BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports

Last year, host Erin Lim got to sit down with Coach Nakase to talk about her personal journey to Golden State.

Golden State Valkyries All-Star Gabby Williams grew up in Reno, Nevada. But playing in the Bay Area as a youth shaped the way she plays and the personality you see now. 

Women, non-binary players tackle America's Game.

From our friends at Uncuffed, we're sharing an episode that’s all about sports, play, and the joys of competition. We’ve got stories from the track and the chess board. Plus, life lessons from a boxing ring.

The Golden State Valkyries are known for embracing their queer fandom. But the WNBA wasn’t always so accepting. It took years of pushing for change to get where we are today, both from the outside by fans, and from people within the teams. 

One pivotal moment came out of the Valkyries’ Northern California predecessors, the Sacramento Monarchs. When a lesbian group still faced homophobia at the hands of the franchise, they decided to do something about it — and made history.

Before the Sacramento Monarchs or the Golden State Valkyries, there were the San Francisco Pioneers. The first professional women's basketball team that played in the City more than two decades ago. Today, we revisit an episode of BOUNCE Season 2, by Maya Goldberg-Safir, that get's to know the team, and their impact on Bay Area professional women's sports. 

Following the success of the 1996 US Olympic women's basketball gold medal, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the creation of a new Women’s National Basketball Association—the WNBA.

Thirty years later, the WNBA is doing better than ever. But a lot has happened over the decades. We hear from three different perspectives on the WNBA and how the league has evolved over the years.

With all of the talk about the WNBA and the WPBL, team BOUNCE put together a live event at KALW's studio event space. The gathering included station reporters, former Sacramento Monarchs executive Andrea Lepore, and a live audience to discuss the past and present. 

From college scholarships to Olympic dreams, girls flag football is creating opportunities that didn’t exist a few years ago. In Sacramento, Joslyn Cetina and Leyona Wilson, are chasing big goals with Elevate founder and trainer Vince Carter, whose program is helping shape the future of the game.

It's the first episode of BOUNCE Season 3! We look at how the launch of the Women’s Professional Baseball League means that for the first time in decades, girls have a chance to go pro.