Mead's Benji Sonnichsen stresses importance of coaches amid sports shutdown: The Iso podcast with Dan Dickau

Mead High School football coach (Spokane, Wash.) joined Friday's episode of The Iso with Dan Dickau to talk about the outsized role of coaches during the

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Nov 13, 2020

Mead's Benji Sonnichsen stresses importance of coaches amid sports shutdown: The Iso podcast with Dan Dickau /

Mead High School football coach (Spokane, Wash.) joined Friday's episode of The Iso with Dan Dickau to talk about the outsized role of coaches during the pandemic, how leadership goes far beyond the field of play and how he's leading the Panthers during the high school sports shutdown.

The Iso with Dan Dickau is a podcast presented by SBLive Sports and the Bleav Podcast Network, which publishes weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dickau, a former Gonzaga All-American, NBA vet-turned basketball analyst interviews experts all corners of the sports world from coaches, front office executives to athletes about untold stories, memories and experiences. This episode was sponsored by Seattle Shirt Company. Enter offer code “BLEAV” at checkout for 30 percent off of your entire order.

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Published Nov 13, 2020

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.