The Doghouse
The Doghouse is a community-first sports and storytelling podcast rooted in Sikeston, Missouri. What starts with Bulldogs basketball often turns into something bigger: the people, the programs, and the moments that shape a town. Each episode blends real game breakdowns, behind-the-scenes perspective, and conversations with coaches, athletes, alumni, local leaders, and difference-makers across Southeast Missouri. If you care about Bulldog Nation and the stories that make Sikeston feel like home, you’re in the right place.
Episodes
56 episodes
Ep 70 - Kevin Collins - Inside the Reinvention of the Sikeston Country Club
A small-town country club can be a private place, or it can be a public force for momentum. We sit down with Kevin Collins, the general manager of Sikeston Country Club, to get a clear look at what’s changing, why it matters, and how a multi-ph...
Ep 69 - Owen Long - From Bulldog Nation to Spain
He went from a driveway hoop decision to a passport stamp and a pro contract. Owen Long joins us to tell the real story behind chasing basketball dreams, from growing up around Alabama’s football-first culture to stepping into the intensity of ...
Ep 68 - F3 (Sikeston) The Forge: Building Better Men
5 a.m. sounds like a terrible idea until you hear what it’s producing in Sikeston. We sit down with Jimmy (Slip n Slide), Blair (Khakis), and Jesse (Gummy) from F3 The Forge to talk about why men are choosing early morning outdoor workouts, and...
Ep 67 - Jayvon and Jayvion Biles, The Biles Twins - Faith, Fire and the Final Call
They watched their house burn, walked inside to grab what mattered, and still showed up that night to officiate a championship game. That one decision tells you almost everything about Jayvon and Javion Biles, the Charleston High School twins w...
Ep 66 - Perry Harper - A Broadway-Trained Performer Returns Home To Give Students A Stage
A quiet auditorium can tell you a lot about a town, and a packed one can tell you even more. We sit down with Perry Harper, worship pastor at Miner Baptist Church and a performer whose road runs through the University of Alabama, professional t...
Ep 65 - Parker Long - From Sikeston Standout To College Coach At Three Rivers
A lot of basketball stories sound clean when you tell them later. Parker Long doesn’t tell it that way. He’s a former Sikeston Bulldog standout who’s now coaching at Three Rivers College, and he walks with us through the real stuff: the pressur...
Ep 64 - Will Holifield - Final Four and Fatherhood
A Final Four run is already rare. Add a newborn arriving in the middle of it, and you get a story our town will tell for a long time. We’re joined by Sikeston Bulldogs basketball assistant coach Will Holifield, a key voice behind the toughness,...
Ep 63 - Dr. Ken Holloway: The Barker Of Bulldog Nation
You’ve heard a loud gym before, but you haven’t heard Sikeston until you’ve heard The Barker. Ken Holloway is one of the most familiar faces in Bulldog Nation, and his bark has become a rallying point that players and fans recognize instantly a...
Ep 62 - Erwin Porter - How A Local Author Captured Southeast Missouri High School Hoops
Bootheel basketball has a reputation across Missouri for a reason, and we wanted to get the story behind that reputation from someone who’s been determined to preserve it. We’re joined by Erwin Porter, local author and basketball historian, to ...
Ep 61 - Sikeston Bulldogs Postseason Wrap Up - A Season Worth Remembering, A Standard Worth Chasing
29 wins doesn’t happen by accident, and neither does a Final Four run. We sit down for a full postseason wrap-up of Sikeston Bulldogs basketball, from the late-night ride home and that first wave of “it’s over” melancholy to the pride that hits...
Ep 60 - Jim McMillen, Chief Department of Public Safety
Four teams left. One town still standing. We are still buzzing from the Vianney game and the way our Bulldogs found a way when everything tightened up late. We break down the biggest moments, the stat lines that tell the real story, and the sen...
Ep 59 - Lane Below, Men's Head Basketball Coach Gulf Coast State College
Four-peat secured. Now the real test begins. We open with the Bulldogs’ path through districts—how Sikeston handled a bruising Festus team, survived a cold stretch, and turned fourth-quarter pressure into a double-digit win. From missed “dagger...
Ep 58 - From Seeding To Strategy: Sikeston’s Path Through Class 5 District 1
March turns a good team into a focused one. We break down Sikeston’s Class 5 District 1 bracket, from seeding to the on-court habits that will actually decide tight games: rebounding discipline, rotation depth, shot quality, and how our defense...
Ep 57 - Jeannie Lingle - Executive Director, Sikeston Public Schools Foundation - A Championship Win Sets The Stage For A Community To Invest In Classrooms And Kids
A buzzer-beating kind of night sets the tone for something bigger. We open with a SEMO Conference three-peat—full of late-game grit, smart ball movement, and a clutch defensive stand—and then pivot into the deeper win: how our town turns pride ...
Ep 56 - Andy Caton, Sikeston R6 School Safety Coordinator - Threes Rained And Safety Reigned
Seventeen threes on Friday, an 83–80 nail-biter on Saturday, and a straight-shooting conversation about how we keep Sikeston kids safe—this one brings the noise and the nuance. We break down the Bulldogs’ hot streak, then hand the mic to School...
Ep 55 - Liz Littleton and Aaron Boyce - No-Tax Increase Bond Explained: Classrooms, Arts, Community Growth
The morning starts light—melting snow, sponsor love, and a social media peek behind the curtain—then surges with a high-tempo hoops breakdown that feels like courtside seats. Dexter’s size and pacing, Sikeston’s pressure defense, a flurry of st...
Ep 54 - Scott Ezell and Charlie Mueller (Bootheel Behavioral Health) - From Basketball Wins To Saving Lives: Southeast Missouri’s Push Against Youth Suicide
The Bulldogs brought home a statement win, but the biggest victory here aims higher: making it easier for a kid to ask for help and get it fast. We sit down with Scott Ezell and Charlie Mueller from Bootheel Behavioral Health to unpack a local,...
Ep 53 - Traveon Dennis - Bulldog Freshman Hoops Coach: How A Viral TikTok, Tough Love, And Triple-Headers Build A Winning Culture
Snow on the ground, heaters humming, and Sikeston hoops catching fire—this one blends small‑town heartbeat with big‑time basketball. We open with a community roll call and a blistering recap of a statement win: 16 threes, 60 percent from the fi...
Ep 52 - Chad Jamerson, Head Football Coach Dexter Bearcats - How Faith, Family, And Fundamentals Turn A Team Into A Program
Six wins in a week set the tone, but the real story is what happens behind the scenes. We sit down with Dexter head football coach Chad Jamerson for a candid, energizing look at how faith, family, and clear standards transform a team into a pro...
Ep 51 - From Player To Coach: Wyatt Pratt On Culture, Grit, And Sikeston Baseball
Standards beat rules every day, and that’s the backbone of what we’re building in Sikeston. We brought head baseball and softball coach Wyatt Pratt into the Dog House to pull back the curtain on how a former Bulldog turned coach is shaping a sy...
Ep 50 - From Banking Mentor To Town Memory Keeper: Rick Adams On Sikeston’s Past, Present, And Future
Start with a bank basement in 1967, add a mainframe, and you get a young draftsman who learns banking by programming its guts. That’s where our guest, Rick Adams, began—and from there, his story braids into Sikeston’s story: building institutio...
Ep 49 - What Makes A Program Unstoppable: Culture, Scheduling, And System
The gym felt like a title game before the ball even went up. By the final buzzer, an 83–47 win over ranked Puxico had the crowd buzzing about defense, depth, and the kind of culture that turns December tests into March confidence. We walk throu...
Ep 48 - Santa Rod, Small Town Magic
Santa doesn’t just happen. He’s stitched, planned, insured, and invited. We open with Bulldogs basketball—an 8–0 surge, a 35–3 third-quarter storm, and Kobe Thomas lighting up the gym with a school record 10 threes—then step into a different ki...
Ep 47 - Joey Higgerson: New Madrid County Sheriff - Bulldog Grit, Sheriff Stories, And A Three-Peat
A nail-biting three-peat sets the tone, but the real pivot comes when New Madrid County Sheriff Joey Higgerson joins us and lifts the veil on what modern public safety looks like across 700 square miles. We start on the hardwood—Dexter’s discip...
Ep 46 - Ricky Johnson: Marine veteran, mental health advocate, national public speaker - Redemption In The Dog House
A packed night in the Dog House: we start with Bulldog basketball—balanced scoring, disruptive defense, and the SEMO Conference gauntlet—then go deep with Marine veteran and speaker Ricky Johnson on addiction, trauma, accountability, and turnin...