Dakota Grappler Live

Busy  Night for Dakota Grappler Live!  We will be interviewing NDSU wrestling coaches Roger Kish and Oberson Blanc.  Also, we will be updating people on the ND girls wrestling front interviewing Mandan Coach and USA  women's director James Porter.  It will be a great night of wrestling talk, join Jon and Bill and the special guests!  Special release of ND  Class A rankings along with some Dakota Grappler preview digital editions tonight for questions asked during the live show!

Intro Show for the 2021-22 wrestling season.  Jon Gums and Bill Holtan interview Minot State Wrestling Coach Evan Forde.  We will talk about the addition of women's wrestling to Minot State, his 2021-22 team and so much more!  Come over and have some fun as we bring wrestling news from the Dakotas to you!

Jon and Bill update wrestling fans on what is happening in the world of wrestling.  Everything from College athletes being paid (NIL) Name, Image, and Likeness.  Also updates on the Olympics and the 2021 USA Marines Cadet and 16U Nationals in Fargo.  A great show enjoy!

We will talk a lot about Fargo Nationals and Girls wrestling!  USA wrestling is really helping get girls wrestling established in North Dakota.  A big thank you to Tony Fugelberg and James Porter!

Jim Zalesky made huge news in the past few days after taking the Head wrestling coach at Jamestown College, an NAIA school.  Bill and I get to interview him!  Enjoy!

Jon, Bill, and Nate discuss the Olympic Trials, Dake, Burroughs and much more!

The Vermillion, S.D., native and Head wrestling coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers will join the show and talk wrestling!  Everything from his program to coaching Jordan Burroughs and so much more!

Jon and Bill interview NDSU superstar wrestlers Jared Franek and Brandon Metz after just returning from the NCAA Div. I National Championship!  These young men will be part of a great show!  Join us and share to everyone!

Blees attended Bismarck High School, where he accumulated a record of 250-25 and was a five-time Fargo National All-American. He won the 2013 Junior National freestyle championship at 152 pounds. and 160 in 2014 From Oklahoma State to Virginia Tech competed at the Div I level and was a 2x NCAA Div. I Qualifier.  Come see this great interview, we will talk a lot about the Championships this weekend, share this to all your wrestling friends.  #MATPAC

Bryant operates Mat Talk Online, a podcast network promoting college wrestling programs and wrestling organizations nationwide.    Bryant is a three-time national wrestling writer and broadcaster of the year and currently serves as the President for the National Wrestling Media Association.

A must listen to interview with 5x State Champ, Division I Wisconsin 133lber.  Bill and I are excited to hear what he has to say...  Join us and Share... Lets make this huge!

Jon and Bill interview Jamestown's Women wrestling coach Shauna (Isbell) Kemp.  Kemp was a member of the Team USA women's wrestling team from 2012-13 and was the 2012 Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national champion.  She is in her 3rd year coaching at Jamestown.  We will discuss everything wrestling.  This will be a great interview.

Jon and Bill interview Webster and University of Minnesota Wrestling superstar Logan Storley. It should be a great interview at a fun time talking wrestling for North and South Dakota

Jon and Bill interview Northern State Head Coach after winning their conference..  Should be a great show... plus we may talk a bit about the ND State Wrestling brackets.

Jon and Bill interview Wrestling Changed My Life's  Ryan Warner who runs  a great podcast!  His podcast shows the inspirational journeys of  wrestlers and how the sport changed their lives. By stitching together  stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat, and perseverance, he takes the  listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. Based in Chicago, Ryan  Warner hosts the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast and is a die-hard  wrestling fan.  Join us and share this will be a great interview!   Randy Lewis arbitration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IFQlEy1Tq0

Jon, Bill and Nate talk wrestling in North Dakota for the week.  We will talk college, high school, and even about great wrestling podcasts!

Bill and Jon interview Valley City Head wrestling coach and talk wrestling and so much more!

Jon and Bill are so excited to interview wrestling legends Milo and Monte Trusty this Sunday!  Put this on your calendars and listen to some great wrestling stories, from some of the best North Dakota and Colorado have ever seen!  Share lets get a great crowd!

Jon and Bill will interview New Salem head wrestling coach David Wolding New Salem Head wrestling coach... Listen to this great coach and some Class B wrestling chatter!  It was a blast!  Enjoy!

Jon and Bill will interview Shane Sparks, for many wrestling fans, the  voice and face of wrestling is Shane Sparks.  What makes this wrestling  broadcaster so good and what makes it so interesting are his enthusiasm  and apparent wonder for the sport.

A quick 10 minute interview to discuss Turtle Mountain Community High School's process to get the school ready to wrestle.

Covid almost shut down their season!

Jon and Bill interview LOG owner Terry Pack, talk tons of great wrestling and mindset!

Bill and Jon breakdown what has happened in wrestling the first week of January.

Jon and Bill discuss wrestling with 2008 Olympian Andy Hrovat.  We talk "base wrestling" Spartan wrestling and so much more... a Great Show!

Bill and Jon Discuss what is happening in Wrestling!  Special guest had something come up.. So it is just Bill and Jon...  Next Week we will have an ex-Olympian on Andy Hrovat.

Dakota Grappler Live will feature two great guests, Terry Steiner USA Wrestling Women’s National Team Head Coach and Jordan Hassler BEK's Cheif Operating Officer, Nominee for National Wrestling Media Association "Broadcaster of the Year".  we will talk lots of wrestling.  Host's Jon Gums and Bill Holtan will have fun with these two former North Dakota Wrestlers.

A long episode but well worth it.  Terry Steiner delivers!  I know you will go away with great information!

This Show includes Jeff Schumacher Bismarck High Coach and Mitch Greenwood Cavalier Wrestling Coach.  We will talk about everything happening in wrestling today and everything from history to wrestling mindset.  This will be a great show to join us!

Tonight's show will include special guests Brendon Flynn Devils Lake wrestling coach, and Nate Humann Century Wrestling coach.  And maybe a special appearance of Jim Makovsky time plays out right...  Jon Gums and Bill Holtan will host this great wrestling talk show!  Long show.  If you want to skip around I would suggest about the 1 hour and 30 min location for some great content!

Tonight Jon Gums and Bill Holtan talk wrestling with Century's Clay Radenz and Blair Kelley.  Great show about high school mindset and so much more... Enjoy this great Show!

Dakota Grappler Live's Jon Gums and Bill Holtan brings you an interview of Northern State University Wrestling coach Rocky Burkett.  It is a great show which also includes Rapid City's Tom Schoenhard.  We talk what is currently going on in North and South Dakota Wrestling, covid, and always more.  Enjoy!