Kittitas Valley Sports Talk

New Head Coach of CWU wildcat football joins us to talk about taking the job at CWU, his time coaching football, and the 2026 Wildcat Football season! 

Sammy, Jon, and Eric sit down just to talk shop and catch up on our sports off season. 

Eric is back in the studio with the dream team of Jon and Sammy. He switches from his podcaster hat to Coach hat and recaps the season that was for Kittitas HS Baseball. The guys recap the state tournaments with so many competitors from Ellensburg, Cle Elum, and Kittitas. 

Kittitas, Ellensburg and Cle Elum Roslyn high school athletes are showing out, and ready to show off as spring sports wrap up during state tournament time. 

Jon and Sammy talk playoff sports, CWU hall of fame and Bares and Broncs in this week’s show

Jon and Sammy get you all caught up on spring sports happening in the Kittitas Valley. 

Cle Elum Vince Glondo and Austin Smith join the show to recap state basketball success!!! 

Sammy and Jon give some state high school basketball updates and predictions and talk with CWU heads women’s basketball coach Randi Richardson ahead of the Wildcats’ GNAC tournament weekend.

Sammy, Jon and Intern Levi do a deep dive into last weekend's state wrestling championships, where 10 local wrestlers placed in the top 8. Later we discuss state playoff basketball for the Ellensburg, Kittitas and Cle Elum-Roslyn squads before wrapping up with a surprise caller to discuss the arch rivalry game between Central and Western.

Kittitas boys and Cle Elum Girls finish up Districts this week. Eburg Girls wait for their seed in the state tournament. Mat Classic in Tacoma kicks off and the Kittitas Valley had a ton of wrestlers competing. And we talk some CWU Hoops. 

Hosts Eric, John, and Sammy ride the wave of the Seahawks’ dominant Super Bowl win, discuss key players, coaching moves, and the city’s celebratory scenes. They also cover local sports highlights: Central Washington’s upset, Ellensburg and Kittitas playoff brackets, girls and boys district previews, wrestling qualifiers headed to Tacoma, and upcoming college matchups.

Jon and Sammy talk some playoff hoops happening in the valley, and that are about to happen. Jonathan Gordon joins the show to talk some CWAC and Bulldog Athletics. 

We are just weeks away from playoffs!!! We get you up to date on the latest from all out teams. 

CWU goes to POWER Football, Local hoops are making a scene all over the state and nation!!! 

Jon and Eric hold down the homefront in the week between christmas and new years, while Sammy is on assignment in Lewiston Idaho with Ellensburg Boys and Girls Hoops 

College Football chaos, Hoops are rolling, and Wrestlers are pinning! 

The guys dive into all things Kittitas Valley winter sports. talk some national big storys as well. 

Winter sports kicks off and Thanksgivng recap!!! 

CWU Playoffs with 33 - Min Wildcat AD Dennis Francois! 1:01 - Eburg Voleyball, Cle Elum Soccer in final 4! 

Playoffs in full swing here in the county. Ellensburg and Cle Elum crosscountry wrap up state. Volleyball, Girls Soccer, and Football kick off state tournament action this week. We have a big conversation about seeding and the process that takes place.    3:15 Cross Country State recap 12:00 State RPI seedings and state tournament preview. 38:00 CWU Athletics

Cle Elum, Kittitas, Ellensburg all looking for multiple teams punching tickets to state. Central Football and Volleyball both in the regional rankings. 

Fall playoffs on the horrizon for local High Schools. CWU looking to stay Lonestar perfect.

Sammy, Jon, and fall playoffs near!

CWU heads to Permian Texas, and knocks off the #6 ranked team in the country University of Texas Permian Basin, 27 to 14 for sole possesion of first place in the Lone Star Confrence!!!!!! 

CWU Football National Matchup, Battle for Elk Heights, and Playoff Baseball. Ellensburg Football gets in the win colum, and looks to keep things rolling this week

CWU Football off a huge win, Local football teams rolling. Kittitas Volleyball stays top of the state. 

Mariners Make playoffs, CWU athletics, and your local fall High School Sports!!! And a hat giveaway 

Football, Volleyball, High school, and College and are the Mariners talking PLAYOFFS???

We kick off our 7th season of the KV Sports pod. We talk CWU's season opening wins from football and volleyball. Friday night lights kick off as well as the county's volleyball and girls soccer seasons. 

This episode we kick things off with a friendly wager with RMAC Insider, we talk Rodeo, Football, Mariners, Our extension with KXLE and preview this fall! 

Kittitas County Fair and Ellensburg Rodeo Preview Episode 1 kicking off with KC Johns who will be Rocking the Chutes all Labor Day long. We cover how KC got into music, her latest singles, and performing at the Ellensburg Rodeo 

We talk some fall sports previews, introduce our new intern, and talk some Mariners Baseball 

The guys have a garage talk episode where we just talked sports for an episode. Check in with some random conversations, and we cover some great choices on sunflower seeds! 

The guys recap state track. We talk about some of the new NCAA rules when it comes to NIL. Eric nerds out on the college baseball playoffs. And a surprise in studio visit from Nate Phillips recaping the 2025 Kittitas Fastpitch season. 

Track State! Jonathan Gordon Fills us in on Ellensburg, Cle Elum and Kittitas State track

Kittitas Baseball kicks off the WIAA 2B state regionals. Kittitas and Cle Elum Roslyn softball start the wiaa state tournament this Friday! 

Sammy and Eric recap all the spring sports who are wrapping up their league and district tournaments as we start to close the year on high school sports. 

Sammy and Jon give a Baseball Roundup, CWU Rugby updates and reviews on frozen fruit from Costco. 

Randi Richardson CWU Womens basketball coach joins the pod after their Sweet 16 tournament run

CWU mens and womens hoops heads to the national tournamnet, Lily Goold our intern from CWU recaps her three days of covering the Ellensburg Girls Hoops team 2nd place State tournament run. 

Jon and Sammy break down this weekends state tournament and preview the GNAC Tournament. 

This episode we talk Ellensburg girls and Cle Elum Roslyn girls first round matchups, and CWU women are preparing for the GNAC Tournament, CWU men look to lock up first place in the regular season standings. 

We catch up with EHS Coach Marc Eylar and KHS Coach Levi Carlos as they prepare for state wrestling in Tacoma. And we talk Eburg and Cle Elum Roslyn girls basketball as they wrap up districts.

Cole Kanyer Ellensburg athletic director talks Ellenburg athletics and some fun conversations about the admin side of wiaa and giving out state births. 

We talk about the Prosser Ellensburg matchup, Kittitas heading to Goldendale, the dominace of Cle Elum girls hoops. Recap the Westberg wrestling tournament, and preview the Coyote Classic this weekend. 

Jon, Sammy, and Eric break down all the local high school hoops that have happened and preview the upcoming matchup's as we are in the middle of league play. Alot of post season previews starting to take place. 

A special episode with Alan Sillence from KIMA who will be retiring at the end of the week from 31 years of covering sports in Yakima Valley and Kittitas County. Jon and Eric cover some of his fondest memories, people covered, and people he has worked with over the years. Big THANK YOU and congratulations on one great carrier!!! 

New Years episode, We recap Cle Elum girls vs Columbia River, Christmas tournament, and preview the basketball battle for elk heights. We talk Eburg hoops and give our football playoff picks. 

Merry Christmas! We talk last weekends Hoops matchups and preview the christmas tournament this weekend. We also talk some NCAA playoff football, The departure of Jake Dickert, and the new ruling of Junior college years not counting against your 4 years of college athletic eligability. 

Prosser and Eburg, Cle Elum girls matchup with Napavine and some CWU hoops talk