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Each week, William Cramer and special guests discuss the biggest topics in Indiana high school sports from St. Joseph and Elkhart counties in Indiana. Plus, interviews with coaches and other guests who are connected to football, basketball, and other sports in and around the Northern Indiana Conference and Northern Lakes Conference.
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TOPIC 1: Mishawaka Concord Instant Classic (0:44-), Coach Kinder breaks down the win over Concord (1:12-10:54), Coach previews NorthWood (11:02-11:57)TOPIC 2: Jimtown Beats Fairfield in the Last Seconds (12:12-), Coach Vincent breaks down the win over Fairfield (12:12-23:28), Coach previews John Glenn (23:40-25:34)TOPIC 3: Myles McLaughlin's Career Rushing Title Chase (25:40-31:06)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strut
TOPIC 1: Goshen Football (0:44-16:57), Coach Hecklinski talks about the win over Washington (1:11-13:11) Coach previews Warsaw (13:23-15:47), Will Cramer Show Game of the Week Player of the Game (15:48-16:42)TOPIC 2: Kyle Smedley's Backyard Brawl Top 5 Takeaways (17:02-34:17)TOPIC 3: Fairfield Football (34:21-43:55), Coach Stoner talks about the win over John Glenn (36:31-39:59), Coach talks about his anticipated return to Jimtown and previews the Jimmies (40:02-43:24)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strut
TOPIC 1: Wawasee beats Jimtown (0:52-11:42), Coach Thacker breaks down the key moments in the game, players that stepped up, and previews West Noble (1:11-11:42) TOPIC 2: Warsaw takes down Fort Wayne Snider on the Road (11:48-26:47), Coach Curtis breaks down key moments in the game, players that stood out, and previews Warren Central.TOPIC 3: Concord wins 3rd straight over rival Elkhart (26:51-40:08), Coach Koehler breaks down key moments in the game, players that stood out, and previews Jimtown.TOPIC 4: Will Cramer Show Game of the Week Player of the Game (40:11-41:14)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strut
TOPIC 1: Getting to Know Kyle Smedley (00:53-14:08), Kyle's journey from Yorktown to South Bend (1:38-5:19), South Bend Tribune sports reporter and editor immediate takeaways (5:49-10:22), Kyle shares his thoughts on the upcoming football season ( 10:57-14:08)TOPIC 2: Student Athlete Leadership Round Table with Cam Conley (Northridge), Landon Miller (Northridge), Bryce Geiger (Fairfield), Cori Chupp (Bethany Christian), Brody Duncan (Warsaw), Hayden Lechlitner (NorthWood), Nicki Byrne (Saint Joseph) (14:12-28:09), nomination selection process (14:45-15:09), player introductions (15:56-16:46), what is a leader? (17:10-18:18), qualities a student athlete must possess to be a leader (18:29-19:30), student athletes share a specific example of how they were a leader (19:50-21:26), they reveal who or what taught them to lead (22:10-24:12), how they will lead their team this season (24:19-25:58), leadership advice (26:20-27:48)TOPIC 3: Student Athlete Leadership Round Table with Shelby Emerick (Concord) and Isaiah Packer (Riley) (28:13-34:22), player introductions (28:31-28:46), what is a leader? (28:55-29:17), qualities a student athlete must possess to be a leader (29:46-30:09), student athletes share a specific example of how they were a leader (30:22-31:02), they reveal who or what taught them to lead (31:34-32:25), how they will lead their team this season (32:40-33:11), leadership advice (33:20-33:52)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strut
TOPIC 1: Warsaw Football with Coach Curtis (0:45-14:10), offseason update (1:17-2:30), key positions to fill (2:48-3:54), players standing out (4:08-7:08), early look at the season schedule (7:10-11:51), Coach Curtis and Cramer discuss NLC Top 5 and 5A favorites from the North/South (11:52-13:55)TOPIC 2: Concord Football with Coach Koehler (14:13-36:07), offseason update (15:00-16:41), key positions to fill (17:13-20:23), players standing out (21:10-24:27), early look at the season schedule (24:28-31:44), Coach shares his thoughts on the current IHSAA tournament format and potential positive tweaks (32:39-35:40)TOPIC 3: NorthWood Football with Coach Andrews (36:10-1:02:46), offseason update (36:52-38:30), key positions to fill (38:41-44:11), players standing out (44:27-45:19), early look at the season schedule (45:20-1:02:24)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strut
TOPIC 1: Mishawaka Football with Coach Kinder (0:46-18:00), offseason updates (2:00-4:29), biggest positions to fill (5:20-7:01), player standouts (7:24-9:13), upcoming Trine University team camp (9:30-10:42), early look at the season schedule (10:44-14:59), Coach explains "LOD" (15:21-17:42)TOPIC 2: Elkhart Football with Coach Curry (18:05-33:51), offseason updates (18:54-20:10), biggest positions to fill (20:33-22:49), player standouts (22:58-24:52), Coach talks about transfer players coming into Elkhart and what that process looks like (25:30-28:02), early look at the season schedule (28:03-33:20)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Penn football (0:58-8:20), offseason update (1:40-2:05), biggest position needs to fill (2:12-2:50), players standing out (2:56-3:37), QB battle update (3:48-4:48), summer events remaining (4:54-5:38), early look at the season schedule (5:41-8:11)TOPIC 2: Top 10 2025 Non-conference Football Games (8:24-28:19)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Marian Football Program Update with Coach Davidson (0:40-19:49), offseason workouts (1:19-2:40), biggest positions to fill (3:04-5:30), players leaning on the most (5:51-7:02), important summer football events (7:10-10:07), how the transfer rule will impact local football (10:36-13:08), early look at the season schedule (13:11-19:12)TOPIC 2: Jimtown hires Ryan Varga (19:53-33:33), coach reflects on his time at Washington (22:02-23:19), why this is the right time to take the Jimtown job (23:30-24:57), main messaging to the Jimtown returners (25:13-26:00), prioritizing June ball (26:18-28:12), what excites Coach Varga about the future of Jimtown basketball (28:59-30:41), how his experience will help him build the Jimtown program (31:06-32:56)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Plymouth football with Coach Handley (0:045-12:26), offseason workouts (1:29-2:18), biggest position needs to fill (2:27-3:44), players to lean on the most this season (3:51-5:16), summer football events (5:24-6:43), first year transfer rule impact on local football (7:00-9:02), early look at the 2025 season schedule (9:06-12:04)TOPIC 2: Jimtown football with Coach Vincent (12:28-26:47), offseason workouts (12:50-13:06), biggest position needs to fill (13:12-14:29), players to lean on the most this season (14:35-15:06), summer football events (15:12-17:30), lessons learned as a first year head coach (17:47-19:17), first year transfer rule impact on local football (19:38-21:44), early look at the 2025 season schedule (21:49-26:34)TOPIC 3: Northridge football with Coach Eppley (26:49-43:45), offseason workouts (27:32-28:29), biggest position needs to fill (28:35-29:46), players to lean on the most this season (29:52-31:11), summer football events (31:18-33:43), player leadership council (33:55-35:28), lessons learned as a first year head coach (35:44-36:58), first year transfer rule impact on local football (37:02-39:10), early look at the 2025 season schedule (39:11-42:59)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Tippecanoe Valley Football with Coach Moriarty (0:46-14:50), offseason workouts (1:27-2:18), biggest positions to fill (2:27-4:04), players that the team will lean on the most (4:12-6:12), factors that contribute to 7 straight winning seasons (6:33-8:00), important offseason summer events (8:07-10:19), early look at the 2025 season schedule (10:58-14:15)TOPIC 2: Fairfield Football with Head Coach Stoner (14:54-25:09), offseason workouts (15:30-17:20), biggest positions to fill (17:28-18:36), players that the team will lean on the most (18:47-19:47), important offseason summer (19:54-21:29), lessons learned in year 1 at Fairfield (21:47-22:55), early look at the 2025 season schedule (22:58-24:51)TOPIC 3: New Prairie Boys Basketball Hires Lutz (25:12-32:28), what it feels like to be a head coach at age 24 (26:10-26:33), why he left Florida for Indiana (26:54-27:36), his plan on how he can get Cougar basketball to be competitive in the NIC and IHSAA tournament (27:58-28:45). With Brody Wiginton, Jagger Daniels, and Dylan Bishop back, what excites Coach for next season (29:29-30:20), offensive/defensive style of play (30:28-31:16), coach talks about jumping into drills/practice with the players (31:31-32:09).TOPIC 4: Wawasee Boys Basketball Hires Luce (32:41-46:04), why he left Tippecanoe Valley for Wawasee (34:23-35:56), how tough it was losing to Columbia City in OT in the sectional final (36:13-37:14), how the Tippecanoe Valley player meeting went (37:21-38:08), messaging to Wawasee players during 1st meeting (38:16-38:53), filling out coach staff (38:58-39:59), offensive/defensive style of play (40:06-42:00), juggling all the pieces of building a program (42:19-43:52), June games including at Purdue and New Castle (44:00-45:05), coach gives us an update on his son Stephen Akase (45:12-45:51)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: John Glenn football with Coach Brown (0:48-13:37), offseason workouts (1:12-1:46), biggest positions to fill (1:57-4:06) players leaning on the most this season (4:28-6:55), offseason football events (7:05-9:30), what Coach wants to see in year two (9:58-10:58), early look at the 2025 season schedule (11:02-12:55)TOPIC 2: Wawasee football with Coach Thacker (13:42-33:17), offseason workouts (15:04-16:27), adding depth (16:40-20:54), players that will need to lean on the most (21:00-23:10), football summer events (23:17-25:14), what coach wants to see in year 2 (25:33-28:22) early look at the 2025 season (28:23-33:03)TOPIC 3: Concord basketball hires Tyler Leighton (33:20-48:24), timeline of his hiring (35:49-40:19), breaking the news to his Jimtown players that he was leaving for Concord (40:26-43:27), what he is most proud of during his two year stint at Jimtown (44:01-45:24), top priorities in coming weeks as Concord head coach (45:34-46:45), his plan to bring Concord back to its glory days (46:48-47:35), offensive and defensive points of emphasis for Concord basketball (47:42-48:10)TOPIC 4: Way Too Early Top 10 Girls Basketball (48:25-1:03:35)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Goshen Football with Coach Hecklinski (0:49-10:34) offseason workouts (1:45-2:32), players standing out (2:40-3:58), biggest positions to fill (4:23-5:32), important offseason team events (5:38-6:50), early look at the season schedule (6:54-8:29), what Coach Hecklinski wants to see in year two (9:04-10:19)TOPIC 2: Adams Football with Coach Karcewski (10:37-18:03), how the offseason is going so far (11:15-11:44), biggest positions to fill (11:52-13:20), important offseason events (13:27-14:07), early look at the season schedule (14:10-15:46), what Coach wants to see in his team this season (16:07-17:42)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: NIC Football Scheduling Update (0:37-12:31)TOPIC 2: New Prairie Football with Ryan O'Shea (12:34-34:55) Coach talks about the transition process from Lakeland to New Prairie (13:14-14:16), Coach discusses how his extensive football background impacts him as a head coach (14:19-18:41), why New Prairie is his destination job (18:50-20:08), offensive and defensive systems that he wants to install at New Prairie (20:40-23:39), how to maintain winning ways (24:00-27:13), Coach talks about player personnel including big time play maker Reed Robinson and others who will have an impact on next year's team (27:14-31:17), early look at the 2025 schedule (31:21-34:55)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Mike Broughton Director of Indiana All Stars (0:50-29:29) Mike discusses how players are selected to the Indiana All Star team.Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: St. Joe State Champions with Coach Gaff (0:32-10:02), Coach talks about how it feels to be a state champion (0:53-1:31), coach reveals 3 key areas where he thought they could have an advantage over Attucks (2:00-2:48), Coach talks about his teams' ability to score (3:17-4:02), Coach discusses his teams defensive performance (4:05-5:20), Coach talks about how his team responded to Attucks runs (5:34-7:17), Coach talks about the village of people that played a role in this state run (7:28-8:33), how the team and coach will celebrate the state title (8:41-9:46)TOPIC 2: IFCA Coaches Clinic Reaction with Warsaw's Coach Curtis and Concord's Coach Koehler (10:05-38:02) coaches talk about the clinic overall, the speakers and presentations, and share their opinions on some of the rule changes that will take effect this season.TOPIC 3: Jimmy Arnett Referee's 4A State Championship (38:05-52:34) Jimmy discusses the process of how a referee can be selected to ref a state game (38:55-41:27), Jimmy talks about how he and his crew prepared for the state game (41:50-43:30), Jimmy talks about soaking in the experience including his conversations with Coach Lewis (Ball State), Coach Shrewsberry (Notre Dame), and former Indiana governor Holcomb plus hospitality and favorite moments (43:46-51:35)TOPIC 4: Top 10 Jimtown Basketball Players of the Past 25 Years (52:37-1:06:52)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: St. Joseph Boys Basketball with Coach Gaff (0:13-15:27), Coach talks about the semistate games including state record scoring output, defensive performance (0:25-3:00), Coach talks about Indianapolis Attucks (3:01-8:34), Coach talks about the unsung heroes that don't get the spotlight, but that are extremely important to team success (8:34-10:11), Coach opens up about the journey from last year's loss in the state game to now preparing for his 2nd consecutive state game (10:34-11:58), Coach reveals the best advice he's received to help prepare for the state championship (12:20-14:03), keys to the game (14:20-15:14)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Riley Basketball with Coach Daniel (0:45-18:52), Warsaw pregame message (1:19-2:00), Tyrese Jones career performance (2:05-4:11), Coach dissects Warsaw key moments (4:15-10:04), Coach discusses how he's created a culture of toughness and hard work (10:08-12:14), Coach talks about Fishers (12:17-17:19), Coach discusses 3 main keys to beating Fishers (17:20-18:35)TOPIC 2: St. Joe Basketball with Coach Gaff (18:55-27:34), Coach discusses halftime adjustments and key moments in the win over Columbia City (19:21-24:16), Coach talks about Maconaquah including keys to victory (24:22-27:21)TOPIC 3: Jimtown Basketball with Coach Leighton (27:37-43:58), Coach breaksdown key moments in the Westview game (28:01-37:46), Coach talks about how he's been able to develop positive healthy relationships with his players and how those strong bonds have impacted the tournament run (37:49-40:16), Coach talks about Manchester including keys to the game (40:20-43:43)TOPIC 4: Behind the Scenes: Hosting a Regional with Washington Athletic Director Garland Hudson (44:02-55:44), Garland explains the process of how a host school is selected (45:21-46:06), Once a school is selected by the IHSAA to host a regional, how far ahead do you start preparing? (46:14-47:25), tasks that need to be done to properly prepare (47:30-48:21), Garland talks about his "team" to help host a regional (48:24-49:47), Garland talks about his WHY behind the WHAT (50:08-51:31), why the Great Western Forum is a great place to host tournament basketball (52:03-55:08)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Warsaw Tigers Basketball with Coach Moore (0:46-27:17), Coach talks about what it means to win a sectional title (1:20-4:25), Coach breaks down key moments in the Northridge game (4:26-22:03), Coach talks about the Riley Wildcats (22:06-27:08)TOPIC 2: Riley Wildcats Basketball with Coach Daniel (27:20-32:30), Coach talks about the LaPorte win (27:36-30:34), Coach talks about the Warsaw Tigers (30:47-32:21)TOPIC 3: St. Joe Huskies Basketball with Coach Gaff (32:33-37:33), Coach talks about the Culver Academy win (32:50-35:09), Coach talks about Columbia City (35:21-37:25)TOPIC 4: Jimtown Jimmies Basketball with Coach Leighton (37:35-51:03), Coach talks about the Bremen win (38:49-43:55), Coach talks about Westview Warriors (44:05-46:51), Coach talks about advice he's received from other coaches with postseason success (46:54-47:38), Coach talks about his players (47:57-50:46).TOPIC 5: Warsaw Tigers State Run with Coach Krebs (51:08-1:17:54), Coach reflects on the season (52:08-54:35), Coach talks about the lessons learned from his Goshen years that has helped make him to be the coach he is today (54:50-57:30), Coach talks about "Keep Watering the Bamboo" especially in today's instant gratification society (57:33-1:01:00), Coach talks about how his team created such a strong bond and love for one another "A Chord of 3 Strands Cannot Be Easily Broken" (1:01:10-1:07:56), Rapid Fire (1:08:02-1:17:27)Hosted & Produced By: Will CramerFollow us on Twitter Instagram YouTubeMusic by: Infraction Song: "Summer Strut”Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/summer-strutLicense code: HIOLFJVSZGUKECWBSound Effects by: Gravity Sound
TOPIC 1: Mishawaka Boys Basketball Preview with Coach Bender (0:48-6:14) summer recap (1:23-1:47), player development (1:54-2:40), practice updates (2:45-3:19), 2024 schedule (3:30-5:52)
TOPIC 2: Will Cramer Show Update (6:14-7:17)
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TOPIC 1: Mishawaka Football (0:37-12:39), Coach Kinder talks about the regional win over New Prairie (0:41-7:01), Coach discusses East Noble (7:04-12:28)
TOPIC 2: Warsaw Football (12:43-20:45), Coach Curtis talks about the regional win over Lafayette Jeff (12:48-16:47), Coach discusses Merrillville (16:48-20:34)
TOPIC 3: East Noble Football (20:52-28:37), [volume quality is a bit low so you will need to adjust to hear better] Coach Stewart talks about the regional win over Huntington North (21:03-26:35), Coach discusses Mishawaka (26:37-28:30)
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