Aaron Kunz (5:28) joins me this week before he goes for career win #200 on Saturday in the first round of the 3A playoffs. Kunz talks about the revitalization of the program this year, managing being a teacher, a father, a husband, a coach, a sports dad and even a best friend to a guy battling cancer.

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Matt Barnard has been officiating and refereeing for nearly two decades in central IL. He joins me this week (6:42) to discuss all things high school sports and the perspective most parents, coaches and players don't see when it comes to the guys in stripes.

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Rochester volleyball head coach Kallie Green (4:15) joins this week to talk about being a mom and a coach, this year's team, coaching against her former teammate Hannah Werth and looking ahead to a different postseason.

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Glenwood senior wide receiver and track star Blake Lehnen (4:15) joins this week to talk all things Titans football, this year's special team, battling through injury last year, having his dad as his coach and his future plans.

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Pawnee's Josh Talley (3:55) joins me this week to talk all things Indians football. They are 5-0 this year coming off a semifinal appearance last season in his first year as head coach. Plenty of football and X's & O's talk and DP talks about the big games coming up on Channel1450.

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Jim Ruppert (4:14) joins me this week to discuss his career path and time spent as a sports writer and editor in central Illinois. After 50 years of covering sports in the Springfield area - he's got a few stories to tell.

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Glenwood's trainer Jon Wiezorek (4:08) breaks down his career path in athletic trainer and a walk down memory lane to his fighting days - how they started, ended and some great stories in between.

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Rochester soccer head coach Chad Kutscher (4:20) talking all things Rockets, SASA soccer and even some sports dad advice.

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