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Teague and Steve are joined by Freedom coach Justin Lancaster to talk Division 2 wrestling in the Northeast part of the state. We discuss a couple of tough regional races including questionably one of the toughest regionals we have seen in our state's history, Justin provides us with an update on WIAA guidelines pertaining to COVID, and he also gives a great message on what it takes to promote a positive culture in all school athletics!

Regional 1-3:07
Regional 2-16:06
Regional 3-30:24
Regional 4-47:14
Team Sectional Prediction-1:26:45

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Teague and Steve are joined by Fond Du Lac coach Matt Halter, Oshkosh West coach Duane Hartkopf, and West Bend East coach Brent Henschel for a preview of Division 1 Sectional D. From Regional 1 which contains up to six teams with full rosters to Regional 2 which welcomes D2 Team State qualifier Port Washington, the guys discuss every team in the sectional and Teague and Steve give opposite predictions for the regional/sectional champs a second podcast in a row!

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Holmen coach Jason Lulloff and Middleton coach Kent Weiler join Teague and Steve to talk about a vastly improved Sectional C in Division 1. We discuss how the addition of Portage and Wisconsin Rapids will impact the regional title race, Teague and Steve shock the world by making different regional champ picks, and Teague messes up in the first five minutes by announcing the wrong host school for the regional that he coaches in.

Regional 1-2:25
Regional 2-49:59
Team Sectional Prediction- 1:31:01

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Cadott coach Josh Spaeth and St. Croix Falls coach Joe Raygor join Teague and Steve to help preview Division 3 Sectional A for the upcoming year. We discuss the close battle that happened in regionals 3 and 4, Stratford's move to the sectional, and Teague goes into detail on the time Craig Henning made him cry during a wrestling practice. There were plenty of good things to talk about in terms of D3 wrestling in Northwest Wisconsin!

Regional 1: 4:15
Regional 2: 23:00
Regional 3: 33:48
Regional 4: 48:15
Sectional Predictions: 1:20:30

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MM-GET coach Pete Peterson and Hayward coach Curt Gerber join us to talk about the outlook for Division 2 Sectional A. Not only do the coaches give great insight on their local teams, but Curt tells us his story about starting a wrestling program from scratch and Pete talks about what it takes to run a successful co-op. We also discuss the regional battle between MM-GET and Ellsworth, a regional in which up to five teams have a solid shot at winning it, and what starters every team in the sectional is bringing back!

Regional 1: 3:06
Regional 2: 14:40
Regional 3: 34:30
Regional 4: 58:55
Team Sectional Prediction: 1:12:26

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Teague and Steve are joined by Neenah coach Kyle Kleuskens and Bay Port coach Brad Shefchik for a preview of Division 1 Sectional B! We discuss every team in the sectional, the battle between Bay Port and De Pere at regionals last year, which Team State participant will be left out of the tournament this year between Kaukauna and newcomer Neenah, and much more! Also, Steve manages to slip a Ryan Rambo reference in this podcast as well.

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Teague and Steve are joined by Hudson coach Chris Hansen and preview Division 1 Sectional A. We discuss who has the greatest chance to dethrone Hudson in their own regional, how Rapids leaving the sectional will affect the regional battle between Marshfield and D.C. Everest, and give a preview of every team in each regional!

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On today's episode we have a great discussion with Stoughton Co-Head Coaches Dan Spilde and Bob Empey about their coaching dynamic together, the highlights of their season, and what it means to be a part of the Stoughton wrestling community! They have been coaching together since 1996 so there is a plethora of stories and great advice that come from this episode.

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We pick right where we left off with Matt as Steve tells a great story about Matt in his early coaching days, Matt discusses how he's evolved as a coach, talks about what he would do if he had to start a program from square one, and lays out what it means for his team to have mental toughness and a proper mindset and how he helps that process as a coach.

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Teague and Steve have a discussion with Wrightstown Head Coach Matt Verbeten ranging from his experience leading up coaching at Wrightstown, setting a tough schedule for the season, and his team's experience throughout the season which resulted in three individual state finalists, one champion, and a Team State championship!

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