Catholic Sports View

Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. This week, we kick off the new school year in the Trinity League by visiting with the girls’ volleyball coach at Mater Dei, Dan O’Dell.

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week we hear from the new Athletic Director at J Serra Catholic, Joel Hartmann. He comes in with plenty of experience in the Trinity League and takes over one of the top athletic departments in the state.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: We turn our focus from the playing surface to the broadcast booth! Join host Bob Gibson as he catches up with Trinity League alumni and Angels baseball announcer, Trent Rush.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week’s pod takes us to the home of the Mater Dei Monarchs as host Bob Gibson chats with the Executive Director of Athletics, Dr. Kenneth Miller. They share stories about the great season at Mater Dei and look ahead to the 2026-2027 school year.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Our tour of the Trinity League schools continues in our “Talk with the A.D.” series. St: John Bosco is another powerhouse school from the Trinity League with plenty to be proud of from this past school year. Their success is led by athletic director, Vince Brown. He’s our guest this week.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Our tour of the Trinity League schools continues in our “Talk with the A.D.” series. This week we visit with the athletic director at Santa Margarita Catholic, Donald Evans, as they recap all the Eagles athletic achievements from the past year.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Our tour of the Trinity League schools continues in our “Talk with the A.D.” series. This week we will check in with Chris Ledyard at J Serra Catholic.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: The summer break is here, but we just keep on rolling! We start our summer series of chats with the Athletic Directors for all the schools in the Trinity League by talking with Matt Marrujo of Servite High School.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: The focus this week is on the dominant track and field team at Servite, as we chat with head coach Brandon Thomas.On X: CatholicSV 

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this week’s podcast, Bob visits with Al Baldwin, a Catholic philanthropist who has helped build one of the most unique nonprofits around. Plus, we celebrate another CIF baseball champion from the Trinity League.On X: CatholicSV 

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this week’s podcast, Bob chats with J Serra head baseball coach Brett Kay. He shares his thoughts on the revamped CIF playoffs, the newly announced state championship tournament, and how he plans to get his team back on track.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: We are talking beach volleyball this week as Bob chats with Heidi Colapinto fresh off coaching J Serra to the CIF finals.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Sinan Tanik has led his Santa Margarita boys volleyball team to an undefeated Trinity League championship, and will now they’ll try to make a run in the CIF Division 1 playoffs. He joins Bob on the podcast this week.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob talks with two softball coaching legends - Tom Tice from Rosary Academy and Steve Miklos of Orange Lutheran. Both reached big milestones this season and are headed towards the CIF playoffs.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Bob was on location this week at Mater Dei High School for the Boras Classic baseball tournament. He had the chance to speak to super-agent Scott Boras, as well as coach Andy Rojo of St. John Bosco and Richard Mercado from Mater Dei.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this episode, host Bob Gibson (@bgreporting) speaks to Eric Carnohan. Eric is the newly named Director of Aquatics at Servite High School.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob visits with a friend of the pod, Les Lukach from Prep Baseball Report. They talk about the Trinity League baseball teams already making national noise this season.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this week’s podcast, Bob Gibson (@bgreporting) chats with Servite head volleyball coach and Athletic Director Matt Marrujo. They talk about his team’s readiness to make a run in Trinity League play, plus other events in the Friar athletic department.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: We turn to the spring season and baseball is first up! Host Bob Gibson (@bgreporting) previews the Boras Classic with tournament organizer Amanda Samaan. It all starts on April 7th.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, football is back in the headlines as Servite welcomes a familiar face back to campus. Rick Garretson returns to his alma mater as the new head football coach for the Friars.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: A little off-season football talk with our friend Dan Albano from the Orange County Register. Bob (@bgreporting) and Dan discuss the Trinity League coaching carousel and the three schools making changes.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, host Bob Gibson @bgreporting talks with J Serra girls’ basketball coach Rachael Ziemann. They do a deep dive into the great season the Lions have had and the ultimate quest to build the program into a perennial contender.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: The CIF basketball playoffs are off and running and Bob @bgreporting talks this week with the head girls coach at Mater Dei, Jody Wynn.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we have breaking news to share regarding a couple of our football programs here in the Trinity League! We’ll also have a chat with Santa Margarita boys’ basketball coach Justin Bell whose team has the #2 seed in the CIF playoffs.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this week’s podcast, Bob chats with the basketball coach of the Servite Friars, Matt Kanne. They talk about his first season with the Friars and the great success the team has had thus far this season. Also, we’ll bring you an update on former J Serra soccer standout, Trinity Rodman.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: On this week’s edition, Bob chats with former Rosary basketball coach Rich Yoon about his legendary career with the Royals. They also discuss the opportunity he had to coach in last year’s annual Priests vs. Seminarians basketball game put on by the Orange Diocese.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Host Bob Gibson visits with Aaron Arias, the brand-new girls water polo coach at Santa Margarita Catholic. Coach Arias has a very young but extremely talented squad for the 2026 season.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob chats with the newly named head football coach at J Serra, former NFL linebacker Hardy Nickerson.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we finish up the fall season and move on to our winter sports teams as we begin our basketball previews. Bob visits with J Serra boys basketball coach Keith Wilkinson.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we celebrate Santa Margarita's CIF Football Championship as Bob talks with head coach Carson Palmer about the big win! The Eagles will now play one more game to see if they can add a state title to the trophy case.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week Bob chops it up with the OC Register’s Steve Fryer about Santa Margarita’s big win in the CIF football championship. Plus, we do a quick preview of Trinity League basketball.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week we update you to the CIF playoffs in volleyball, water polo and tennis. Then, you’ll hear some exclusive interviews with both teams from the all-Trinity flag football final between J Serra and Orange Lutheran!On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week we find out the CIF football playoff pairings, and we got five Trinity League teams into the postseason! After that, Bob chats with Santa Margarita Catholic head football coach Carson Palmer about his team’s chances to win a CIF championship.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: Mater Dei head football coach Raul Lara is our guest this week. He talks about his team as they prepare to finish the regular season and then get ready for a run in the CIF playoffs! On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we update you on the Trinity League tackle football scene. Then we’ll segue to an interview with the head coach of the nation’s top ranked flag football team, J Serra’s Brian Ong.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, an update on a Trinity league volleyball standout and a chance to catch up with Servite High School’s Ice Hockey coach, Mike Marshall.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: The CIF Southern Section holds an awards ceremony every year honoring those who display the ultimate in sportsmanship. These awards are named for former commissioner; Dr. Jim Staunton. Listen in as we highlight the importance of the awards by talking with current commissioner Mike West.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week takes us out to Orange Lutheran where the husband-and-wife team of Kristen and Rod Sherman are the flag and tackle football coaches. Bob talks with both as they prepare their student athletes for the onset of Trinity League play.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week Bob talks with Mater Dei girls’ volleyball coach Dan O’Dell about his teams’ quest for another championship. Also, some updates on all the goings-on with Trinity League football!On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week Bob visits with the head water polo coach at Servite High School, Andy Coffman.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week Bob chats with longtime coach, athletic director, principal and author, Chris Fore about his thoughts on the state of high school athletics.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week Bob talks with Nilo Mojab, a woman with a unique story about her road to becoming the volleyball coach at Rosary Academy. As a youth, she was an elite athlete while growing up in her native country of Iran.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week is the start of the new Trinity League football season, and Bob visits with J Serra head coach Victor Santa Cruz. Plus, a look at national rankings dominated by two Trinity League powers.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: The 2025-26 school year is finally here! Bob kicks it off with a chat with the new girls’ volleyball coach at Santa Margarita Catholic, Chandler Gibb.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob previews the upcoming Trinity League football season with Dan Albano from the OC Register.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: It’s that time of during the summer season when Bob chats with the CIF Southern Section Commissioner, Mike West, about all things high school sports in Southern California.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob visits with the new head coach of the girls’ basketball program at J Serra Catholic, Rachael Ziemann. She and her twin sister, Bianca, have established themselves as among the best coaches in the area. They are ready to take the Lady Lions program to the next level!On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob chats with Servite Athletic Director and Volleyball Coach Matt Marrujo about the Friars offseason, his thoughts on the Trinity Conference and youth camps happening through the summer on campus.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, Bob chats with J Serra athletic director Chris Ledyard. This man has built one of the top athletic programs in the state.On X: CatholicSV

On this episode of Catholic Sports View: This week, we stop off in south O.C. as Bob chats with Santa Margarita Athletic Director Donald Evans. He will share how the Eagles continue preparation for a new school year plus their first football season under first year head coach and Eagle legend Carson Palmer. On X: CatholicSV