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High School Insider Hour

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“High School Insider Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Fridays and will feature The Register's John Naughton, Cody Goodwin and Chris Cuellar, along with KXnO's Ross Peterson and Chris Williams, to preview the top weekend high school sports action and hit on the hottest recruiting stories around Iowa. Replays of the live shows can be downloaded later on podcasts apps available on smartphones and mobile devices.

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“High School Insider Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Fridays and will feature The Register's John Naughton, Cody Goodwin and Chris Cuellar, along with KXnO's Ross Peterson and Chris Williams, to preview the top weekend high school sports action and hit on the hottest recruiting stories around Iowa. Replays of the live shows can be downloaded later on podcasts apps available on smartphones and mobile devices.

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Episodes
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'High School Insider:' Recruiting updates for the state's top wrestling, basketball stars

1/12/2018
This week the guys talk about Des Moines North hoops star Tyreke Locure and Oskaloosa's Xavier Foster as well as wrestling standouts Brody Teske and Alex Thomsen.

Duration:00:46:17

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High School Insider: Hall of Famer comes to Des Moines, state wrestling update

2/17/2017
Cody Goodwin joins 1460 AM KXnO and drops some big news about the keynote speaker of the Register's All-Iowa prep sports awards ceremony.

Duration:00:45:52

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'High School Insider:' State wrestling preview, recapping recent hoops

2/10/2017
Cody Goodwin and Chris Cuellar are talking about the highly anticipated state wrestling tournament and the fast-approaching basketball postseason.

Duration:00:37:52

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'High School Insider:' Signing Day gives way to winter sprint

2/2/2017
National Signing Day has come and gone, and the state of Iowa offered a historic scholarship haul. Cody Goodwin, Chris Cuellar and Ross Peterson break down the final tally and offer the earliest hints to (yes) 2018. And we're entering championship season for wrestling, along with the stretch run for high school hoops. Are there real team contenders on the mat outside of Southeast Polk, Valley and Fort Dodge? On the court, who might be a Class 4A state sleeper? And is Elle Ruffridge the best...

Duration:00:48:55

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High School Insider: Should Iowa prep hoops use a shot clock?

1/13/2017
John Naughton and Cody Goodwin join 1460-AM KXnO to talk about the recent happenings in Iowa prep sports and debate the usage of shot clocks in high school hoops. Naughton also rehashes some of his favorite moments of the fall (it's not all about football) while Goodwin uncovers some of the most compelling hoops storylines of January.

Duration:00:48:48

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High School Insider: Previewing a full night of hoops, update on wrestling, football

1/6/2017
Cody Goodwin and Chris Cuellar take a look at an exciting night of CIML basketball including a rematch of the thrilling Hoover vs. North matchup and some intriguing games in the suburbs. Chris and Cody also update football recruiting and wrestling.

Duration:00:47:16

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High School Insider: Storylines for 2017

12/30/2016
Cody Goodwin drops by to talk about high school basketball, and the break in prep hoops for the holidays. What storylines will sprout as the calendar switches to 2017? Could Iowa get a new all-time leading scorer?

Duration:00:32:04

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High School Insider: Recruits to watch during state games

11/11/2016
While their teams fight for state titles, these players are fighting for college scouts' eyeballs.

Duration:00:32:59

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High School Insider: Quarterfinal games to watch

11/4/2016
Chris Cuellar and Cody Goodwin join 1460 AM KXnO to talk about the huge Valley vs. Ankeny Centennial matchup and other big games around 3A and 4A as well as central and eastern Iowa.

Duration:00:41:05

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High School Insider: Playoffs, playoffs, playoffs

10/28/2016
Our Cody Goodwin and Chris Cuellar examine the playoff structure and the playoff teams for the 2016 bracket. How do the fellas feel about this year's new playoff format and how could it be better? What teams have a shot at a big upset? Who wins a couple top-10 matchups?

Duration:00:35:14

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High School Insider podcast: 4A district play begins

9/23/2016
With district play beginning, there's not as many marquee matchups this Friday, but the games are just as important. The Register's John Naughton and Cody Goodwin join KXnO to break it all down.

Duration:00:45:28

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High School Insider podcast: Dowling-Waukee, SE Polk-Centennial and more

9/16/2016
Cody Goodwin and John Naughton join the KXNO guys to discuss this week's big games.

Duration:00:46:54

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PODCAST: 'High School Insider' gets you ready for prep football

8/25/2016
The Register's Chris Cuellar, John Naughton and Cody Goodwin join KXnO Radio's Ross Peterson preview the Iowa high school football season as Week 1 gets underway Friday. The gang talks about the top storylines heading into the start of the 2016 season, such as West Des Moines powerhouses Dowling and Valley, top players around the CIML, central Iowa and the state and more!

Duration:00:46:19

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Previewing the All-Iowa Sports Awards banquet

6/17/2016
The Register's Chris Cuellar, Andy Hamilton and John Naughton join KXNO's Heather Burnside to discuss the first All-Iowa Sports Awards banquet. The group discusses the history of the Register's all-state selections, the process for picking the All-Iowa teams, what they're looking forward to about the event, the sponsors helping the event, Peyton Manning as the keynote speaker and much, much more. Listen in!

Duration:00:47:03

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LISTEN: 'High School Insider' talk All-Iowa girls' and boys' basketball selections, spring sports

3/24/2016
The Register's John Naughton and Chris Cuellar team up with Ross Peterson of KXnO Radio and talk All-Iowa girls' and boys' basketball selections, as well as looking ahead to the spring sports season in high school athletics.

Duration:00:32:49

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'High School Insider:' Shot-clock saga

3/9/2016
An incredible day of Class 4A boys' basketball saw a pair of buzzer-beaters, but the state's shot-clock situation is again brought to the forefront after a double-overtime finish between West Des Moines Valley and Pleasant Valley. Ross Peterson and Chris Cuellar walk through the pros, cons and realities of a shot clock in Iowa while recapping the state tournament as a whole.

Duration:00:33:06

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LISTEN: 'High School Insider' breaks down state girls' basketball, previews boys' hoops

3/3/2016
The Register's Chris Cuellar and John Naughton team up with KXnO Radio's Chris Williams and Ross Peterson and tackle storylines leading into Saturday's 2016 state girls' basketball championship games. The crew also dives into what's in store for the boys' state basketball tournament and more!

Duration:00:21:07

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'High School Insider' takes a deep dive into the basketball postseason

2/26/2016
Chris Cuellar and John Naughton join KXNO's Ross Peterson to talk all things Iowa high school sports. Cuellar joins Peterson first to talk about CIML teams and the boys' postseason so far. Naughton then joins the show to discuss the girls' basketball tournament, which kicks off next week at Wells Fargo Arena.

Duration:00:27:37

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LISTEN: 'High School Insider' on state wrestling, prep basketball and more

2/18/2016
The Register's Chris Cuellar and Andy Hamilton team up with KXnO Radio's Ross Peterson and talk the latest in high school athletics, such as the craziness that goes with covering the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament and what key facts about wrestlers, teams and matchups stick out, looking ahead to postseason boys' and girls' prep basketball and more! Remember, you can listen to the show every Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. on 1460-AM.

Duration:00:44:23

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'High School Insider' looks at the ending of the winter sports season

2/13/2016
The Register's John Naughton joins KXNO for the "High School Insider." The guys take a class-by-class look at girls' basketball, discuss the appointment of the new Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union executive director Jean Berger and look ahead to postseason swimming. Andy Hamilton then joins the show to break down wrestling.

Duration:00:33:45