Hack and Scratch

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Zac Hoppes (the Hack) and Treg Fawl (the Scratch) talk sports from McPherson County to the pros — hometown Friday nights, Kansas colleges, and the big leagues. Powered by Citizen Journal. New episodes twice a week.

  1. 1d ago

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 17

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:51 – Welcome: Hack, Scratch, Myron and the Fearless Forecaster in the boardroom; Sponsor: Sheets Adams Realtors (and Myron's realtor-emeritus status) 01:57 – State tennis: Bullpups runner-up for the fourth straight year behind Wichita Collegiate; Mason Wiens fifth in singles, the No. 1 doubles team second 03:07 – State golf: Amelia Moody and Lleyton Kuhn make the cut; Kuhn 13th for a medal — two state medals in three days; six seniors graduate 04:22 – Soccer 10-5 after beating Augusta 8-0 and Hesston 2-0; cross country regionals Saturday; volleyball sub-state — Bullpups (29-8) host as the No. 4 seed in the West 06:35 – Bishop Miege, club volleyball and a plea to the state legislators 07:46 – Area volleyball sub-states: Moundridge (35-4), Inman (32-7), Little River (31-6) and Elyria Christian all with a path to state 10:25 – Week 8 football: Bullpups at Winfield (Monty Lewis) — the path to the No. 1 seed runs through Junction City beating Great Bend 12:37 – Smoky Valley at Hillsboro; the Inman–Moundridge rivalry; Canton-Galva vs. Washington County for the No. 2 seed; Little River, Elyria Christian 16:25 – Myron's scouting report on the Canton-Galva play-caller 17:28 – Back Nine standings: Hack and Scratch 28-20, Myron 27-21, Fearless 16-18; Sponsor: HCI (Home Communications Inc., Galva) 18:10 – Myron's complaint: identical picks, "Aetna" (all talk, no action) and what $100 units would be worth 21:23 – College picks: Baylor at KU (a Baylor sweep), K-State at Arizona State, Houston at Utah 30:25 – NFL picks: Patriots at Bears on Thursday night — Hack picks against his Patriots 33:41 – Rams at Raiders — Scratch's Raiders are 5-1 against the spread 37:05 – Chiefs at Seahawks on Sunday night (Zoom's 40-minute limit stops the recording after Scratch's pick; it resumes with the next game) 39:56 – Packers at Lions — Myron's phone call, and the pause explained 43:44 – Best bets: TreVeyon Henderson over 32.5 rush-plus-receiving yards, Ashton Jeanty over 25.5 receiving yards, CMC 5+ receptions, Myron's 49ers at Atlanta 45:40 – The Fearless Forecaster catches up with three NFL picks: Vikings, Ravens, Broncos 46:48 – Bo Nix and Ryan Fitzpatrick's barbs 47:44 – Wrap-up: thanks to the sponsors / sign-off

  2. 4d ago

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 16

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:51 – Welcome + Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors 01:19 – With heavy hearts: Saturday's tragedy at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. Scratch was there, a parking lot away from the field where it happened; the waiting, the not knowing, then learning it was a McPherson team. Thoughts with the Adrian and Schafer families and every family affected, and with the community that has come together — the fundraisers, Monday evening's soccer game where everyone wore red or blue (blue was Cole's favorite color), Sunday morning's sunrise 05:48 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe (Sunflower Scorecard) — the lunch specials, and why both hosts will clear a day for crispitos 07:30 – Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson 38, Tonganoxie 19. The Bullpups are 6-1 and ranked No. 2; Great Bend's loss puts the 4A West top seed in play before the finale at Winfield. The offense is finding new ways to get its playmaker the ball 10:10 – Around the area: Smoky Valley falls to Concordia 18-14; Inman loses to Council Grove 36-21 but stays 3-0 in district ahead of the Moundridge rivalry; Moundridge goes for two and beats Remington 15-14; Canton-Galva stumbles at Bennington 37-32 with Washington County next for the No. 2 seed; Sylvan-Lucas (coach Ben Labertew) beats Little River 54-38; Elyria Christian falls 45-20 13:22 – McPherson College vs. Friends (Friends 48, Bulldogs 24): competitive first half, then the Friends flexbone pulls away. A text from a happy Friends dad 14:41 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions (Players of the Week) 15:04 – Players of the Week, high school: Scratch picks Council Grove quarterback Luke Stewart (341 passing yards, two touchdowns through the air and two on the ground against Inman). Hack gives his to the McPherson community and the area teams that have rallied around the victims 16:37 – College: Scratch picks Friends running back E'derian Sykes, who ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries against a stingy Bulldog defense; Hack picks the underdogs after a weekend of upsets (Auburn over Georgia, BYU over Notre Dame, Tennessee over Alabama, Florida over Texas) and a word for the Big 12 18:43 – NFL: Hack reluctantly picks Kenneth Walker III (128 yards, two touchdowns) and the Chiefs' run game; Scratch picks the Browns defense, 4-2 and leading the division after holding Derrick Henry to 58 yards 21:12 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics (Clubhouse Audit) 21:54 – Clubhouse Audit, college: the Sunflower Showdown. KU stays overdrawn after another game it had to win; Hack drops K-State to overdrawn, Scratch keeps them check to check, barely 26:44 – Clubhouse Audit, NFL: the Raiders' 33-30 loss to the Bills (Hack flush, Scratch check to check); the Patriots check to check with AJ Brown's drops and a growing injury list; the Chiefs flush; bonus audit: the Cowboys overdrawn 34:17 – Canton-Galva girls at the state golf tournament, day one: Lleyton Kuhn shoots a career-best 79 and sits tied for sixth, Amelia Moody makes the cut at 90, two seniors close out their careers, and the bunker lesson from Coach Kinnaman 37:03 – Sign-off: thoughts and prayers with the families and victims of Saturday's tragedy, and thanks to McPherson and the area for rallying to support them

  3. Oct 16

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 15

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:51 – Welcome + Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors; state-tournament week, with the Fearless Forecaster and Ole My at the table 01:50 – Bullpup tennis heads to state in Topeka after a dominant regional: Mason Wiens the regional singles champ (3 seed), the No. 1 doubles team a 2 seed, Lleyton Kuhn's pair a 6 seed, McKenna Paul in singles; Wichita Collegiate is the team to beat 04:25 – Girls golf: four Bullpups, Lleyton Kuhn and Amelia Moody among them, play state Monday–Tuesday on their home course at Turkey Creek 06:16 – Week 7 preview: McPherson (5-1) hosts Tonganoxie (4-2) — the defense and the Becker/Millicent run game are the keys; Great Bend and the 4A West top seed; Myron's going for the band 09:17 – Smoky Valley at Concordia for the district's fourth seed; Inman (5-1) takes on undefeated Council Grove; Moundridge at Remington 11:37 – Canton-Galva at Bennington; Sylvan-Lucas vs. Little River for the eight-man district; Elyria Christian's six-man trip; every area team is .500 or better 15:00 – McPherson College (6-0, No. 12) hosts Friends (6-0, No. 7) Saturday at 1: the flexbone, Terry Harrison vs. Coach Fiscus, the KCAC's two divisions, and the struggling Swedes 22:25 – Sponsor: HCI — Home Communications, Inc. of Galva — presents the Back Nine 23:01 – Back Nine standings: a three-way tie at 24-17 (Scratch, Hack, Ole My); Scratch's Texas best bet cashes; a two-extra-picks offer for the Fearless Forecaster 24:50 – Sunflower Showdown, K-State -4.5 vs. KU in Manhattan: Scratch and Hack take the Jayhawks, Fearless and Myron the Wildcats 28:02 – Notre Dame -10.5 at BYU: three for the Cougars and the points, Myron on the Irish 31:22 – Ohio State -3.5 at Indiana: a clean sweep for the Buckeyes 34:49 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank high-yield savings (3.66% APY) 35:32 – NFL: Cowboys at Packers (-1.5) — three for Green Bay, Myron alone on his island with Dallas 38:33 – Jets at Patriots (-7.5): a sweep for New England 40:30 – Bills (-5.5) at Raiders: Fearless and Myron ride Josh Allen, Scratch and Hack take Vegas at home 43:48 – Chargers at Chiefs (-8.5): Myron reluctantly takes Kansas City, the other three take the points 47:07 – Best bets: Kenneth Walker over 90.5 rushing yards (Hack), the 49ers (Myron), Michael Mayer over 27.5 receiving yards (Scratch); sign-off

  4. Oct 13

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 14

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:51 – Welcome + Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors; an eventful weekend (the Mac Cup, and what happened in Foxborough) 01:49 – Mac Cup: Turkey Creek takes the cup back from MCC, 17–15 (10–6 after day one); Hack folds like a cheap suit, 0–2 03:07 – Sunday singles: Scratch goes 0–3 for the weekend — "do we need to call this the Hack and Hack show?" 04:55 – Best matches: Keenan vs. Ryan Schmidt decided on 18, Dylan Rinker's walk-off line, Owen Braxmeier clips his boss 08:10 – MCC MVPs: Colby Guerin and Tracy Taylor (3–0); plenty of leads that got away 08:56 – Girls golf regional at Carey Park: the team misses state by two shots, but Leighton, Pira, Ari and Amelia advance as individuals to state at Turkey Creek 12:11 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe (Sunflower Scorecard) — the lunch specials, and a live-remote idea 13:36 – Sunflower Scorecard, week six: McPherson 47–13 at Mulvane (5–1, two pick-sixes, all three phases clicking); Tonganoxie up next 15:16 – Smoky Valley drops to 3–3 (44–6 to Chapman); Inman 35–0 at Remington, now 5–1 with 6–0 Council Grove next; Moundridge falls 48–7 at Hillsboro 17:50 – Canton-Galva beaten 58–12 at Clifton-Clyde; Little River 70–0 over La Crosse, Sylvan-Lucas showdown for the district; Elyria Christian 67–20, back to 3–3 22:46 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions + Players of the Week: Hesston's 5-TD quarterback, eighth-grader Eli Barnett (three straight opening-kickoff returns), Bear Bachmeier, Houston's Conner Weigman 26:50 – NFL Player of the Week: Drake Maye (26 of 34, 374 yards, 4 TD, plus a rushing score that paid Scratch's only winner); Jahmyr Gibbs' 30 touches 30:25 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics — into the Clubhouse Audit 31:03 – Clubhouse Audit: KU overdrawn after 41–24 at Utah, no run game — but let Lance Leipold work 33:32 – K-State check to check after 35–16 to Houston: it's year one for Collin Klein, no panic 36:12 – Raiders after 45–17 in Foxborough: Hack says check to check, Scratch still flush at 3–2; Brock Bowers and those red uniforms 39:13 – Patriots check to check, trending flush, despite a destroyed injury list; Chiefs flush on the bye, Marvin Harrison to the Texans, Jacksonville's wild finish 43:13 – Wrap-up: the tuck rule lives on; Sponsor: Citizen Journal daily brief; sign-off

  5. Oct 8

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 13

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648) — and the house Myron sold Julie 01:40 – Full panel in the boardroom: Hack, Scratch, Myron and the Fearless Forecaster; shout-out to Leighton Kuhn, league champion in tennis doubles and golf runner-up on back-to-back days 02:27 – The Mac Cup at Turkey Creek this weekend: McPherson Country Club vs. Turkey Creek, Ryder Cup-style match play; Turkey Creek's seven straight before the Country Club's 17-15 win last year 04:13 – Hack plays for the Country Club again; Fearless's Mac Cup years and the Fast Eddie Bate match; the format: eight scratch, eight handicap, 32 points 06:57 – Why the Country Club never used Myron; the rosters — the Kinnamans, Treg and Chet, Owen Braxmeyer, Cubby's butter cut, the four greasiest golfers in the county 10:24 – Pick'em night Friday; Hack vs. Mike Crowell, with a cocktail riding on it 10:46 – High school football: McPherson at Mulvane (3-2 after a 34-9 loss at Wellington); the Bullpup defense is fast, and Tonganoxie comes next 14:13 – Smoky Valley (3-2) at Chapman; Inman (4-1) at Whitewater-Remington; Moundridge at Hillsboro; the Inman–Moundridge rivalry waits for week eight 16:27 – Canton-Galva at Clifton-Clyde (4-1, eight-man single wing); Hack won't name a spread in his own game, Scratch makes it Canton-Galva plus 13.5 18:37 – Little River at La Crosse, with Shane Cordell and Kevin Ayers in the press box; Elyria Christian vs. 0-5 Altoona-Midway, the Flying Jets — weekly geography 20:38 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank presents the Back Nine ("It was an ad read, Myron") 21:12 – Back Nine standings: Scratch 21-13 takes the lead after a 5-1 week, Hack 20-14 but 4-1 on best bets, Myron 18-16, Fearless 9-11; the Red River Shootout pick gets thrown out 22:53 – Picks: Houston at K-State (−2.5) splits the table; KU at Utah (+15.5) is a Utah sweep; Willie Fritz and Red Cross of the Coors Light 28:09 – Indiana at Nebraska (+7.5), another sweep for the Hoosiers; Georgia at Alabama (−1.5) with a hurricane on the way — Hack alone on the Tide 31:38 – NFL: Raiders at Patriots (−3.5), 49ers at Seahawks (−3), Bills at Rams (−3) on Monday night 37:26 – Best bets: Hack takes the Jaguars minus 7 in London, Scratch takes Texas minus 23.5 over OU 39:02 – Thanks to the sponsors; closing comments — go Country Club, and the cobwebs on Fearless's clubs

  6. Oct 6

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 12

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 12 — Table of Contents 00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, 1605 N. Main in McPherson and 30th Street in Hutchinson (620-241-3648) 01:21 – Weekend check-in: kid sports, 18 holes in the dew, and the pool stays open a little longer 02:33 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, 204 S. Main in McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard (and the hosts' breakfast orders) 03:28 – Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson 48-7 at El Dorado (4-1, Mulvane and Tonganoxie next); Smoky Valley 0-47 at Hesston; Andale handles Cheney 05:30 – Inman 21-0 over Hillsboro; Moundridge 35-12 over Hutch Trinity; Canton-Galva 48-0 and the biggest game in three years at Clifton-Clyde 07:12 – Little River 62-0 (Sylvan-Lucas looms in district); Elyria Christian wins again, 59-27; McPherson College 87-0 over Bethany (666 yards) 09:09 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions — presenting Players of the Week 09:29 – Players of the Week, high school: Tion Wilson, Moundridge (25 carries, 272 yards, 4 TD); McPherson's quarterback room, Carter Bengtson and Isaac Nelson (21 of 27, 294 yards, 3 TD) 11:01 – College: Aidan Flora, Iowa State (212 rushing yards, 5 total TD); C.J. Carr, Notre Dame 12:27 – NFL: Drake Maye and the Efton Chism III game-winner; CeeDee Lamb (17 catches, 189 yards) and Tetairoa McMillan (14 for 192, 2 TD) 14:27 – Hack's Top 10 NFL teams, preseason vs. now: Chiefs and 49ers on top, Seahawks to 3, Vikings at 5 on the Flores defense, Raiders at 8, Patriots hang on at 10 20:43 – Biggest disappointment, the Rams; biggest surprise, the Raiders; first four out 22:09 – Scratch's Top 10 NFL quarterbacks: Brock Purdy to No. 1, Lamar, Allen, Dak, Mahomes at 5, Trevor Lawrence, Goff, Burrow, Kirk Cousins, Tyler Shough 26:13 – Two MVPs left off; biggest disappointment Justin Herbert, biggest surprise Kirk Cousins; the notables who didn't make it 28:15 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics, Hutchinson and Wichita, since 1989 — presenting the Clubhouse Audit 28:48 – Clubhouse Audit: KU still overdrawn after Middle Tennessee State; K-State check to check with Houston coming to the Bill 32:12 – Raiders: Scratch says check to check (no true No. 1 receiver, special teams), Hack says flush (Allegiant finally sounded like home) 36:15 – Patriots upgraded to check to check after beating the Bills in Buffalo; the Vrabel–McDaniels staff 38:18 – Chiefs flush, injuries and all; thanks to the sponsors and sign-off

  7. Oct 2

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 11

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:53 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648) 01:23 – October is here: midseason report cards for McPherson High fall sports 02:02 – Football B+ (Coach Pav wants consistency and execution with Mulvane and Tonganoxie ahead); golf C+ but trending (Scratch grading his own team) 03:26 – Tennis A (Coach Brown, top-three at state again?); volleyball B and close to an A (Coach Doyle, 16-6, finally beat Circle, Paola this weekend) 04:23 – Cross country B- (good workouts, miserable weather); soccer B+ (Coach Adrian: wins over Great Bend, Salina South and Classical) 05:52 – Fall seasons past halfway; where golf regionals might send the western Kansas schools 07:33 – Week 5 football: Bullpups at El Dorado; Smoky Valley at 4-0 Hesston; Inman vs Hillsboro; Moundridge vs Hutch Trinity 10:40 – Homecoming in Canton: Canton-Galva (2-2) hosts 0-4 Herington; Hack grades his Eagles a C+ and trending after the Randolph loss 12:27 – Eight-man: Little River (4-0) at Stafford; Elyria Christian vs Southern Coffey County; Andale's 30-game streak goes to Cheney 15:24 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief (citizenjournal.us) 16:01 – Oktoberfest: likes and dislikes about October — closing the pool, rain-outs and Scratch's cancellation rant, early dark; playoff brackets, patio weather, chili and soup season, pumpkin carving, Halloween costumes 22:02 – Handoff to the Back Nine (Hack's best bet is tonight) 23:06 – The Back Nine with Myron and the Fearless Forecaster: standings (Hack 19-9, Scratch 16-12, Myron 14-14, Fearless 6-8); K-State's loss at Cincinnati and the Avery Johnson question 26:08 – Picks: KU -18.5 vs Middle Tennessee State (three on KU, Hack takes the points) 28:16 – Patriots at Bills -6.5 (Hack alone on New England; "they can hang on to the football") 30:48 – Raiders at Chiefs -4.5 (Myron and Hack on the Chiefs, Scratch and Fearless on the Raiders) 33:26 – Texas -9.5 vs Oklahoma (Red River sweep for Texas; what happened to OU's running backs?) 35:48 – Broncos at 49ers -2.5 (Myron: "you'd come back with a bunch of asses") 38:42 – Cowboys at Texans -2.5 (the battle of two dumb teams) 41:40 – Rams -3 at Eagles (west-to-east travel, Puka's last name) 43:28 – Best bets: Bengals -2.5 over the Jaguars (Hack), Braves to close out the Phillies tonight (Scratch), Fearless rooting against the Yankees; baseball playoff talk 45:51 – Back Nine sponsorship pitch and sign-off

  8. Sep 29

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 10

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson (620-241-3648) + a word on sponsoring the show 01:33 – Presidents Cup recap: U.S. wins 17-13 after trailing into Sunday singles; swept 0-5 in Friday foursomes again 04:42 – What would make the Presidents Cup matter? Fewer points, and LIV players (Cam Smith, Lucas Herbert) for the Internationals 07:42 – Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim ran the U.S. over; Snedeker sat Scheffler Saturday afternoon and Scottie's team-golf record 09:42 – MVPs: Chris Gotterup (Hack's new favorite player), Jackson Koivun, Justin Thomas as a future Ryder Cup captain 12:36 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard 13:01 – Sunflower Scorecard, high school: McPherson 41-8 over Circle; Smoky Valley 0-39 at Clay Center; Inman 44-6 over Hutch Trinity; Moundridge falls 42-12 at Conway Springs 15:15 – Canton-Galva 48-6 at Solomon to open district play; Little River 4-0 and 208-6 on the year; Elyria Christian's first win 54-46 over Moscow; McPherson College 5-0 18:52 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions (Ryan Kuhn and Samantha Peel), McPherson — presenting Players of the Week 19:23 – Players of the Week, high school: Kuston Schamp, Canton-Galva (72 rushing yards, 3 total TDs, 5 tackles); McPherson's Colt Chapman (13 tackles, blocked punt) and Carter Melton (10 tackles) 21:19 – College: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (12 catches, 217 yards, 4 TD); Keelon Russell, Alabama (4 TD vs South Carolina) 22:59 – NFL: Case Keenum beats the Eagles on Monday night; Brock Bowers back with 10 catches for 116 yards 24:47 – Clubhouse Audit: KU flush off the bye; K-State check to check after giving up 271 rushing yards at Cincinnati 27:05 – Patriots: Hack says check to check, Scratch says overdrawn (Drake Maye 1 TD, 6 INT) 29:55 – Raiders flush after winning in New Orleans; nine takeaways and 10 sacks on the season 32:13 – Chiefs flush at 3-0 after Miami; Raiders at Arrowhead preview and Mahomes taking hits 34:46 – Campaign for your team via socials or email; thanks to the sponsors; sign-off

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Zac Hoppes (the Hack) and Treg Fawl (the Scratch) talk sports from McPherson County to the pros — hometown Friday nights, Kansas colleges, and the big leagues. Powered by Citizen Journal. New episodes twice a week.

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    2026
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