Show-Me Sports Legacies

Jeff Crowley, Host, Kris Ockenfels, Co-Host
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Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts, officials and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

  1. Jun 4

    Chillicothe Mudcats Celebrate 25 Years of Collegiate Summer Baseball!

    Kayleigh Campbell, new General Manager for the 25 year old Chillicothe Mudcats Baseball Team joins the podcast to talk about her path to helping lead a collegiate summer wood bat baseball franchise.  Growing up in Trenton, she learned to love the game while devoting most of her efforts to education and band activities.  She attended the University of Central Missouri and earned a Bachelors in Public Relations with a minor in Sports Communications.  After interning summers throughout college at 3 different teams, she was named Mudcats General Manager!  She gives insight into the team, the community support and upcoming calendar of events in this 25th Anniversary Season that runs throughout June and part of July 2026.  Also, hear about our hosts sports travel and road food experiences with BoomSticks in Texas and Gas Station delicacies in Missouri!  So grab a hot dog and enjoy! *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    49 min

  2. May 8

    Missouri's Love Affair with Baseball!

    Missouri's two professional baseball franchises have stirred the passion of baseball fans since the St. Louis Cardinals' founding in 1892; when Kansas City was awarded an expansion franchise in 1969, Ewing Kauffman's Royals sought part of the spotlight and allegiance of Missouri baseball fans.  St. Louis is a storied franchise from Rogers Hornsby and Dizzy Dean through Bob Gibson and Albert Pujols and 11 World Championships!  Kansas City has boasted 2 World Championships and Hall of Famer George Brett among their highlights!  Our panel includes Seth Herrold, longtime sports editor at the Trenton Republican Times and Kameron Cool, Assistant TMS Principal and former coach, plus a cameo from a friend of the program, Jeff Rivas, reminiscing about growing up loving Cardinal baseball in Webster Groves.  If you like stories about Cardinal announcers (Jack Buck and Mike Shannon) or writers such as Andy McCullough, Bill James and Rany Jazayerli who chronicled and/or were fans of the Royals, you will enjoy this freewheeling discussion.  From boyhood memories to discussion about the role of technology and statistics in the modern game we cover all the bases! Follow Us on your favorite podcast platform to get notifications of new episodes! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1h 3m

  3. Apr 2

    Jacky Payne: Skyline to South Missouri Coaching Legend!

    Jacky Payne, played for several Missouri coaching legends before becoming one himself!  At Skyline High School, Jacky played for Bill Barton and Dale Kimberling and was a 2x All-State Selection and 2x All-Ozarks Team Member.  He went to Trenton Junior College in 1973 and played for Coach Gary Garner, then finished his college playing career with Coach Gary Filbert at Missouri Western State College.  As a coach he led High School Boys Teams at St. James, Marshfield, Lebanon, Stoutland and Skyline making 2 Final Fours and multiple state tournament appearances, including great success coaching High School Girls Basketball late in his career.  He finished with 655 wins in his illustrious career, and is a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2018), North Central Missouri College Athletics Hall of Fame (2005) and the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2009).  Hear stories about wild games, motivational techniques, a feisty mom and a path paved by other coaching legends!  Great basketball stories and lots of laughs! Follow Us on your favorite podcast platform to get notifications of new episodes! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1h 5m

  4. Mar 19

    The Hickory Hooker: Adrian Cox Wins Big in Louisville!

    Adrian Cox of Trenton, Missouri, fresh off his win at the National Farm Machinery Show Championship Tractor Pull in Louisville, Kentucky  joins the podcast with stories of travel, competition and achieving your dream.   Adrian has been highly successful as a 7 time winner of the Pro Pulling League, and now as the champion of the "Super Bowl" of tractor pulling in the Limited Pro Stock Division he has reached the pinnacle of the pulling world!  Hear about the youthful dreams, humble beginnings on antique tractors to the powerful feeling of 2500 horsepower pulling a 60,000 pound sled!  Along the way there are great stories of competition, lessons learned and some of the terminology to help you understand this wildly popular sport!  Also joining our panel is Brad Tolson, whose dad, Alan, pulled with Adrian and traveled throughout the Midwest for many years.  Lots of laughs and knowledge shared in this one! Follow Us on your favorite podcast platform to get notifications of new episodes! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1 hr

  5. Mar 5

    Hall of Fame Indeed! NCMC’s Diane Lowrey and Steve Richman

    Two 2026 inductees into the North Central Missouri College Athletics Hall of Fame, Diane Lowrey and Coach Steve Richman join us for a lively look back full of stories of NCMC basketball and softball.  Along the way we hear great stories of bus rides, boosters and the impact of grandmas sitting right behind the team's bench!  Diane, as a longtime newspaper editor, booster and trustee, and Steve, as a coach and athletic director, talk about the people who impacted NCMC and North Missouri sports.  Characters abound including the West End of Ketcham Boys and longtime assistant coach Richard Woods.  Laughs and passion for sports and student athletes are the thread that ties it all together!  Bonus in honor of NCMC Pirates...Favorite Pirate Movies!! Follow Us on your favorite podcast platform to get notifications of new episodes! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1h 3m

  6. Feb 10

    Coach Gary Garner: "Family First...Then Basketball"

    Coach Gary Garner joins us to talk family and basketball, his playing exploits and long and highly successful coaching career that includes 562 victories as a college head coach.  A two time All-State player from West Plains, Missouri,  Coach Garner then played three years at Missouri University and began a lifelong relationship with legendary Coach Norm Stewart.  One of Coach Garner's early stops was in Trenton, Missouri at Trenton Junior College (now North Central Missouri College) from 1971-1976 where he had a 95-47 record.  After several years as the top assistant on Coach Stewart's staff at Missouri he led programs at Drake University and Fort Hays State University, where he won the Division II National Championship with a 34-0 record and was named NABC D-II Coach of the Year in 1996.  Later he led Southeast Missouri State University and Dakota State before retiring from coaching at age 80!  Joining us on the panel is Coach Jeremy Esry, the highly successful Head Coach of Men's Basketball at North Central Missouri College, where he has over 200 coaching wins!   Kris and I jump in where we can between laughs in this fast paced basketball story packed episode! Battles with rivals, negotiations with officials and winter weather road trips (almost all with his wife Barbara along for the wild ride!) ...this episode has it all!   Follow Us on your favorite podcast platform to get notifications of new episodes! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1h 4m

  7. Jan 23

    Jeremy Benson, "Mr. GRC", Talks Grand River Conference Sports!

    In 1929, the Grand River Six was born and the long storied history of the Grand River Conference (GRC) began.  The original six, Albany, Stanberry, Grant City, Bethany, Maysville and King City, began playing football and basketball in 1930.  Along the way membership changed until a 16 team megaconference of small schools enticed Jeremy Benson to start covering all of it.  What began as a small hobby, blossomed into grandriverconference.com, GRC Facebook, Twitter and Instagram comprehensive social media coverage of North Missouri sports.  If you want a score or background story or deep statistical dive into the Grand River Conference season, grandriverconference.com and associated accounts have the latest and most accurate information.  Recently the conference was aligned into two conferences (GRC and GRC West) but he still covers it all.  Join us for the story of the conference, it's many GOATS of the GRC (who are found in Hall of Fames from Missouri to the College Football and NFL HOFs).  Jeremy's passion for the GRC and it's teams comes through in this fun conversation! Follow us on Instagram  @show_me_sports_legacies for clips and fresh content! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie   *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    56 min

  8. 12/24/2025

    Podcastapalooza: 2025 Is A Wrap!

    A lively panel and lots of audio clips from podcasts past!  Chad Boyd, fresh off winning the 2025 KTTN Fearless Forecasters football competition in his 15th year on that broadcast and Brian Upton, All-Time Winningest Girls Basketball Coach at Trenton High School (Missouri) step into the studio prepped and ready to share highs and lows in sports in 2025.  The panel chooses favorite episode clips from Tucker Franklin, Tom Johnson, Greg Stahl and Gallatin Golf: Title Town with Brice Garnett and Chad Sullenger!  Some surprise appearances from a star basketball coach and friend of the program plus Kris springs a quiz on Jeff at the end!  Fun talk and great stories... Follow us on Instagram  @show_me_sports_legacies for clips and fresh content! Intro/Outro, Touch Down by Matt Welch, Music Courtesy of Melodie Music, www.melod.ie   Thanks again to KTTN-FM for Tom Johnson broadcast clips!  *** Text us your ideas and feedback on topics, guests and anything else for the good of the cause! Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

    1 hr
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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
12 Ratings

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Show-Me Sports Legacies takes a story approach to learning about high school, junior college, D2 & D1 college sports and our beloved professional franchises in Kansas City and St. Louis.  We talk to people who have made their mark as coaches, players, scouts, officials and business people after coming from small towns or little known communities or neighborhoods.  We talk to people who are seeking to establish their reputation and break into sports career success.  With a fan's perspective we look at how to encourage and support people who have that sporting dream.

Information

  • Creator
    Jeff Crowley, Host, Kris Ockenfels, Co-Host
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Show-Me Sports Legacies
  • Show Website
    Show-Me Sports Legacies

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