
Off the Rails
It starts with Garrett HS Athletics, but we may leave the rails and stray to other to other topics.
Episodes
32 episodes
Episode #32: Katie (DePew) Storie and Jordyn (Knott) McLeod
Katie and Jordyn are 2012 GHS graduates and 2024 Railroader Athletic Wall of Fame inductees who have been best friends since infants. Both were 3-sport athletes through high school, winning championships and setting records, before playin...
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Episode 32
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1:58:39

Episode #31 (college series #4): Nataley Armstrong
Nataley is a 2022 GHS graduate who excelled in cross country, basketball, and track. She is about to start her senior year at Malone University playing NCAA DII basketball and earning her undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy. We...
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Episode 31
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1:18:00

Episode #30 (College Series #3): Kyana Martinez and Emma LaPato
Both Kyana and Emma just finished their freshman years in college, also playing volleyball. Kyana is at Manchester University and Emma is at Marian University Ancilla College. As part of our "college series" we catch up with a coupl...
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Episode 30
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1:32:57

Episode #29 (College series #2): Zak Klopfenstein
Zak is a 2021 GHS graduate and new graduate of Defiance College where he played soccer earning his undergraduate degree. We discuss his high school and college experiences, what it's like to be a coach's kid, and where he's heading from h...
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Episode 29
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1:18:56

Episode #28: Jim Petre and Doug Klopfenstein
Coaches Petre and Klopfenstein are retiring from teaching and coaching. Coach Petre most recently has led our cross country program and Coach Klopfenstein retired as our head boys' soccer coach just a year ago. They were gracious en...
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Episode 28
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1:20:04

Episode #27: Logan Smith
Logan is a GHS graduate who still holds many of our volleyball records. She attended Jacksonville State and Marian University. She graduated in December with a Marketing degree, but she has committed to a 5th year at Division 1 More...
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Episode 27
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1:26:10

Episode #26: sort of Chris DePew w Carlee, Kennedy, and Chloe as hosts
Ok, so Carlee York, Kennedy Hutton, and Chloe Harter have been asking for the last couple of months to host the podcast and interview me, so I promised them we would before they graduate. With only a couple of weeks left, we decided to ge...
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Episode 26
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1:09:49

Episode #25: Aiden Hunt
Aiden is a junior 3-sport athlete and this week's Garrett State Bank Athlete of the Week. We discuss football, wrestling, and track as well as other things getting to know Aiden a little better.
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Episode 25
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1:02:14

Episode #24: Ed Placencia
Ed Placencia is an American Hero. Plain and simple. As a Garrett native and first generation American, his parents taught him from an early age that the USA is the greatest country on Earth. Despite many chances to avoid Vietn...
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Episode 24
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3:14:15

Episode #23: Nick Kraus
Coach Kraus is already a legend in Indiana high school wrestling, having built the GHS program over the past decade with all its success. We talk about his background, wrestling here, and as always, we work to know him a little better. &n...
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Episode 23
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1:23:05

Episode #22: Ashlee Vanderbosch
Ashlee is a junior softball player at GHS and this week's Garrett State Bank Athlete of the Week. She and the softball team are off to a great start to the season. We talk about her favorite sport and get to know one of our GHS athl...
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Episode 22
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58:23

Episode #21: Mallory Clifford, Mason Balzer, and Adelle Romanetz
Mallory Clifford is the head track coach at GHS. Mason is a senior athlete, and Adelle is a sophomore athlete, both on the track team. We belatedly preview the track season and get to know our coach and athletes a little better. &nb...
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Episode 21
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1:23:07

Episode #20: Dave Wiant
Dave Wiant is a 1960 graduate of GHS who returned to coach the 1974 state championship football team. He also served 2 terms as Garrett's mayor after retiring from teaching. We talk about all of that. Quick note: (Dave i...
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Episode 20
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1:54:32

Episode #19: Aaron Grindstaff
Coach Grindstaff is entering his 2nd year as the GHS head softball coach. We met up in Panama City Beach, Florida and recorded outside. As I figured, recording from the studio at GHS is much easier. Aaron and I discuss his bac...
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Episode 19
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1:21:12

Episode #18: Jason Richards and Parker Skelly
Jason is the GHS head baseball coach and Parker is a senior baseball player. We discuss their sport, preview the upcoming baseball season, and as always get to know each a little better.
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Episode 18
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1:11:48

Episode #17: Tanner Burns and Noah Sattison
Sorry, this is a long one, but we couldn't help ourselves. Tanner and Noah were 2017 graduates of GHS and members of the 2016 semi-state football team. Tanner is leading "Fields of Faith" at GHS the evening of Friday April 4. ...
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Episode 17
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2:34:50

Episode #16 - Chad Sutton
Chad was the first director of Garrett's Career Development Program. He coached football and track at GHS, and his impact is still felt here. We talk about his coaching days and what he's doing now living in Alabama.
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Episode 16
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1:19:40

Episode #15: Chris Albertin
Coach Albertin was recently named as the new head football coach at GHS. We sit down to talk a little football but mostly to get to know him a little better personally.
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Episode 15
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54:20

Episode #14: Nate Wells
Nate Wells is a GHS senior who tomorrow is signing to play football and earn a DEGREE at Trine University. He has been a very successful 3-sport athlete here in football, wrestling, and track. We talk about each sport and his future...
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Episode 14
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1:03:54

Episode #13: Carter Demske
Carter Demske is a senior golfer at GHS. We preview the upcoming season and his upcoming college signing, and we talk golf in general.
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Episode 13
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46:32

Episode #12: Dan Feagler
Dan Feagler. If you are from Garrett or even northeast Indiana, Dan's name is probably a familiar one. Dan is a 1975 GHS graduate, Wall of Fame member, and the all-time winningest basketball coach in school history whose girls' team...
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Episode 12
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1:55:20

Episode #11: The Managers: Brooklyn LeQuia, Annie Decker, Kaylee Smith, and Danica Reynolds
Brooklyn LeQuia, Annie Decker, Kaylee Smith, and Danica Reynolds hold the important jobs of sports managers here at Garrett HS. All four were football managers this past fall, but they also manage other sports. We discuss what they ...
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Episode 11
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1:22:36

Episode #10: Chloe Harter and Carlee York
Chloe and Carlee are senior captains of the cheer squad at GHS. We talk about GHS cheer and probably spend more time off the rails rather than on.
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Episode 10
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1:21:06
