The Wisconsin Wrestler
The Wisconsin Wrestler is a podcast dedicated to all things involving Wisconsin high school wrestling. Made by the Wisconsin wrestling fan, for the Wisconsin wrestling fan, we try to hit on all corners of the sport at the high school level, from season previews, to recaps, to interviews with guests throughout the offseason.
Episodes
306 episodes
Girls' Sectional C Preview
Steve and Teague take a look at the girl's teams from Sectional C, which includes team from the Coulee Conference, Mississippi Valley, Scenic Bluffs, South Central, and a few extras
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55:34
Girls Sectional H Preview
Steve and Teague take a look at the top returners for every team in Sectional H, and make picks for who they think their Team Regional and Sectional champs will be
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Season 7
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Episode 21
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43:48
D3 Sectional G Preview
Steve and Teague take a look at every team in D3 Sectional G, and predict the Team Sectional Tournament field along with a a team champion!
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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1:08:52
D3 Sectional E Preview
Steve and Teague take a look at every team in the Southwestern D3 Sectional E, and make their predictions for who they think will qualify for Team Sectionals and Team State!
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Season 7
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Episode 19
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59:32
Girls' Sectional A Preview
Steve and Teague take a look at all of the returning and incoming wrestlers taking the mat in the most Northwest girls' sectional, and also make their Team Regional and Sectional champ predictions!
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Season 7
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Episode 18
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46:54
Girls' Sectional E Preview
Steve and Teague finally break the girl's previews into individual sectionals, and Sectional E got the honor of being the first sectional that they break down team-by-team!
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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54:32
D1 Sectional B Preview
Steve and Teague are joined by Wisconsin Grappler's own Zach Pierson for a preview of D1 Sectional B!
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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1:15:11
D1 Sectional A Preview
Hudson girl's head coach Chris Hansen joins the show for a preview of D1 Sectional A, the first preview for a year where we see the most seismic changes to the postseason yet!
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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1:33:10
2011 Individual State Recap
Steve and Teague take a nostalgia trip back to 2011 and take a look at every bracket from Individual State! From familiar names to memorable matchups and everything in between, this show ended up being more fun than we could have even anticipat...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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1:34:53
Ben Askren Fundraiser Promotion
Rory Madsen joins the show to give some details on Gordon Lodge's fundraiser for Ben Askren taking place on August 10th! It will be a great night out in Door County for a great cause, so tune in and find out everything that will make the trip w...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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27:31
USA Bracketing Tutorial
Justin Tritz joins Teague and Zach for a great informational rundown of the USA Bracketing site!
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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50:31
Postseason Assignment Conversation with Doug Forsythe
Geography/Enrollment expert Doug Forsythe joins the show to help break down the postseason assignments for next season! Steve and Teague make some way too early postseason predictions as well, and the boys of course engage in some fun chatter a...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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1:16:57
Conversation with 4-Timer Matt Hanutke
Steve and Teague are joined by the first ever 4-Time State Champion in our sport's history, Matt Hanutke from Pittsville! Matt takes us through his origins in wrestling, and our journey through his four titles focuses on how he mentally prepare...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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1:21:48
16U National Dual Recap with Tyler Dow and Randy Ferrell
Tyler Dow and Randy Ferrell join the show to recap what was a very successful campaign for the 16U Freestyle and Greco teams out in Utah!
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:13:45
Conversation with Chris Hansen and Jason Lulloff
Teague and Steve were joined by WWA President Jason Lulloff and WWA Vice Pressident Chris Hansen. The pair helped give the details on how this year's postseason proposal came to be, the process behind passing a proposal, and finally answered so...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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1:17:33
Junior/14U National Dual Recap with Scott Kluever and Trevor Potratz
Steve and Teague are joined by Scott Kluever for a recap of how the Wisconsin boys did in the Junior National Duals! They are then joined by Trevor Potratz who gives a rundown of the 14U performance in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago.
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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1:24:27
Conversation with Zach Pierson
Steve and Teague are joined by the co-founder of the Wisconsin Grappler, Zach Pierson! We talk about everything from Zach's wrestling upbringing in Indiana, to the move to Wisconsin and his eventual surge into his own rankings website. We also ...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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1:04:14
Conversation with Al Bauman
Steve and Teague by famed Mineral Point coach and great all-around human being, Al Bauman! Al takes us through us wrestling history, from how he got into the sport in high school all the way to his time as the first ever coach at Mineral Point....
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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2:04:30
Conversation with 4-Timer Danny Heiser
Evansville's own Danny Heiser joins the show to talk about his wrestling career and his journey to becoming a 4-time State Champion!
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:33:03
Conversation with Curtis Fiedler
Mineral Point coach Curtis Fiedler joins the show to talk about the Pointers' journey to becoming the 2025 D3 Team State champions this year!
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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2:40:47
Conversation with Jeff Matczak
Jeff Matczak, head coach of the 2025 D1 Team State Champ Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts, talks about this year's team and shares plenty of coaching and life philosophies along the way!
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:58:33
Conversation with Joe Raygor
Steve and Teague are joined by St. Croix Falls coach Joe Raygor to talk about his team's journey to the D2 Team State title this season!
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:56:42
Team State Recap
Steve and Teague recap every dual from Team State last weekend!D1-D2-D3-Goodbye to the Season-
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Season 6
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Episode 60
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1:18:08
Team State Preview
Steve and Teague take a quick look at every dual (and almost every hypothetical dual) taking place at Team State this weekend!D1-9:45D2-40:50D3-59:35
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Season 6
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Episode 59
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1:17:43
Individual State Recap
Steve and Teague recap all of the championships from the weekend, and talk about some other exciting matches that they saw/remember in each bracket. They also pick their wrestlers of the year in each division. They end the show with their annua...
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Season 6
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Episode 58
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2:24:04