Joey Puddister joins Dave and Paul for a sportscast spotlight interview. As a former professional and varsity basketball player, Joey has seen it all!

Puddister also discusses his role as the Director of AMP, the Athletic Mentorship and Preparation program, and what some athletes should expect in new phases of their life and careers, on and off the court.

The 44th Echo Sportscast about North Bay and area sports includes an interview with the Bulldogs coach as the 12u tykes head to Brantford, Ont. for the provincial championship game on Saturday.

Also in the report is a Panthers baseball update after weekend action, the playoff picture for the 3s basketball league and video of a North Bay-born fighter taking a tough loss in his latest MMA bout.

As part of the show, watch the first five minutes of the interview with Trista Bernier, a North Bay Sports Hall of Famer for pole vaulting (representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games) and now a local certified fitness trainer with decades of experience.

The lead story in today's Echo Sportscast sets up football playoffs Saturday as the North Bay Bulldogs U12 Tykes and U14 Bantams host playoff games on the Mike O'Shea gridiron at the Steve Omischl Sport Fields Complex. The Tykes, on a six-game winning streak, have a semifinal at 1 p.m. and bantams play a quarterfinal at 3 p.m.

Also highlighted are tournament results for the North Bay Minor Girls Softball Blaze teams, there's a promo for the U18 Panthers baseball tournament and 3x3 basketball league results. And there's a full Spotlight interview with Mike Dupelle, departing U17 coach of the Spartans basketball team that finished fourth in Division 1 play this spring.

Rounding out the report is a bit about two combat fighters with North Bay roots in MMA and Kickboxing bouts in Mississauga and Brampton, respectively, this Saturday night. Co-hosts Paul McLean and Dave Dale also discuss the new twin pad construction and arena design at the end.

Football fans will have a chance to cheer on the U12 Tykes Bulldogs as they host a quarterfinal game this Sunday on the Mike O'Shea gridiron at the Steve Omischl Sports Fields Complex.

Kick off is 11 a.m., followed by regular season games for the bantams and junior varsity teams at 1 and 3 p.m.

The Echo Sportscast #42 was recorded before we had the details, but the show still has some punch with a snippet of our Ken Pagan Spotlight interview featured mid-podcast.

Show highlights include favourable results for North Bay Minor Girls Softball rep Blaze teams do well on the road, as well as the U11 Panthers baseball team that went undefeated against Southern Ontario teams on the weekend.

Also reported are the results from the Kiwanis Triathlon and Canada Day Road Race, concluding with a tip of a hat to a North Bay born hockey player drafted to the NHL and feedback about our Bruce Downey Spotlight interview last week.

The 41st Echo Sportscast covers local minor baseball, girls softball, Bulldogs football, an upcoming kickboxing event and the rodeo held at Memorial Gardens last week.

The Spotlight feature interview is with Bruce Downey, a life coach who works with university athletes.

1:55 Sandlot Baseball U13 Tourney Weather-Proofed
5:07 Blaze U15 excel in exhibition down south
6:31 Bulldogs Tykes U12 win again
7:40 Nick and Will Laporte twins win bareknuckle ice battles
12:55 Bruce Downey intro
15:40 Bruce Downey interview
22:34 MMA discussion
24:23 Action MMA Kickboxing even Aug. 23 West Ferris Arena
38:11 North Bay Stampede

The Echo Sportscast #40 features producer Ben Sargent (filling in for Paul McLean) and co-host Dave Dale talking about the best NDA student athlete interview shorts (by viewership).

Also on tap are interviews between McLean and 18U Jr. Lakers who helped at the Source for Sports sponsor hole at the One Kids Place golf tournament on Monday.

 Actual sports coverage includes results from the Mattawa Canoe Race, Bulldogs' football, girls' softball and men's baseball.

All levels of baseball news make up the bulk of the #39 episode of the Echo Sportscast, from t-ball to high school to youth and men's league.

You'll like the video clips of the NDA final last Friday with an interview with West Ferris Trojans coach Jacob Brown describing their championship win over Chippewa.

We also have a Spotlight interview with Dr. Rob Graham to talk about how athletes enjoy the trip as they chase their competitive dreams, followed by some video coverage of the North Bay Bulldogs that had an all-day set of games this past Sunday on the Mike O'Shea field at the Steve Omischl Sports Fields Complex.

The 38th Sportscast features the Trojans and Ravens both moving on to the NDA Baseball finals tonight June 6th at 6pm.

Chippewa continued it's dominance in Sr Boys and Varsity Girls soccer both medaling at NOSSA with the boys moving onto OFSAA.

Multiple schools had big days in NOSSA Track and Field and OFSAA Tennis.

Club sports sees and update on last week's Action MMA tournament with Corey Jackson calling in to give us an update. 

We also cover youth baseball as the U9 Panthers travelled to the Soo.

0:00 Intro
2:00 NDA Baseball
5:20 Soccer Update
6:56 Track and Field
9:36 OFSAA Tennis
14:56 Spotlight Interview
25:05 Action MMA 30:25 Club Baseball

The 37th episode of the Echo Sportscast features NDA soccer finals, baseball playoffs, beach volleyball and tennis. In club action promos, Action MMA is taking seven fighters to Sudbury for a big WAKO kickboxing card at the Caruso Club on Saturday night and the North Bay Pickle Ball Club open house at the Bourke Playground courts on Sunday.

CORRECTION: The Action MMA event Aug. 23 is a WAKO K-1 Kickboxing event, not MMA as described.

Other reports include U13 Panthers Baseball results and a North Bay Men's Baseball League update which includes the naming honours for the awards at the upcoming Baseball Cash Tourney June 27-29.

Our Heritage Moment is a promo for Peter Handley's new book available at the North Bay Museum.

The Echo Sportscast #36 features high school playoff updates for soccer and the baseball picture heading into the last regular season game, a portion of the Spotlight interview with Cooper Lamb, and the North Bay Bulldogs Football Club season's kickoff results. Also covered by co-hosts Dave Dale and Jacob Brown was the first North Bay Men's Baseball League game.