On Episode 29 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, we kick off a new season with Chargers volleyball sophomores Abigail Shaffer and Emma Schweigert discussing being the lone returners on the team, their favorite memories from last season's trip to nationals and why they won't be watching another season of "The Hunting Wives."
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On Episode 28 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers esports team members Austin Ullrich, Ben Nelson and Luis Hernandez talk about their spring season, how they got involved in esports at Sandburg and what makes an esports athlete an athlete.
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On Episode 27 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers women's basketball players Antonia Kisler and Capre Ferguson discuss the origin of Antonia's nickname, reading bulletin board material ahead of their win over previously unbeaten Olive-Harvey and some mishaps for coach Kellen Fernetti on the team's bus.
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On Episode 26 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers men's basketball sophomores Ethan Price and Logan Sluder discuss Ethan accidentally destroying a Sandburg laptop, his first in-game dunk and Logan's knack for wriggling his way to the basket.
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On Episode 25 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, we're joined by former Chargers coach Mike Bailey and three members of the 2001-02 men's basketball team — Corey Neely, Jason Jones and Brandis Leverette — which finished as runner-up in the Region 4 tournament. They discuss their run that season, how their time at Sandburg shaped them and why it was important for them and others to come back to campus for the recent Chargers basketball alumni reunion.
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On Episode 24 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers volleyball sophomores Grace Vyhnanek and Taylor Wagner join us to discuss Grace's snub from the all-region team, the many ways to pronounce "Vyhnanek" and coach Todd Winkler's country music singing talents.
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On Episode 23 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers men's soccer players Diego Soto Reyes and Lorenzo Schons join us to discuss the team's Arrowhead Conference championship, life in the U.S. as international students and how long it took them to get sick of snow and cold weather.
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On Episode 22 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers women's golfers Lauren Minkel and Abigail Strode join us on the 2024-25 season premiere and talk about helping kids at Costa Catholic Academy learn the game, their "Step Brothers"-like path to becoming roommates and Abigail's interesting way of eating Eggo waffles.
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On Episode 21 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers baseball sophomores Payton Hankins and Frank Kelch join us to talk about how home runs come in different-sized packages, their "Step Brothers" photo recreation and their favorite Wii Sports games.
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On Episode 20 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers men's basketball players David Hise and Jack DuBois join us to talk about how they've handled the recent cold spell, David's role as the team's snack supplier and which teammate nearly ate an entire pizza in one sitting.
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On Episode 19 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers women's basketball players Brook Pieper and Kelci Shelton join us to talk about Brook's cheering section, Kelci getting turned into a meme and a #HotTake on "All I Want for Christmas is You."
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On Episode 18 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers men's golfer Tyler Picken and Sandburg men's golf coach Ryan Twaddle join us to talk about Tyler earning a spot on the All-Arrowhead Conference Team, the Chargers' Pekin Pipeline™ and the time Michael Jordan hit into Twaddle's group on the golf course.
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On Episode 17 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers women's golfers Ellie Wasson and Ava Hackman talk to us about laying the smackdown against four-year programs, Ava's first time using a toaster and why Chargers coach Gail Hannam owes Ellie a trip to Daytona Beach.
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On Episode 16 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers volleyball players Grace Evans and AJ Rask help us kick off the 2023-24 season, AJ discusses her Starbucks addiction and Grace gives us the definitive answer on how to pronounce "Lewistown."
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On Episode 15 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, just days away from retirement, former Chargers coach/athletic director and current academic advisor Mike Bailey reflects on his time at Sandburg, tells us about his plans for the future and shares some stories from his playing days at Northern Iowa, including a night out in Las Vegas.
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On Episode 14 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers baseball players Jack Shields and Logan Van Heuklon tell us about the worst Logan's ever heard his name butchered, the most animated they've seen Coach Foreman and why Jack is retired from playing MLB The Show.
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On Episode 13 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers softball players Emma Wolfe and Maleaha Nagel discuss the team's Spring Break trip to the Gulf Coast, why you might hear them barking during games and they give us a taste of their British accents.
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On Episode 12 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, Chargers women's basketball coach Kellen Fernetti talks to us about why he was running on the treadmill hours before he was placed in a walking boot, if his players know he was a scoring machine back in high school and which Galesburg restaurant gave him a Christmas card for being a loyal customer.
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On Episode 11 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, women's basketball freshmen Elly Bentley and Lilly Isenhour explain the origin and meaning of "D1 elite," their ties to Sandburg before coming here and their extremely different sleep habits as roommates.
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On Episode 10 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, with Valentine's Day right around the corner, we decided to test a pair of Chargers basketball couples on how well they know each other. See who came out ahead in our Newlywed Game-inspired showdown between Addison Eger & Connor Barnett and Lilly Blackford & Myles Estrada!
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On Episode 9 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, volleyball sophomore Jasmin McDaniel and women's basketball freshman Armani Revis discuss what Black History Month means to them and the importance of recognizing and understanding Black history.
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On Episode 8 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, women's basketball freshman Dafna Boyarski and men's basketball freshman Roee Dinnar discuss their journeys to Sandburg from Israel, how Dafna taught her teammates some colorful new language and they each share a special message to their families back home.
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On Episode 7 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, we kick off 2023 with Chargers men's basketball third-year sophomore Griffin Ronnebeck and discuss why he decided to come back for another season, which teammate he can count on to always have snacks handy and his go-to order at Whitey's Ice Cream.
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On Episode 6 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, women's basketball players and Galesburg High School graduates Lily Hudgins, Sophia Gugliotta and Armani Revis relive a controversial Lombard-Churchill basketball game from their junior high days, discuss coach Kellen Fernetti's favorite phrases and tell us what's on their Christmas list.
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On Episode 5 of the Sandburg Athletics Podcast, cross country sophomores Emmanuel Kiprop and Babra Jepkirui join us to discuss their championship seasons, how running is a way of life in their native Kenya and how they realized Illinois has a lot more cornfields than skyscrapers.
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