Zach Stiver starts off our week talking some football. He won two CIF championships at Rio Hondo Prep and played briefly at the University of La Verne after high school. Zach will chat about life in the trenches, how plans change as you grow older, and reflect on some people who've made a big impact on his life.

Aaron Riekenberg is the head basketball coach at La Habra HS. I met him and his wife Shelley when we were all classmates our senior year at Cal State Fullerton. Aaron will share his thoughts on coaching hoops, Dodgers baseball, and the various paths that life's journey takes us.

Joe Maiden is a college baseball umpire who works primarily in the Pac 12. He has experience in professional baseball and has recently umpired in the NCAA postseason. Joe works as an Environmental Inspector in Thousand Oaks, CA and will reflect on how that community rallied through heavy adversity a few years ago.

Bill Barnes is here for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. He recently had his 61st birthday and is in a good mood. We talk mostly sports this week and covered many topics. Some include Dr Fauci's worst pitch, MLB predictions, SCIAC football, and comments on the Astros/Dodgers "tough guy contest" in Houston.

Tom Bragger joins us from Fort Smith, Arkansas. He grew up in California and was a New York sports fan due to his father's influence. Tom loves all sports and is not afraid to share his opinions. We both can't wait for sports to bring us all together again soon so that we can get back to arguing about them.

Chris Tipton is the owner of Lucror Inc which is a Sales and Marketing firm in Boston. He is a former Minor League Baseball umpire who I had the privilege to be partners with in 2011. We traveled throughout the Midwest League for 5 months and became very good friends. Chris helped light a fire under me which made me a better umpire and a better person overall.

Michael Frain is a college football official who I've had the opportunity to work with. He was the Referee for the NCAA D3 National Championship in 2017 and has many more goals to achieve. Michael loves his home Chicago sports teams and is one of the software engineers who makes updates on the ESPN app come to you.

David Hong and I used to coach sports and work in an office together. He has lived in Seattle, El Paso, St Louis, and Korea. David loves America, USC Football, and is a proud Army husband.

Bill Barnes is back for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. Topics include the new football calendar, women in sports, MLB starting, domestic terrorism, and Bill being the calm one while Matt is a little more fired up.

I worked my first professional baseball game with Gavin back in 2009. After umpiring in Minor League Baseball, he began a career in politics. Gavin works at the Capitol in Saint Paul, MN and will chat about what it's like working as a Legislative Director.