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Buckeye City Gritty
by Josh Gardner & Ron Wallace
A talking newspaper for the finest town in the finest state in the finest country in the whole world. Our Podcast focuses on our small town, the "happenings", digging into community issues, providing business reviews, local high school sports, community events and more. It's a podcast where there are no strings attached. Hard truths may be revealed occasionally, but the end game is making folks laugh.
Episodes
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The beat drops tonight with Mr. Koziel & The Blue Devil Band
A great episode tonight with Mr. Koziel and an inside look at the behind-the-scenes work and preparation for a memorable half-time show. Tune in and learn about the work these young artists do to create a production for our crowd to enjoy!
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Week 7: DHS vs. LOUDONVILLE- HOMECOMING
Join us with the moms!
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Week 6: DHS vs NORTHMORE
Join us as we have Jeff, Jon, Ron, Deacon and Cade on screen as we head into week 6 at Northmore.
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DHS vs. Mt. GILEAD
We sat down with Owen Gronberg, Silas Mizer, and Austin Addair. Hear their thoughts before the Mt. Gilead game. Sorry for the poor quality on this episode. I did not properly save this file, so the audio quality may suffer! Go Blue!
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Week 4 DHS vs. Fredericktown
Dustin Bartok Ron Wallace Luke Colopy Benny Gardner Lil' Tim Collin Martin and more...
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Week 3: Danville Blue Devils Vs. Monroeville
Week 3 guests: Parker Proper, Jacob Karn, & Briggs Wallace walk us through a Utica recap and talk film breakdown for Monroeville and more! Join us live Thursday nights with new guests, new predictions, and get to know our coaches and players through the season!
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Week 2: Utica
Live with Brycen Burke and Cy Wallace to discuss results of the Dalton game and the upcoming Utica revenge.
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Week 1- Dalton
Preparing for the 2026 campaign, we kick off the season with Coach Blum and seniors Aidan Mickley and Nolan Ridgway.
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Buckeye City Kickoff Preseason
Season 3 Ep. 1- Preseason!
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Village update and Boys basketball!
Join us as we navigate through village news, and talk about the shift in success for the boys basketball program here at Danville!
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Season 3 Opener!
Breaking news in Danville! Hurry to the coon supper!
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Week 14: Danville Blue Devils vs. Hillsdale Falcons
Danville Vs. Hillsdale. Hear from some of the players themselves.
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Week 13: DHS vs. Waterford
Join Brycen, Briggs, and Wes P. as we talk last week's game against Fisher Catholic and tomorrow night's game with Waterford. Come to Waterford, and support the boys in blue!
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Week 12: Blue Devils vs. Fisher Catholic Irish
Ron and Josh recap last week's round 1 game against Steubenville Catholic Central Crusaders, and highlight Round 2 against Fisher Catholic Irish. Tune into the podcast as you head to Lancaster Friday night!
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Playoff Week 1: DHS vs. Crusaders
Good luck to the boys in blue as they head to Steubenville High School (Harding Stadium) to take on the Crusaders in round 1 of the Division 7 playoffs.
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Week 9: DHS vs. Freddies
Heading into week 9 after a tough loss against Centerburg. Danville is hungry for a win as they travel to Fredericktown as 8 point underdogs Friday night. Fredericktown boasts a 7-1 record this year with a brutal loss to Mt. Gilead in week 5. They will welcome to Blue Devils to Fredericktown…
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Week 8: DHS vs. Centerburg
Surprise guest: Brycen Burke, Briggs Wallace, and team comedian Damien all grab mics for week 8. Join us for a few laughs as we prepare for the Trojans tomorrow night.
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Week 7: DHS vs Cardington (Homecoming) with Coach Blum and McFadden
Join us with Coach Blum and Coach McFadden as we wrap up week 6 against Loudonville, and head into week 7 with Cardington.
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Week 6 DHS VS. LOUDONVILLE
Join us at the Loudonville Redbird stadium as the blue devils head north to take on Coach Honabarger's Redbirds. Make the trip as OH Report will not be streaming the game.
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Week #5 DHS vs. Northmor
Welcome into the Danville Driving Academy studio in an undisclosed location as we discuss Danville football. We take a hard look at last week's game against Mt. Gilead. What went well, what didn't, and what are the key strategies for tomorrow's game against Northmor. Are we using the same…
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DHS vs Mt. Gilead with Dustin Bartok
Welcome Dustin Bartok as he raids the studio to talk Danville Football. The 2003 Alumni talks play calling and predictions against Mt. Gilead.
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The Wallaces brothers and Brycen Burke raid the studio tonight
Join us as we get these boys' thoughts from the Utica game opener last week. We talk about what went wrong, where improvements can be made, and then look ahead to the game at hand vs Lucas. Lucas likes to run the ball, and the Blue Devils feel prepared this week to handle business.
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Coach Josh Byers and Coach Jason Sanders talk JH football
Coach Byers and Sanders take over the studio as they talk Danville football from their perspective as JH coaches up to Varsity football. These two coaches have years of playing and coaching under their belts, and they bring value to the Danville program. Enjoy!
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Danville O-Line to start week #1
Tonight's episode will kick off Danville's season as we open with Worthington Christian. The Devils head to Worthington tomorrow to take on the Warriors as we try to keep the streak going. Join us for this episode as the O-line breaks it down for us.
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Buckeye City GritIRON opening Episode 2025-2026
This is our opening episode for the 2025-2026 football season. We have coach Blum and coach Gronberg on as we prepare to kickoff the football season against Worthington Christian next Friday on August 22nd. Coach Blum breaks down the season for us last year, and gives us a little insight into...
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Rumor has it
Join us over the next 60 minutes as we give you the latest hit by Ron Wallace, updates with regard to businesses and infrastructure in Danville, and throw in a few rumors as well. We are looking for sponsors for football season this year. We will do 3 ad runs per episode each week with the goal…
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Chicken days
The whole gang is here to kick off Chicken Days. Join us for a fun episode.
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That's Bananas
Join us for an update on village activities and the true name of Don Leo.
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Guess who's back
Guess who's back in the village? Join us for episode 7 with village updates and more local news. Also, get out and eat some different pizza in Knox county. We are going to do a pizza bracket during March madness!
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Join us with guest Jason Snively
Jason Snively answers questions that were sent in by some of our listeners. Agree? Disagree? Impartial? Join us for episode 7 or so of season 2.
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Got Milk??
Season 2 Episode 6, we think?
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Rapid Fire, Village Council, and Politics
Join us for episode 6 of season 2. We talk about village council, planning committee, school board updates, and some fun rapid fire topics for fun.
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Gone but not forgotten
Join our hosts and their wives for a grab-a-bag episode where we discuss things we've never talked about. This episode is mildly morbid in nature. Have a great weekend!
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Happy New Year from the Gritty
Your hosts and their guests this week (Lynae and Kayla) provide some village news, updates, and opinions in their typical witty ways. Controversy, gossip, permeate through this episode. Enjoy!
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Week 15 Danville Vs. Hillsdale
Join us with Brian and Bryce Staats, and Kirk and Ridge Durbin as we talk Danville football. We will talk about last weeks game, next week's game, and their individual Blue Devil memories. Show up to the game tomorrow, and let's get these boys a W. P.S. We lost audio for the first 10-13 minutes...
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Week 14: Eastern Beaver. Live with Coach Blum and his Father-in-law Coach Duane Smith
Join us as we have Coach Blum, and his father-in-law Coach Smith up from Columbus to talk about Danville football. We talk about Coach Blum as a player, as a coach, and his reward in coaching the Danville Blue Devils. Tune in on the drive to Logan and bring the heat to the field!
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Week 13 vs Miller at Sheridan High School
Join us as we welcome Coach Addair, Coach Smith, Caleb Lucas, Tyson Payne, Blake Colopy & Owen Gronberg to the show. Hear their thoughts on last week's game and their thoughts on this week's game. Learn about the team's preparation this week, and expectations for this week. Go Blue or Go Home!
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Week 12 Coach Colopy and Coach Shackdaddy bring the heat
Join coach Shackle and Colopy as they talk about week 11 successes, and look ahead into week 12 as the Blue Devils host Portsmouth Notre Dame.
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Week 11: Push to Playoffs (Danville Vs. Bridgeport)
For this week's episode, we bring you inside the studio and let you listen to our episode from Saturday night's "Push to the Playoff" event. Guests include former Blue Devils Matt Proper, Josh Byers Sr., Levi Ridgeway, and we also get to hear from Jeff McDonald, and Gary "Hyde" Campbell. We bring...
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Devil Dog Matchup Week 10 with Blum, Lyons, Shuman & Smith
Join us as we bring 4 coaches into the studio to talk about the grittiest game of the year- The Devil Dog game. This game doesn't compare with any other rival- it is elite, and records/stats to this point simply don't matter. Join our coaches as we discuss the results of week 9 and talk about...
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Week 9: Danville vs. Fredericktown (Landon Lyons, Jacob Hackman, Hunter Meade)
Join the rest of our seniors on this episode as we ask them about last week's game again Centerburg, and tonight's game against Fredericktown. Also, thanks to a call from our buddy Hayes Smith, you'll learn who their superheros are as well. 10/18/24 Danville vs. Fredericktown 7pm (Tough Street...
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Week 8 Danville Jr High Football goes undefeated
Join us as we host 5 Jr. High football players to talk about their undefeated season, and ask them questions about their transition to the JV/Varsity program. 5-2 Danville to play 5-2 Canterburg at home at 7pm.
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Week 7: Cardington!
Join T-Payne, Cy Wallace, Blake C., and Aiden M. for week 7 in the undisclosed location. Good luck to the boys in blue this evening!
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Week 6 with Coaches Blum and Honabarger
Join us for week 6 as we have special guests Coach Blum and Coach Honabarger to talk football. Learn what the "shirt before the shirt is".
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The Matheny sisters join us for an entertaining evening
Amanda, Lindsey Bernadette, and Hannah join us for a live running of Buckeye City Gritty tonight! Who is the big spender? Fastest pitcher? Sassiest? Also, the stumps on Mickley street have now been removed. We'd like to thank Buckeye City Gritty for keeping things looking nice in town. Next up…
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Week 5: Morgen and Missy join us to talk coaches at home
This episode takes a look at what coaches are doing at home behind the scenes. Some are helping with chores, and others are buying "superlikes" on dating apps. See who is doing what in this fun episode with the queen bees!
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GritIRON week 4 with senior group 1 (GritIRON Ep.4)
Join us as we prepare for week 4 with Josh Byers II, Caleb Lucas, Levi Furay, and RB Aidan Burke. Learn a little about these special dudes, as we reflect on the season to this point and look forward to this week's game against the Mount Gilead Indians.
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Meeting Minutes with Kyle Hughes
Josh & Ron walk through the meeting minutes with planning committee member Kyle Hughes. Stay tuned for some special village needs from residents, and be informed about what's coming down the pipeline for the community.
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Week 3. Devils vs Chieftains with Coach Blubaugh
Tune in as well get a little Blue Devil football history with retired teacher, and Mr. Intensity himself- coach Bob Blubaugh. We were excited to have him on the show to share some blue devil history. Tune in!
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Season 2 Episode 2- Bike Path Crossing Market Street
Our newest episode on Buckeye City Gritty. Is the softball team undefeated? Ron discusses prior break-up with ex-girlfriend to start dating the love of his life.... while in driving school.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A talking newspaper for the finest town in the finest state in the finest country in the whole world. Our Podcast focuses on our small town, the "happenings", digging into community issues, providing business reviews, local high school sports, community events and more. It's a podcast where there are no strings attached. Hard truths may be revealed occasionally, but the end game is making folks laugh.
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Josh Gardner & Ron Wallace
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