Episodes
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Returning Home: SPASH’s Janel McCarville
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Janel McCarville is the next SPASH girls basketball head coach.
If you don't know the McCarville name, look no further than her 2013 WNBA Championship ring with the Minnesota Lynx. But her home is Stevens Point, and she is back to replace her former head coach Kraig Terpstra as the new Panther coach.
Noah Manderfeld speaks with McCarville about her path from Stevens Point to the pros and then back to Point as she prepares to lead the Panthers this winter.
Thursday May 04, 2023
Flying High: Russell Gymnastics
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
For over a decade, Russell Gymnastics has been a hub for young gymnasts in central Wisconsin. However, success is just one aspect of what makes this place home. Take it from three stand-out gymnasts who will be competing on the biggest of stages. Hear from Arianna Ostrum, a level ten competing at Nationals in Oklahoma, as well as Addison Brock and Abigail Berens, both level nine athletes who are competing at Westerns in Idaho. They're joined by Debbie and Dave Russell, two of their coaches and the owners of Russell Gymnastics about the road to success and the family they've become in Stevens Point.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Marathons, Psychology, and State Titles: Northland Pines’ Nora Gremban
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
There's so much to unpack with Northland Pines' Nora Gremban. Her mom is her coach and she has run nine marathons—something that blows Gremban's mind. She's so passionate about psychology and the brain that it supersedes her love for running. Oh, and she's won the Division 2 State title in the 800 and 1,600 meter races in each of the last two seasons. She's still a junior.
We unpack all of it in a conversation with Gremban.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
It’s all in the Chemistry: Mosinee Softball
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
There's an expectation around Mosinee softball—win a conference title. Mosinee won 11 in a row from when they joined the Great Northern Conference in 2009-2019. They took back the crown in 2022.
Noah Manderfeld speaks with players Martina Miller and Alanna Bembenek along with head coach Kelly Remondini about the high Mosinee expectations and how their great chemistry this season might be their ticket to another conference title.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Options 1A, 1B and 1C: Columbus Baseball
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
The Columbus Dons baseball team has three, reliable starting pitching options. The best part is—they're all juniors.
Options 1A, 1B and 1C are Emmitt Konieczny, Cy Becker and Blake Jacobi as Columbus tries to follow up their first state appearance in school history with another.
Noah Manderfeld speaks with Konieczny, Becker and head coach Jared Krasselt about the potential for this pitching staff, and how a little bit of small ball may be in the cards for the Dons this season.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
The Never-Ending Game: UW-Stevens Point men’s hockey
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
In a game that lasted over five hours, had over two hours of gameplay, and saw 122 combined shots, the UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team pulled out an NCAA Tournament win over Augsburg in the second-longest game in D3 history.
In this episode of the Hilight Zone Podcast, Ben Helwig speaks with Pointers' goalkeeper Ryan Wagner and forward David Hill, who scored the game-winning goal in the game's fourth overtime. They discuss the physical exhaustion of playing in such a long game, the jubilation in victory, and how they're preparing for the next round of the tournament.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Like it’s 1993: Lakeland Girls Basketball
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Lakeland girls basketball is going to state for the first time since 1993, and you could say they are excited for the trip to Green Bay.
Noah Manderfeld speaks with Julianna and Kristina Ouimette, along with Lily Fortier about the dream trip to state as two of them near the end of their high school careers.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
No Rebuild Needed: Laona/Wabeno Girls Basketball
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Laona/Wabeno girls basketball is heading to state for the first time in their history. And it comes two years after losing five seniors.
Noah Manderfeld talks with the seniors Grace Krawze and Kaylyn LaRock along with head coach Andrew Harrison about their history trip to state that includes a confident statement from Harrison, and the potential for a Griddy in Green Bay.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Over the Hump: Mosinee boys hockey
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
It's been 15 years since Mosinee boys hockey has made the trek to Madison for state. To get there, they finally beat conference rival Lakeland in the playoffs.
Today's conversation is with senior Caden Schmirler and junior Grant Kuklinski about the accomplishment ahead of their debut on the state stage.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Hodag History: Rhinelander Boys Swimming
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Two years after the Rhinelander girls swimming team won a state title, the boys side adds their program's first-ever banner next to it. That's a feat the Hodags don't take lightly.
Noah Manderfeld speaks with seniors Carter Gaber and Daniel Gillingham about taking the first state title in program history back to Rhinelander, and what the accomplishment means to the team and the community.