Best of The Record Preps Podcast

A special edition of the Best of Preps podcast brings you interviews from 20 different athletes who participated in National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

St. Mary's High football players John Ohan, Max Rascon, Noah May and Tyrei Washington joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss the season so far, and a Week 10 match up against rival Lincoln.

Lincoln High football players Maceo Frisco, Kenyon Nelson and Valentino Yarbrough joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss the season so far, and a highly-touted Week 10 matchup against rival St. Mary's. 

Lincoln High girls water polo players Sidney Williams, Annikah Lillie and Kelsey Staniec joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss the current season, and the Trojans' goals moving towards the postseason. 

Tracy High girls volleyball captains Teia Magaoay, Briahna Garcia and Leila Sardinha stopped by the Best of Preps podcast to discuss the Bulldogs' aspirations as they move into Tri-City Athletic League play. 

Lincoln High golfer Lauren Garces recently joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss her upcoming competition at the Pure Insurance Championships from Sept. 24-29. Garces will be representing the First Tee of San Joaquin. 

Ripon High volleyball players Caryssa McKeon and Shannon Johnson joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss last season's success, and this season's expectations. 

Ripon Christian High boys volleyball players Braden and Jacob Van Groningen joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss the past high school season, as well as what turned out to be a busy summer for the cousins.

Darian Pollard, Jonah Coleman and Roman Ameperosa of the Lincoln High football team were the featured guests on the latest episode of the Best of Preps podcast. 

St. Mary's High football players Nick Murray, Jared Gipson and Dyllen Williams joined the Best of Preps Podcast for a discussion about the ambitions of the Rams program heading into the 2019 season. 

Ripon Christian football players Garrett Bryan, Wyatt Van Vliet and Nolan Lingley were the latest guests on the Best of Preps podcast. The trio discussed the Knights' hunt for a section crown that's eluded them the previous two years. 

Ripon High football players Brandon Rainer, Jeremiah Willey and Nico Ilardi joined the Best of Preps podcast to breakdown Ripon's upcoming 2019 season. Discussion included the team's goals and expectations, the roles each player will take on and their go-to pregame meals, among other topics. 

Escalon High senior football players Kaden Christensen, Colton Panero and Jacob Walden were the latest guests on the Best of Preps podcast. The trio discussed their goals for Escalon's season, including yet another tough run through the Trans Valley League. 

Manteca High football players Ryan Ward, Jacob De Jesus joined the Best of Preps podcast to discuss their roles as senior leaders, and their goals for their final season as Buffaloes. 

Edison High football players Larry Johnson, Treyvon Brekenridge and Raleek Brown joined the Best of Preps Podcast to reflect on last season and set their sights towards the 2019-2020 campaign. 

The latest episode of the Best of Preps podcast features Tracy High football players Logan Fife and Trevor Pope II in a discussion about the seniors' goals for their final season as Bulldogs. 

Episode 27 of the Best of Preps podcast featured Bear Creek High wrestler Niya Gaines. The senior recently took fourth at the 2019 Women's Freestyle National Championships in the UWW Juniors Division

Brookside Christian's Larry Huggins talks about his passion for African-American sports history and why he thinks its important for younger generations to understand it. 

St. Mary's High multi-sport star Jamar Marshall joined the most recent episode of the Best of Preps podcast. Marshall was a key piece of the Rams' boys basketball team's second straight section championship run, and is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation in the 110-meter hurdles.

Jayne McHugh, the former St. Mary's High and Pacific volleyball coach and Tigers player, joins the podcast to talk about her long career in the sport. Topics include McHugh's recent induction into the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor, her current coaching position at the club level and her time in the 1988 Olympics. 

Sports writer Nick Woodard recaps and wraps up the winter sports season, which included six section titles between basketball and soccer, and a number of strong performances in high school wrestling.

Zack Greenlee, a former Lincoln High quarterback, spent this past season as the quarterbacks coach for the Trojans. After graduating from Lincoln in 2013, Greenlee went on to play for Fresno State and later at the University of Texas. Now, he’s taking an opportunity to take his talents overseas.

The starting lineup of the Weston Ranch High boys basketball team - Titus Haley, Mi’Son Coilton, Devin Small, Donjae Lindsey and Gavin Wilburn - talks about the team's VOL title, 26-game winning streak and the upcoming Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Andre Phillips, principal of Stagg High School and 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the 400 meter hurdles, is part of a decorated cast of presenters connected to this weekend’s Speed City Tech Clinic. The event is set to be held Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Edison High School.

Fresh off a trip to the Division V state championship, Argonaut High boys basketball coach Jon Gilliam joined the Best of Preps podcast. Gilliam talked about the make-up of this year's squad, the challenges they face and where they want to be when it's all said an done.

St. Mary's High boys basketball coach Ken Green was the featured guest for Episode 17 of the Best of Preps podcast. At the helm with the Rams since 2002, Green discussed the state of the team and what the early season has been like so far.

Jadyn Shinn, the senior captain of the Sierra High girls soccer team, talks about team expectations for the 2018-19 season. She also talks about setting Sierra's all-time scoring record and her love for cliff diving.

St. Mary's High girls basketball coach Tom Gonsalves talks about the state of his young team, where his passionate coaching style comes from and his pre-game routine, among other topics. 

Episode 15 was the first crossover episode between the Best of Preps and 209 Overtime podcast, where sports writers Nick Woodard and Scott Linesburgh looked back at the local sports highlights in the month of November, and looked ahead to December's sports lineup. 

Episode 14 is a special edition dedicated to National Letter of Intent Signing Day. Record Staff Writers Nick Woodard and Scott Linesburgh spoke to more than 20 athletes from around the area, compiling their thoughts on their collegiate decisions into one podcast. 

Ripon Christian football captains Michael Kamps and Drew Van Vliet talk about the Knights' undefeated regular season, their roles in helping win a Southern League title, and the team's ambitions for the Division VI playoffs.

In nine games this season, Edison High football player Raleek Brown has run for 1,217 yards and 13 touchdowns while also catching 25 passes for 566 yards and seven more scores. In all, he’s been a major part of a Vikings team that clinched their first league title since 1977 last Friday.  

St. Mary’s High golfers Skyler May and William Bensch and Lincoln High golfer Christopher Khan recently returned from competing at the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship event held at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course.

Best of Preps welcomes Thomas Lawrence, former sports writer at The Record and current freelance reporter for The Record. Lawrence talks about his rise as a journalist, as well as this year's high school football season to this point. 

Matt Hosmer is a two-time Boys Water Polo player of the Year for The Record, and he's back for a St. Mary's High water polo team that's won 20 straight Tri-City Athletic League games over the past two seasons. Hosmer sheds light on what his run with the Rams has been like, what he hopes to accomplish the rest of his senior season and what his plans are after high school.

Cat Ebojo Vaughns takes over as head coach of the Bulldogs volleyball team after Tracy went 33-11 overall in 2017 and tied St. Mary's with an 8-2 record atop the Tri-City Athletic League. Ebojo Vaughns explained her vision for the team, the Bulldogs' season so far and what her expectations are for the upcoming TCAL schedule.

Mark Tennis, the editor and publisher of Cal-Hi Sports, talks about his new book "High School Football in California" and the current landscape of area high school football.

Brian Gray, the new athletic director and former head football coach at Lincoln, joins the podcast to talk about his new role with the Trojans, and what he hopes to bring to Lincoln's sports program. Gray also talks about Brandin Cooks, his former standout wide receiver that will be going head-to-head with St. Mary's grad Doug Martin as the Los Angeles Rams play the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 10.

Episode 5 of the Best of Preps Podcast had quite the ring to it. The Edison High football team's new defensive coordinator Desmond Bishop, who won a Super Bowl in 2010 as a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, joins the podcast. He brought with him Edison assistant Lavelle Hawkins, a former NFL receiver, and Coach Dante Marsh. Together, the trio talked about what it meant to get into coaching after their own careers, and what coaching this level of football is like, among a wide array of other topics. 

Episode 4 of the Best of Preps podcast went to the water, with guests Collin Brownell, a diver at Elliot Christian High, and his diving coach, Robert Wimberly. Together, the two discussed their experience at the USA Diving National Championships at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where Brownell competed for Delta Valley Diving. 

After sitting down with two of the area's more tenured football coaches, Episode 3 of the Best of Preps podcast featured one of the newest coaches around in Mark Varnum, first-year head coach of the Manteca High football team. In his chat with The Record, Mark discussed taking over for recently retired coach Eric Reis, the challenges of replacing senior quarterback Gino Campiotti and his expectations for the program as a rookie head coach. 

The second episode of the Best of Preps Podcast features Don Norton, the head coach of the Stagg High football team. In his conversation with The Record, Don talks about the Delta Kings, what to look for as the first week of football moves closer, as well as his excitement for Stagg's talented offensive unit and his favorite place to play away from home.

For the inaugural Best of Preps Podcast, The Record sat down with Tony Franks, the longtime head coach of the St. Mary's High football team. We talked about hiking, the upcoming football season and what the coach expects from the program year-in and year-out.