Fungo Sports Podcast

Coach Paul Page recently announced his retirement from coaching basketball! He talks leaving his mark on West Texas Basketball both on and off the court!

The Fungo Sports Podcast is BACK! Season 2 will dive deeper into the 806 sports world!

Coach Rios is the head wrestling coach at Cooper High School. He is coming off back-to-back state championships with his girls team. We sit down with Coach Rios in this episode and talk about building a culture and program, the club wrestling scene, and we also discuss his current team! Coach Rios is also the owner of Pirate Wrestling Club where he starts teaching kids the way of the mat at an ear...

What's up everyone! Today we sit down with Producer Mazzy when we take from behind the camera and sit her in front of a mic. Mazzy is a student athlete for the Frenship Tigers. In this episode, she breaks down what it is like to be a basketball and track athlete, while balancing a nursing curriculum and normal high school life! Mazzy has also worked with us for the past year! She gets honest about...

In this episode we sit down with Braylee and Abby, two of the captains for the Liberty Patriot volleyball team. The Patriots are currently one of the top ranked teams in Texas for their classification, and they've gotten to this level in just their third year as a team. We discuss what is working well for the team this year, as well as handling the pressure of being a top ranked team!

This week we sit down with Ropes football head coach Beau Riker. In his second season as head coach, he resurged a Ropes program to a 12-2 season. Starting this season with high expectations, he discusses the support of the community and commitment from his players to perform!

Lubbock Cooper has been as consistent as they come in West Texas football! Today we sit with two of the most experienced players stepping on the field for the Pirates! Ryan Rodriguez and Sione Vaea, aka Papa, share with us what it is like to be start for the Pirates early in the year, and they give us an outlook on what to expect for this season!

This week we sit down with Monterey volleyball player Avery Bradley and Lubbock High volleyball player Braeley Muniz. Both girls began high school playing alongside each other before eventually playing for rival schools!

We sit down with Frenship Memorial's boys athletic coordinator Jason Richards. He discusses helping start an athletic program at a brand new school as well as the type of culture and athletes he looks for.

Reese Pena is a legend at Lubbock High for her accolades in cross country and track. This week we sit down and talk to her about her State Championship senior season, overcoming obstacles and much more!

Zach and Coach sit down with Frenship wide receiver Chase Campbell and quarterback Quaid Ferris. They discuss everything from Chase's recruitment to Quaid moving to Frenship his senior season.

Coach and Zach discuss the new age of branding yourself as an athlete. Zach shares his insights on building a sporting brand and Fungo's involvement in creating content for athletes. Coach gives his perspective on how important it is for a young athlete to begin creating a brand early.

This week we meet Zach (Fungo) and Tyler (Coach). Both hosts are West Texas natives and give an insight into their life in sports. Zach is owner of Fungo Productions and Tyler brings his experience as a coach in the 806!