Circling Seattle Sports

In the twelfth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent draft pick and forward Grace Elliott! She discusses her hockey upbringing, time at the University of British Columbia, her draft experience, and much more!

In the 35th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez joins Charles Hamaker to recap the club's past four matches as the club was eliminated from Leagues Cup in the group stage, some potential signing rumors, the injury front and what the latest is, and the stretch ahead.

In the eleventh episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent draft pick and goaltender Gabriella Durante! She reflects on her time in college with the Calgary Dinos, her decision to go pro in Italy, representing Italy at the Olympics, and much more!

In the tenth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent goaltender Hannah Murphy! "Murph" reflects on her rookie year, the Torrent goaltender room last season, what her offseason has looked like, her excitement for the upcoming season, and more.

In the ninth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent draft pick and defender Gracie Gilkyson! Gracie talks about her time at Yale, her improvement over her collegiate career, the Torrent blueline, her Kraken connections, and more!

In the eighth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent draft pick and forward Emerson Jarvis! Jarvis talks about her indigenous roots, her time at Quinnipiac, her strong senior season, the Torrent "trinket exchange," and more.

In the seventh episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent second-round draft pick and defender Sydney Morrow! Morrow discusses her teammate Abbey Murphy, her hockey upbringing, her college teammates that will be joining her, the Torrent blueline, the Torrent "trinket exchange," and more.

In the tenth episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," Roundtable Sports reporter Teren Kowatsch joins CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the team's losses from their 2025-26 roster, the transfer portal additions made, the coaching staff hires Tina Langley made, and more.

In the first episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW men's basketball show, "The Husky men's hoops show," Roundtable Sports reporter Teren Kowatsch joins CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the team's losses from the 2025-26 roster, the additions made from the United States, the international players that Washington acquired, the two coaching staff hires that the Huskies made, and more.

In the sixth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Seattle Torrent general manager Meghan Turner! Turner speaks on the team's inaugural season, the challenges of the expansion process, a new head coach, the entry draft class, and more.

In the 34th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez joins Charles Hamaker to recap the club's current losing streak, the lack of signings and true moves from the front office, the general state of the club, what's up next for the Sounders, and more.

In the 33rd episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez joins Charles Hamaker to recap the World Cup matches and events in Seattle, the current state of injuries for the Sounders, Cody Baker's loan, and what a return to action looks like for the Sounders.

The 25th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees RJ of Emerald City Hockey and Darren of Sound of Hockey join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the news of the team trading for forward Mackie Samoskevich from the Florida Panthers and re-signing forward Bobby McMann to a six-year deal.

In the 32nd episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez joins Charles Hamaker to discuss the club's rough stretch heading into the FIFA World Cup break, the different positional groups and the respective issues that they've faced, the problems with the attack, doubt that the club will add in the summer window, and Cristian Roldan being named to the Team USA World Cup roster.

In the 18th episode of the Seattle Storm round table, CSS Storm and UW WBB contributors Bella Munson and Rowan Schaberg join Charles Hamaker to discuss their takeaways from training camp, their thoughts on how the final roster for opening day has shaped up, and what they hope to see this season.

In the 21st "Storm Postgame Report," CSS founder Charles Hamaker discusses the team's preseason victory over the Portland Fire at Climate Pledge Arena, including strong individual performances from Flau'jae Johnson, Zia Cooke, and Dominique Malonga.

In the 31st episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez joins Charles Hamaker to discuss the club's start to the season in MLS play, their CONCACAF Champions Cup run in 2026, Seattle's winger depth, an injury report, and more.

The 24th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees RJ of Emerald City Hockey and Darren of Sound of Hockey join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the news that Kraken President of hockey operations Ron Francis will be stepping down at the end of the season, Jason Botterill's role in all of this, Lane Lambert's role, and more.

The 23rd episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees CSS Kraken contributor Miracle Lucketti join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the team's road loss to the Florida Panthers, Adam Larsson playing in his 1,000th career game, the team playing two games in Finland next season, and much more.

Ahead of the NBA Board of Governors meetings on Wednesday, Tim Booth of the Seattle Times stopped by to chat with Charles Hamaker of Circling Seattle Sports about what the meetings could mean for Seattle's hopes of an NBA team, any doubt relating to a team coming to Seattle, and the One Roof Sports and Entertainment group that could likely submit a bit for a team.

In the ninth episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," Roundtable Sports reporter Teren Kowatsch joins CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams heartbreaking defeat to TCU in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, a brief look back at the 2025-26 season, and a peek into the future of the program for Washington.

The 22nd episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees CSS Kraken contributor Jayd Serdy join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the team's struggles since the Olympic break, issues with the current roster, what the offseason might look like, and much more.

In the 10th episode of CSS' weekly University of Washington athletics show, Woof Wednesdays, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker discusses the women's tennis team's success, the struggles of both basketball teams, the start to the season for baseball, softball, beach volleyball, some football news, the women's hockey alumni game, and much more!

In the 30th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the transfer of Reed Baker-Whiting, what they saw at the final preseason friendly of 2026, and some preseason superlatives/predictions for the upcoming year!

In the 29th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the completion of Obed Vargas' transfer to Atletico Madrid, a potential Georgi Minoungou transfer in the works, notes from the preseason for the club, and discussion on the striker and winger possessions for the Sounders.

In the 28th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the reports of Obed Vargas heading to Atlético Madrid, the reports of a Nouhou extension, the news of Providence no longer being the clubs front of shirt sponsor after the 2027 season, and an overlook of the preseason roster.

In the eighth episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," CSS Storm writer and contributor Rowan Schaberg and "The Next" women's basketball writer and CSS contributor Bella Munson join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams rough losses to #15 Michigan State and Purdue, the winning streak that has followed, the road upset win over #16 Maryland, and individual player dicussions.

In the fifth episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker is joined by Dylan Travers of Emerald City Hockey to look at a number of trends and notes for the Seattle Torrent through their first ten games of the inaugural season, with audio from their interview with head coach Steve O'Rourke.

The 21st episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees CSS Kraken contributor Miracle Lucketti join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams positive stretch of points and wins since the rough patch of the year, what's been happening during that stretch, Philipp Grubauer's resurgent year, Matty Beniers' offensive form, and much more.

In the 17th episode of the Seattle Storm round table, CSS Storm and UW WBB contributor Rowan Schaberg joins Charles Hamaker to discuss their takeaways from the introductory press conference for new head coach Sonia Raman, a reported addition to the front office, and how Storm players performed on the first day of Unrivaled!

In the seventh episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," CSS Storm writer and contributor Rowan Schaberg and "The Next" women's basketball writer and CSS contributor Bella Munson join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams stretch since late November that includes a home upset win over Michigan, discourse on the roster and how it has performed to this point in the season, what needs to be done to have a successful January, and much more.

In the 18th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Reign FC show, Right as Reign, CSS contributor Bella Munson joins CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs road playoff loss to the Orlando Pride, reflect on the season overall, review the state of the roster, look at some of the awards Reign players were nominated for, and talk about what the club needs this offseason.

The 19th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees CSS Kraken contributors Miracle Lucketti and Jayd Serdy join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams last month of play, where the injuries sit currently for the Kraken, how they feel about the team and where they sit, Berkly Catton's play and situation, and much more.

In the third episode of "Under the Surface," Circling Seattle Sports' Seattle Torrent show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker discusses the teams united games and giveaway dates, team branding, the results of two preseason scrimmages, who was released to complete the active roster, and more before Dylan Travers and RJ Eskanos of Emerald City Hockey join to discuss the what they saw at the teams training camp, what the keys to success are for this team, and who are some breakout candidates for the Torrent.

In the 27th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs loss in the first round against Minnesota, if the Sounders had a successful season, what the state of the roster is, and what needs to change for the club.

In the sixth episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," CSS Storm writer and contributor Rowan Schaberg and "The Next" women's basketball writer and CSS contributor Bella Munson join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the teams 4-0 start to the season, who has surprised them the most so far, what areas of concern they have for this team, and so much more.

In the 39th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Mariners show, Mariner Mondays, CSS contributor Brittany Wisner joined CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss Josh Naylor, the decisions to be made between Eugenio Suárez and Jorge Polanco, the bullpen, the next wave of prospects, and much more.

In the 26th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs 4-2 home victory over Minnesota United to even the first round series through two games, how the formation changed for Seattle, players that stood out from the match itself, what game three will look like, and thoughts on the report about the club seeking new investors.

In the 16th episode of the Seattle Storm round table, CSS Storm and UW WBB contributor Rowan Schaberg and The IX Basketball contributor Bella Munson joins Charles Hamaker to discuss the team hiring Sonia Raman as their new head coach, her resume, and what to expect next from the Storm.

In the fifth episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly UW women's basketball show, "The Husky women's hoops show," CSS Storm writer and contributor Rowan Schaberg and "The Next" women's basketball writer and CSS contributor Bella Munson join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the offseason additions to the program, what to expect from returning players like Sayvia Sellers and Elle Ladine, what games will be the most important for Washington, what concerns they have for the Huskies heading into the season, and more in their season preview.

In the third episode of "Seattle Pro Sports Morning," CSS' daily morning show for Seattle professional sports team news, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker discusses what he saw at Kraken practice yesterday, Cal Raleigh earning another award, which Storm player is balling overseas, who started for the USWNT from the Reign, and much more.

After the second game of opening weekend for the University of Washington's women's hockey team, beginning their second year in the ACHA, CSS founder Charles Hamaker sat down with head coach Mel Harrow to discuss the first two games of the year, the new faces on the roster, the leadership responsibilities of the team, and having a PWHL team in Seattle.

In the 25th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs road loss against Minnesota United in their first round MLS cup playoffs matchup, what changes they'd make to the lineup, what's key for a win in game two, and more.

In the 18th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Reign FC show, Right as Reign, CSS contributor Bella Munson joins CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs 2-1 home win over the Utah Royals that clinches a playoff berth, Lu Barnes retiring after the season, Jess Fishlock retiring from international play, the state of the club with one match to play this season, and much more.

In the eighth episode of "Around the sound," CSS' daily recap show for Seattle professional sports team news, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker discusses the Kraken home overtime loss to the Canadiens, the Seahawks getting healthier during practice week ahead of SNF and the trade deadline, a Josh Naylor comment, and more.

In the 24th episode of "Soundwaves from the Sea," Circling Seattle Sports' weekly show covering the Seattle Sounders FC, House of Sounders/Area Sports Network contributor and University of Oregon journalism and communications student Owen Murray and Sounders writer/Managing Editor for Cascadia FC University of Oregon journalism and communications alum Michael Martinez join Charles Hamaker to discuss the clubs road win over New York City FC, Pedro de La Vega's injury, feelings about the playoff matchup against Minnesota United for the first round, and much more.

The 18th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Kraken show, Keeping up with the Seattle Kraken, sees CSS Kraken contributors Miracle Lucketti and Jayd Serdy join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss teams rough Canada/East coast road trip through five games, the state of the injuries for the franchise, discussion on young players like Berkly Catton and Jani Nyman, and much more.

In the second episode of "The PWHL Seattle Show," Circling Seattle Sports' PWHL Seattle show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker was joined by Dylan Travers of Emerald City Hockey to discuss the new jerseys and the media event where players showed them off, the training camp roster, and more ahead of the inaugural season.

In the second episode of "The PWHL Seattle Show," Circling Seattle Sports' PWHL Seattle show/podcast, CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker discusses the teams inaugural jerseys, an addition to the front office, the regular season schedule, preseason information, the training camp roster, and more before Dylan Travers of Emerald City Hockey joins to discuss the media event outside of Climate Pledge Arena to discuss the jerseys.

In the 38th episode of Circling Seattle Sports' weekly Seattle Mariners show, Mariner Mondays, CSS contributors Brittany Wisner and Jake Parr join CSS founder and editor-in-chief Charles Hamaker to discuss the team falling to the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games of the American League Championship Series, how game seven was lost, reflection on the 2025 season, and more.