Show-Me Sports Legacies
Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis. We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts, officials and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods. We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success. With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.
Episodes
38 episodes
Holiday Hoops: A Basketball Tradition in North Central Missouri Showcasing Small Town Teams on the Big Stage!
A lively review of the creation of the North Central Missouri College Foundation Holiday Hoops Classic. Since 2005, 266 teams from 3 states have participated in the annual event in Trenton, MIssouri. Highlighted by David and Goliath...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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53:14
Coach Cool and the Gang: Celebrate a Newtown-Harris Run to the Show-Me Final!
In 2009 Newtown-Harris broke through and capped a 4 year era of success with a run to the Missouri Show-Me Showdown Class 1 Basketball Final. Stymied in the quarterfinals two straight years, the Newtown-Harris team continued to develop th...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:00:39
Greg Stahl: Creating Opportunities for Kids to Find Their Passion in Missouri High School Sports and Activities!
Greg Stahl went from an outstanding high school and college wrestler to successful coach and administrator to Missouri State High School Activities Association Assistant Executive Director in his career long passion for creating opportunities f...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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57:06
1997 Trenton Lady Bulldogs Golf Wins a Missouri All-Class Triumph! A Crowning Achievement in a 20 Year Run of Success!
From a program restart in 1990, Trenton Lady Bulldogs Golf, quickly rose to the top of Missouri programs with a 1997 State All-Class Championship. They maintained a standard of excellence, placing within the top 10 in state tournaments 15...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:03:28
Sports Have Roots in Farming in Northwest Missouri!
Does work on the farm and small town upbringing prepare people for success in sports and life? Allen Berry and Brad Tolson, longtime local farmers and sports officials, coaches and fans tell some stories about growing up on the farm developing ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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56:07
College Football & KTTN's Fearless Forecasters Since 1969!
KTTN's Fearless Forecasters show has been on the air since 1969. It is Missouri's longest running radio program dedicated to forecasting college football and one of the oldest in the nation. The term Fearless Forecasters is common n...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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57:09
Pushing The Pace: Mark Curp Runs from North Missouri's Backroads to a World Record!
Mark Curp's story began in Polo, Missouri, (Population: 539 in 1980!). A track athlete without a track, Mark ran to a 2 mile run State Championship, then became a 7 time NCAA DII All-American and 2 time NCAA DI All-American at the Univers...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:02:56
Greg Groggel Likes to Tell Stories! How a Kid Followed His Olympic Dream to Become an Emmy Winning Film Producer
Greg Groggel had an Olympic Dream that blossomed into a career as an Emmy winning Film Producer. Currently VP Unscripted/Skydance Sports, Greg has won 5 Emmys, most recently as Producer for the Netflix hit "The Redeem Team". In this episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:04:44
Flag Football Explodes on the Women's Sports Scene!
Women's Sports are growing tremendously and different sports are jockeying for position as the next big thing following in the path of women's basketball, soccer and softball. Just this week (July 16-20) the NFL and ESPN are presen...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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52:57
Youth Sports: Navigating the Path with Kids and Young Athletes
A lively discussion of the joys and pitfalls of youth sports. Coach Jeremy Esry, North Central Missouri College, Head Men's Basketball Coach, joins us to talk about his new Speed and Agility Club. This program offered through Green ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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58:32
Gallatin Golf: Title Town, A 20 Year Era of Small School Dominance
A lively profile of the storied history of Gallatin (Missouri) Golf; with 6 state titles in 20 years, Gallatin (Population: 1854) became the winningest program in Class 1 History. Brice Garnett, current PGA Tour Professional with 2...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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53:06
The Sports Voice of North Central Missouri: Tom Johnson coming to you from…. (Part 2 of 2)
If there is big game in North Missouri, Tom Johnson is likely on the call! In the second part of this episode we have some of the great calls from Tom's career thanks to KTTN-FM permission rights. Hear about the rise of the NCMC bas...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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55:11
The Sports Voice of North Central Missouri: Tom Johnson coming to you from…. (Part 1 of 2)
If there is big game in North Missouri, Tom Johnson is likely on the call! As Sports Director for KTTN-FM and KGOZ 101.7 he covers Trenton Bulldog Football, Basketball, Softball and Baseball. During his 22 years in Trenton Missouri ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:00:42
For Love of the Game: Building The Legacy of Trenton Tennis
A profile interview with Carl Carpenter covers his arrival in Trenton in 1966 and the start of the Trenton High School Tennis program for boys and girls and the building of new tennis courts. So began a 50 year love affair with tennis!&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:04:26
Baseball's Characters, Quirks and Cinematic Quality! It's Baseball Season!
Tonight we welcome Dr. Lenny Klaver, President of North Central Missouri College and long time Wayne State, Nebraska baseball coach and Athletic Director at University of Wisconsin-Parkside for a lively baseball discussion. Along with pod...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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50:43
Sierra Michaelis: Small Town, Big Dreams
Sierra Michaelis started her basketball dream in the small town of Mercer, Missouri (population 263 as of 2020!). Through youth basketball and high school she was an offensive juggernaut; scoring 3710 points to become the 2nd all-time lea...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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48:52
A Magic Season Ends: Final Day of Basketball at the NJCAA National Tournament for NCMC
This episode has call ins from Head Coach Jenni Croy and Head Coach Jeremy Esry on today's games and a review of a magic season for NCMC Basketball. Special feature interviews with Tim Bunton, Danville Area Community College Athletic Dire...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:26
NCMC Men and Women Compete in NJCAA National Basketball Tournaments
A late night report on March 20, 2025 action from Danville, Illinois where the NCMC Men played a quarterfinal game in the national tournament. Also a report on the Women's game completed Wednesday, March 19 in Joplin, MIssouri. Some...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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23:36
NCMC Lady Pirates Basketball Head Coach Jenni Croy: Filling Up the Record Books (Part 2 of 2)
Jenni Miller Croy, Head Basketball Coach of the Lady Pirates for 18 years at North Central Missouri College joins us for a conversation about her life in basketball. As a player, Jenni was a prolific scorer! She set the Kearney High...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:27
NCMC Lady Pirates Basketball Head Coach Jenni Croy: Filling Up the Record Books (Part 1 of 2)
Jenni Croy, Head Basketball Coach of the Lady Pirates for 18 years at North Central Missouri College joins us for a conversation about her life in basketball. As a player, Jenni was a prolific scorer! She set the Kearney High School...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:55
A Basketball Family Journey: Ainsley Tolson
An extended conversation with Ainsley and Brad Tolson about a sports journey with softball and basketball that starts in Itty Bitty basketball to Travel Ball to High School and then Multiple Colleges with Success each Step of the Way! Ain...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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57:36
Bulldog Strong: 50 Years of Trenton Bulldog Wrestling (Part 2 of 2)
Missouri and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Ron Hurst and current Head Wrestling Coach Charlie Bacon join us for a look at the highly successful last 50 years of Trenton, MO Bulldog Wrestling. Since 1974 the program has had only 3 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:46
Bulldog Strong: 50 Years of Trenton Bulldog Wrestling (Part 1 of 2)
Missouri and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Ron Hurst and current Head Wrestling Coach Charlie Bacon join us for a look at the highly successful last 50 years of Trenton, MO Bulldog Wrestling. Since 1974 the program has had only 3 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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42:06
#OABAAB, Dr. Andy Peterson Leads the NWMSU Bearcats into a New Era
Dr. Andy Peterson, Director of Athletics at Northwest Missouri State University joins us for a far ranging interview covering his high school sports exploits at Grundy R-5 in basketball, fast pitch softball and track to his Bearcat basketball p...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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52:07
Launch Year: 2024 Sports Year In Review
Our original podcast panel with host Jeff Crowley, co-host Kris Ockenfels and contributor Daniel Gott reconnects for a year end review episode covering the top professional and local sports stories from 2024. We present interview clips of...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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52:51