Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 2/26/24

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, February 26, 2024. It's a state basketball tournament preview show with two coaches heading to the Tacoma Dome: Brian Hunter of the Glacier Peak Boys team (playing Camas on Wednesday) and Joe Marsh of the Arlington Girls team (playing the winner of Snohomish/Kennewick game on Thursday). Three area teams are heading to the 2A/1A state tournament at the Yakima Sundome this week, including the Sultan boys team, we hear from head coach Nate Trichler and both the King's boys and girls teams with head coaches Joe Stack and Dan Taylor.  

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COMPLETE GAME: 4A Regionals Girls: Lake Stevens vs. Skyview 2-23-24

The Lake Stevens Vikings host the Skyview Storm in a Class 4A Girls Regional game at Arlington High School. Friday, February 23, 2024 with Tom Lafferty & Joel Boyer on the call. KRKO Marysville Toyota Player of the Game was the Vikings' sophomore guard Keira Tupua who had 14 points, leading Lake Stevens to a 47-33 win over Skyview. Lake Stevens advances to the Tacoma Dome; Skyview is out.  

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COMPLETE GAME: 3A Regionals Girls: Snohomish vs. Garfield 2-23-24

The Snohomish Panthers take on the Garfield Bulldogs in Class 3A Girls Basketball Regional action at Arlington High School. Friday, February 23, 2024 with Tom Lafferty & Joel Boyer on the call. KRKO Marysville Toyota Player of the Game was Oregon-bound senior guard Katie Fiso, who scored 22 points to lead the three-time defending state champion Bulldogs to a 46-40 win. Both teams advance to the Tacoma Dome.  

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 2/12/24

  Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, February 12, 2024. We preview the state swim meet this weekend, and preview the upcoming week of district basketball. We begin with Everett Girls Head Coach Darrell McNeal and his players Mae Washington, Alana Washington, Mylie Wugumgeg and Lanie Thompson. Then we hear from Jackson Timberwolves head boys basketball coach Steve Johnson and Monroe Bearcats head boys basketball coach Justin Prohn. Then we wrap up with head coach Scott Kelley of the Shorecrest Scots swim team, and in-studio guests Brady Dykgraaf, head boys swim coach at Lake Stevens, along with swimmers Coren Coe, Sam... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 2/5/24

We're heading into the Winter Sports Post-Season Tournaments, and we get a preview on this week's edition of Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, February 5, 2024. Starting with the head boys basketball coach of the Stanwood Spartans and the Marysville Getchell Chargers; both of those teams are heading into 3A District One Play-In games on Wednesday. Then a preview of the 4A Bi-District Girls Basketball Tournament with Kamiak Knights players Bella Hasan and Zia-Daye Anderson. The 2A District Boys Basketball tournament is next with Anthony Wiederkehr of the Lakewood Cougars; and finally a preview of this week's Wrestling Regionals... Read More.

Artemus Pyle Interview

KXA's Stitch Mitchell talks with the former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artemus Pyle about the upcoming album "Anthems," honoring the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Featuring the likes of Dolly Parton, Ronnie Dunn and Marty Raybon (Shenendoah).

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 1/29/24

  Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, January 29, 2024. It's an all-basketball episode; starting with the head boys basketball coach at Lake Stevens High School, Alex Iverson. Then, the head girls basketball coach at Lynnwood, Eddie McFerrin, along with his Siena Saints-bound senior guard Aniya Hooker. We hear from Edmonds-Woodway head girls basketball coach Quinn Manning, along with her assistant coach (and mom) Kelly Brewe and finally, the soon-to-be-retired head girls basketball coach at Cascade High School, Dave Roberts.  

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 1/22/24

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, January 22, 2024. We turn our attention to basketball with the Kamiak Knights boys team and head coach Joe DeGrazia and players Max Christiansen and David Zieve. Then it's girls basketball, with Jackson Timberwolves head coach Corey Gibb and finally the Meadowdale Mavericks with head coach Kevin Thompson and players Kylie Richards, Audrey Lucas, Kaiya Dotter, Mia Brockmeyer, Lexi Zardis, Kaya Powell, Lisa Sonko, Payton Fleishman, Sam Medina and Gia Powell, who was named the KRKO Russell & Hill Female Athlete of the Month for December 2023.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 1/15/24

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, January 15, 2024. We meet our December 2023 KRKO Russell and Hill Male Athlete of the Month, junior quarterback Kolton Matson, and his mom Kristin. Kolton led the Lake Stevens Vikings to their second consecutive state football championship in the game held on Saturday, December 2nd at Husky Stadium. Then a couple interviews conducted at the 2024 Cleats vs. Cancer All-Star Football Games held earlier today at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. We hear from Kolton’s teammates, seniors Jaxon Lewis, David “Boogie” Brown, Jesse Lewis and coach Erik Solbakken; then it’s the Shoreline School... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 1/8/24

  Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, January 8, 2023. A little bit of everything on this College Football National Championship Day. We hear from former King’s High School; Gonzaga alum; and current Washington Wizard Corey Kispert on the occasion of his number being retired at King’s. Then two local high school boys basketball coaches Eddie George of the Shorecrest Scots and Roger O’Neil of the Meadowdale Mavericks. Then we focus our attention on the Annual Cleats vs. Cancer All-Star Football games being held on Monday, January 15, 2023 at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. We hear from the Co-Founder and... Read More.

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 12/11/23

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, December 11, 2023. We hear from the brand new head boys basketball coach Joe Hardy from Archbishop Murphy and the brand new head boys basketball coach Anxhelos Pere of Lynnwood. Then the veteran coaches take center stage with Robert Brown, head boys basketball coach at Edmonds-Woodway and the newly retired John Gradwohl, now former head football coach at Edmonds-Woodway; he's joined by Edmonds-Woodway Athletic Director Tyler Geving.  

Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 11/20/23

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, November 20, 2023. We hear from the state semi-final bound Lake Stevens Vikings with quarterback Kolten Matson, head coach Tom Tri, and linemen Bryce Slezak and Mason Turner. Then a quartet of state champion swimmers and divers with Mary Clarke of Snohomish (100 Freestyle ), Claire Smith of Kamiak (100 Butterfly), Addison Farman of Glacier Peak (Diving) and Sami Mandeville of Archbishop Murphy (Diving).