Coaching, Caffeine & Comedy

If it's one thing we love about doing these podcasts, it's about meeting business owners in our area. So welcome to the mic, Kelsey Brown who is the owner of New Life Christian Bookstore. We have talked about Kelsey and our love for her store numerous times and we finally managed to get her in studio to chat. Great episode and it couldn't be possible without our wonderful listeners and our awesome sponsors!! WILD ASS SOAP CO., JOLTIN JO'S and EL PUERTO! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena Coming up next: 2024 Trends

This fun introductory topic was all over the place. Do we even know what we are talking about? Probably not...... we have questions as well, but we do feel as if we hit some good conversation on this topic. Thank you to one of fellow listeners for giving us our first topic of 2024. Also, THANK YOU to those that make this podcast possible - YOU our listeners! And our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., Joltin Jo's and El Puerto. Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena Next up on the mic: Kelsey Brown

How about another interesting person that lives right here in the awesome town of McCook! We really didn't know about James and who he was, but now we know. AND he was a softball coach!!! He was destined to be on this podcast. Thank you to our amazing sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., Joltin Jo's and El Puerto!!! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena "When life shuts a door....open it again. It's a door. That's how they work."

Let's just get this year started off right, with some words of encouragement from yours truly! We have a game plan for the year and since it's January...we should be able to follow through at least until March. We wouldn't be here on your radio if it wasn't for our wonderful sponsors; Joltin Jo's, El Puerto or Wild Ass Soap Co., so we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. We hope you like what you hear and share it with everyone you know! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

We decided we are going to start a new monthly episode where we have some fun phone call challenges. Let's be real....how many people actually answer their phones anymore!?? In saying.... we call, we hope you answer! ;-) HUGE thank you to our sponsors; Joltin' Jo's, Wild Ass Soap Co. and El Puerto! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Is there anything cuter than listening to little voices talk about their excitement for Christmas? Take a listen to Tripp (5 years old) and Leddy (3 years old) Until the Tuesday after Christmas, Hayley & Lena

Pretty much we just do podcasts now so we can talk to each other and let everyone listen to our conversations. But besides just listening to us, don't forget to get your phone calls and letters from Santa that will be coming out next week! And who knows....maybe YOU will be getting a phone call from Santa! ;-) Phone Calls from Santa Until next Wednesday, Hayley & Lena

We have it lucky when it comes to interviewing coaches in our area. Not only do we have many people here who donate their time to coach the youth of Red Willow and beyond, but we also have an amazing selection of assistant coaches in our very own backyard of McCook Community College. Coach Kole Brandon is the Men's Assistant Coach here at MCC. He comes to McCook from Colorado and has been a great contribution to not only the college, but to the MCC basketball team. Huge thank you to our A-M-A-Z-I-N-G sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jo's and El Puerto. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena ALSO - - Have you jumped online and ordered someone the gift a phone call from Santa!?? NO!?? Well, your time is running out, so make it happen!

It's always fun hearing from the collegiate athletes here at McCook Community College. This episode is with Ryan Malone who is a member of the MCC Baseball Team under Jon Olsen. He actually didn't too bad, and he may have him on here one more time. Huge thank to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Who doesn't love this time of year!?? Bring on the turkey, black Friday shopping and all of the Christmas cheer, because Hayley & Lena are probably blasting the Christmas music while you are listening to this episode! Also, if you are wanting to help spread Christmas cheer with a phone call or letter from Santa just go here >>> Phone Calls from Santa **These fun Christmas episodes will post the week of December 18-22nd. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Ok, listen folks, we have everything under control. We kind of lost track of the podcast there again, but here we are ready to post on a Tuesday! A fun little episode with yours truly, Hayley & Lena! AND let us not forget to shout out our favorites; Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jo's and El Puerto!

How about a little episode with just the two of us!? I mean we think we are full of advice and humor, so we just kept it basic this week. Bring on the flannels, red leaves and pumpkin Reese's because it's Fall Ya'll!! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Yikes, we are a day late!!! Another solid episode with a McCook native, Joe Schlager. Joe is now a Collegiate Head Women's Flag football coach, and it's a pretty interesting story on how he got to where he is now! Thank you to our sponsors; Joltin Jo's, Wild Ass Soap Co and El Puerto! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Well, we thought we would check in on a few of the MCC Lady Indians this season, so take a listen to sophomores, Fernanda Merancio and Greta Bolognini. This was a fun episode and we for sure want to check in with a few of the other ladies sometime this year, but for now, this is a great episode with some solid advice and good chuckles. Always, thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jo's and El Puerto! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

We talked one of our famous southwest volleyball coaches into coming and chatting with us. Coach Troester was a coach for 41 years and racked up over 1000 volleyball wins, 7 state championships, 5th 2nd place finishes at state, 21 conference championships and 12 district championships. (this is just to name a few) Take a listen on this great episode and if you are bored, come watch him back in action with the MCC Lady Indians this season! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Yikes! So, it's been a few weeks, but we are back on track! We thought we would welcome you back to the podcast with some good fun from yours truly, Hayley & Lena! Go ahead and set your reminders for next Tuesday too, because you won't want to miss that guest!!

We know, it’s been a minute for an episode! BUT this season is wild…we plan on getting together again one day to record some podcasts, until then though here is our last episode until we meet again! This episode is good. It’s deep and will hit right to your soul. Paula is a wonderful human who truly knows that your happiness and fate is in your hands. Thank you to all of our wonderful listeners, Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jo’s and El Puerto! Until another Tuesday in the near future, Hayley & Lena

Do you like meeting new people? Well, we do and that is exactly how we met this guest. Paulani was another awesome human that Hayley met during the FCA camp in Greeley, Colorado. Take a listen to hear about her and her story! Huge thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's. Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena P.S. Our manager will work on getting shows to be released at the correct time next week, ha ha ha!

Miss Shawna Wilkinson is one of our local high school athletes here in McCook, NE. She was a 3 sport athlete in high school and has decided to pursue track at the University of Nebraska - Kearney this year! This was a fun episode, so you will just need to take a listen so you can hear it yourself! Huge thank as always to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jo's and El Puerto. And thank you Shawna for taking the time out of your day to come talk with us! Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena OH and if you see Lena on August 17th wish her a Happy Birthday!!!!!!

Well, according to his LinkedIn account, Chris is currently the K-8 Principal at Colby Public Schools. But you will soon find out after listening to this episode that his first passion in public schools was being a football coach. AND what a small world that Chris will actually be presenting to the McCook Bison Football moms this weekend in McCook, NE. Should be a great time! Thank you to Chris for taking the time to chat with us and a big thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., El Puerto and Joltin Jo's. Until next Tuesday! Hayley & Lena

Let’s goooooo!!! Finally got this guy in studio after picking on him during a few previous episodes. And we must say, he’s a cool cat. We could sit here and you could read all about him, but that wouldn’t be as enlightening as when you listen to this podcast. Thank you Coach Umscheid for taking the time to tell us your story and we can’t wait to see you this month when you do that really amazing thing. And thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo’s. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

We could sit here and type all of the things Andrea has done, but what would be the fun in that? So, just take a listen and give us a few STARS and a like on social media instead ;-) Honestly though, Andrea has coached, taught and is now currently leading athletes in her new journey as a staff member for FCA. We enjoyed our time interviewing Andrea and hope our paths cross again! Huge thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's. Until Next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

When we are recording our podcasts we always have some memorable moments, great quotes, good laughs and a great time. We hit all of those during this episode. We had so many great quotes that we will probably come up with some kind of -Amanda Sackett- line of new garb. Which will probably entail some sweet shirts and stickers. This episode was a blast and I feel like we could get a few more laughs out of Amanda, if we were to bring her back to see us! Don't forget to check out Amanda's photography business via Facebook. Wildfire Photo Co. Huge thank you to our amazing sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., El Puerto and Joltin Jo's. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Well we haven't seen each other in about two weeks, so we just recorded our conversation of what has been going on in our lives. Buckle up and listen in on the Koebel 5k adventure and when I (Hayley) had the opportunity to be a coach at the FCA Colorado Sports Camp. And make sure to mark your calendar for next Tuesday's episode and make sure you are ready to laugh, because it's a good one! Hint: she is a female, she was a state trooper and now.... Well you will hear about it next Tuesday. Until next time, Hayley & Lena

If you don’t know who Jordan Larson is, just search her name on the WWW and you will be able to read all of her accolades. I mean she even has her own Wikipedia page! And how cool of her to jump on our podcast in her spare time!? We want to welcome Jordan back to the Husker nation and can’t wait to see her back on the court with the Huskers as a coach. Thank you Jordan for taking the time to chat with us & thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap, El Puerto & Joltin Jo’s. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Take a listen on one of our new area head high school volleyball coaches! She isn't new to the area, but new to being the head high school coach at Wauneta-Palisade. Dakota has had her heart in volleyball for quite some time and now gets to share that with a group of ladies from southwest Nebraska. Thank you Coach for taking the time to come chat with us and thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., Joltin Jo's and El Puerto! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Grab yourself a refreshing drink with a small umbrella in it and take a listen as McCook native, Tyler Schmick talks about his adventures of building a home on an island. If you haven't followed his TikTok, it's a must; @pioneersofthecaribbean. Huge thank you to Tyler for taking the time to come chat with us and we can't wait for our invite to your vacation home!! Also, thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., El Puerto and Joltin' Jos! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Have you ever sat down and talked with someone and been so intrigued by the knowledge of information they had to offer? Well, that’s exactly how you will feel listening to this episode. We both had goosebumps listening to some amazing core memories of Bob’s life in McCook. This isn’t Bob’s last episode, he will be back! Thank you Bob for taking the time to walk up the street to talk to us and thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co., El Puerto and Joltin Jo’s!! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

What do we even put in this description!?? You just need to listen to this episode to understand how awesome of a person Ashley Carson is and still continues to be! Let's just say "Born this way and thriving!" Thank you Ashley for taking the time to chat with us and a huge thank you to our Sponsors; Wild Ass Soap, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's. And Ashley not only are you an inspiration to us, but to so many people. Thank you for sharing your story with us and thank you for choosing McCook to be a chapter in your story!!! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Take a listen on another one of our McCook Community College coaches. Coach Brandon Pritchett first came to MCC as an assistant coach on the men’s basketball side. He is now is the women’s head basketball coach. Along with being a coach he is husband and a father to four wonderful little humans! Thank you to Coach P for taking the time to record this episode and thank you to our sponsors; El Puerto, Joltin Jo’s and Wild Ass Soap Co. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

This episode was by far one of our top favorite episodes to record. After you take a listen you will understand why. Listening to someone be willing to share their downs of life, but how they continue to grow and look at the top of the mountain instead of the bottom gives you a sense of hope with your own troubles or problems you may be facing. Besides that though, who in their right mind wants to run 100 miles!?? Well, Zach does and we can't wait to hear how it goes, so we think we will probably have him back after the big day. Huge thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap, Joltin Jo's, El Puerto!! And a huge thank you to Zach for taking time out of your busy day to come hang out with us. Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

One of the awesome things about one of us working at the college is all of the awesome humans we get to meet. I, Hayley, was fortunate enough to meet these young ladies as freshmen, Nevaeh Ogden and Cassidy Fife. They both came to McCook to be collegiate softball players and then went through a coaching change after their freshmen year. There is some great conversation in this episode and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we had recoring it! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Can you believe it has been 1 year since we have joined forces!!?? We never would thought we would still be rocking with this fun podcast gig in our 'spare' time a year later. Huge thank you to all of those that continue to support us in not only life but motherhood, community, coaching, podcasting and all the things! Thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, El Puerto and Joltin Jo's!! We hope you enjoy this spunky episode. Until, next Tuesday Hayley & Lena

As we read in a news article they said it best, Matt Lowery of Burwell, Nebraska literally talked his way to the top. In 2008 Matt won the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. (Oh and somehow he is related to Host, Hayley Kobza) Come to find out after talking with Matt during this episode, Nebraska breeds world champions in this avenue. We have one right here in our hometown of McCook even, Joe Frazier!!! Another great episode with some great content than you can use in your everyday life, whether you are just a normal human being or an athlete. Huge thank you to Matt for coming to McCook to record this podcast. Also, another huge thank you to our sponsors; Wild Ass Soap Co, Joltin Jos, El Puerto and Emily Smith!

This was a grand episode. First and foremost, Linsay's resume is longer than this area they give us for a description. But to name a few; Otero Junior College Head Rodeo Coach, Commissioner for the Women's Rodeo World Championship, Mom, Wife and to sum it up she is the definition of a true cowgirl. Click here to read more on Linsay! So take a listen and don't forget to share Coaching, Caffeine and Comedy with all of your friends!!! Huge thank you to our Sponsors Wild Ass Soap, El Puerto, Joltin Jos, and Emily Smith & Co.

Leah Spencer is a current senior at McCook Public Schools. She is awesome! She does everything......volleyball, swim, track, fair, band and the list goes on and on. So just go ahead and listen to this podcast to hear more about this cool cat! Also, huge thank you to all of the ladies for attending our Women's Wednesday, we love you! Until next Tuesday, Hayley & Lena

Coach McCall is the head volleyball coach at North Platte Community College in North Platte, NE. She is a 3x Region 9 NJCAA DII coach of the year and has a handful of accolades that you can read in the link below. Along with her career she is a mother to two sweet kiddos, Hadlee and Hagan. This was a great episode on so many different levels…coaching, life and motherhood. Make sure to follow us on all the social media sites! Until next Tuesday! XO Hayley & Lena Coach McCall’s Bio

It's volleyball spring season time! So, we have decided to chat with a few Region 9 NJCAA volleyball coaches. This week you get to hear from Miss Angel Sharman, who is the head volleyball coach at Casper College. Coach Sharman is a hoot, if you ever meet her in real life and have a conversation with her, you will understand her sense of humor, especially when it comes to coaching. She has a solid bio, so instead of boring you with reading it here, you can take a look at her bio right here >>> Angel's Bio Thank you Angel for chatting with us for a solid hour AND thank you to our sponsors; Joltin' Jos, El Puerto and Emily Smith at Edward Jones.

Recording this episode was a grand time. We had with us the owners of Wild Ass Soap Co, Justin and Kaylynn Harris of McCook, NE. The Harris family has a few irons in the pot, but one of those has been the adventure of Wild Ass Soap. Justin and Kaylynn have 4 kids; Wyatt, Lane, Gemma and Jax. Great humans, great family and they make GREAT products. Wild Ass Website

Kyle's titles include sound guy, church leader, father, sports announcer, try-to-be chili cook off winner, husband and only works one day a week - Sundays. Great time with him during this episode but have realized he needs to come back to finish his story. This is a great start to many episodes with Kyle! Thanks Kyle for coming and hanging out with us for the day! Also, while you are reading, thank you to all the 41 women that came and hung out with us at El Puerto for our FIRST ever Women's Wednesday!! Can't wait to see you again and many others next time. Huge thank you to sponsors; Edward Jones aka Emily Smith, El Puerto and just wait till you hear who has has joined our squad this week! Until next episode, Love Hayley & Lena

Chad is a jack of all trades. He has done everything from competitive trap shooting, dog training, team roping, coaching, golf, and really anything that isn't team oriented. Just kidding, he has coached team sports. Great episode with lots of words of wisdom. Huge thank you to Chad for coming onto our episode and sharing his story!

Welcome to the mic, Tristan Campbell of McCook, Nebraska! Tristan is a freshman here in good ol' McCook. He recently just won the title of the 2023 B-4 District Wrestling Champion at 145lbs. This is good episode in the eyes of a high school athlete. We can tell he was raised right and has tremendous work ethic. We do believe, that we should have past guest Skylar Kalinski and Tristan have a wrestle off, or whatever you would call that. Anyways, take a listen and let us know what you think! And don't forget to give us a follow on our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages! Love, Hayley & Lena

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all of our fabulous listeners. This is a fun little episode without absolutely no rhyme or reason, just us spreading Valentine cheer. Hope to see you at our big show tonight at Sehnert's!!! Love, Hayley & Lena

Take a listen with Coach Rhett Miller. Rhett is a South Carolina native that has found his way to McCook Community College in McCook, NE. He is the MCC Assistant Baseball Coach and his forte is with the pitchers. He attended Guilford College in North Carolina and finished up with a degree in sports management. But to sum this all up, you just need to listen to this episode! Don't forget to follow us on one of the many social media platforms too! You can find Coaching, Caffeine and Comedy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

A fun and interesting episode with a soon to be a McCook Community College volleyball Alumni. Victoria Thomas came to McCook from Houston, TX and was a member of the Dobie HS Volleyball Team. Victoria landed a special scholarship to attend this 2022 AVCA Convention as a player that helped display coaches volleyball drills. She hopes to pursue coaching one day, so this is a fun coaching/player episode!!! and if you’ve read this far…we are looking for sponsors for our podcast. If interested reach out, because we have some awesome ideas for you and us! ;-)

Welcome to a new mini-series we will be doing! These series will be with humans that are 18 and under. For our first episode we welcome to the mic Hayley's oldest child, Tripp Kobza (4 years old) and Lena's oldest and middle child; Vivie (11 years old) and Celia (10 years old). I think after listening to this episode you will also want to hear more from the littles. So welcome to Lil' Steamers Episode 1! Love, Hayley & Lena

Here is an episode with not just a PE teacher, but a past athlete. Now Carrie wasn’t just any athlete. She is very humble and you would probably never know that she still holds track records at McCook, NE High School and the University of Nebraska Kearney. Here is a small write up of her accomplishments when she was inducted into the UNK Hall of Fame: Carrie Hoehner Goltl currently ranks in the UNK career top 10 five different events, holding school outdoor records at 100 meters (11.90), 200 meters (24.27) and the long jump (20-5.25). A four-time NAIA All-American, she was runner up in the long jump at the 1989 indoor meet (19-1) while placing in the top six in the 200 and long jump at that year's outdoor championships in California. Don’t forget to follow CCC on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!!

Here we are, just talking about the New Year! Big things coming at you for 2023!

This is a fun episode that we recorded during the American Volleyball Coaches Assocation Convention in Omaha. Unfortunately, Lena didn't attend, but don't worry we called her in so she wouldn't miss out on the action. Huge thank you to the AVCA and the Podcast Center for letting us do this episode. Anyways, take a listen on a few current NJCAA Region 9 coaches and some of the past region coaches. Special Guests include Jordan Willis (Davis & Elkins), Jessica Squier (Morningside University), Binny Canales (Western Nebraska), Makenzie Chrisman (Northeastern), Mary Young (Central Nebraska), Alexa McCall (North Platte) and Tyrel Barry (Otero). Also, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! Love, Hayley & Lena