Prep Sports Weekly

St. Joe's Prep Director of Communications/WSJP Moderator Bill Avington '90, WSJP Co-Presidents Nick Leuzzi '21 and Dom Richetti '21 and La Salle Broadcaster Bob Long join hosts John Leuzzi '19 and Anthony Valucci for a roundtable discussion about The Prep and La Salle rivalry ahead of this weekend's football game. 

St. Joe's Prep Crew head coach John Fife '98 joins the podcast to discuss the program, the impact Father Vincent J. Taggart had on him when he was a member of the program as a student, what it was like traveling to England in 2019 with the varsity eight for the Henley Royal Regatta and much more.  Host's John Leuzzi '19 and Anthony Valucci also discuss briefly a few other topics as well.  

Entering the afternoon on a two-game conference winning streak, which gave a first-round playoff bye,  senior Colin Marshall '18 headed one into the back of the net on a pass from Joe Tobia '18 with 18 minutes left to play to give the Hawks the 1-0 victory over Archbishop Ryan.  Marshall's heroics gave head coach Joe Coyle's his first PCL Playoff victory as the program's head coach. 

Broadcast courtesy of WSJP, Student Broadcasting Club. WSJP's crew for the game: John Leuzzi '19 (Play by Play Announcer) and Joe Wurtenberg '19 (Color Commentary) 

St. Joe's Prep Cross Country and Track and Field head coach Cut Cockenberg '71 joins the podcast to discuss his 45 years coaching at The Prep, what has lead to the success of the programs in recent years, his goals for this upcoming season and much more! 

St. Joe's Prep Soccer head coach Joe Coyle joins the podcast to discuss his coaching journey, this year's season which has been altered by COVID-19, the latest within Prep Soccer, the Prep Book Drive and much more! 

Former St. Joe's Prep football and baseball star Brandon Sanders '18, joins the show for another installment of the alumni catchup series. Sanders, now a Division I wide receiver at Bucknell University, talks about his time as a two-sport student at The Prep, what it was like playing in a nationally ranked football program, lessons that he learned from his time as an athlete at 17th and Girard, his involvement with Autism Awareness and more.  

DL Anthony Leneghan '20 picks off St. Peter's Prep QB Maasai Maynor late in the fourth quarter setting up a game-winning TD by RB Marques Mason '19 to give the Hawks the 35-27 win over the Marauders in the first-annual Battle of the Banks at Rutger University's SHI Stadium. The Prep scored 28 unanswered points in the second half as they were tied with St. Peter's Prep 7-7 at halftime. 

Broadcast courtesy of WSJP, Student Broadcasting Club. WSJP's crew for the game: Ricky Weipz '19 (PBP), John Pease '20 (Color Commentary) and John Leuzzi '19 (Sideline Reporter). 

Three former WSJP, Student Broadcasting Club, executives - Dan Avington '18, Ricky Weipz '19 and Simon Williams '18 - join the podcast for our first alumni catchup show. The three discuss their time in WSJP, what the club means to them, give an update on what they are doing covering college athletics and more.