CBFA Podcast

CBFA Podcast episodes:

• 12.06.2023

  S3 E12 Selects and All-Stars

  Special guests Grant Pollock and Ron Logan join James and Cole to discuss the recent Selects trip to Las Vegas and the Calgary Bantam Football Association All-Stars. Thank you for listening, we'll be back in 2024!   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian...

  
• 11.22.2023

  S3 E11 Provincial Championships Recap

  James and Cole discuss the provincial championship games, as well as the Selects in Vegas and next week's All-Star Banquet. Congratulations to the Eagles (Tier 3) and Cowboys (Tier 1), Alberta Bantam Football Champions!   Produced by James Parkes Music by Russian Fingers

  
• 11.07.2023

  S3 E10 Championship Saturday Recap

  A bit of a change-up this week as James and Cole record live from the dome on Encana Field at Shouldice Park while the Selects are conducting tryouts in the background. Throw in a couple of on-field interviews from the Division...

  
• 11.01.2023

  S3 E9 Semi-Finals Recap

  James, Cole and Kevin discuss the Eagles victory over the Colts, and the Bulldogs impressive win over the Lions to set up a Division 2 Championship match between Eagles and Bulldogs. The guys also talk about the Wildcats come-from-behind victory over...

  
• 10.25.2023

  S3 E8 Playoffs Week 1 Recap

  Grant Stefanowski joins James, Cole, and Kevin to talk more Selects and the first 6 playoff games from the October 21 and 23 games. Cold and snow dominated the landscape for the Div 3 Semi-Finals. James and Kevin review the Hilltoppers/Chiefs...

  
• 10.18.2023

  S3 E7 Week 8 Recap and Playoff Preview

  James, Cole and Kevin are joined by Bill Monks, CBFA President. Cole talks about the Homecoming Festival experience in Airdrie and shares interviews with Raiders Head Coach Steve Kemp and Chris Glass, Head Coach of the George MacDougall Mustangs and...

  
• 10.13.2023

  S3 E6 Week 7 Recap

  This week we are joined by Grant Stefanowski, who makes his first appearance of the season. Grant talks about the improvements he's noticed in the Mavericks compared to last season, the level of effort he's seen in the Rebels, and...

  
• 10.05.2023

  S3 E5 Week 6 Recap

  James, Cole, and Kevin review week 6 action in the Calgary Bantam Football Association. The Cowboys remain perfect, the Wildcats manage a tie with the Raiders, and the Colts keep rolling. October 7 is Gordie's 5th Annual Food Fight in support...

  
• 09.27.2023

  S3 E4 Week 5 Review

  Kevin joins James and Cole to discuss the week 5 action in the Calgary Bantam Football Association. The Cowboys and Wildcats remain perfect while the Colts and Raiders are both a game behind. The guys discuss the Hilltoppers forfeit, and speculate...

  
• 09.21.2023

  S3 E3 Week 4 Recap

  Kevin joins James and Cole again this week to discuss the action that took place September 16 at Shouldice Athletic Park in Calgary, Alberta. Some great games were overshadowed by some concerning injuries, and James tries to explain how he failed...

  
• 09.12.2023

  2023 Week 3 Recap

  James and Cole are joined by Kevin, a new announcer to bantam football, and the guys review the games they witnessed. A guest appearance from Grant Pollock provides some insight into the morning games at Hellard Field. The panel looks ahead to...

  
• 09.07.2023

  2023 Week 1-2 Recap

  We're back for our third season of the CBFA Podcast!  To kick things off, James and Cole review the first two weeks of bantam football in Calgary. The Cowboys are off to another strong start with wins over the Raiders and...

  
• 08.03.2023

  S3 E0 - 2023 Pre-season Podcast

  We're gearing up for the 2023 Calgary Bantam Football Association season! Bantam camps have now begun as we roll into August.  In this update from July 26, Cole tells some stories from Female Football Calgary and Football Alberta action from this...

  
• 11.15.2022

  S2 E11 - Tier 3 Provincial Finals

  Cole Fortner joins James to talk about the Calgary Wildcats victory over the Spruce Grove Cougars in a thrilling 21-13 game, a fitting end to the Bantam season at Shouldice Park.  The guys discuss the Tier 1 Semis scores (including several...

  
• 11.08.2022

  S2 E10 - Calgary City Finals

  Cole and James discuss the three finals games from the past weekend at Shouldice Park and give a shoutout to the Stampeders for winning not only the Division 3 Championship but also the 3rd Annual Gordies Food Fight for bringing...

  
• 11.01.2022

  S2 E9 - Semi-Finals Recap + Finals Preview

  Cole Fortner joins James once more to discuss the four Semi-final games played October 29, and give their predictions for the finals to be played November 5. The 50/50 was a huge success, thank you to everyone who bought a ticket...

  
• 10.26.2022

  S2 E8 - Playoffs Week 1

  Grant Stefanowski joins James this week to recap the Division 3 semi-finals and the Division 1/2 quarter-finals from the past weekend at Shouldice Park. For the first time the CBFA played games inside the dome at Encana Field while Saturday's...

  
• 10.19.2022

  S2 E7 - Week 8 - Al Wayrynen

  The regular season draws to a close, and the playoff matchups are set! James and Cole review the week that was, and set up this weekend's matchups.  Later on James is joined by Colts Coach Al Wayrynen to discuss the Colts...

  
• 10.13.2022

  S2 E6 - Week 7 - Chris Bailey

  James provides an update on what's going on with the website, Cole and James go over the Week 7 action and look ahead to Week 8.  Later on, Chiefs Coach Chris Bailey joins the podcast to discuss some lessons learned, keeping...

  
• 10.05.2022

  S2 E5 - Week 6 - Glen Verbaan

  Grant Stefanowski, a CBFA board member and part-time announcer at Shouldice Park joins James this week to discuss all the action from week 6 in the CBFA, including the Raiders/Bulldogs battle of the unbeaten teams. Later on James is joined by...

  
• 09.28.2022

  S2 E4 - Week 5 + Makeup Monday Part 2

  This week we keep it short and sweet, as James flies solo. Scores and standings, short reviews of the Stampeders/Colts and Eagles/Bulldogs games from Saturday, plus Monday's Makeup Matches getting all teams to 5 games played. James talks about the timing...

  
• 09.21.2022

  S2 E3 - Week 4 + Makeup Monday Part 1

  James and Cole discuss all the week 4 action from Shouldice Park, including the Chiefs big win over the Eagles, the Bulldogs beating the Bantam Stampeders in a game that featured only safeties on the scoresheet, and the Cowboys continuing...

  
• 09.14.2022

  S2 E2 - Tim Henderson

  This week James and Cole discuss week 3 of the 2022 CBFA season, including the thrilling afternoon matchups between the Stamps/Wildcats and Lions/Hilltoppers. Later, Foothills Eagles Coach Tim Henderson joins the podcast to discuss his team, the challenges faced by teams...

  
• 09.07.2022

  S2 E1 - Greg Wilson

  Cole Fortner and James Parkes discuss Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2022 CBFA season, and Wildcats Coach Greg Wilson chats with James about the wild start to the season and the challenge of playing two games in two days...

  
• 11.16.2021

  Provincial Semis Recap

  Daniel Barker-Tremblay joins us to recap the Cowboys win over Capital champion St. Albert 49ers, and the Stampeders loss to Southern champion Raymond Comets.  CBFA Vice President Dan Pedersen joins us to talk about the season that was, and the reasons...

  
• 11.02.2021

  City Finals Recap

  Cole Fortner and Daniel Barker-Tremblay recount what they saw on city final Saturday, including the Div 1 instant classic where the Cowboys erased a 24-point deficit in the final 6 minutes to force overtime before ultimately winning the game. Produced by...

  
• 10.26.2021

  Soggy Semi-Final Saturday Recap

  Grant and Cole are back, along with Daniel, to recap a soggy semi-final Saturday and preview this weekend's City Finals.  Produced by James Parkes, music by Russian Fingers

  
• 10.19.2021

  Playoff Edition: Close Games and a Massive Upset

  Daniel Barker-Tremblay and James discuss the Division 1/2 Quarterfinals and the Division 3 Semi-Finals. We also look ahead to the Division 1/2 Semi-Finals coming up this Saturday on Hellard Field at Shouldice Park. Produced by James Parkes, music by Russian Fingers

  
• 10.13.2021

  Week 8 Playoff Preview

  Daniel and Michael are back to set the stage for the playoffs. Produced by James Parkes, music by Russian Fingers

  
• 10.06.2021

  Week 7 Reviews and Ramblings

  Daniel and Michael are back to provide their takes on all the week 7 action, including a couple of Pee Wee games. We look ahead to the final weekend of the regular season, including the marquee matchup between the Lions...

  
• 09.28.2021

  Week 6 Guest Hosts and a Real Guest

  With Grant and Cole away this week we brought in the backups - Michael Kwas and Daniel Barker-Tremblay, two SAIT students calling games at Shouldice this year. We welcome our first guest to the podcast, CBFA President Bill Monks joins us...

  
• 09.22.2021

  Week 5 Routs and Ramblings

  Grant needs help finding the standings on the website, then talks about the Eagles/Chiefs and Wildcats/Colts. He mentions a few of the players that stood out to him, including Colts #94 Isaac Brisson. Cole talks about the Stampeders/Bulldogs defensive battle and...

  
• 09.14.2021

  Week 4 News and Notes

  Our panel discuss some of the week 4 matchups, including Stampeders-Eagles, Wildcats-Chiefs, and Bulldogs-Colts. Grant talks about Stampeders quarterback Declan Lyth, who played a great game under difficult personal circumstances and Chiefs safety Kylee Emms who had a standout defensive...

  
• 08.25.2021

  The inaugural episode!

  Welcome to the first episode of the CBFA Podcast! Join hosts Grant Pollock and Cole Fortner as they discuss week 1 of the 2021 Calgary Bantam Football Association season.  The satellite teams had a good showing, but unfortunately the Rebels had to...