Forester Athletics Podcasts

Choppin’ Wood Episode 10 with Spencer Ballinger in what was the craziest interview I've ever had. Ballinger shares about his body transformation through his career, and how he’s gotten through his injuries through brain sensory and a YouTube video.

Carson Watkins joins the show to talk bubble watch in the 2022 NAIA national tournament.

Episode 9 of Choppin’ Wood features the freshman phenom Landen “Air” Jordan. We talk adjusting to college with former high school teammates, an underrated part of his game, changing majors, and a conversation about his Dad’s college career.

Episode 8 of Choppin’ Wood features Hank Pulver, a Huntington North High School graduate that talks about a tough stretch of ranked opponents in 4 games, his major in occupational therapy, and his bold New Year’s resolution.

Ben Humrichous joins the show to talk about his math major and how he enjoys it, basketball analytics, how to get out of a shooting slump, funny mispronunciations, and what's on his Christmas list this year!

Columbia City's all-time leading scorer Mitchell Wilson joins this episode to talk about what it means to have that tied to his name, an emotional conference win at Spring Arbor, how they’ve dealt with 7 players out with covid issues, and a funny story with coach Alford’s brother Bryce.

DISCLAIMER: The audio is fuzzy and annoying in the background, and it cannot be fixed unfortunately. We are working on it and should be gone by the time the next podcast comes out. Thank you for bearing with me.

Episode 5 of Choppin’ Wood features senior forward Caleb Middlesworth. Middlesworth talks about Taylor vs. HU, being a lethal shooter from beyond the arc while being a big man, his 2-time 2nd team All Crossroads League honors, and a little about Thanksgiving food!

Senior point guard Peyto West joins the show to talk about his body transformation after switching to a plant-based diet. We talk the highlight of the year alley-oop dunk West had to Landen Jordan, and little on why he is a Miami Hurricanes fan! Carson Watkins joins the show later to talk HU Hoops.

Our first freshman joins Choppin’ Wood in Lane Sparks who electrified the Forester offense, leading the way with 15 points in his college debut. Ryan and Carson talk Governors State and the Ness Bros Classic held Friday and Saturday (5th-6th).

Head coach of the Foresters Kory Alford joins Choppin’ Wood and talks about his father Steve Alford, regular season play, and some of the famous names around the basketball world he has met! The Foresters host Governor's State Tuesday November 2nd for their home-opener and regular season tip-off. I’m also joined by my broadcast partner Carson Watkins for the first time on Choppin’ Wood

This is the debut of my new podcast "Choppin Wood" with Forester Basketball, a podcast where we chop it up with HU hoops players and coaches. This episode we talk with HU's 2020-2021 first-team all conference point guard Zach Goodline. Learn more about the six new freshman, a connection with NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson, playing with his brother Drew Goodline, and his experience at NCAA Division I Oakland University.