Left Coast Sports with Jon Schaeffer

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Alicia Rodriguez to discuss the westward expansion of the NWSL to San Diego and Los Angeles in 2022. 

Learn more about the upstart league, the vision for the new San Diego franchise and why future expansion is on the horizon for the world’s best women’s soccer league.  

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by XTRA 1360’s Jim Russell to discuss the fierce three-team race at the top of the NL West and the San Diego Padres’ trade deadline needs.

 The Padres are seeking their first NL West division title since 2006.

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Jeremy Mauss from the Mountain West Wire for an early preview of the 2021 Mountain West football season. The pair discuss the league favorites and the crucial early-season match-up between Boise State and UCF for “Group of 5” supremacy. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Geoff Grammer from the Albuquerque Journal for an early preview of the 2021-22 Mountain West basketball season. 

The pair discuss the league favorites and why the Mountain West could be primed for a breakout season. 

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune to preview the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. 

Learn about the favorites, the challenging course set-up and whether or not Brian believes Torrey will be a future U.S. Open site. 

On this episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by San Diego State men’s golf coach Ryan Donovan to discuss his team’s run to the NCAA Championships.

Learn more about how coach Donovan has built one of the premier college golf programs and what lies ahead for the Aztecs men’s golf program.

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Alex Gontran, the manager of 1904 FC, a professional soccer team in San Diego that competes in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Learn more about the club and the league and why San Diego is the ideal market for pro soccer 

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Jeff Garner, the President of Business Operations for the Orange County Soccer Club to discuss the start of the USL season in Southern California.

Learn more about the team and the league and what you can expect when attending a game this summer in Orange County.

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On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Matthew Moreno, the managing editor for DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com to discuss whether or not the Lakers can get healthy and whether or not the Dodgers can reverse their slump.

What would a Lakers-Clippers playoff series mean to LA? Matt says, “it would definitely be electric.” Listen to this week’s episode for the very latest on LA’s most revered sports franchises. 

On this week’s episode of Left Coast Sports, Jon Schaeffer is joined by Sam Levitt, the voice of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

Learn more about the return of Minor League Baseball for the first time in nearly 600 days, new rule changes in Double-A and what it’s like to call games in the midst of a pandemic.