Prep Period: A Ventura County high school sports podcast

In this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Dominic Massimino and Joe Curley talk a wild first half of boys basketball and girls soccer action in the Marmonte League, interview Westlake girls soccer head coach Frank Marino, break down The Star's girls basketball top 40 player rankings and look to the NFL to single out local players competing in the conference championships.

In this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Dominic Massimino and Joe Curley talk local basketball news, including both program and national records and noteworthy transfers, as well as breaking down player and team rankings for both basketball and soccer.

Go check out Joe and Dom's stories mentioned in this episode on the VC Star website below! Livvie

Elsokary wreaks havoc in setting a national record: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2026/01/08/westlakes-elsokary-wreaks-havoc-in-setting-a-national-record/88061502007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11----p119750c119750d00----v11xx10o11----d--42--b--42--&gca-ft=181&gca-ds=sophi

The Star's High School Basketball Rankings: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/01/14/the-stars-high-school-basketball-rankings/88163691007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11----p119950c119950d00----v11xx15o11----d--42--b--42--&gca-ft=28&gca-ds=sophi

The Star's High School Soccer Rankings: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/01/13/the-stars-high-school-soccer-rankings/88159698007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11----p119650c119650d00----v11xx10o11----d--41--b--41--&gca-ft=221&gca-ds=sophi

The Star's picks for the top 40 local boys basketball players: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/01/11/the-stars-picks-for-the-top-40-local-boys-basketball-players/88078516007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11----p119950c119950d00----v11xx15o11----d--42--b--42--&gca-ft=37&gca-ds=sophi

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Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino are back from winter vacation for Episode 19 of Prep Period, kicking off the winter sports season.

The pair talk through The Star's year in sports, then recap all the news of the past few weeks including awards for local coaches, Star All-County selections and Ventura High girls basketball continuing to make history.

Enjoy the show, and don't forget to like, subscribe and comment!

In this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino talk through season-ending losses for Pacifica and Ventura in the CIF-State Division 1A and 3AA State Championships for football. Then, the pair discuss the search for a new head football coach at Oaks Christian after the departure of Charlie Collins, the upcoming National Football Foundation All-Star games for tackle and flag football, and Ventura girls basketball nearing 1,000 wins in program history. Enjoy the show, and don't forget to like, subscribe and tell us in the comments what you thought!

It's all about the CIF-State football championships in this week's episode of Prep Period, in which Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino get you ready for Pacifica's Division 2A championship against Central East of Fresno and Ventura's Division 3AA matchup with St. Ignatius of San Francisco. The pair also interviewed Pacifica coach Mike Moon and linebacker Deville Warner, as well as Ventura receiver Jack Cunningham ahead of the titanic week for football in the 805.

In this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino talk through CIF-Southern Section football title wins for Pacifica, Ventura and Grace, then recap an exciting end to the fall season for Ventura College football and local cross country teams at the state meet. The pair also discuss upcoming state regional bowl games for football. 

In this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino discuss the four local teams playing for CIF-Southern Section football titles this week, including Pacifica, Ventura, Santa Paula and Grace, as well as last week's semifinal slate. 

Curley recaps local college football games and Massimino brings us up to speed on CIF-SS cross country finals that took place last Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.

Plus, former Nordhoff High coach Tony Henney, now at Dana Hills, joins the show to talk Palos Verdes who Pacifica will face in the D3 football championship. Thanks for listening!

On Episode 13 of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino discuss the first round of the CIF-Southern Section football playoffs, flag football and volleyball championships and interview Moorpark High football coach Christian Dearborn ahead of a rematch with Ventura in the Division 6 quarterfinals. 

On Episode 12 of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino welcome special guests Derry Eads, former sports editor at The Star, and legendary football coach George Contreras to discuss this year's football playoff pairings. 

On this episode of Prep Period, Ventura County Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino discuss an exciting penultimate week of the league football season, discuss flag football and volleyball playoffs and check out playoff projections for local football teams. Don't forget to subscribe!