Justin Rust and Zach James return to break down playoff brackets in three different sports: Football, volleyball and cross country.  The guys start off the podcast by breaking down the IHSAA pods from 8-Player to Class 4A. They take a look at which games you should watch for in Week 1 of the playoffs. Then, Justin analyzes the upcoming Vermillion vs. Dakota Valley game.  Next, Justin goes through which IGHSAU volleyball teams have a good chance of making it to the state tournament in Cedar Rapids. Is Sioux City East one of those teams? Justin and Zach also go over the Dakota XII tournament, featuring a match between Dakota Valley and Sioux Falls Christian.  The podcast concludes with a breakdown of the cross country scene in the Siouxland. Does North have what it takes to win the Class 4A boys title, and has Kaia Downs seen good competition yet in the area?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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SCJPreps: Playoffs, playoffs, playoffs

In this week's podcast, Justin Rust and Zach James break down the top games in Week 6. Some of those games include: East at Fort Dodge, Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Bishop Heelan, Dell Rapids at Dakota Valley as well as games in the Siouxland.  Justin then ends the podcast by going over the Night of Conflict event at The Arena Sports Academy, and has an idea of how to keep the event in the city.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SCJPreps (10/1/20): East faces Fort Dodge (again), SB-L meets Heelan in rivalry game

In this week's episode, Justin Rust and Zach James break down the top football games in the area, including Central Lyon/George-Little Rock vs. Sioux Center as well as Allen vs. Pender.  West Lyon is ranked No. 1 this week, but can the Wildcats stay there in Class 2A?  The guys then talk some volleyball, and wonder what East needs to do to play more consistently.  Then, Justin and Zach go on a deeper in-depth cross country discussion. Brendan Cain broke up a perfect meet on Tuesday and North is ranked No. 1 in the state. Plus, where does East's Kaia Downs rank among the best runners in Iowa?  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

SCJPreps: Cargo shorts, volleyball and cross country

In this week's episode, Justin Rust and Zach James break down the metro prep football teams as well as the ranked teams in this week's Associated Press prep football poll. The guys also talk about the ranked volleyball teams in the Siouxland, and Zach gives a quick breakdown of the first couple weeks of the cross country season.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

SCJPreps (09-16-20): Is OABCIG a title contender?

The guys return to make some time, and they take the time to recap what's been happening in the first couple weeks of the high school football season. Justin and Zach discuss the metro football landscape, which teams stand out so far heading into Week 3, and why Iowa Class 2A-District 1 is the best statewide.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

SCJPreps (9/10/20): Football, football, football!

Zach James and Justin Rust record from the same room, and the guys break down what's been happening in area softball and baseball throughout the last couple of weeks. 

SCJPreps: War Eagle, Western Valley have stiff competition

It's been three months since Justin Rust or Zach James has covered a live sporting event, and starting Monday, June 15, that'll change. The Iowa high school baseball and softball seasons begin after a long layoff, and the guys provide a breakdown of which teams and players to look out for in the area. 

SCJPreps: Baseball and softball makes its return!

Sports editor Justin Rust took a walk down memory lane back to the Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska high school wrestling tournaments, and offered his main takeaways from the Iowa tournament in Des Moines in February. 

SCJPreps (03/30/20): Journal sports staff recaps the wrestling season

It's been awhile, and we're sorry for being away for so long, but it was a busy ending to the winter sports season. In this episode, assistant sports editor Zach James and sports editor Justin Rust review the state basketball tournaments in Iowa and Nebraska. 

SCJPreps (03/23/20): We're back from state tournaments!

What are the chances two Siouxland athletes have a career night on the same night? It happened on Tues., Feb. 11. First, listen to Justin Rust experience seeing Sergeant Bluff-Luton freshman Hunter Steffans wrestle, then the guys discuss Le Mars' Alec Dreckman scoring 51 points against Sioux City East. To read game stories from these two events, visit siouxcityjournal.com/sports. 

SCJPreps: Hunter Steffans, Alec Dreckman have memorable performances

Zach and Justin return to break down the IGHSAU regional brackets in Class 1A, 2A and 3A as well as the district pods on the Iowa boys side. Find out who the guys think will make it to state. 

SCJ Preps Winter Week 8 (yeah, we skipped 7): Brackets are out!

The guys discuss West Sioux's big win on Monday night against Dakota Valley, and whether the Falcons have any more big games coming up before the playoffs. Also, Justin and Zach break down whether the East girls basketball team is out of the MRAC race and if Sergeant Bluff-Luton's boys can dig themselves out of their losing ways. 

SCJPreps Winter Week 6: West Sioux is good at basketball, too

Before Winter Storm Jacob hit over the weekend, Zach and Justin talk about the newly-ranked teams and a couple of upsets that happened late in the week. Also, find out why and how Pizza Ranch was brought up in the podcast. 

SCJPreps Winter Week 5: Pizza Ranch, basketball and wrestling

The guys return from a holiday hiatus to break down the high school basketball and wrestling scenes over the new year. Justin and Zach discuss which teams are ranked in the IGHSAU and AP boys basketball polls on the Iowa side, and discuss whether Dakota Valley's first loss should be worrisome. 

SCJPreps Winter Week 4: Hello, 2020!

In this week's podcast, sports editor Justin Rust and assistant sports editor Zach James break down some basketball and wrestling that happened before the holiday break. 

SCJPreps Winter Week 3: Is the War Eagle Conference boys basketball schedule the toughest in northwest Iowa?

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