Retro Rewind

Maria and David speak with former Casa Grande Union football player and wrestler Anthony Edwards about his time playing in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals. Edwards is now a pastor at the Greater Evangelist Temple and he was also in a dance group when he was a kid.

Maria and David speak with Grant Sugaski, the two-time state championship swimmer out of Casa Grande Union. Sugaski talked about being part of a club swim team and detailed how much training he did to be one of the top swimmers in the state.

Maria speaks to 9-time karate black belt George Mosson about the sport and how he went from being a student to a teacher and shared some of his favorite memories about teaching karate the Pinal County community.

Maria talks with Randy Youtsey about his impressive athletic career at Coolidge where he played quarterback, shooting guard and shortstop for the Bears. He was mostly known as the basketball guy but his first love was baseball as he went on to play for Central Arizona College.
 

Brian and Maria speak with Vista Grande head coach Jon Roberts about taking over the football program and what he's learned about being an assistant to many successful head coaches in Arizona. Roberts also spoke about what it was like growing up in the Robbins family and how his athletic pedigree is heavily influenced by his dad.

Brian and Maria speak with recently retired Vista Grande softball coach Rudy Valenzuela about his military career and how he got into coaching. Valenzuela also spoke about this year's championship run for the Spartans.

Brian and Maria talk to former running back Russell Trejo about his time at Casa Grande Union and how he ended up at Brigham Young University.

Brian and Maria talk to former Casa Grande Union distance runner Bill O'Neil about the influence some of Casa Grande's legendary coaches had on his life, specifically George Young. O'Neil also talks about a career ending injury and how he ended up getting a college education by singing and eventually becoming a judge in Pinal County.

Brian and Maria speak with long-time cross country and track coach Kurt Kieser about his high school running days at Flowing Wells and Casa Grande Union. Kieser also spoke about his coaching journey at Antelope, Maricopa and the many memorable athletes he's coached at CG Union.

Brian and Maria speak with former Casa Grande Union and current University of Arizona pitcher Gil Luna. Luna speaks about how he ended up playing for the Wildcats and how he dealt with the pandemic as a college athlete.