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
71 episodes
Ep 84 - Take a Second Look | Steve McPheeters on Sikeston's Future
A pick six on the first play can make you think a game will be easy. Friday night against Dexter proved the opposite and that’s why we love it. We break down a tense Bulldogs win that turns into overtime, talk through the momentum swings, and s...
Ep 83.5 - Opening Night Statement | A Strong First Step
The score says 32-7, but the bigger story is what it took to get there. We’re back with a special audio-only “Episode 83.5” of The Dog House, reacting to Sikeston Bulldogs football opening night against Park Hills and the signs that this team i...
Ep 83 - Mike Jensen - former editor and co-owner Standard Democrat newspaper | Headlines, History and a New Calling
The internet was once easy to dismiss, until it became the force that reshaped local journalism, politics, and everyday life. We sit down with Mike Jensen, a Sikeston native who spent nearly five decades in the newspaper business and helped sha...
Ep 82 - Defense Travels: The Jimmy Lincoln Story
A coach with 450 plus wins does not talk about magic plays first. He talks about defense, relationships, and the kind of work that shows up when the legs are tired and the season gets tight. We sit down with Jimmy Lincoln, a Sikeston graduate w...
Ep 81 - The Other Side of the Whistle | Joe Baldwin and Joe Bill Davis
You’ve watched a close game swing on one call and thought, “How do they miss that?” Now flip the view. We’re joined by two of the most experienced voices on the other side of the whistle: Joe Baldwin and Joe Bill Davis, longtime high school spo...
Ep 80 - Spread Hope Now (Mari Ann Moyers and Jill Hopson) | Hope Is a Verb
Hope is easy to talk about and harder to live, until you meet people who treat it like a verb. We’re joined by Mari Ann Moyers, co-director of Spread Hope Now, and Jill Hopson, director of Hope 180, to share how a local, faith-based nonprofit i...
Ep 79 - Coming Home: Andy McGill's Vision for Sikeston R6
A superintendent who once sat in the same classrooms he now leads changes the whole feel of a school district. We talk with Andy McGill, the new superintendent of Sikeston R6, about what it means to come home as the first Sikeston High School g...
Ep 78 - Isaac Quick, John Leible, Jeremiah Quick - What It Takes to Build a World-Class Rodeo
A rodeo this big does not “just happen” because the calendar flips to August. We sit down with current rodeo chairman Isaac Quick, current co-chair John Leible, and past chairman Jeremiah Quick to unpack how the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo i...
Ep 77 - Chad Allen - From Cut to Clutch
He got cut in junior high, barely played until his senior year, then suddenly turned into an all-state player with a Division I offer after a massive growth spurt. That’s where Chad Allen’s story starts, and it only gets wilder from there. We t...
Ep 76 - Joseph Baldwin | Pressure Behind the Plate
You see the strike call. You hear the crowd. What you do not see is everything it takes to earn the right to be there in the first place. We’re joined by Joseph Baldwin, a Division I softball umpire who has worked his way up through years of re...
Ep 75 - Tyler Rowe and Nason Lane | What School Resource Officers Really Do
When people hear “school resource officer,” they usually think security first. We wanted to go deeper, so we brought in Officers Nason Lane and Tyler Rowe from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety to explain what the SRO role actually looks...
Ep 74 - Jamie Johnson - The Blueprint: Winning the Right Way
A pitcher can go undefeated and still learn the hardest lessons after the wins. We’re joined by Jamie Johnson, principal at East Prairie High School and a longtime coach who’s lived nearly every side of the game: Senath-Hornersville All-State d...
Ep 73 - Roger Sherman - A Lifetime Invested in Sikeston
A town doesn’t keep its identity by accident. It keeps it because people choose to serve, teach, lead, and stay, year after year, even when they could go somewhere “bigger.” That’s why we’re honored to welcome Roger Sherman, one of Sikeston, Mi...
Ep 72 - De Bizzell - Building Better Fields and a Better Sikeston
A perfect football field does not happen by accident, and it definitely does not happen on a tight deadline after a tornado. We sit down with De Bizzell of Green Grass Guys to get the real behind-the-scenes story of how Sikeston’s athletic fiel...
Ep 71 - Chris Lambert - From Triple Overtime to Friday Nights
A triple-overtime buzzer beater can make you a local legend, but what happens when the guy who hit it comes back decades later to coach the next wave? We welcome Chris Lambert, Sikeston Class of ’89, civil engineer, and the newest Bulldog assis...
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...