Left Coast Sports with Jon Schaeffer

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind preview this weekend's games on YurView, including Mission Hills at El Camino and Madison and St. Augustine.  

https://www.yurview.com/leftcoastsports On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind recap Bishops big win over La Country Day and preview Thursday's Hilltop at East Lake game that can be seen on YurView Channel 4 beginning at 7 p.m. Free stream @ https://lnkd.in/gUfejWQFPalomar Health:Brought to you by… Palomar Health. Champions aren't made overnight… they're created through practice, determination and dedication. Palomar Health – Champions of healthcare, champions for you.https://www.palomarhealth.org/A sports podcast from YurViewWebsite: https://www.yurview.com/leftcoastsportsLeft Coast Sports with Jon Schaeffer - a weekly podcast promoting various sporting events, teams and athletes throughout San Diego County and Southern California. Powered by YurView.Looking for sports talk from a West Coast perspective? Take a listen to Left Coast Sports with Jon Schaeffer on YurView. The weekly podcast will highlight sporting events, teams, and athletes throughout San Diego County and the Southern California area.Each episode includes an interview with a special guest that will enhance the conversation about that week's subject matter. Whether it's high school, college, amateur or professional sports, we've got all of your left coast sports topics covered.Be sure to check back for a new podcast every Thursday on yurview.com. The podcast is also available on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and other popular podcast directories.

Get caught up on the high school football scene in San Diego Country with Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan RifkInd as they look back at Week Six and preview the Week Seven slate, including Saturday's La Jolla Country Day vs. Bishops game that you can watch exclusively on YurView.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind recap Oceanside's big win over Escondido and look ahead to Week Six in San Diego County. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind recap Lincoln's big win over Mater Dei and look ahead to Thursday's match-up between Escondido and Oceanside on Yurview Channel 4. Stream games free @ https://watch.yurview.com/browse

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind recap Ramona's big win over Vista, look back at all of the Week Two results in San Diego County and preview the Week Three slate. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer and Jonathan Rifkind take a first look at YurView's 2023 GameTime high school football schedule and discuss some of San Diego County's biggest match-ups this season.

On this Left Coast Sports: Reliving the Madness - Jon Schaeffer is joined by John Fanta of Fox Sports and Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune as they look back at the incredible run of the Aztecs in this year's NCAA championship. Includes interviews with Keshad Johnson and Aguek Arop.

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Matt McCarthy, Host of Rugby Wrap Up . The pair discuss the state of professional rugby in the US, Major League Rugby and the San Diego Legion. Learn more about Rugby Wrap Up popular analytics site (RugbyWrapUp.com). 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by noted bracketologist Lukas Harkins of Heat Check College Basketball to discuss San Diego State's resume with Selection Sunday quickly approaching. Lukas is ranked as the 2nd-most accurate bracketologist on BracketMatrix.com. The pair discuss San Diego State's strengthening metrics, the case for four Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament and why he's higher on the Aztecs than other bracketologists.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by BJ Rains of Bronco Nation News to discuss the state of Mountain West basketball with just over a month remaining in the regular season. The pair discuss Boise State's 12 game winning streak, how many Mountain West teams could reach the NCAA tournament as well as where Boise State and San Diego State could land in conference realignment 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Geoff Grammer of the Albuquerque Journal to preview conference play kicking off in the Mountain West Conference.The pair discuss the recent run of COVID cancellations, predict how many teams could reach the Big Dance from the Mountain West, and analyze the depth of the league. This week's podcast is sponsored by Driveway Auction. When Buyers Compete, You Win!https://www.drivewayauction.com/

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Greg Luca of the Express-News to preview the Frisco Bowl between San Diego State and UTSA. Greg is the UTSA beat writer and the pair discuss UTSA's meteoric rise, what the future of the program looks like in the AAC and what's on the line later this month in the Frisco Bowl.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Tron Johnson of Aztec Breakdown with a preview of San Diego State's upcoming men's basketball season. Learn more about highly-coveted transfer Matt Bradley, the Aztecs challenging non-conference schedule and the expectations for the Aztecs on the Mesa. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Joe Heinz (commissioner) and Todd Cassen (assistant commissioner) of the San Diego section of the CIF. The group discuss the impact of the pandemic on local high school sports, what's next for the CIF in San Diego county and an upcoming partnership to air high school sports on Yurview. 

 On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by John Kurtz of The Game in Manhattan, Kansas to discuss the latest with conference realignment across college football. John has made a name for himself with his outstanding content related to the Big 12 and conference realignment on his YouTube Channel and daily radio show. On this episode, learn more about why Texas and Oklahoma bolted for the Pac-12, if more Big 12 expansion is on the horizon and what's next for schools like San Diego State and Boise State.  

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Jesse Beltran, the Director of Marketing and Communications for the San Diego Loyal to discuss the team's second season in the USL. Learn more about the franchise, their iconic manager and their expectations for 2021 and beyond. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by the Editor-In-Chief of Blogging the Boys RJ Ochoa to discuss the expectations for the Dallas Cowboys in 2021. The duo discusses Dak Prescott's health, the state of the NFC East, and whether or not the Cowboys are a legitimate Super Bowl contender in their second season under Mike McCarthy. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Kent Doepel, the founder of WestCoastCFB.com, to discuss the potential impact of conference realignment on the Pac-12 and Mountain West. Also, learn more about the biggest non-conference games involving west coast programs this year and whether or not Kent believes the Pac-12 will send a team to the College Football Playoff in 2021.  

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by AL.com's Mark Heim to discuss how conference realignment, specifically with Texas and Oklahoma, could shake up the college football landscape. Learn more about why Texas and Oklahoma have interest in joining the SEC and what it could mean for the rest of the sport. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Alicia Rodriguez to discuss the westward expansion of the NWSL to San Diego and Los Angeles in 2022. Learn more about the upstart league, the vision for the new San Diego franchise and why future expansion is on the horizon for the world's best women's soccer league.   

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by XTRA 1360's Jim Russell to discuss the fierce three-team race at the top of the NL West and the San Diego Padres' trade deadline needs. The Padres are seeking their first NL West division title since 2006.

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Jeremy Mauss from the Mountain West Wire for an early preview of the 2021 Mountain West football season. The pair discuss the league favorites and the crucial early-season match-up between Boise State and UCF for “Group of 5” supremacy. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Geoff Grammer from the Albuquerque Journal for an early preview of the 2021-22 Mountain West basketball season. The pair discuss the league favorites and why the Mountain West could be primed for a breakout season. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune to preview the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Learn about the favorites, the challenging course set-up and whether or not Brian believes Torrey will be a future U.S. Open site. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by San Diego State men's golf coach Ryan Donovan to discuss his team's run to the NCAA Championships.Learn more about how coach Donovan has built one of the premier college golf programs and what lies ahead for the Aztecs men's golf program.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Alex Gontran, the manager of 1904 FC, a professional soccer team in San Diego that competes in the National Independent Soccer Association.Learn more about the club and the league and why San Diego is the ideal market for pro soccer 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Jeff Garner, the President of Business Operations for the Orange County Soccer Club to discuss the start of the USL season in Southern California.Learn more about the team and the league and what you can expect when attending a game this summer in Orange County. @orangecountyschttps://www.orangecountysoccer.com/

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Matthew Moreno, the managing editor for DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com to discuss whether or not the Lakers can get healthy and whether or not the Dodgers can reverse their slump.What would a Lakers-Clippers playoff series mean to LA? Matt says, “it would definitely be electric.” Listen to this week's episode for the very latest on LA's most revered sports franchises. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Sam Levitt, the voice of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Learn more about the return of Minor League Baseball for the first time in nearly 600 days, new rule changes in Double-A and what it's like to call games in the midst of a pandemic.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Alfonso Cerna, who covers the Angels for HaloHangout.com.Learn more about the historic starts for both Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani and whether or not the Angels can contend in the AL West this season.  

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Cesar Becerra as the duo discuss the fast start to the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Will the reigning World Champions be challenged this season by the up-and-coming San Diego Padres?Learn more about all the early-season NL West storylines in this week's episode.   

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Ben Fletcher of XTRA 1360 and the Bam Slam Podcast to discuss Padres baseball and San Diego State basketball.Learn more about his expectations for this weekend's big Padres-Dodgers series at Petco Park and get his reaction to Joe Musgrove's no-hitter (the first in Padres franchise history). 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Bryan Fenley of Fox Sports Radio and UCLA/Learfield IMG to discuss UCLA's cinderella run to the Final Four. Learn more about how the Bruins have become just the second team ever to go from the First Four to the Final Four. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Mike Regalado of BruinReportOnline.com to discuss UCLA's improbable run to the Sweet 16.UCLA has rattled off their straight tournament wins after dropping their last four regular season contests. Learn more about how the Bruins have reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 under second-year head coach Mike Cronin. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer catches up with Arthur DeCesare, the Sportsbook supervisor at The Linq in Las Vegas.They take a look at the intriguing betting angles involving West Coast programs while previewing the upcoming San Diego State-Syracuse and UCSB-Creighton first round match-ups.Arthur also provides his thoughts on potential sleepers that could make their way to the Final Four.

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by BJ Rains of the Idaho Press to break down a fascinating season of Mountain West basketball and this week's conference tournament.Ultimately, anywhere from one to four Mountain West programs could hear their name called on Selection Sunday.Learn more about what's on the line this weekend in Vegas for programs like San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by UC Santa Barbara assistant basketball coach Ben Tucker to discuss one of the best seasons in Gauchos' history. UCSB is currently in first place in the Big West Conference and seeking its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2011. Learn more about the state of the Gauchos program and about the team's recent successes. 

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by the founder of Heat Check College Basketball Eli Boettger to discuss the ultra-competitive title race between San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State at the top of the Mountain West Conference in 2021. Learn more about the state of the league and about the handful of teams in the conference that are vying for a spot in the field of 68 this March. 

On this of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Evan Miyakawa, a bracketologist and analytics expert.The pair discuss the tournament chances for San Diego State, UCLA, USC and other west coast programs.Learn more about Evan's popular analytics site (EvanMiya.com), how he developed his formulas and how he feels the rest of the field stands up to Gonzaga and BaylorTo learn more about the Multicultural Heath Foundation please visit:https://blackcovidfactssd.org/https://www.facebook.com/blackcovidfactssd/https://www.instagram.com/ta_covid/

On this week's episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by USC radio voice Jordan Moore with the Trojans primed to return to the NCAA Tournament this March. USC is in the hunt for a Pac-12 regular season title thanks in large part to the play of their freshmen phenom, Evan Mobley. Learn more about the Trojans' postseason outlook, the team's rivalry with UCLA and how head coach Andy Enfield has built an elite defensive team in Los Angeles.  

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by UC Irvine head coach Russ Turner to discuss his program's decade-long dominance in the Big West. UC Irvine recently had their best season in school history, going 31-6 and upsetting 4th-seeded Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about the Anteaters' remarkable run in the Big West and why coach Turner has lofty goals for his program in the years ahead.  

On Episode Two of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Ben Bolch (the LA Times beat reporter assigned to UCLA Bruins basketball) to discuss UCLA's return to prominence under second-year head coach Mick Cronin. UCLA was picked as the preseason favorite in the Pac-12 and has gotten off to a fast start in conference play. Learn more about how the Bruins have reinvented themselves on offense while being forced to adapt to the loss of Senior Chris Smith to a knee injury. Would a successful season in Westwood be a Sweet 16 or are expectations even higher?

On the debut episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by San Diego State assistant coach Dave Velasquez to discuss one of the premier men's basketball programs on the West Coast. San Diego State is just a season removed from a historic 30-2 season (and a national ranking as high as #4 in the AP Poll) and has reached a pair of Sweet 16's since 2011. Learn more about the Aztecs' remarkable home court success, their impressive coaching continuity and why Coach Velasquez thinks the best days are still ahead for this West Coast power.