SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie talk about Bishop Stang's run to the Div. 3 state semifinal at TD Garden and what it will take to top Dracut and advance to the state championship game.

There are 11 area teams still dancing in the boys and girls basketball and hockey playoffs, and Brendan Kurie and Laurie Los break down all their quarterfinal matchups, while reviewing the first round of the MIAA Tournament. 

Brendan Kurie, Laurie Los and Nick Friar each draft a five-man team of local high school players in this fun, rollicking episode of SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast.

Five rounds, 15 players. Laurie Los, Brendan Kurie and Nick Friar hold a high school girls basketball draft, selecting their favorite players from around the area. Who do you think drafted the best team? Vote on Twitter!

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie take a look at all the conferences across all sports and identify which teams still have a shot at a league title, plus they recap the SCC Swimming and Diving Championship and New Bedford's Big 3 title in wrestling.

From most surprising team in each sport to best 3-point shot to Player of the Year predictions, Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie crisscross the SouthCoast sports landscape in the latest edition of SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast.

Laurie Los makes her return to the SouthCoastVarsity podcast as she and Brendan Kurie discuss the different basketball, hockey, swim and wrestling teams they've seen in action so far during the 2018-19 season. 

Buddy Thomas sits down to talk about Janna Venice, the Apponequet High star who he ranked as the second-most unforgettable female athlete of the past 50 years.

There's a reason she went on to play at the University of North Carolina. Buddy Thomas describes what it was like to watch Dartmouth's Jessica Gaspar play.

Buddy Thomas sits down to talk about how impressive Wareham's Jodi Maxim was on a basketball court and why he ranked her the fourth most unforgettable female athlete of the last 50 years.

Margaret Liljedahl excelled early and often in her four years as a star athlete at Old Rochester, as Buddy Thomas explains in this Buddy's Best: The Unforgettables entry

Probably the greatest female track athlete in SouthCoast history, Buddy Thomas recalls watching Heather Francis jump her way into the record books.

Buddy Thomas talks about his memories of watching Rita Roach play for the Vikings, where she was one of the best basketball players in school history.

Buddy Thomas talks about Dartmouth's three-sport star Courtney Costa and what made this 5-foot-3 dynamo so memorable.

Buddy Thomas talks about Fairhaven's three-sport star Karen Olsen and what made her one of the 10 most unforgettable female high school athletes of the last 50 years.

Buddy Thomas discusses what made Kate O'Shaughnessy of Old Rochester such a memorable high school athlete.

Ed Collins joins Brendan Kurie in the studio as they preview the upcoming softball season, breaking down each of the 10 area teams and predicting whether they'll be tournament-bound or not.

Before the start of his 52nd season covering SouthCoast baseball, Buddy Thomas joins Brendan Kurie in the studio to break down what we can expect from all 10 area teams.

Sports Editor Laurie Los and digital sports editor Brendan Kurie scout the Apponequet vs. Burke Div. 3 South Final and give their predictions on who will win between the Lakers and Bulldogs.

Sports Editor Laurie Los and Digital Sports Editor Brendan Kurie discuss every first-round game featuring local teams and predict the winners.

Laurie Los, Brendan Kurie and Sam Schilling draft their best five-man boys and girls basketball teams from among the 10 area schools in our coverage area. Girls draft starts at 17 minute mark.

Brendan Kurie and Wesley Sykes, in a crossover podcast between SouthCoastVarsity and the CapePod, name their top five boys and girls basketball players they've seen play this season

Sports Editor Laurie Los and Digital Sports Editor Brendan Kurie spend nearly an hour breaking down the local sports scene. Boys basketball starts at 2:30, girls basketball starts at 16:45, hockey starts at 35:00, swimming starts at 41:00, track starts at 48:00 and wrestling begins at 52:30.