Metro East Sports Podcast

Season 6; Episode 8: Volley-talk, Keepin' It Reel, and Diamond Diego!
This episode is presented by Little Caesars Pizza, and it features in-studio guests O'Fallon Volleyball Coach Natalie Best, Sophia Waitukaitis, and Olivia Thompson; YouTube fishing sensation Luke Slemmer; and basball guru, Diego Solares of Scout-Connect.
This show begins with the MESPY winners for 4A Girls Volleyball Team of the Year, the O'Fallon Panthers, who are repped in studio by Coach Natalie Best and senior captains Sophia Waitukaitis and Olivia Thompson. Coach Best describes having a baby in September, and how that impacted her coaching role this year; the girls talk about making the transition and reaching the "Sweet 16."
Next up, Luke Slemmer has a YouTube fishing channel that reached nearly a half million people. In his interview, he describes the challenges and joys of creating content and managing his channel.
Finally, we chat with Diego Solares of Scout-Connect, a baseball, which, as the name indicates helps high school and JUCO players get the exposure they need to find the best fit for their baseball careers. Solares describes his life-long passion for the game and the various services that Scout-Connect provides local baseball players, and he breaks down 5 high school teams to watch this spring.