February 6, 2012

Tigers Football Preview – Week 2

The Republic Tigers put their 1-0 record on the line in a road matchup with Nixa this week. The Eagles manhandled Camdenton in Week 1.

I talked to Coach Kurt Thompson about last week’s win over Willard, and what he expects out of the Eagles Friday night. You can listen to the interview here, or you can subscribe to Republic Tiger Sports Radio in iTunes, and automatically receive new episodes as they’re released. Just click the “Subscribe” button over on the right side of the page.

Thompson, Tigers Look for Turnaround

Coming off a 1-9 season, there are lots of areas for improvement for the Republic Tigers. But Coach Kurt Thompson says the attitude of the team during summer training, despite last year’s disappointment, has never wavered. I talked to Thompson about the upcoming season on the latest episode of the Republic Tiger Sports podcast.

(You can listen below, or download the file for later. And you can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to get every new episode delivered to your mobile phone or music player. Just click the “Republic Tiger Sports Radio” button on the right side of the page to subscribe.)

 

Postgame Interview: Kurt Thompson

Coach Kurt Thompson talked briefly after the game about Republic’s 27-13 loss to Nixa.

Week 2 Preview: Kurt Thompson

Football Coach Kurt Thompson is happy with his team’s season-opening win over Willard, but he knows the Tigers will face a tougher task this week when Nixa comes to town. I talked to him about what Republic needs to do to knock off the Eagles.

Postgame Interview: Kurt Thompson

After the win over Willard to open the season, coach Kurt Thompson talked about his impressions of his team’s first game.

Tigers Hit the Field at Jamboree

The Tigers got their first look at live competition during their annual 4-team jamboree in Camdenton Friday. Republic, Camdenton, Marshfield and Eldon participated. Afterwards, I talked to coach Kurt Thompson about his impressions.

2010 Football Preview

Football coach Kurt Thompson goes into his 4th season as head coach as Republic with experience up front, on both sides of the ball — and with more players than he’s ever had on the roster.  We talked this week about what questions remain with a little over two weeks until the season opener.

Football Week 8: Postgame with Kurt Thompson

Coach Kurt Thompson talks about the Tiger victory over McDonald County, how his team handled the Mustang offense, and the great performance turned in by Ryan Sifferman.

Football Week 8 Preview: Kurt Thompson

The Tigers are ready to start district play against the Mustangs of McDonald County.  Kurt Thompson talks about how the wet weather has impacted practice, and where his team stands for the final three weeks of the season.

Football Week 6: Postgame with Kurt Thompson

After the game, Coach Kurt Thompson talked about his team’s last-second victory, and the character the Tigers showed in coming back after Willard scored to take the lead with three minutes to go.