Show-Me Sports Legacies

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 basketball programs to national powerhouses in women's and men's NJCAA tournaments, great moments from Trenton Bulldog basketball and softball, Mercer and Meadville state championship calls...

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 he has been the broadcast voice for Princeton Football and covered big games involving Lathrop, Bethany, Milan, Mercer, Braymer, Meadville and other North Central teams as they pursued athletic dreams ...

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!  Carl's friend and protege, Mike Bosley took over the boys team in 1975 and led a team to a 16-1 dual match record and an amazing performance in a 21 team all-class district in 1977.   A livel...

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 podcast contributor and former Trenton Lady Bulldogs Basketball Coach Brian Upton we dig in on the outlook for the Kansas City Royals in 2025 then with a nod to Bob Uecker, we each present our favori...

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 leading scorer in Missouri girls high school basketball history!  Her team finally broke the "Mercer Curse" to make the Final Four in her senior year of 2013.  She went on to a significant ...

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 Director and Jeanie Cooke, Championship Leadership Team (who gives us some bonus great baseball nuggets about the collegiate summer league team, the Danville Dans, she co-owns!).  Get an inside l...

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 crowd sound and some observations on the action on the court!  This is an entirely different type of episode designed to convey some depth of information on the games being played by our local na...

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 School, then the Pittsburg State career scoring records as one of the very best 3 point shooters all time in women's college basketball with 364 made 3 point shots!  

In part two, we pick up as Je...

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, then the Pittsburg State career scoring records as one of the very best 3 point shooters all time in women's college basketball with 364 made 3 point shots!  

In part one, we are joined by Missou...

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!  Ainsley was an All-State Softball Pitcher whose Senior Team made the State Finals and 3 Time All-State Point Guard for the most successful teams in Trenton Lady Bulldog History with two Final Four Ap...

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 head coaches, our panelists plus Coach Bill Hill (2001-2012). This legacy of great leadership has provided a continuity of values that still drive the program's success today.  

Part 2 looks a...

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 head coaches, our panelists plus Coach Bill Hill (2001-2012). This legacy of great leadership has provided a continuity of values that still drive the program's success today.  Join us as we ...

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 playing days under Coach Steve Tappmeyer.  Following graduation Andy stayed connected to Northwest through coaching then became Athletic Director in 2018, leading the Bearcats through the COVI...

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 some of our favorite podcast episodes.  Finally we select our favorite day in the sports calendar and make some bold 2025 predictions.  We have some surprise contributors in this fun filled episo...

Tucker Franklin, Content Manager at KC Sports Network, is making his way in the world of sports media as part of a sports platform that is the home for Kansas City Chiefs new, analysis and more.  With multiple podcasters, shows and personalities, KC Sports Network is a media community that Chiefs fans support and a vehicle for giving back to the community through their KCSN Foundation.  Tucker, a native of Trenton, Missouri, talks ...

An extended interview with Nate Gamet, North Central Missouri College Athletic Director, focusing on his pursuit of a career in officiating Major College Men's Basketball.  Nate talks about his career path from player to Assistant College Coach to Head Coach of D2 Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma.  After leaving coaching for a return to his home area to run Ketcham Community Center at NCMC, he decided to pursue basketbal...

A Division 2 NJCAA Powerhouse Emerges under Head Coach Jeremy Esry at North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO.  Episode 11 explores his journey and his passion for basketball.   From watching his dad referee to playing at Penney High, NCMC and Central Methodist.  After his playing career ended he kept close to the game and now leads a program with appearances in 3 of the last 5 NJCAA national tournaments and currently ranked #4...

Coach Max Mothersbaugh and Traci (Mothersbaugh) Hurley join us to talk about the fantastic run of the Putnam County Lady Midgets Softball team.  The era of Putnam County Softball from 1988 to 2007 was recently inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.  Those teams won 3 titles and made it to the Final Four in 12 of 20 years!  Coach Mike Schmidli who succeeded Coach Mothersbaugh in 1998 is interviewed about his two teams that ...

The Trenton Bulldogs magical 1966 season included record setting offensive and defensive statistics, dominant play and a hard fought season ending with a victory over the #5 ranked Chillicothe Hornets and a Missouri state championship.  We talk with Rich Griffith and John Hamilton as they remember those signature games, talented teammates and their Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Coach Dewey Combs.   Join us and relive that special mo...