Prospect Sports Weekly

In the 2019-2020 season finale, host Ryan Barich addresses the IHSA’s recent decision to cancel all spring sports due to the coronavirus pandemic. Assistant Principal Frank Mirandola joins the episode to talk with Ryan about how the loss of spring athletics has affected the school and about how important these programs really are.

The whole Prospect Sports Weekly crew is back together — sort of. Recording from each of their houses, Ryan, Cameron, Rick, and Jake sit down with senior athletes from the baseball and girls' soccer teams to talk about how they’ve been preparing for a season that may never happen, and how they’ve been dealing with their last days as Prospect athletes.

Host Ryan Barich welcomes a very special guest: IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. The two discuss the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on high school sports and activities in Illinois — including the cancellation of the state basketball tournament — as well as some options being discussed as we move forward deeper into the spring season.

Coach Camardella and senior Matt McAleer look back on an unforgettable Friday night at Grant, as the 11th-seeded Knights upset Buffalo Grove for a regional title. They also talk with Ryan Barich to preview Tuesday night's sectional semifinal game against Mundelein, which is taking place on the Knights' homecourt.

Ryan Barich sits down with sophomore Owen Schneider and junior Luke Zardzin to preview an unexpected trip to the regional championship game, where they will take on a Buffalo Grove team they've lost to twice already this season. The guys say that no one on the outside gives them a chance, but everyone on the team believes they can win their first regional title in a decade.

Host Ryan Barich sits down with coach John Camardella and all-conference player Matt Woloch to talk about the upcoming regional semifinal game against Barrington and the huge accomplishment that is making the all-conference team.

Wrestling coach Tom Whalen and freshman wrestler Will Baysinger sit down with host Ryan Barich to reflect on a historic season that saw two individuals medal at the state meet, including Baysinger taking third place at his weight class. They also discuss the future development of Baysinger as he continues his quest to become the third individual state champion in school history.

The guys sit down with special guest boys' basketball player Rob Lombardo to find out how he's feeling heading into Senior Night, and look back on his Prospect basketball career as it enters its home stretch. They also give updates on wrestling and girls' basketball and their postseason runs.

Host Ryan Barich sits down with wrestling coach Tom Whelan and girls' basketball coach Marie Miller to discuss how seniors impact their programs, along with updates on how both of their seasons are going heading into the upcoming regionals.

Coach Camardella and coach Miller, along with player guests Chase Larsen and Ellen Sherwood, discuss the different mindsets that go into a variety of game situations, while also previewing their upcoming MSL East games.

Both the boys' and girls' basketball programs look forward to their big upcoming divisional games, while also discussing their changing styles of play as the season progresses.

Recapping not only last weekend's games, but also some early week showdowns for both the boys' and girls' basketball teams.

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In this week's edition, the KnightMedia crew reviews last Friday's games against BG, first with girls' head coach Marie Miller and sophomore Andi Will (first 12 minutes of the show), then with boys' coach John Camardella and senior Matt McAleer, who also preview this Friday's showdown with Max Christie and Rolling Meadows (next 10 minutes of the show). In the final segment, coach Tom Whalen and freshman Will Baysinger talk about the team's big win in the Mudge/McMorrow tournament, along with Will's individual championship.

The KnightMedia crew interviews Coach Camardella and Coach Miller about how their seasons have gone so far, focusing specifically on their season-opening Thanksgiving Tournaments and their first division game against Hersey. Player guests are seniors Matt Woloch and Sarah Skaggs.

This is a brief intro for listeners to what Prospect Sports Weekly is going to offer.