Episode 31 — Winter is Coming

We go off the sports pages this week with Karpe Dogie herself, NLJ Sports Editor Sonja Karp, to get you primed and ready for a winter sports season that is set to really take off in 2025. Get a feel for the prospects of the Dogies' winter sports teams from the person who knows them best, and then join us as we take a deeper look at high school sports in general. We talk about the rise of new sports — like women's wrestling — as participation in traditional programs declines, and what that means for the future of high school sports in rural communities. We even explore the emergence of eSports and the opportunities that might exist in that realm for a new type of "athlete."

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