Northwest Herald Football Podcast

Our Week 1 high school football preview on the Northwest Herald high school football podcast starts with our discussion of Huntley's Olalere Oladipo announcing his commitment on Thursday and Marian Central grad talking about the area's Division I talent. Then sports reporters Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond breakdown the area's 13 games on Friday night, making picks on all of them.Throughout the podcast, you'll hear from Marian Central graduate and Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga with his thoughts on high school football and what he'll be following in McHenry County this season. 

Prairie Ridge football joined our high school football podcast. Coach Chris Schremp, QB Samson Evans and OT/DT Jeff Jenkins were at the Northwest Herald studio with Nothwest Herald sports reporters Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond and Northwest Herald sports editor Jon Styf to talk about the Wolves' offseason, expectations and a highly-anticipated Week 1 matchup against Cary-Grove.Stay with the Northwest Herald High School Football Podcast for full coverage of the 2016 high school football season in McHenry County.

Cary-Grove football joined our high school football podcast coach Brad Seaburg, FB/LB Tyler Pennington and LB Kevin Pedersen coming into the Northwest Herald studio.Cary-Grove joined Nothwest Herald sports reporters Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond and Northwest Herald sports editor Jon Styf to talk about the Trojans' offseason, expectations and highly-anticipated Week 1 matchup against Prairie Ridge. Stay with the Northwest Herald High School Football Podcast for full coverage of the 2016 high school football season in McHenry County.

Up next in our high school football preview podcasts: McHenry.First-year McHenry High School football coach Nat Zunkel and captains Augie Andrade, Colton Klein, Kyle Lim and Gio Purpura joined Northwest Herald sports writers Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond in our studio for our latest high school football podcast.Stick with our podcast throughout this month as we preview the upcoming season in McHenry County high school football.

Johnsburg High School head coach Dan DeBoeuf, defensive coordinator Sam Lesniak and running back Alex Peete joined Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond to preview the Skyhawks' football season for 2016.The Skyhawks were 8-3 last season and return several starters, led by Peete who has 3,542 career rushing yards and could finish as the school's all-time leading rusher with another standout season.Stick with the Northwest Herald football podcast, and subscribe, as we get you ready for the 2016 season in McHenry County high school football.

Our fourth high school football podcast of the fall, with Richmond-Burton coaches Pat Elder and Tad DePorter, along with lineman Dalton Wagner.Elder, DePorter and Wagner join Nothwest Herald sports reporters Joe Stevenson and Sean Hammond and Northwest Herald sports editor Jon Styf to talk about Richmond-Burton's summer progress, Wagner's commitment to Arkansas and what the new Kishwaukee River Conference will be like, and some potential standouts on both sides of the ball for the Rockets. Stay with the Northwest Herald High School Football Podcast for full coverage of the 2016 high school football season in McHenry County.

New Northwest Herald sports reporter Sean Hammond joins sports reporter Joe Stevenson and sports editor Jon Styf as we preview the McHenry County area's 18 high school football teams. We also (drumroll....) reveal our early preseason all-area team on offense, defense, and special teams, and which teams will be favored heading into the fall. Joe also answers his first #AskJoe question of the fall.Stick with the Northwest Herald high school football podcast for even more high school football coverage as we get you ready for the season!

Our second high school football podcast of the fall, with Crystal Lake South coaches Chuck Ahsmann and Rob Fontana, along with safety/running back Michael Swiatly.Ahsmann, Fontana and Swiatly join Nothwest Herald sports reporter Joe Stevenson and Northwest Herald sports editor Jon Styf to talk about Crystal Lake South's summer progress, what the new conference will be like, and some potential standouts on both sides of the ball for the Gators. Stay with the Northwest Herald High School Football Podcast for full coverage of the 2016 high school football season in McHenry County.

Crystal Lake Central High School football coach Jon McLaughlin, offensive line coach Steve Spoden and senior running back Vinny May talk about the Tigers' upcoming season, offensive coach and scheme changes from the previous season, the recruiting of offensive lineman Wyatt Blake and much more on the first full-length episode of the Northwest Herald High School Football podcast.We plan on doing at least one podcast a week throughout the season to get you ready for the week in McHenry County high school football, so stay tuned.

We are launching a podcast! Northwest Herald sports editor Jon Styf takes you through what to expect from us on the show. We'll be interviewing McHenry County coaches and players, and getting you ready for the week in high school football. We also have a tease for the second episode on who will be on, and who we will be interviewing in our first "real" episode of the NWH High School Football Podcast. We hope you download, subscribe, enjoy and even leave a review if you like it.