Clark County Today Sports Podcast

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares his thoughts on the protests in Washington DC ; Clark County hits 14,000 COVID-19 cases and adds five deaths ; Washington state updates vaccine rollout plans ; Hockinson School Board pushes for more aggressive reopening plan. WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: https://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_21_01_06 #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #Protests #WashingtonDC #Trump #Opinion #Editorial #COVID19Vaccines #Vaccines #COVID19Deaths #WashingtonState #VaccineRollout #HockinsonSchoolDistrict #HockinsonSchoolBoard #Reopening #InPersonClasses #HockinsonWa

COVID-19 outbreak at Larch Corrections Center ; Gov. Inslee speaks on new phased reopening ; Battle Ground Public Schools plans for in person learning ; BIA of Clark County sees uptick in townhome permits ; KWRL uses ingenuity to sanitize buses ; Mountain View High School athletes weight train in the cold. WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: https://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_21_01_05 #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID19NewsUpdate #COVID19Vaccines #LarchCorrectionsCenter #Outbreak #JayInslee #PhasedReopening #BattleGroundPublicSchools #BattleGroundWa #InPersonLearning #BIAofClarkCounty #Townhomes #Housing #KWRL #Buses #sanitize #MountainViewThunder #MountainViewHighSchool #VancouverWa #HighSchoolFootball #WeightTraining

PeaceHealth Southwest COVID outbreak number reduced to 19 patients ; Clark County adds 780 COVID-19 cases over holiday weekend ; Evergreen Public Schools announces plans for in-person classes ; Union High football star Lincoln Victor headed to WSU. WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_21_01_04 #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID19NewsUpdate #COVID19Vaccines #PeaceHealthSouthwest #Hospital #COVID19Patients #EvergreenPublicSchools #InPersonClasses #UnionTitans #LincolnVictor #CollegeFootball #WashingtonStateUniversity #WSU #BoyScouts #GirlScouts #ChristmasTreePickUp #CommunityService #VancouverWa #AnneMcEnernyOgle #VancouverMayor

The former coaches on the podcast give their advice to new head coaches on how to prepare for the first day of high school football practice, plus we say goodbye to state champion coach Rory Rosenbach, who left Union this summer for a job in his hometown. #ClarkCountyToday #SportsPodcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #HighSchoolFootball #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #EvergreenPublicSchools #VancouverPublicSchools #UnionTitans #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday #HighSchoolSports

Here is Episode 3 of the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. This week, we welcome our first guest. In preparation for Mat Classic, we talk to the greatest wrestling coach in Union High School history, John Godinho. (Yes, he is the only wrestling coach in school history, but still, he’s pretty great.) This episode, reporter Paul Valencia, along with sports administrators Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools and Tony Liberatorre of Vancouver Public Schools talk Mat Classic wrestling, all-league and the controversy surrounding all-league selections, the shot clock in high school basketball, some Super Bowl gloating for some, and mourning for another, and we talk about passionate sports projects. Our friend and baseball nerd John Scukanec was featured in Clark County Today this week for his quest to play catch with someone for 365 days in a row. Hope you enjoy the podcast. We are always open for subject ideas. Email us at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com And as a reminder, we record the podcast, for now, once every two weeks. #ClarkCountyTodaySportsPodcast #Podcast #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatorre #JohnGodinho #UnionTitans #HighSchoolWrestling #HighSchoolBasketball #AllLeagueTeams #SuperBowl #Catch365 #JohnScukanec #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday  www.ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/

For the second installment of our new video podcast, “Behind the Stories,” we hear from Clark County Today reporter Chris Brown. Over the course of the past year, Brown has spent many a day covering the pandemic through the issues of case numbers, public health, school closures, community concerns, businesses, vaccines, and more.    We talk about the unexpected positives, or at least innovations, that have arisen out of the chaos of 2020, and delve into what’s next. Brown shares his perspective as a journalist on how to process tragedy and continue to highlight some of the positives. Get an insider’s look into what it takes to cover a global pandemic from the angle of life in Clark County, no matter the challenges.   Watch the video version of this podcast above on YouTube, or search for Clark County Today LIVE on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.

For the start of our new video podcast, “Behind the Stories,” we hear from Clark County Today sports reporter Paul Valencia. Over the course of the past 12 months, Valencia has seen the ebb and flow of high school sports activities during the effects of COVID-19. One year ago today exactly, he wrote his last sports story unaffected by the pandemic. We talk about the good, the bad and the unexpected in covering sports seasons with very unusual factors like face coverings and scheduling craziness. The good news is Valencia says he has grown tremendously in new skills, as he has reinvented his coverage and style. Get an insider’s look into what it takes to cover high school sports in Clark County no matter what.   Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube, or search for Clark County Today LIVE on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.

Clark County sees first COVID-19 deaths in a week ; Ban on plastic grocery bags now set for February ; Former Camas credit union exec taking high-ranking national job ; Pat King reflects on bringing Pacific Coast Wrestling Championships to Vancouver ; 2020 News Year in Review. Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_20_12_30 WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! www.ClarkCountyToday.com #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID19NewsUpdate #COVID19Vaccines #COVID19Deaths #Plastic #PlasticBag #PlasticBagBan #PatKing #PacificCoastWrestlingChampionships #HighSchoolWrestling #VancouverWa #2020YearInReview #2020

Clark County adds 404 COVID-19 cases over the long holiday ; Vancouver Pizza Company restaurant shutting down at the end of the year ; Karen Bowerman sworn in as newest Clark County Councilor ; Beaches and Warehouse ‘23 owner Mark Mathias carries on tradition of feeding the needy over Christmas.  Find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_20_12_28 WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID19NewsUpdate #VancouverPizzaCompany #Restaurant #Closing #Pandemic #Business #KarenBowerman #ClarkCountyCouncil #Beaches #Wharehouse23 #MarkMathias #Tradition #Needy #Homeless #Meals #ChristmasMeals #WoodlandWa #OperationSanta

WATCH: 20-year old employee identified as victim of shooting at medical building near PeaceHealth Southwest ; Clark County COVID-19 cases pass 12,000 mark ; Clark County to receive over 8,000 doses of Moderna COVID vaccine this week ; Goodwill of Columbia-Willamette receives $15 million donation from McKenzie Scott ; Local school choirs showing the Christmas spirit, even at a distance. WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_20_12_23 #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #Shooting #PeaceHealthSouthwest #COVID19NewsUpdate #COVID19Vaccine #Moderna #Goodwill #GoodwillOfColumbiaWillamette #McKenzieScott #Donation #HolidayMusic #ChristmasCarols #ChristmasMusic #Band #Orchestra #Choir #SingAlong

Two injured in shooting near PeaceHealth Southwest ; Clark County COVID-19 rate decreases for the first time in months ; Local restaurant owner calls latest federal relief ‘a good down payment’ ; Holidays on Franklin Christmas display steps it up a notch in pandemic year. WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_20_12_22 #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #Shooting #PeaceHealthSouthwest #COVID19NewsUpdate #Restaurants #FederalRelief #PandemicReliefBill #Unemployment #HolidaysOnFranklin #ChristmasLights #ChristmasDecorations #FireDistrict6 #Firefighter #Mural #Painting #ClarkCountyFoodBank

Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_20_12_21 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Washington this week ; Gov. Inslee orders people arriving from countries hit by new coronavirus strain to quarantine ; Clark County schools work toward reopening as parents keep the pressure on ; Santa’s Posse volunteers brave the rain to make a difference. #ClarkCountyToday #ClarkCountyTodayLive #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa #LiveBroadcast #COVID19 #Coronavirus #COVID19NewsUpdate #COVID19Vaccine #Moderna #JayInslee #Quarantine #Travel #Schools #Reopening #InPersonClasses #Parents #Students #Teachers #SantasPosse #Volunteers #Christmas #CCSO

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, March 28, 2024: Have fun this spring break, a talk about spring sports scheduling, and happy opening day MLB fans. https://tinyurl.com/3wtmnvt9 Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more. By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the calm before the storm. It’s spring sport season for high schools, but most teams are about to take a break for spring break. Then it will be time for the stretch run. Oh, and this year will be the traditional spring sports championship schedule. Next year, though, the WIAA is changing the schedule. We also talk about state football championships returning to Husky Stadium for the next two seasons. Then we get into Major League Baseball, March Madness, and for some reason, old-school USFL. The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years. We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. And usually a few light items beyond sports. We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea. Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com. #ClarkCountyToday #Sports #Podcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #VancouverPublicSchools #EvergreenPublicSchools #HighSchoolSports #SpringSports #WIAA #HuskyStadium #HighSchoolFootball #USFL #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, March 6, 2024: A salute to the Camas girls basketball team, and a welcome to In n Out Burger. Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more . By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com. Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. In this episode, we salute the Camas girls basketball team. A team on a mission ever since last year’s loss in the championship game. This year? The Papermakers are state champions. We discuss this great team, and a little behind the scenes of how Clark County Today was able to produce a special video of the team celebrating that championship. We also talk about the state tourney in general, storming the court in high school vs. college, and we get into what could be the biggest news in Clark County history: In n Out Burger is on the way! The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.  We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. And usually a few light items beyond sports. (And a clarification: I love Burgerville and appreciate its local roots. I just find In n Out Burger, and its pricing, to be better suited for me!) We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com. #ClarkCountyToday #SportsPodcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #HighSchoolGirlsBasketball #HighSchoolBoysBasketball #CamasPapermakers #SkyviewStorm #SetonCatholicCougars #WIAA #HardwoodClassic #TacomaDome #VideoProject #StormingTheCourt #InNOutBurger #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

We recorded this episode a few days after one of the biggest days in Clark County high school wrestling history, with seven state champions, including four from Skyview. Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Feb. 22, 2024: A salute to wrestling champions and a look ahead to state basketball Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. We say congrats to all the Clark County wrestlers who won state championships at Mat Classic, including four champions from Skyview. What a night! We also discuss the upcoming state basketball tournaments, seeding, and yes, the ridiculous RPI announcements from the WIAA that means absolutely nothing. Yes, we touched on that on our last episode, but we returned to the subject because of the confusion that the WIAA allows when posting RPI every week, even though the selection committee does not use the RPI! Stop the madness! And we recap the Super Bowl, which was a terrible matchup for a couple of us. The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years. We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea. Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com. #ClarkCountyToday #SportsPodcast #podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #highschoolwrestling #SkyviewStorm #PrairieFalcons #UnionTitans #RPI #WIAA #highschoolboysbasketball #highschoolgirlsbasketball #CamasPapermakers #NFL #SuperBowl #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. Perfect timing, right? We recorded this episode just an hour or so after Union announced that Steve Pyne is the school’s next football coach. You know, Steve Pyne, the five-time Oregon state champion coach from Central Catholic. Pyne resigned from Central Catholic to coach at Union? Wow! That was worthy of discussion. We also talk about the WIAA and RPI and how RPI is just something to get a conversation started. Nothing else. It is not used for seeding purposes toward state tournaments anymore. Oh, and then we talk high school football scheduling, with the news that Columbia River and Skyview are not scheduled to play each other in the fall of 2024. And, of course, we have Super Bowl talk. Not a fun matchup for our hosts. We don’t care for these teams, but we will always celebrate the national sport of football. The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years. We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea. Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com. #ClarkCountyToday #SportsPodcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #HighSchoolFootball #UnionTitans #StevePyne #CentralCatholic #RPI #WIAA #SkyviewStorm #ColumbiaRiverRapids #NFL #SuperBowl #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The sports administrators join reporter Paul Valencia in a discussion about the WIAA’s reclassification numbers, the new football coach at Camas High School, and a special story about Union senior Ava Smith and her memories of Kobe Bryant, four years after his death. http://tinyurl.com/ye22aure #ClarkCountyTodaySportsPodcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #WIAA #Reclassification #HighSchoolFootball #CoachingChange #HighSchoolGirlsBasketball #KobeBryant #AvaSmith #UnionTitans #ClarkCountyWa #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The Clark County Wrestling Championships have been called off due to the weather event, and the sports podcast talks about the decision-making process, plus has ideas of other county-wide sporting events, and, of course, we talk Seahawks and Pete Carroll. #ClarkCountyToday #SportsPodcast #Podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #HighSchoolWrestling #Weather #SchoolClosures #HighSchoolBasketball #DieHard #SeattleSeahawks #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday www.ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/

The Columbia River girls soccer program has reached at least the state’s final four for seven consecutive seasons, so we invited coach Filomon Afenegus to tell us his keys to success, plus the sports guys discuss state football title games at Husky Stadium. #ClarkCountyTodaySportsPodcast #podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #highschoolgirlssoccer #FilomonAfenegus #coaching #winningways #ColumbiaRiverHighSchool #ColumbiaRiverRapids #VancouverWaPublicSchools #EvergreenWaPublicSchools #highschoolstateplayoffs #WIAA #statefootball #HuskyStadium #highschoolbasketball #Christmasmusic #ShoheiOhtani #SeattleMariners #professionalsports #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Our sports enthusiasts say congratulations to Columbia River volleyball, Ridgefield girls soccer, and the Seton Catholic football team, plus we discuss proposed amendments that could be voted on by WIAA members, including new rules regarding transfer student-athletes. https://tinyurl.com/5n7x3yp6 #ClarkCountyTodaySportsPodcast #podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #highschoolfootball #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #VancouverPublicSchools #EvergreenPublicSchools #stateplayoffs #WIAA #seeding #statevolleyball #stategirlssoccer #statechampionships #ColumbiaRiverRapids #RidgefieldSpudders #SetonCatholicCougars #professionalsports #sportsfandom #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday