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Happy Hour with John Gaskins

John Gaskins

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28:25

Vikings & Twins talk with veteran Minneapolis...

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2025/08/08

What do we make of J.J. McCarthy's reportedly rampant misfirings in the first 12 Minnesota Vikings practices? How much will a young quarterback's camp struggles, plus No. 2 receiver J.J. Addison's three-game suspension to start the season, hold back the offense and therefore the Vikings once the games that count kick off exactly a month from now? Should the Vikings try to go after Adam Thielen to help boost the wideout group, and what are the chances such a deal could be pulled off? Long-time

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33:24

Zach Zenner, part 1 - NFL years & life after football...

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2025/08/07

There are few humans and even fewer football players who truly fall into the category of "one of a kind" or "the man, the myth, the legend." But Zach Zenner is undeniably one of them, perhaps South Dakota's version of those old Dos Equis commercials — the most interesting man in the world. The South Dakota State and Missouri Valley Football Conference all-time career rushing and al-purpose yards leader possesses an uncommon curiosity about the world, particularly the human body and maximizing its

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34:44

Zach Zenner, pt 2 - The Jackrabbit Years

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2025/08/07

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01:08:35

Zach Zenner (full) goes deep on his record-setting...

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2025/08/07

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01:46:05

FULL WED. SHOW — Beers with Zach Borg, latest...

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2025/08/06

You'll never mistake him for anybody else. When Zach Borg delivered you local sports highlights or told stories about local athletes on both KDLT-TV and KSFY-TV the last 12 years, his style was boldly and uniquely his own. Energetic, detailed, fun. He was stocked with a treasure chest of his own Sportscenter-y catch phrases — "Tre, Bien!" — and a boatload of hype videos with bangin' rock 'n' roll bed music. As importantly, he possessed the deep passion and dedication to literally go the extra miles

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39:36

John-o-logue: Gronowski hype, Bouman is new SD...

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2025/08/06

Finally, a Mark Gronowski sighting at Iowa Hawkeye football camp! The Iowa football team hasn't allowed the media to watch (therefore, film) practices yet, but we at least got a glimpse of the South Dakota State legend's most recent highlight from the team's social media account. It's a dime that surely has Hawks fans drooling as they continue to salivate over the first quarterback they've likely been truly excited to see in a decade. Hear one coach Kirk Ferentz's most recent remarks about the

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01:06:30

Zach Borg on leaving local TV, 12 years of SD sports...

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2025/08/06

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01:00:55

NLA: Zim on SDSU & USD early football, McCarthy's...

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2025/08/05

Let's go camping and light a fire for the 2025 football season. With all the roster turnover and fresh faces in both the Jackrabbit and Coyote football programs, fans are salavating for a sneak peak into what's to come once the pigskin flies in just three weeks. How are both seasoned veteran Aidan Bouman and shiny new toy Chase Mason acclimating with some of the new teammates that are blocking for them, taking their handoffs, and catching their passes? Who are some of those studs in the trenches, in

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01:16:12

FULL MONDAY SHOW: NCAA Tourney Expansion idea, Big...

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2025/08/04

If only there was some way to measure just how much more popular the Jackrabbit and Coyote football programs have become in Sioux Falls the last decade or so. How much have SDSU and USD put a dent in the die-hard interest of the Huskers, Hawkeyes, and Gophers since the Jacks (and now Yotes) have become national title contenders? And between those three bordering Big Ten schools, which still has the most pull in Sioux Falls? NFL — Sure the Minnesota Vikings are king in town, but by how much? Who

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56:39

Sports bar manager Jackson Rentschler (Gateway...

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2025/08/04

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39:02

FRIDAY John-o-Logue: Twins dumpster fire, SDSU & USD...

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2025/08/01

The Minnesota Twins scorhed the baseball earth on Thursday with a fire sale — dumpster fire — for the ages, trading 10 players, taking $22 million off the 2025 books, and infuriating a loyal fan base already on edge. This included eating $33 million of the contract of the highest-paid Twin ever, Carlos Correa, and the complete blowup of the bullpen, with several promising and semi-proven players. While plenty of other media outlets will break down the "grades" and effectiveness of these moves, Happy

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40:55

Mike Henriksen, pt 2 - Epic story of breaking in to...

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2025/08/01

In part 2 of a rollicking 80 minutes of conversation from Gibs Sports Bar, local broadcasting legend Mike Henriksen starts with an epic story of how he broke into the radio business in Sioux Falls after spending 10 years in small markets like Gregory, Madison, and Mitchell. That story itself — which sprung from a stand-up comedy routine — is gold, but so is Mike's story about where he was when he found out his life was about to change. It was a memorable phone call taken in an iconic place in

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40:55

Mike Henriksen, pt 1 - Retirement from broadcasting,...

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2025/08/01

In the first 40 minutes of a rollicking 80 minutes of bar conversation with Mike Henriksen from Gibs Sports Bar, the legendary South Dakota broadcaster comes out of the gate like he did when he co-hosted the state's first daily sports talk show from 2001-06. The Twins had just traded Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros before Mike and Happy Hour host John Gaskins flipped on the mic, part of a historic 48 hour fire sale. So Mike and John channel their daily sports talk days to react. Then, Mike

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01:21:10

Mike Henriksen tells fun stories over drinks at a bar

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2025/07/31

The six hogs in the trailer hitched to the back of the 1963 Ford pickup truck were going nowhere, whether they liked it or not. It was 1971. Top-ranked Nebraska was battling No. 2 Nebraska in the Game of the Century on Thanksgiving Day, still regarded as the best, or one of the best, college football games in the 125-year history of the sport. The game was on the old AM radio as 14-year-old Mike Henriksen's dad was driving through Iowa on the way to an auction. But the truck and the pigs pulled over

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01:55:36

FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: Good transfer stories (Nate...

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2025/07/30

It's time to stand up for those who dare to transfer. While transfer culture has wildly invaded college athletics and taken over the entire narrative of college football and basketball — and, no doubt, high school sports, too — Happy Hour host John Gaskins illuminates some of the cases where the grass did end up being greener, and we're not talking about NIL pay raises. For example, Nate White, the South Dakota State running back whose life was tragically cut short last month. Read Matt Zimmer's

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36:52

John-o-logue: Good transfer stories (like Nate White)...

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2025/07/30

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01:17:48

Jared Fredenburg (2-time state champ head coach of...

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2025/07/30

If anyone has channeled his inner Miley Cyrus, it's Sioux Falls Lincoln football coach Jared Fredenburg. That may seem like an odd connection, but the Cyrus song, "It's about the Climb" applies as aptly to Fredenburg as anyone. Like other current and past Sioux Falls Public School head coaches, "Freddie" spent over 20 years paying his dues in the district — first at the middle school level for nearly a decade, then another 15 years as a high school assistant at Roosevelt — before landing his first

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01:09:01

NLA: 80's icons leave us, Jacks & Yotes start...

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2025/07/29

Before we look ahead to a rapidly-approaching 2025 football season, a look back — over beers and with a background of classic country music at the Gateway Lounge, of course — at pop culture titans from our youth who left us this past week. Gen X'ers John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer put the latest local sports buzz on hold for a bit to reminisce about the essence of Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Ozzy Osborne, Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, WWE GOAT Hulk Hogan, and "Cosby Show" heart throb Malcolm

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01:16:32

FULL MONDAY: Jacks' CHASE for a national title, Twins...

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2025/07/28

It's back to the field for many Div. I college football teams this week as they start "fall camp" leading into their first game approximately a month from now. This includes the Jackrabbits and Coyotes. It's also back to work for Happy Hour host John Gaskins, who was on a vacation scheduled well before last week's Missouri Valley Football Conference Media Day in Sioux Falls. (For a look or listen at the extensive coverage Matt Zimmer and Marcus Traxler provided for our Sioux Falls Live team, check

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36:19

Canaries are red HOT! GM Duell Higbe on the making of...

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2025/07/28

If you are school-girl-elated for football camps starting and the pigskin flying in real games within a month, cool. So are we! But that doesn't mean there is "nothing going on right now" in the Sioux Falls sports scene. The Canaries are going on. Big time! They are the hottest team in the 12-squad American Association of Professional Baseball with three games at The Birdcage on Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday and seven more in a row next Monday through Sunday (Aug. 4-10), and this is the best Sioux

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