Season 5; Episode 5. Featuring: Kai Vetter and Coach Jason Walker; Anna Hall; Stewart Cumberland and Devon Alexander‪.‬ Metro East Sports Podcast

This episode features hometown heroes and a former world champion trying to make a difference in the lives of others. Edwardsville HS Hockey Coach Jason Walker is in the studio to accept the MESPY for Hockey Team of the Year. He is joined by his goalie Kai Vetter, who earned the MESPY for Player of the Year. The two discuss their championship season, which included raising $40k for Hockey Fights Cancer in conjunction with the St. Louis Blues.

Next up, Anna Hall, a member of the Harry Gallatin Awards Committee, joins the show to talk about helping to organize the event, which recognizes the best basketball players in the Riverbend area. Hall, a two-time Gallatin Player of the Year, shares her thoughts on the upcoming ceremony.

Finally, former world champion boxer Devon Alexander stops by to share his candid story of growing up in North St. Louis in a "two bedroom apartment with 13 kids and two adults." Alexander "the Great" talks about when he first started the sport, and he details highlights from his 19 years in professional boxing. He is joined by Stewart Cumberland, a member of his foundation, and the two discuss their plans to bring hope to kids in North STL through education and boxing.