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GRC State Basketball Press Conferences and Interviews - Stanberry and Putnam County

I was able to attend the MSHSAA State Basketball Tournament this past weekend.  Two GRC teams (Stanberry and Putnam County) advanced to state.  Here are all of the interviews and press conferences from both this weekend:

Stanberry - Pre-Game Interview with Head Coach Nick Groomer

I was able to catch up with Stanberry Head Coach Nick Groomer on Thursday to talk about his postseason run and preview the upcoming game against Wellsville-Middletown.  

Following Stanberry's win over Wellsville-Middletown, Coach Groomer joined Austin and Tyler Schwebach to answer questions from the press.  Wellsville-Middletown press conference also follows.

(Apologies for the sound quality with the background noise for this audio above)

Coach Groomer and his starters answered questions from the press following the championship game against South Iron.  The Stanberry portion of the press conference starts at the 3:40 mark following South Iron's press conference.

Putnam County

Coach Kyle Fleshman was joined by Lance Fowler, Zach Heidenwith and Landon Wood to talk about the semifinal loss to Bernie.  The Putnam County portion of the press conference starts at the 7:33 mark following Bernie's press conference.

After the 3rd Place victory over LeBlond, Coach Fleshman was once again joined by Lance, Zach and Landon to talk about the win and what the seniors have meant to Putnam County.

Austin Miller of the Kirksville Daily Express and I caught up with Coach Fleshman after the press conference to talk about the season and what to expect for next year.

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