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Teske vs. Thomsen

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - December 11, 2017 15:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 58th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede break down the wrestling match that everyone is talking about between Brody Teske of Fort Dodge and Alex Thomsen of Underwood. In Segment 2, they preview the Hy-Vee Classic that comes up this weekend and weigh in ...
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INA All-State: Help!

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - November 27, 2017 14:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede tackle the problems with the recent INA All-State football teams and offer up some suggestions on ways to improve the program. In segment No. 2, the wild weekend in college football is discussed, including Iowa’s win ...
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A Fall Recap

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - November 08, 2017 22:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede look ahead to the state volleyball tournament and look back at the football and cross country seasons of area teams. Segment No. 2 focuses on the new voting policy for the INA all-state football teams, and they wr...
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Time For The Playoffs!

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - October 25, 2017 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 55th installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede get you ready for the state football playoffs with analysis on all of the area teams and their first round games. In the second segment, they look back at the 4A state golf tournament and ahead to this weekend...
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Do You Know Your Sports Movie Trivia?

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - October 04, 2017 13:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede hit on all the favorite fall topics - prep football, prep golf, Iowa football and the MLB playoffs. In the final segment, we see how well Ross knows his sports movie trivia, and you can play along as well.
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Fall Reaches Midpoint

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - September 18, 2017 13:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
With the fall prep football season at the halfway point, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede discuss what's transpired so far and what to expect going forward. In the segment second, they look back at the Cy-Hawk Showdown, and end discussing prep golf, volleyball and cross country.
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2017 Prep Football Preview

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - August 21, 2017 13:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 51st episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the upcoming 2017 Iowa prep football season. Area teams are covered, as are the six classes.
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All About The Diamond

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - July 17, 2017 13:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 50th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the state softball tournament, which gets underway today from Fort Dodge. They also delve into prep baseball as it finishes its run-up to state this week, and then Major League Baseball.
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Cy-Hawk Rivalry Spring Edition

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - April 17, 2017 13:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede talk plenty of Iowa and Iowa State athletics. In segment one, Iowa State's wrestling program is the subject, as the hiring of the new staff is dissected. Segment No. 2 is all about Iowa football and its perceived weak...
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Say Hello To Mr. Basketball

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - March 15, 2017 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 47th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede put the finishing touches on the prep boys' basketball season and talk about new Mr. Basketball, Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Joe Smoldt, as well as the rest of the INA all-state teams. Next up is a look at the men's...
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Hawks are headed to state!

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - February 27, 2017 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede dissect the Class 2A Substate 6 boys' basketball game between South Hamilton and East Marshall. South Hamilton prevailed in a nail-biter, 53-51, to move on to the state tournament for the second time in four years. In ...
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More Media Talk

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - January 30, 2017 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
On this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede continue to discuss the new media policies that have been put into place by the IHSAA for the upcoming state wrestling tournament. What has changed or what new information has come out since the guidelines were first ...
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Winter is Heating Up

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - January 16, 2017 19:39 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 43rd installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede have got the winter prep sports blanketed. The first segment gets you caught up on the wrestling scene and basketball is discussed in the second segment. For the third segment, Banning and Thede talk about new...
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2016 - The Year In Review

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - December 20, 2016 15:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this final 3 Up 3 Down podcast of 2016, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede discuss the year that was. They count down the top five stories in each both their coverage areas at the Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal and the Marshalltown Times Republican. Hopefully you'll enjoy this walk down me...
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State Championship Football Preview

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - November 15, 2016 16:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this special installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede get you ready for the Iowa high school state football championship games with interviews with two of the coaches that will be involved. In the first segment, Gladbrook-Reinbeck head coach John Olson stops ...
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On To The Dome

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - November 07, 2016 15:38 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In episode No. 40 of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede get you ready for the state football semifinals that are scheduled for later this week in the UNI-Dome. Webster City's 3A semifinal against Glenwood and Gladbrook-Reinbeck's Class A semifinal against St. Ansgar are ...
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Football State Playoffs Preview

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - October 24, 2016 15:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this special episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede get you ready for the 2016 prep football state playoffs. All 6 classes are covered, from 4A down to 8-man. Who are the favorites to reach the Dome? Where are the potential upsets? Who isn't in that should be? ...
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Fall Leaves

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - October 17, 2016 15:02 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 38th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede dig into the prep football scene as it stands prior to the final week of the regular season. Which teams are in the playoffs? What do teams not already in need to do to qualify? They have the answers. The MLB play...
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A Lot To Talk About

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - September 29, 2016 13:40 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
On this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede hit plenty of topics that may draw your interest. The Ryder Cup, Iowa football, prep volleyball and football, the tragic passing of Jose Fernandez, the life of Arnold Palmer and the career of Vin Scully are all includ...
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Cy-Hawk Snoozer

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - September 12, 2016 15:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 36th episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede dig into the Cy-Hawk rivalry that turned into a blowout over the weekend. Where do Iowa and ISU go from here? They also break down area prep sports football, cross country and golf, and end with quick hits on MLB ...
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All Things Football

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - August 30, 2016 13:39 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross These dig into the prep football season in the state of Iowa. The surprises of Week 1, including Webster City's dominant effort against Humboldt, as well as a look at the initial AP poll of the season are covered. Colin Kae...
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All About Football Media Day

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - August 10, 2016 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning of the Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal and Ross These of tje Marshalltown Times Republican delve into the recent football media days at Iowa, Iowa State and UNI. Thoughts and predictions sure to go wrong are offered up.
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Around The Diamond

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - July 11, 2016 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 33rd installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede take you around the prep softball and baseball diamonds as the postseason heats up. The second segment features thoughts on MLB at the All-Star break and the recent free agent signings in the NBA. The 2016 Rio...
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Lynx are champs again

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - May 31, 2016 13:28 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In his, the 32nd installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning of the Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal and Ross Thede of the Marshalltown Times Republican reflect on the Webster City boys' golf team's run to a second straight Class 3A state championship, and also look ahead to th...
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It's State Track Week

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - May 16, 2016 13:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
The Iowa state track and field meet is front and center on Episode No. 31 of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, as hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the 3-day event held at Drake Stadium. The NBA playoffs and an MLB brawl to remember are the the docket in the second segment. The life and story of...
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It's State Track Week

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - May 16, 2016 13:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
The Iowa state track and field meet is front and center on Episode No. 31 of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, as hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede preview the 3-day event held at Drake Stadium. The NBA playoffs and an MLB brawl to remember are the the docket in the second segment. The life and story of...
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Spring Is In The Air

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - May 02, 2016 14:37 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede delve into the spring sports season, as they discuss track and field, soccer, golf and tennis. Segment No. 2 focuses on Major League Baseball, the NHL and NBA playoffs, as well as the NFL draft. In the final segm...
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Let's Go To The Movies

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - April 04, 2016 14:56 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede delve into the arena of sports movies. What movies do they think are the best? What movies are the worst? They cover both angles and there are sure to be some surprises. But first, the hosts look back at the NCAA ...
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Let the Madness Begin

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - March 14, 2016 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In the 28th installment of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede are joined by Ames Tribune sports writer Travis Hines to break down the NCAA tournament men's basketball bracket. In the first segment, they discuss the potential successes and pitfalls for Iowa State, Iowa an...
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Winter Winding Down

3 Up, 3 Down with Troy Banning - February 29, 2016 17:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross Thede take a look back at the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament, and then dive into boys basketball, which is finishing up its substate round before the state tournament begins on March 7. In the final segment, th...
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