Prep Sports Weekly Podcast 3/4/24

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, March 4, 2024. We celebrate bringing basketball hardware north from last weekend's state tournament at the Tacoma Dome. We start with the 3A Boys Fourth Place Team, the Mountlake Terrace Hawks with Gabe Towne, Logan Tews, Jaxon Dubiel, Zaveon Jones and head coach Nalin Sood. Then the 3A Girls Fourth Place Team, the Arlington Eagles with Katie Snow, Samara Morrow, Kierra Reese, Rachel Snow and head coach Joe Marsh. The 4A Boys Third Place Team, the Glacier Peak Grizzlies with Jayce Nelson, Isaiah Cuellar, Reed Nagel, Jo Lee and head coach Brian Hunter. Finally,... Read More.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COMPLETE GAME: 4A State Boys: Glacier Peak vs. Gonzaga Prep 2-29-24

2024 Class 4A State Boys Basketball Tournament Round Two: The Glacier Peak Grizzlies meet the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups; live from The Tacoma Dome; Thursday, February 29, 2024. Tom Lafferty and Joel Boyer on the call. KRKO Marysville Toyota Co-Players of the Game were junior guard Jo Lee and sophomore guard Reed Nagel; they led the Grizzlies from 10 points down to a 65-58 overtime win. Glacier Peak advances to the state semi-finals on Friday at The Dome. (PHOTOS COURTESY MARK MYERS)

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COMPLETE GAME: 4A State Boys: Glacier Peak vs. Camas 2-28-24

2024 Class 4A State Boys Basketball Tournament Round One: The Glacier Peak Grizzlies meet the Camas Papermakers; live from The Tacoma Dome; Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Tom Lafferty and Joel Boyer on the call. KRKO Marysville Toyota Player of the Game was Isaiah Cuellar who scored 24 points in leading the Grizzlies from 20 points down to a 65-61 win. Glacier Peak advances to the state quarterfinals on Thursday at The Dome. (PHOTOS COURTESY MARK MYERS)

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.