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The Doghouse is a community-first sports and storytelling podcast rooted in Sikeston, Missouri. What starts with Bulldogs basketball often turns into something bigger: the people, the programs, and the moments that shape a town. Each episode blends real game breakdowns, behind-the-scenes perspective, and conversations with coaches, athletes, alumni, local leaders, and difference-makers across Southeast Missouri. If you care about Bulldog Nation and the stories that make Sikeston feel like home, you’re in the right place.
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Send a text Four-peat secured. Now the real test begins. We open with the Bulldogs’ path through districts—how Sikeston handled a bruising Festus team, survived a cold stretch, and turned fourth-quarter pressure into a double-digit win. From missed “dagger” threes to a surge of late turnovers, we unpack what actually swung the game and why our pace matters more in March than it did in December. Then we set the table for a high-stakes quarterfinal: Vianney’s three-point volume, a seven-footer ...
Send a text March turns a good team into a focused one. We break down Sikeston’s Class 5 District 1 bracket, from seeding to the on-court habits that will actually decide tight games: rebounding discipline, rotation depth, shot quality, and how our defense has leveled up at the right time. The opener against DeSoto demands urgency, and we call out the trap doors—why even five-win teams are dangerous in a single-elimination setting—and the specific adjustments that keep us in control when nerv...
Send a text A buzzer-beating kind of night sets the tone for something bigger. We open with a SEMO Conference three-peat—full of late-game grit, smart ball movement, and a clutch defensive stand—and then pivot into the deeper win: how our town turns pride into progress for every classroom. Meet Jeannie Lingle, the new executive director of the Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, who brings a powerful personal story and a clear plan to elevate teacher grants, student opportunities, and campus ...
Send a text Seventeen threes on Friday, an 83–80 nail-biter on Saturday, and a straight-shooting conversation about how we keep Sikeston kids safe—this one brings the noise and the nuance. We break down the Bulldogs’ hot streak, then hand the mic to School Safety Coordinator and criminal justice teacher Andy Caton, a former detective and Air Force vet who lives this work on campus every day. We dig into the playbook for real safety: the Raptor platform that lets staff launch GPS-enabled aler...
Send a text The morning starts light—melting snow, sponsor love, and a social media peek behind the curtain—then surges with a high-tempo hoops breakdown that feels like courtside seats. Dexter’s size and pacing, Sikeston’s pressure defense, a flurry of steals, and shooters finding rhythm set the tone for a team built on secondary break, spacing, and shared scoring. It’s the kind of system kids love because effort turns into touches, touches into points, and points into momentum. With distric...
Send a text The Bulldogs brought home a statement win, but the biggest victory here aims higher: making it easier for a kid to ask for help and get it fast. We sit down with Scott Ezell and Charlie Mueller from Bootheel Behavioral Health to unpack a local, no-nonsense approach to youth suicide prevention that anyone can use—parents, coaches, teachers, pastors, and employers. Scott breaks down the firearm suicide prevention grant in plain terms. It’s not about politics; it’s about the 10-minu...
Send a text Snow on the ground, heaters humming, and Sikeston hoops catching fire—this one blends small‑town heartbeat with big‑time basketball. We open with a community roll call and a blistering recap of a statement win: 16 threes, 60 percent from the field, and a 21‑year run of winning seasons still intact. Then we welcome freshman head coach and junior high track coach Traveon Dennis to pull back the curtain on how the Sikeston way gets built day by day. Coach Dennis takes us from packed...
Send a text Six wins in a week set the tone, but the real story is what happens behind the scenes. We sit down with Dexter head football coach Chad Jamerson for a candid, energizing look at how faith, family, and clear standards transform a team into a program that endures. From small-school grind—painting fields, turning off sprinklers at dawn—to big-picture leadership learned under Hall of Famer Kent Gibbs, Chad shares the habits and systems that moved Dexter from 4–6 to 11–1 to 10–2. We g...
Send a text Standards beat rules every day, and that’s the backbone of what we’re building in Sikeston. We brought head baseball and softball coach Wyatt Pratt into the Dog House to pull back the curtain on how a former Bulldog turned coach is shaping a system that raises the bar for everyone—players, parents, and the community that shows up in red and black. Wyatt shares his path from Sikeston to JUCO to Delta State, where he learned what “preparing to win” really means. We dig into his pra...
Send a text Start with a bank basement in 1967, add a mainframe, and you get a young draftsman who learns banking by programming its guts. That’s where our guest, Rick Adams, began—and from there, his story braids into Sikeston’s story: building institutions, mentoring leaders, and treating every person across the desk like the most important voice in the room. We wanted our 50th to feel like a lens, not a lap—so we zoom in on the people who carried this town when no one was watching. Rick w...
Send a text The gym felt like a title game before the ball even went up. By the final buzzer, an 83–47 win over ranked Puxico had the crowd buzzing about defense, depth, and the kind of culture that turns December tests into March confidence. We walk through how the Bulldogs imposed pace from the opening tip, smothered shooters, and took away paint touches, then highlight the balanced scoring led by Kobe Thomas and Marquell Murray with a bench that changed possessions and protected the lead. ...
Send a text Santa doesn’t just happen. He’s stitched, planned, insured, and invited. We open with Bulldogs basketball—an 8–0 surge, a 35–3 third-quarter storm, and Kobe Thomas lighting up the gym with a school record 10 threes—then step into a different kind of arena where belief is the whole game. Meet Rod “Santa” Anderson, the neighbor who treats every visit like a promise kept. Rod shares how a rough season of loss and one charity movie night pulled him into the red suit, and why he treat...
Send a text A nail-biting three-peat sets the tone, but the real pivot comes when New Madrid County Sheriff Joey Higgerson joins us and lifts the veil on what modern public safety looks like across 700 square miles. We start on the hardwood—Dexter’s disciplined 1-2-2, Sikeston’s shift to pace, clutch shooting, and bench sparks that flipped a fourteen-point hole into a title. Then we walk straight into a first-year sheriff’s reality: changing culture without burning bridges, stretching a perso...
Send a text A packed night in the Dog House: we start with Bulldog basketball—balanced scoring, disruptive defense, and the SEMO Conference gauntlet—then go deep with Marine veteran and speaker Ricky Johnson on addiction, trauma, accountability, and turning pain into purpose. Ricky doesn’t varnish anything. He talks about early exposure to alcohol, sexual trauma, years lost to meth and DWIs, and the moment he realized rock bottom is when everyone is done believing your excuses. The turning po...
Send a text Step into a season built on speed, depth, and Bulldog grit. We open the gym and walk you through exactly how Sikston plans to win: a 2-2-1 pressure look that morphs into a matchup zone, five-man rebounding, and a bench deep enough to keep traps fresh and legs lively into the fourth. After a crisp Jamboree against Hazelwood East, MICDS, and STEAM, we break down what clicked, what still needs polish, and why this group can turn defense into layups and rhythm threes in a hurry. We a...
Send a text The doors open at three and the line already snakes to the road. That’s how you know you’re in Southeast Missouri, where high school gyms become pressure cookers and small-town pride shakes the rafters. We invited Andrew Moore and David Jenkins from SEMO Sports Zone to sit down with us and map the pulse of this region—what’s rising, what’s shifting, and why the games still matter so much. We start with the media flip. Streaming didn’t just replace box scores; it rewired how fans ...
Send a text The most meaningful change in a town rarely starts on a stage—it starts at a table. We invited Pastor John McAfee into the Dog House to explore how simple, stubborn acts of service can transform lives in Sikeston: a hot lunch, a steady job, a safe place to sleep, a suit that fits, a ride that arrives on time. The conversation stretches from church life to city life, but the heartbeat never changes—dignity, purpose, and belonging for people too often pushed to the margins. John op...
Send a text Rivalry may spark the fire, but standards keep it burning. We welcomed Charleston principal and longtime coach Michael Minner into Bulldog Country for a candid, funny, and deeply practical conversation about building programs that last—on the field and in the hallways. From the unlikely origin of the “Fighting Squirrels” to the day-to-day habits that turn talent into teams, Minner lays out how branding, access, and accountability can transform summer baseball into a true developme...
Send a text The cameras don’t just capture the game; they capture a town. We sit down with coach‑producer Steve Beydler to chart Sikeston’s journey from SPS TV 12 and VHS replays to a fully featured Bulldog Nation Network running instant replay, telestrator analysis, and polished graphics with AyCorp Media/Sports. It’s a story of leadership behind the lens, the patience to teach new crews, and the know‑how to make big‑time broadcasts feel at home in a high school gym. Steve pulls back the cu...
Send a text Ever wondered who’s behind the bold red-and-black look of Sikeston Athletics? Meet Brian Henson — the creative force shaping how Bulldog Nation looks, posts, and shows pride. As Graphic Arts instructor at SCTC and the designer behind Sikeston Athletics’ social media, Brian’s fingerprints are all over the Bulldog brand. We dive into his classroom at the Sikeston Career & Technology Center, where he’s teaching the next generation how design and storytelling collide. Brian opens ...
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