WSAW Hilight Zone Podcast

Stratford's own Derek Kraus has found just a little success on the track, finishing 11th in NASCAR's Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series in his rookie campaign. The 19 year old discusses his rookie year, what it’s like racing on tracks with absolutely no in-person experience on them before the race, and which tracks were his favorite to race at.

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We head to the pitch, where we catch up with the Columbus Catholic soccer team from Marshfield. For this squad and their conference, the Central Wisconsin Conference, many of the teams play with a co-ed roster. What makes this work?

Plus, we dig into how this team has practically grown up together since pre-k, and how they bring that to the field, as well as some strong conditioning techniques that help them out.

The Dons made it to the sectional finals but lost to Arcadia. This interview was conducted before those games. We’ve got players Mira Torbey and Grant Olson, as well as head coach Jeff Edwards with us.

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Noah Manderfeld and Reece Van Haaften sit down with Wausau tennis players Anika Eder and Katie Meyer, an infectious doubles team that recently made it to state. We dig into all the important topics, like Katie's sunglasses and siblings. Anika and Katie also describe what make's their partnership work, and talk about the one class they together in that allowed them to build a bond.

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It’s the final episode of our exploration of COVID-19 in the high school football season. Noah Manderfeld sits down with Marathon Head Coach Ryan Winkler, who’s team also had a sudden halt to the season due to COVID-19. We talk about how it was to receive the news, how they stayed in touch while working remotely, and how this makes him appreciate the little things.

In part two of our three part series exploring COVID-19 in high school football, Matt Infield sits down with Marshfield Head Coach Denny Goettl about his team's sudden delay just days before the start of the season. He also discusses how they spent one week preparing for not one, not two, but three possible teams for a Friday game, and how those Friday feel when you do get on the field.

It’s part one of the Hilight Zone's three part series exploring COVID-19 in high school football. Noah Manderfeld and Reece Van Haaften talk with Stevens Point Panthers head coach Pete McAdams and senior player Carter Borchardt about how it felt to have their season postponed to the spring, how scheduling has worked, and what they've been doing on Friday nights.

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