat with Tuscola boys' cross-country runners Xander Neamtu and Blake McLeese ahead of the 2023 IHSA postseason. The Warriors claimed a Class 1A sectional title and will run at the IHSA state meet on Nov. 4.

Joey Wright and Al Craig score the second half of an Illini Prairie Conference battle between Unity and Monticello on Oct. 20, 2023. This is the second half of the Lite Rock 97.5 radio broadcast.

Joey Wright and Al Craig score the first half of an Illini Prairie Conference battle between Unity and Monticello on Oct. 20, 2023. This is the first half of the Lite Rock 97.5 radio broadcast.

Joey Wright and Zach Piatt chat with Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football coach Ryan Jefferson and players Jayce Parsons, Maddix Stirrett and Nathan Tighe after the Knights' hot start to the 2023 IHSA football season.

Joey Wright and Matt Schrock call the action as Arcola hosts Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in the Golden Horseshoe rivalry at Thomas-Bradford Field. This is the second half of the Lite Rock 97.5 audio broadcast.