The 29/1

About The 29/1

Official Podcast of the West Ottawa High School Athletic Program. 29 Sports, One Team. The show that brings you into the lives of student athletes, coaches and other faces in the Panther Sports Community. Bringing you the stories you might otherwise never hear. Join Rodney Vellinga and Athletic Director Bill Kennedy as they dive in with you to get to know each other a little bit better.

Publisher

Rodney Vellinga & Bill Kennedy

Category

education · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2025

   Lighting The Fuse : How IGNITE Transformed A Friday Night Halftime with Sebastian Ruiz, Bennett Veele, Nathan Boschaert & Chris Janowiak of the West Ottawa Marching Band

   The lights drop, the crowd gasps, and the drumline hits the tunnel—suddenly halftime isn’t a break anymore. We invited band director Chris Janowiak and three juniors to share how West Ottawa’s Ignite show turned Friday nights into a must-see, must-hear spectacle without losing the musical heart that drives a great band. We talk through the why and the how: the move from traditional competition sets to a performance-driven format built for community connection. Chris brings Nashville-seasoned ...

2. 

   28 Sept 2025

   "What It's Supposed To Be" : A Lifetime Perspective Of Athletics With West Ottawa Superintendent Tim Bearden

   What makes a high school athletic experience truly special? For West Ottawa Superintendent Tim Bearden, it's that magical Friday night feeling – middle schoolers creating "white noise" in one section, the high school "Black Hole" roaring in another, dozens of cheerleaders, 120 marching band members, football players giving their all, and youth players taking the field at halftime. "You just look around and think, man, this is so cool. This is what it's supposed to be." In this thoughtfu...

3. 

   22 Sept 2025

   Season Two Episode Release Schedule

   Sharing our Episode Release Schedule for Season Two. Three Sundays in a row of Podcast Releases, then one Sunday off. Send us a text Podcasts now dropping at 5pm every Sunday evening for that late weekend chill, or listen Monday AM during that morning commute or workout. Please like, follow, subscribe, or leave a review. Even share with someone who might like to listen. Thanks for taking the time to get to know each other a little bit better. The people who make West Ottawa Athletics wh...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

374

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

91

YouTube

66

Engagement

51

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