Summerwood Sports Podcast

On this episode of the Summerwood Sports Podcast, Dex and Dave catch up with Benton High School Volleyball Coach Michelle Shoppach. She talks about her team’s impressive record, their championships, and how she's developed her approach after 30-plus years of coaching.
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Our guest today is Bill Ingram. It's summer sports season and few people are more involved with summer basketball in Arkansas than Bill Ingram. Starting in 1992, Bill was part of a group that founded the Arkansas Hawks and helped it grow into one of the best grassroots programs in the region. Mr. Ingram also annually puts on the Real Deal in the Rock Tournament, one of the largest summer basketball tournaments in the country. In addition to his work with grassroots basketball, Bill also serves as the Athletics Director for Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. Here's our conversation with Bill Ingram.

Dex and Dave catch up with Arkansas basketball and broadcasting great Pat Bradley to discuss the departure of Eric Musselman, March Madness, and his career that keeps close to the court. 
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Basketball season is here! To celebrate, Dex and Dave catch up with former Hog turned OKC Thunder, Isaiah Joe. The Fort Smith native talks about his time at Arkansas, what it’s like playing in the NBA, and what he gets up to during the offseason.
 
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High school football season continues to dominate Friday nights in Arkansas, and the Bauxite Miners are, once again, working to make it to the playoffs later this year. Dex and Dave caught up with Coach Caleb Perry, who has spent the last four years rebuilding the program in hopes of making it a rock solid 4A competitor. 
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The first month of high school football is in the books, and this week Dex and Dave are catching up with one of the guys who actually writes those books here in Arkansas. Barry Groomes with Hooten’s Arkansas Football magazine joins the guys to recap the first few weeks of the season, and preview what’s still ahead. 
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This week, Summerwood Sports catches up with Little Rock Catholic head football coach John Fogleman. He talks about the team’s incredible 2022 season, keeping the momentum going this season, and his approach to coaching. 
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Buckle up, because Baz is on the show this week! The former Arkansas Razorback who does it all stopped by Summerwood Sports to talk about his time as a Hog, covering sports in the natural state, and how he pulls off putting together the Little Rock Touchdown Club. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 
 
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It’s Salt Bowl week in central Arkansas, and the perfect time to meet the new head coach of the Bryant Hornets! After serving five years as defensive coordinator, Quad Sanders is now leading the team he helped win five consecutive 7A state championships. Dex and Dave sit down with Coach Sanders to talk about his whirlwind summer and his hope to keep Bryant’s streak alive.
 
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This week, Dex and Dave sit down with Elite Volleyball Academy director and coach Tanja Eckhart. From growing up in Croatia to creating a winning program for athletes of all skill sets, Coach Eckhart shares her journey and makes her case for why volleyball is the greatest sport around. 
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