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 Mar

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

Feb 6th, 2020 1h 12m

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.

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

Jan 23rd, 2020 56m 42s

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 MR

SCJPreps Winter Week 5: Pizza Ranch, basketball and wrestling

Jan 18th, 2020 1h 9m

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 4: Hello, 2020!

Jan 10th, 2020 53m 7s

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 wheth

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

Dec 24th, 2019 55m 58s

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 2: Have the Bishop Heelan girls basketball team found their groove?

Dec 13th, 2019 52m 51s

Journal sports staffers Justin Rust and Zach James break down more basketball and wrestling. Topics include Bishop Heelan girls basketball, Sergeant Bluff boys basketball, how crazy the War Eagle Conference boys basketball race could be and Ju

SCJPREPS Week 11: State quarterfinals pack a punch of big games

Nov 7th, 2019 51m 20s

Journal sports staffers Zach James and Justin Rust break down the seven area state quarterfinals games in the area.

SCJPREPS Week 10: It’s playoff time!

Oct 30th, 2019 56m 37s

The Journal sports staff breaks down all 12 South Dakota and Iowa Siouxland-area playoff games, plus break down why East missed the Class 4A cut.

SCJPreps Week 7: Is West Sioux on the outside looking in?

Oct 9th, 2019 47m 21s

In this week's episode, assistant sports editor Zach James and sports editor Justin Rust break down the first week of the Iowa High School Athletic Association RPI rankings. There are some teams sitting on the bubble, and some of those teams ne

SCJPreps Week 6: Is this the toughest test for West Sioux, Dakota Valley so far?

Oct 3rd, 2019 40m 6s

In this week's podcast, sports editor Justin Rust and assistant sports editor Zach James tell you which games to watch in Week 6 of the high school football season. Here are the games that the guys talk about: East vs. North at Olsen Stadium

SCJPREPS: District play begins in Week 5

Sep 25th, 2019 38m 2s

Justin Rust and Zach James tell you which game this week has the biggest weight entering Iowa district play.

SCJPREPS: Previewing Week 4 of the Siouxland area high school football games

Sep 18th, 2019 40m 26s

The Journal’s Zach James and Justin Rust talk about which games are on their radar for the week of Sept. 20.

SCJPreps: Previewing Siouxland area Week 3 football games

Sep 12th, 2019 29m 19s

The Journal sports staff — sports editor Justin Rust and assistant sports editor Zach James — discuss the Siouxland area games for Week 3.The two talk about the East vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton game and Friday's games, including Lawton-Bronson vs

SCJPREPS Coaches Corner: Week 2 conversation with Dakota Valley football coach Jeff VanDenHul

Sep 5th, 2019 11m 45s

Assistant sports editor Zach James speaks with Dakota Valley coach Jeff VanDenHul in advance of the Panthers’ Week 2 game against Yankton.

SCJPREPS: Previewing the 2019 Week 2 high school football schedule

Sep 4th, 2019 37m 15s

Zach James and Justin Rust break down what happened in Week 1, and what that means coming up in Week 2. The guys preview the metro teams’ calendar as well as other area teams.

SCJPREPS: Previewing the high school football season

Aug 27th, 2019 56m 37s

Zach James and Justin Rust break down some of the top teams in the Sioux City metro area as well as the Siouxland.

SCJCollege: Briar Cliff football coach Dennis Wagner at media day

Aug 16th, 2019 10m 3s

Chargers coach Dennis Wagner discusses making freshman Preston Mulligan the starting quarterback and having a new offensive and defensive coordinator on staff. Briar Cliff opens its season Aug. 31 at Waldorf.

SCJPREPS: State softball recap and state baseball preview

Jul 25th, 2019 38m 50s

Zach and Justin discuss how the four Siouxland softball teams have been doing at state, including Alta-Aurelia in the championship game. The guys also preview the state baseball tournament.

SCJPREPS: Previewing the state softball tourney

Jul 18th, 2019 44m 57s

Zach and Justin break down the four teams going to this year’s Iowa high school state softball tournament. The guys also talk district baseball and where the IHSAA goes with its TV deal.

SCJPREPS: East, North softball get milestone wins

Jul 2nd, 2019 19m 18s

Zach and Justin discuss two programs that got milestone wins in softball on Monday as well as breaking down baseball district brackets in Class 1A and 2A.

SCJPreps: Catching up on the summer

Jun 28th, 2019 19m 18s

Justin joins Zach to talk prep softball and baseball, East hiring Jacob Colon as new wrestling coach and Hunter Dekkers deciding to play for Iowa State after his senior year at West Sioux.