RPAC Rundown Podcast

This episode recaps last week’s featured RPAC Rundown Featured Matchups and the RPAC Rundown Football Scoreboard, brought to you by MNB Realty, and then introduces Brendan Johnsen, head coach of the Alma Cardinal football team as a guest. 

The RPAC Rundown Podcast recaps the week’s featured matchups, runs through the Week 5 football scoreboard, and shares postgame interviews from three featured contests. The episode also highlights sponsor messages and ongoing coverage on the RPAC Rundown website and Overtime subscription content.

Evan Jones walks through the week’s coverage, including Arapahoe volleyball vs. Southwest, Maxwell’s triangular that Sutherland competed in, and Dundy County Stratton vs. Wauneta-Palisade football. Postgame interviews feature Ruby McCune, Clara Hilker, Desi Farner, Emory Christensen, Madelynn Nelson, Cooper Shaw, and Jack Johnson.

This episode covers the RPAC Rundown’s weekly football scoreboard brought to you by MNB Realty, two featured football matchups, and an interview with Cali Gunderson, head coach of the Arapahoe cross country team. It also highlights the importance of team depth, individual growth, and upcoming invitationals as the season moves toward conference and district meets.

Here's what this week's episode features. 

• The Week Three football scoreboard
• Recap last week's featured matchups and an interview with RiLee Schutz of Hi-Line
• Interview with Southwest Head Football Coach Christian Arterburn

This episode recaps a busy week across RPAC athletics, including a volleyball triangular at Alma, that Cambridge and Bertrand competed in, two Friday football featured matchups (Hi-Line @ Bertrand and Hitchcock County @ Alma) and the weekly football scoreboard brought to you by MNB Realty. It also includes postgame interviews with student-athletes from Alma, Cambridge, Hitchcock County, and Bertrand, giving a clear picture of how each team performed and what they want to clean up next.

The episode is led by Evan Jones, who walks through the match results, highlights, and the featured matchups. 

This episode covers a packed week of RPAC action, with recaps of a volleyball season opener, multiple football featured matchups, and a dominant softball win. It’s a broad roundup of results, plus postgame interviews that spotlight how teams are starting the season and what they’re focusing on next.

We hear from Evan Jones, then several athletes and a coach from Southern Valley/Alma (Coach Paige Houser, players Jorja Hammond & Kaitlyn Bradley), Maywood-Hayes Center (Oliver Anders & Quaid Brott), and Wauneta-Palisade (Emma Acton), each adding context from their own game or match. Also recapping Arapahoe versus Dundy County Stratton Football games. 

• In this episode, Evan Jones opens with a recap of the RPAC Rundown featured matchup from Friday, Maxwell vs. Wauneta-Palisade.
• Wauneta-Palisade wins 16-7 in Week Zero, with both teams dealing with turnovers in the season opener.
• Wauneta-Palisade senior David Bryner describes the biggest adjustment as the physicality inside, especially on inside run plays and at guard.
• Bryner also says the Broncos did a good job flying to the ball, including strong effort from several freshmen in the backfield.
• Kreyton Wiese says the game was fun and notes that many players felt eight-man football was more enjoyable than six-man.
• Wiese points to effective mike blitzes, corner blitzes, and disciplined outside linebacker play as defensive bright spots.

• In this episode, Cody Gerlach of the Valley Voice and Evan Jones preview the RPAC volleyball and football seasons and identify the teams most likely to make a run.
• Cambridge remains one of the top contenders, with a senior-heavy core  chasing a trip to Lincoln once again
• Dundy County Stratton has one of the most athletic volleyball lineups in the conference.
• Arapahoe could be poised for a breakout year, with expectations around a school wins record and a real chance to host postseason matches if the offense catches up to an already strong defense.
• Wauneta-Palisade and Maywood-Hayes Center both return enough experience to stay in the mix in the West, especially if they continue to win tight sets and finish matches.
• The biggest volleyball theme across the league is uncertainty, with several teams likely to be better in October than they are in August.
• The football preview opens with Dundy County Stratton, where the Tigers move into D3 and will look different offensively after key graduation losses, but still have the athletes and coaching to be dangerous.
• Wallace, Southwest, and Medicine Valley headline the six-man discussion, with tackling, health, and depth identified as the biggest factors in how far each can go.
• Cambridge and Hitchcock County are among the most intriguing eight-man teams because of coaching continuity, scheduling questions, and the amount of turnover in their skill positions.

This week’s episode features Evan Jones talking with Shelby Zoltenko, head coach of the Dundy County Stratton volleyball team, about how the program spent the summer building chemistry and sharpening fundamentals. The conversation centers on returning experience, leadership development, and what it will take for the team to chase another strong season, 

• Dakota West, head coach of the Wauneta-Palisade Volleyball Team, discusses the summer training regimen, including weights and open gyms, focusing on building team culture and individual skills.
• The team attended the Ogalalla team camp, emphasizing the importance of playing against high-caliber opponents to gauge competitiveness.
• Insights into returning players with varsity experience and how new leaders are emerging within a smaller, tight-knit team.
• The shift in mindset among players, viewing pressure as a privilege rather than a threat, and how this attitude can boost performance in critical moments.
• Dakota's thoughts on upcoming conference competition, especially against Dundy County Stratton, emphasizing preparation and confidence.