Woooooaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, it has been way, way, way too long since there has been an episode of Edge of Your Seat Podcast. There has been plenty of movement behind the scenes, but definitely not enough shows. There is no better way to get back in the grove than chatting with DreamWave Wrestling owner Jay Repsel as the promotion has a double shot weekend April 11 and April 12. Tickets are sold out but you can always watch on https://independentwrestling.tv/.

Football playoffs are a couple weeks in and we've caught up with players and coaches from Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (play an Illinois 8-Man Football Association semifinal at 4 p.m. today) and Princeton (play a Class 3A quarterfinal at 1 p.m. today) to talk about their games and tell their stories. Also, we spoke with Dave Martin, the man behind the trading card shows at the Peru Mall, including today, Nov. 16.

New sponsor: Northern Illinois Seamless Roofing!!!!!!!

Putting in the Work (16:14)

Clippers Week 9 - Dillon Merriman, Brayden Klein, Scott Payne (44::03)

Clippers Round 1 - Scott Payne, Trevor Stenzel, Josh McKendry (48:30)

Clippers quarterfinal - Scott Payne, Eddie Jones, Quinn Leffelman (53:21)

Clippers semifinal preview with Scott Payne (59:43)

What the Pod is, Paying Respect, Keep it Rolling (1:04:55)

Noah LaPorte (1:51:49), Ryan Pearson (2:05:07), Cade Odell (2:17:48)

Edge of Your Seat Podcast is going to be running once a week, broadcasting a new show every Sunday night or Monday morning.

Each show will consist of each of the pod's segments including Putting in the Work (local scores and accomplishments), Bring it Back (diving into an artist and their album), What the Pod is (new, chatting about other podcasts we listen to), Keep it Rollin (what's on TV or theatre), Out of the Valley (news, sports from outside the Illinois Valley), and Pay Respects (tribute to those who are no longer with us)

Also multiple guests from all over the Illinois Valley and the surrounding area.

Episode 325 features Bailey Lehr (17:01), winner of the 2024 Illinois Valley Men's Golf Championship; Scott Payne (59:35), Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio football coach; Logan Larson (2:33:24), Hall-Putnam County football coach.

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The Hall-Putnam County football team has a new coach in Logan Larson. We had spoken to him four times by the time we entered Week 2. The excited coach hasn't let up and neither has his team. The no-quit mentality is in full-effect. Also, we lead in with a group of awesome kids at the Graves-Hume Public Library in Mendota.

Connor Hopkins (50:34) pulled off one of the biggest swerves in DREAMWAVE Wrestling history when he cashed in his briefcase and took the DREAMWAVE Championship from his former Coyotes ally, Christian Rose. What is Hopkins next move?

Intro: NFL Hall of Fame Game, Mix & Match (going into the summer vault)

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp season has flown by as the Prospect League baseball team in Peru has one last regular season home game today, Sunday, July 28, before hitting the road for three games and the playoffs start Thursday, Aug. 1. Pistol Shrimp owner/manager John Jakiemiec and general manager June Keely (18:53) joined us before the season to talk about the team.

DREAMWAVE Wrestling has been on fire since returning to the Knights of Columbus in La Salle, including the double shot weekend of Uprising 2 (April 19) and Anniversary IX (April 20). DREAMWAVE Owner Jay Repsel (1:14:27.5) and DREAMWAVE Champion Christian Rose (1:35:04.5) join us to talk about the company. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today (April 22) for the next show, No Escape, on June 15.

Intro: Keep it Rolling (talk and rank 11 movies we've seen recently, 10:52), Mix & Match (NCAA tournaments, Caitlin Clark, WNBA, Allen Iverson statue, NBA playoffs, Chicago White Sox & Chicago Cubs, OJ Simpson, 1:05:52), Putting in the Work (Illinois high school sports accomplishments, 1:14:27.5)

Fall sports saw some awesome performances from athletes including Hinckley-Big Rock's Ily Hunt, who was joined by coach Jessica Bivins (1:29:58). Ottawa's Drake Kaufman (1:39:47), and Princeton's Tyson Phillips (1:50:44)

Intro: NCAA Tournaments, guest's resume (beginning), Mix & Match (RIPs, KC shooting, NFL Draft, NBA Postseason, Bulls, MLB Opening Day, Cubs, White Sox, Connor Bedard, Wrestle Mania 40, Tyson vs Paul, Grammys, 20:45), Putting in the Work (IHSA boys basketball postseason, 107:39)