Down The Alley
P-Mac, Ted, and Katie bring you "Down the Alley" podcast. We are thrilled to be able to talk Lacrosse with you each and every week. We will dive into specifically into Minnesota High School Lacrosse, Club Lacrosse (we run 36 Lacrosse and Team36) as well as sports business in general.
Episodes
204 episodes
2025 Week 11 - The Last Dance!
Well, we are down to 4 teams remaining. 2 Boys. 2 Girls. Winners of Saturday's contest are crowned 2025 CHAMPS!! What a run we had this year and it's shaping up to a fantastic championship saturday. In ...
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2025 Week 10 - State tournament is here!
Well, hard to believe we are in the final week. Congrats to all the teams who punched their ticket and won their section... we breakdown the section winners, talk about our potential state seeding and pick who we think will win state in 2...
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2025 Week 8 - Sections are upon us
In this episode we have an instant reaction to the section tournament brackets and some quick thoughts on what we expect over the next few weeks. Lots of good matchups and potential matchups on tap as the journey to state begins! Go...
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2025 Week 7 - Are we really in the final week of the reg season?!
Feels like yesterday we were kicking off the first week of games. Now we are previewing the final week of the regular season. Conference titles on the line. Section seeding implications. Really no clarity whatsoever, thi...
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2025 Week 6 - Coach Varhol / Coach Joe Bear in the house and another wild week of games
In this episode we have coach Varhol (Stillwater) and Coach Joe Bear (BSM) on to preview the big boys matchup on Thursday between the Ponies and the Red Knights. We talk about some teams climbing the rankings and some teams that have some...
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2025 Week 5 - Get ready for MAY MADNESS. In a week of questions, We got... more questions?!
Lots of wild scores this week and another upcoming week of great matchups. Edina boys and PL girls have solidified their status as the front runners - but, the mighty middle continues to get bigger and bigger. Could be in store for ...
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2025 Week 4 - New Rankings?! And we are officially in a "Tornado Watch"
Week 3 was awesome, we had some big matchups, some crazy scores and maybe even some more upsets? Depends who you ask. But... Nonetheless, some teams are popping up on the radarLaxNumbers has their first live ranking of the year.&nb...
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BONUS EPISODE w/ Scott Stark, HC of Maryville University
In this episode we catch up with Scott Stark, the head coach of Maryville University and Prior Lake/Minn-Duluth alum. He gives us a quick inside look at his program, what players can expect at the collegiate level and talks about his new ...
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2025 Week 3 - More Matchups, rain outs, big concession news and Upsets? Depends who you ask
In this episode we look back at the first week of games, talk about what we think were some early season upsets, teams to watch and at the end shout out a big concession update coming out of Orono that we got from a listener
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2025 Week 2 - Let the Games Begin!
Games kicked off this week with a huge slate of awesome matchups coming this weekend. We talk about early opening night scores coming in as well as preview the games this weekend. Happy Laxin'! --DOWN THE ALLEY i...
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2025 Season is here! Special guest, top concessions, new initiatives and preview of opening night
Well, we finally made it. The 2025 season is here! Every team is 0-0, clean slate, filled with hope. The road to the state tournament has begun!In this episode we have a special guest giving us his pre-season...
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Episode 173: MN High School Section 8 Deep Dive w/ Logan Wiemken/Alex Kelly & Briann Martinson
Last, but not least, we have section 8. The final section breakdown before we head into the 2025 season. With us, we have the whole Moorhead contingent, Logan & Alex from the boys program and Briann from the girls program. ...
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Episode 172: MN High School Section 7 Deep Dive w/ Jon Beach & Brent Eaton
This week we dive into Section 7 with Jon Beach, who works with the Blaine Boys program and Brent Eaton, Head Coach of Chisago Lakes Girls Lacrosse. Both coaches share valuable insights on section 7, a section that stretches far and wide ...
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Episode 171: MN High School Section 6 Deep Dive w/ Lance Kuehn & Heather Pierson
This week we dive into Section 6 with Lance Kuehn of the Rosemount Boys and Heather Pierson of Prior Lake Girls. Two coaches that have not only been at the helm of their respective teams for many years but are influential in Minnesota Lac...
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Episode 170: MN High School Section 5 Deep Dive w/ Brandon Carlson & Jeff Johnson
Breaking down Section 5 this week. A section that has been extremely competitive in recent years with tons of success at the state tournament. In this episode we talk to guest coaches Brandon Carlson of Wayzata Boys and Jeff Johnso...
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Episode 169: MN High School Section 4 Deep Dive w/ Merek Regan & Theresa Hanson
The halfway point of the section deep dives with Section 4. In this episode we talk to guest coaches from Hill-Murray, Merek Regan and Theresa Hanson!They give us a nice breakdown on section 4 and a little more insight on what the...
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Episode 168: MN High School Section 3 Deep Dive w/ Brian Willson & Jeff Rosga
Moving on to the People's Section, Section 3 w/ guest coaches Brian Willson (Hastings Boys Lacrosse) and Jeff Rosga (Cretin - Derham Hall Girls Lacrosse)Brian and Jeff give us an inside look at Section 3 and their thoughts as we look ah...
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Episode 167: MN High School Section 2 Deep Dive w/ Garrett Brunsvold, Chandler DeZellar & Anna Rydeen
This week we tackle the breakdown of Section 2 with Minnetonka Lacrosse - Garrett Brunsvold for the boys and Chandler Dezellar & Anna Rydeen for the girls. Garrett, Chandler and Anna give us an inside look at Se...
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DTA Episode 166 - MN High School Section 1 Deep Dive w/ Mitch Grengs and Brooke Rutherford
We are finally here! The road to the 2025 High School season begins this week with our first section deep dive - Section 1To help us, we brought in Farmington High School Girls and Boys coaches, Brooke Rutherford and Mitch Grengs ...
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DTA Episode 165 - Univ. Detroit - Mercy Head Coach, Charlie Hayes
In this episode, we have Charlie Hayes, the head coach of University of Detroit-Mercy and former teammate of P-Mac. We discuss his new role as head coach of the program but also dive into his professional playing career in the PLL with th...
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Episode 164 w/ MN Lax Legend, Mo Gaitan
In this episode we talk with Lakeville native and MN lacrosse legend, Mo Gaitan. Mo has been instrumental in the growth of the Women's game in Minnesota and has now taken her talents to the east coast where she is Athletic Director and La...
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Episode 163 - Nik Colpitts, Head Coach of Queens University Men's Lacrosse
In this episode, we have Nik Colpitts, the head coach of Queens University Lacrosse. We discuss his journey into lacrosse, his coaching career working his way up the ranks to Division 1 head coach and his life being a dedicated but troubl...
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Episode 162 w/ Prior Lake Girls Coach & MSLax President - Jess Jurovich
In this episode, Katie and P-Mac talk with Jess Jurovich, one of their esteemed colleagues in the Prior Lake Lacrosse organization. They discuss her journey in lacrosse, getting into coaching, offensive coaching philosophies and more abou...
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The best MN Lacrosse team of ALL TIME
In this episode, we bring in good friends of the show, Chaun Klemetsrud and Rob Horn for a fireside chat. In this episode we talk discuss some MN lacrosse history and some of the greatest teams we have seen over the years. At the end, we ...
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Episode 160 w/ Editor in Chief of Prep Network, Jared Nelson
In this episode, Ted is flying solo interviewing Prep Network editor in chief, Jared Nelson. In this episode we talk a bit about the start of Prep Network as an MN Basketball recruiting website to where it now covering high school recruit...
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