Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast is a podcast that focuses on sports coverage in the Upper Thumb of Michigan. The Tribune’s office is located in Bad Axe, MI, and our articles can be read at michigansthumb.com!
It's Week 6 in the MHSAA Football season! The Game of the Week's focus shifts from the Big Thumb Black Division to the Big Thumb White Division
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Sandusky coach Ryan Palmer, as the Lakers travel to Sandusky to face the Wolves.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
It's Week 5 in the MHSAA Football season, and the Tribune's Podcast focuses on a Big Thumb Black Division showdown.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, and USA coach Josh Hahn, as the Pirates travel to USA for the division match-up.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
It's Week 4 in the MHSAA football season, and the Tribune's Podcast rolls ahead.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, and Millington coach Jason Germain, as the Red Hawks host Millington in Big Thumb White Division play.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune's Sports Podcast!
It's Week 3 of the MHSAA football season, and conference play begins!
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Ubly coach Anthony Sweeney, and Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, as the Pirates and Bearcats square off for the first time as Big Thumb Black Division rivals.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
It's Week 2 of the Tribune's Podcast.
This week, the USA Patriots host Caro in a battle of 0-1 teams. Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with USA coach Josh Hahn, and Caro coach Jacob Galsterer, as the teams compete in Big Thumb Conference Crossover competition.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The fourth season of the Huron Daily Tribune's Sports Podcast is upon us!
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, as the Pirates travel to Cass City to face the Red Hawks to open the season.
The Cass City Red Hawks are Greater Thumb West champions!
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Red Hawks travel to Laker to face the Lakers in a Greater Thumb West showdown.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
A battle of two Greater Thumb Conference Champions highlight this week's Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Harbor Beach coach Ron Wruble, and Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, as the Pirates host Cass City in crossover action.
The second half of "Super Week" features two Greater Thumb West rivals.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Hatchets travel to Laker for Friday night's contest.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
It's Super Week in the Greater Thumb Conference!
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Ubly coach Branden Sorenson, and Harbor Beach coach Ron Wruble, as the Bearcats host the Pirates in their second game this season. It is the first of two rivalries this week.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Basketball season rolls on as another Greater Thumb West game highlights the Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, and Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, as the Red Hawks host Bad Axe to try to continue their undefeated start to the season.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Another Greater Thumb West showdown highlights the Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Red Hawks and Lakers compete in a GTW showdown.
We hope you enjoy this version of the Huron Daily Tribune's Sports Podcast!
The Game of the Week shifts from a Greater Thumb East rivalry to a Greater Thumb West rivalry.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Hatchets host Laker in the first of two meetings in their rivalry.
We hope you enjoy this version of the show!
Happy 2024!
Sportswriter Tom Greene returns to do the Tribune's Podcast for the Winter season.
This week, he interviews Harbor Beach coach Ron Wruble and Ubly coach Branden Sorenson, as the first Basketball Game of the Week has the Pirates hosting Ubly.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Podcast.
For the second straight season, the Ubly Bearcats will play for a Division 8 State Championship.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Bearcats face the Ottawa Lake Whiteford Bobcats in the Division 8 State Championship game.
We hope you enjoy the show.
It's Week 13 in the MHSAA Football Season.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney as the Bearcats head to Mount Morris to face Beal City.
We hope you enjoy this semifinal edition of the Huron Daily Tribune's Sports Podcast.
It's Week 12 in the MHSAA Football season.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Deckerville coach Bill Brown as the Eagles travel to Adrian Lenawee Christian, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney as the Bearcats host Ithaca.
Be sure to enjoy the show!
Round 2 of the playoffs are here! Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell as the Red Hawks travel to Millington, Deckerville coach Bill Brown as the Eagles travel to Portland St. Patrick, Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as Ubly hosts Harbor Beach.
Be sure to listen to and enjoy the show!
The nine-week regular season has concluded in the MHSAA. Now, the playoff bracket has been released and five of the Tribune's area teams qualified for the postseason.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, Deckerville coach Bill Brown, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port coach Dave LeVasseur, Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as each of the five teams begin their quest for a state championship.
Be sure to enjoy the show!
A classic Huron County Rivalry takes over Week 9's Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Bad Axe coach Nick Gibbard, and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, as the Hatchets host Laker to wrap up the regular season.
Be sure to enjoy the show!
Week 8 brings a battle of Greater Thumb Conference champions to the Tribune's Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, as the Bearcats travel to Cass City to face the Red Hawks.
Be sure to listen and enjoy the show!
A Greater Thumb West championship is on the line.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, as the Red Hawks host Laker for the Greater Thumb West title.
Be sure to listen to the show!
The focus of this week's show shifts from the Greater Thumb West to the Greater Thumb East
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Bad Axe coach Nick Gibbard, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Bearcats host the Hatchets in Greater Thumb East play.
We hope you enjoy the show!
And just like that, we're halfway through football's regular season.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, and USA coach Josh Hahn, as the Red Hawks host the Patriots on their homecoming night in Greater Thumb West play.
Be sure to enjoy the show!
Week 4's Game of the Week presents a Backyard Brawl in the Greater Thumb East.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney and Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, as the Pirates travel to Ubly to face the Bearcats in this Greater Thumb East rivalry.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The focus of the podcast for Week 3 shifts from the Greater Thumb Conference to the North Central Thumb League.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Caseville coach Sam Rogers, and North Huron coach Chad Knoblock, as the Eagles travel to Kinde to see if they can get their first victory since 2018.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
Another week, another crossover game to preview in the Tribune's Game of the Week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Lakers travel to Ubly to face the Bearcats.
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The Tribune's Sports Podcast returns for its third season. This week, sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Bad Axe coach Nick Gibbard and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, as the Red Hawks host Bad Axe in crossover action.
Be sure to listen to the show!
Our final Game of the Week in the regular season is upon us, and the Cass City Red Hawks host Laker in a Greater Thumb West showdown.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Laker coach Bill McLellan, and Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, as the teams fight for a piece of the Greater Thumb West. The Red Hawks have already clinched a share, and are looking for an outright title.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
A North Central Thumb League Stars Division battle highlights an early Tribune Game of the Week
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with North Huron coach Chad Knoblock, and Deckerville coach Doug Kirkpatrick, as the Warriors travel to Deckerville for their NCTL Stars Division Showdown.
Opening tip-off is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday night, Feb. 13. Due to publication deadlines, this preview is Web-Only.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
The second of two rivalries featured in the Tribune's Game of the Week is upon us, Laker vs. Bad Axe.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Laker coach Bill McLellan, and Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, as the Hatchets travel to Laker in their Greater Thumb West rivalry.
Opening tip-off is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at Laker High School.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Two rivalries highlight the Tribune's Game of the Week coverage this week. The first is Ubly-Harbor Beach.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Ubly coach Branden Sorenson, and Harbor Beach coach Ron Wruble, as the Bearcats travel to Harbor Beach to face the Pirates in their Greater Thumb East rivalry.
Opening tip-off is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night, Feb. 8, at Harbor Beach High School.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
The second half of league play is upon most Upper Thumb teams, and the Hatchets and Red Hawks play for first place in the Greater Thumb West.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, and Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, as Bad Axe takes on Cass City in Greater Thumb West play.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
A doubleheader highlights the Tribune's Game of the Week
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Laker girls basketball coach Jessica Bruce, and Cass City coach Justin Ketterer, as the Lakers host the Red Hawks in Greater Thumb West play.
Greene also speaks with Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Lakers host Cass City in Greater Thumb West boys basketball play.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The focus of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast shifts back from the Greater Thumb East to the Greater Thumb West.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Bad Axe coach Eric Glaza, and Laker coach Bill McLellan, as the Hatchets host Laker in a Greater Thumb West rivalry showdown.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The focus of this week's Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast shifts from the Greater Thumb West to the Greater Thumb East.
Sportswriter Tom Greene speaks with Ubly coach Branden Sorenson, and Harbor Beach coach Ron Wruble, as the Bearcats host the Pirates in a Greater Thumb East Rivalry showdown on the hardwood.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
After a hiatus due to sportswriter Tom Greene falling under the weather in December, he is back recording the Tribune's podcast!
This week, Greene speaks with Bad Axe coach Kurt Dennis and Cass City coach Justin Ketterer, as the Hatchets and Red Hawks begin Greater Thumb West play Thursday night, Jan. 5.
Be sure to listen to this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
The Ubly Bearcats dominated Iron Mountain, 41-14, in state semifinals. As a result, they advance to Ford Field.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Bearcats face Ottawa Lake Whiteford in state final action.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
One Upper Thumb team remains on their quest towards Ford Field - the Ubly Bearcats.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Bearcats take on Iron Mountain, in hopes of advancing to state final action in Division 8 at Ford Field.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Only two Upper Thumb teams remain on their playoff quest. The Bearcats and Lakers continue their playoff journeys in regional finals this week.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Lakers travel to New Lothrop, and Bearcats host Fowler, for regional titles.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Seven teams began their playoff quests in Week 10. In Week 11, only three remain.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Deckerville coach Bill Brown, Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Eagles, Lakers and Bearcats continue their playoff journeys.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Seven of the Tribune's nine area football teams qualified for the playoffs after Week 9.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Bad Axe coach Steve VerBurg, Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell, Deckerville coach Bill Brown, Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, North Huron coach Chad Knoblock, and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as all seven begin their path towards a State Championship.
The segment start times are as follows -
Bad Axe - 00:03
Cass City - 04:47
Deckerville - 13:40
Harbor Beach - 25:40
Laker - 35:08
North Huron - 50:13
Ubly - 59:40
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
In Week 9, the Lakers and Dukes meet for the first time since the late-1970s.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, and Garber coach Jake Coquillard, as the Lakers and Dukes meet in non-conference play.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Greater Thumb Conference play has wrapped up, but the regular season hasn't.
This week, the Harbor Beach Pirates and Bad Axe Hatchets square off in Greater Thumb Crossover play.
Sportswriter Tom Greene spoke with Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, and Bad Axe coach Steve VerBurg, as both teams square off in Week 8.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Week 7 in the Upper Thumb Football season brings the Tribune's Game of the Week to Laker.
Sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Bad Axe coach Steve VerBurg and Laker coach Dave LeVasseur, as the Hatchets and Lakers compete in their rivalry game.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Two games take center stage for the Tribune's Game of the Week.
Cass City takes on Ubly in a Greater Thumb East showdown. Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell for the preview.
Deckerville takes on Kingston in North Central Thumb League Stars Division play. Greene speaks with Deckerville coach Bill Brown for the preview.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Week 5 threw a curveball at sportswriter Tom Greene, as the original Game of the Week was scheduled to be USA vs. Bad Axe.
However, due to the USA forfeit, sportswriter Tom Greene pivoted to Laker vs. Caro on Laker homecoming.
Greene interviewed Laker coach Dave LeVasseur for insights to the game.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
For Week 4, the focus shifts from the North Central Thumb League to the Greater Thumb East.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Ubly coach Eric Sweeney and Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke, as both teams take the field against each other for the 73rd time. Both teams are 3-0 going into Week 4.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Week 3 of football season is upon us.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with North Huron coach Chad Knoblock and Caseville coach Sam Rogers, and the Warriors and Eagles square off in North Central Thumb League play.
Both teams are looking for their first win of the season. We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Week 2's Game of the Week takes us to Cass City.
Laker and Cass City, both 1-0, square off in what typically is a Greater Thumb West showdown. However, with Cass City moving to the Greater Thumb East in football, it's a crossover game.
Sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Laker coach Dave LeVasseur and Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell before the showdown.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
After a long spring and summer, the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast is back!
This week, sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Bad Axe football coach Steve VerBurg and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney, as the Hatchets take on the Bearcats in this Week 1 game.
Football season is back. We hope you enjoy this version of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast.
Our final Game of the Week of the winter sports season takes us to Laker, where the Lady Lakers host the Cass City Lady Red Hawks.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Cass City coach Justin Ketterer and Laker coach Jessica Bruce, as both teams square off in Greater Thumb West play.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune sports podcast!
The focus for this week's Game of the Week shifts from the Greater Thumb Conference to the North Central Thumb League.
Sportswriter Tom Greene interviews North Huron coach Matt Shears, as the Warriors travel to Deckerville to take on the Eagles. Greene also interviews Deckerville coach Dale Stolicker.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
This week presents not one, but two classic Greater Thumb Divisional rivalries, and sportswriter Tom Greene previews them both.
Wednesday night, Feb. 9, the Harbor Beach Pirates travel to Ubly to take on the Bearcats. Greene interviews Branden Sorenson and Ron Wruble prior to the showdown.
Friday night, Feb. 11, the Bad Axe Hatchets travel to Laker to take on the Lakers. Greene interviews Jason Jurgess and Bill McLellan prior to that showdown.
We hope you enjoy this extended edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
This week's Game of the Week takes us to Reese High School, as the Lady Rockets take on the Lady Hatchets.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Reese coach Josh Pickell and Bad Axe coach Kurt Dennis, as both teams prepare to square off in this Greater Thumb West showdown Thursday night, Feb. 3.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The Greater Thumb West division remains the focus for this week's Game of the Week.
In this episode, sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Laker coach Bill McLellan and Cass City assistant coach Jon Ligrow, as both teams hit the court Friday night against one another.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
On this week's Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast, the focus shifts from a rivalry in the Greater Thumb East to a rivalry in the Greater Thumb West.
The Bad Axe Hatchet boys host the Lakers in their rivalry match-up.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Bad Axe assistant coach Jason Jurgess and Laker coach Bill McLellan on the upcoming game.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
In this week's Basketball Game of the Week, the focus shifts to the Greater Thumb Eastern Division.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks with Harbor Beach girls basketball coach Jim Tamlyn, and Ubly coach Matt Maikrzek.
Opening tip for our Game of the Week is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
After the holiday break, the Tribune's Sports Podcast returns!
This week's Basketball Game of the Week features North Huron hosting Kingston in NCTL Play.
Sportswriter Tom Greene interviews North Huron coach Matt Shears and Kingston coach Dave Lester, as the two teams square off Friday night.
We hope you enjoy the first edition of the Huron Daily Tribune's Sports Podcast in 2022!
In this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast, which will be our last episode before Christmas break, sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Bad Axe Girls basketball coach Kurt Dennis and Ubly coach Matt Maikrzek, as both teams square off Thursday night, Dec. 16.
Both teams have already played one another once this season, at a scrimmage at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
We hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
The Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast is back!
For the basketball season's first week, sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Bad Axe coach Mark Krug and North Huron coach Matt Shears, as the Hatchets and Warriors square off in our inaugural Tribune Sports Podcast Game of the Week.
We hope you enjoy this new edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast!
We started with seven of the Tribune's 10 teams in the playoffs. We are now down to one.
Sportswriter Tom Greene interviews Ubly coach Eric Sweeney as the Bearcats take on the Beal City Aggies on Saturday, Nov. 20. Also, Greene interviewed Ubly volleyball coach Aaron Mueller after their quarterfinal loss to Allen Park Inner-City Baptist in four sets.
Be sure to listen to the Tribune's podcast!
Seven teams spoke to sportswriter Tom Greene on the first week of the Upper Thumb Playoff Coach's Preview. Only two remain.
Congrats to the Lakers and Bearcats for advancing to the regional round of the playoffs.
Sportswriter Tom Greene talks to Laker coach Dave LeVasseur and Ubly coach Eric Sweeney as both march on their quest to Ford Field.
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Great thanks to everyone that tuned in to Week 1 of the Playoff Coach's Show. With that, Week 2 of the playoff is upon us!
Seven Upper Thumb teams made the first round of the playoffs... only three remain. Sportswriter Tom Greene talks to:
Laker coach Dave LeVasseur
North Huron coach Chad Knoblock
Ubly coach Eric Sweeney
The march to Ford Field continues on! Good luck to the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers, North Huron Warriors and Ubly Bearcats in their quest.
In this inaugural edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast, sportswriter Tom Greene talks to the Upper Thumb coaches that made the playoffs to preview their upcoming games.
In this episode, Greene interviews:
Bad Axe coach Kal Pokley
Cass City coach Scott Cuthrell
Harbor Beach coach Troy Schelke
Laker coach Dave LeVasseur
North Huron coach Chad Knoblock
Ubly coach Eric Sweeney
We hope you enjoy this inaugural edition of the Huron Daily Tribune Sports Podcast. We will have another episode next week for Round 2!