The Valley Sports Network Podcast

Get ready for the 2024 Imperial Valley High School Football Season with this episode of the Valley Sports Network Podcast! Will Torrez, Ron Rubio, Coach Mike Swearingen and Jalen Fong discuss the highly anticipated kickoff to this year's football season and provide an in-depth preview of each team in the Desert League and the Imperial Valley League and offer their exclusive insights. Later in the episode, special guest Vic Carrillo from VSN joins the conversation adding his analysis on teams in the Imperial Valley League. The group also reflects on each team's performance last year and share what they hope to see from each team. 

In this episode of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, John Moreno, Vic Carrillo, Butch Morales and Coach Richard Gonzales preview this week's slate of games for Southwest, Calexico, Vincent Memorial, and Holtville as most teams start league this week and touch on what they have seen in the teams' performance in the season thus far. The panel also gives their analysis on who they think will end up being the top 5 teams in the Valley at the conclusion of the regular season.

In this episode of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Will Torrez, Ron Rubio, Coach Mike Swearingen and Jalen Fong recap the seasons in-depth of Calipatria, Palo Verde, Imperial, Brawley, and Central thus far and also give a preview of their league slate of games. The panel also gives their analysis on the surprises and questions that have arised in the first 6 weeks of the Imperial Valley High School Football Season.

Brawley Union HS Athletic Director Billy Brewer joins Will Torrez on the Valley Sports Network Podcast for an unveiling of the offseason happenings and upcoming season of the Brawley Football Team. In this riveting episode, we delve into the realm of speculation, debunking rumors, and unveiling the truth that has captivated the town for months as many Wildcat fans' burning questions get answered in this exclusive conversation.

In this podcast episode, VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down with Coach Tony Leon, who has recently retired from helming the Brawley Union HS Wrestling program after 22 seasons. The conversation revolves around Coach Leon's remarkable achievements during his tenure, his new role within the program, the historic victory of the program's first boys state champion this season, and the future of the Brawley Union HS Wrestling program.

VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down with Coach Jon Self, who recently retired from coaching at the end of this past season after leading the Brawley Wildcats Varsity Football team as Head Coach for twelve seasons. The two talk about memories throughout Coach Self's tenure, the dedication he gave and the sacrifices he endured to lead his Brawley squad to success, and conclude with his plans for retirement.

VSN football broadcasting duo Will Torrez and Ron Rubio recap the 2022 Football High School Football Season in the Imperial Valley and give their commentary on each team's season in the Imperial Valley and Desert Leagues. The two also give their view on what each team has in store for the upcoming 2023 season and recap some of their favorite moments from the 2022 season. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network

In Episode 16 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap the CIF-SDS Football Quarterfinal round that occured this past week and talk about the Semifinal round for the remaining Imperial Valley teams left in the CIF-SDS Football Playoffs.   Note: The opinions of the inviduals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

The Section Football Quarterfinals are here! Find out which teams are still standing in the Quarterfinals and which teams got knocked off during the 1st Round of the CIF-SDS Football Playoffs this past week as Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus break it all down in Episode 15 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast. In Episode 15, Jalen and Joaquin break down how the first round of the football playoffs went for Imperial Valley squads and how the Imperial Valley teams that are still standing fair in their Quarterfinal matchups. The two also take a bit of a detour and talk about the Section Semifinal and Championship rounds in Girls Volleyball that took place at the end of this past week and preview two matchups that Imperial Valley teams will be featured in Tuesday night in the 1st round of the State Girls Volleyball Tournament.  

Round 1 of the CIF-SDS Playoffs are here! In Episode 14 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap each rivalry week matchup that ended off the regular season and also take a bit of a detour into the ongoing CIF-SDS Girls Volleyball playoffs where many Valley teams still stand strong in their respective divisions. Jalen and Joaquin end the episode by breaking down where the Valley football teams in the playoffs stand in the brackets, and break down the 1st round matchups as well as take a wide look at key matchups this week all across the San Diego Section.

In this special Battle for the Border edition of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, VSN broadcaster Vic Carrillo sits down with Calexico Head Coach Fernando Solano and stand-out Bulldog senior Troy Marin as well as Vincent Memorial Assistant Coach Fernando Santana and stand-out Scot senior Andre Rodriguez to discuss the team's seasons up to this point, as well as this 2nd rendition of the newly-formed Battle for the Border inner-city rivalry matchup.

On this special 79th Bell Game edition of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, VSN broadcasting duo Will Torrez and Ron Rubio talk about this year's rendition of this storied rivalry matchup and dive deep into what each team needs to do in order to pull off the win Friday night.

Rivarly Week is finally here and Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus will break down all the games this week on Episode 13 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast! In Episode 13 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus will recap each game in Week 10 of Imperial Valley Football and preview each of the rivarly games being played this week. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

What a week of Imperial Valley Football!! Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus will break it all down in Episode 12 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast. Jalen and Joaquin recap every game in Week 9 and touch on the Week 10 matchups. The two also talk about the playoff picture for Imperial Valley teams and discuss what teams on the bubble need to do to secure a playoff position. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

There's a lot of good league matchups in both the IVL and the Desert League this week and The Valley Sports Network Podcast is breaking it all down! In Episode 11 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap Week 8 for each Imperial Valley team and also give a preview of Week 9 of Imperial Valley Football play as the playoffs are fast approaching. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

The remaining Imperial Valley teams start league play this week and The Valley Sports Network Podcast is breaking it all down. In Episode 10 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap Week 7 for each Imperial Valley team and also give a preview of Week 8 of Imperial Valley Football play as the remaining Imperial Valley teams start league play this week. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

In Episode 9 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap Week 6 for each Imperial Valley team and also give a preview of Week 7 of Imperial Valley Football play as most teams will start league play this upcoming week. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down for a conversation with IVFOA Official John Seaman. The two discuss common high school rule misinterpretations and touch on John's occupation being a local police officer. John wraps up the conversation with discussing being a football official at the junior college level.

In Episode 8 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap each of the Week 5 matchups for Imperial Valley teams and give a preview of every Week 6 matchup.  Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down for an exclusive conversation with Head Coach David Shaw of the Imperial Tigers Football Program. Coach Shaw talks about growing up being a three-sport athlete in the Imperial community, his career in education, and getting his start in coaching and his coaching journey as well as the mentors he had. The two wrap up the conversation by discussing the Tigers' early success this season and their thrilling victory over Valley Center on Saturday night.

In Episode 7 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus detail each of the Week 4 matchups for Imperial Valley teams that managed to avoid being canceled due to Tropical Storm Kay and give a preview of every Week 5 matchup for Imperial Valley teams. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

In Episode 6 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus detail each of the Week 3 matchups for Imperial Valley teams and give a preview of every Week 4 matchup for Imperial Valley teams. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down for an exclusive conversation with Head Coach David "Rookie" Peña of the Central Union High School Spartans Football program. Coach Peña talks about playing youth and high school football locally and his days playing in college. The two also talk about how he got his start in college coaching and his journey through it all and the relationships he made along the way. The conversation concludes with where Coach Peña is now, being the Head Coach of the Central Spartans and the ultimate dedication and sacrifice that it takes to be a part of a football coaching staff.

In Episode 5 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus detail each of the Week 2 matchups for Imperial Valley teams and give a preview of every Week 3 matchup for Imperial Valley teams. Note: The opinions of the individuals on this podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network.

VSN Founder Will Torrez sits down for an exclusive conversation with Head Coach Jon Self of the Brawley Wildcats to talk about the person behind the Wildcat football program and how he got his start in coaching. The two also discuss Brawley's big Week 1 victory over Scripps Ranch as well as give a glimpse into the Wildcats' Week 2 matchup against the Valley Center Jaguars.

In Episode 4 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus recap each game that Imperial Valley teams played during Week 1 and give a preview of the upcoming games this week.

In Episode 3 of The Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus preview each team's schedule in the Desert League and also take a look back at last season played out for each of these teams.

In Episode 2 of the Valley Sports Network Podcast, Jalen Fong and Joaquin Matus preview each team's schedule in the IVL and also take a look back at how last season played out for each of these teams. Note: The opinions of the individuals on the podcast do not reflect those of Valley Sports Network. Check out our website: https://vsnsports.net/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valleysportsnetwork/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valleysportsnetwork Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/VSNValleySportsNetwork Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValleySportsNet

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