The Meat Grinder

This is a special episode of the GameTimeCT podcasts. We gathered all of our fall sports beat writers for a sit down to talk about the sports they cover in the fall season. In this episode Dave Stewart, Dave Fierro, Dan Nowak and Will Aldam join host Pete Paguaga to discuss the individual sports they cover. Show rundown 0:00 - 1:09: Introduction 1:13 - 12:15: Girls Volleyball with Dave Stewart 13:...

Show 0:00 - 10:45: Introduction review of the past week 10:49 - 33:40: Interview with West Haven coach Peter Trenchard 33:44 - 40:40: Recap and look ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:00 - 8:40: Introduction, week review 8:45 - 34:45: Interview with Glastonbury boys soccer coach Mark Landers 34:50 - 44:48: Look ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show 0 - 7:30: Introduction 7:32 - 39:54 Interview with Southington coach Mike Linehan 39:56 -46:28 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete and Sean discuss the CIAC officially canceling 11 vs. 11 football in fall 2020. 27:21 -- New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli gives us his thoughts on the cancelation of the season, efforts to start a private alternative league, and his successful football alumni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Sean Patrick Bowley and Pete Paguaga talk with Jeff Jacobs, GameTimeCT/Hearst CT Media sports columnist, on the summer of discontent for CT High School football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 3 of GameTimeCT's podcast interviews on the issue of playing high school football during the COVID-19 pandemic, we speak with Dr. Sten Vermund, the dean of the Yale School of Public Health, a pediatrician, epidemiologist and and a member of CT Gov. Ned Lamont coronavirus joint task force for school reopening, on why he believes we should not be playing 'high risk' sports like football. Lea...

In part 2 of GameTimeCT's podcast interviews on the issue of playing high school football during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss the psychological impacts of the potential loss of the game with Dr. Shane Murphy, a professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University, who was the head of sport psychology for 7 1/2 years with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Learn more about your ad choices....

On Aug. 13, Utah was the first state in the country to begin playing high school football. Five weeks in, GameTimeCT's Sean Patrick Bowley checks in with UHSAA Football Director Brenan Jackson to see how his state has fared. (Interview from Sept. 12, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0-12:00: Scott Ericson and Joe Morelli intro to the 2020 soccer season 12:15 - 32:16: Interview with Shelton girls soccer coach Marvin Miller 32:17 - End: End of show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darien boys lacrosse seniors Jackson Peters and Sam Wilson talk about what they're doing to stay active as they keep the faith that there will be a spring season played. RUNDOWN 0:00 — Quick CT Sports and Quarantine update with Pete and Sean. 10:47 — Interview with Darien Boys Lacrosse seniors Jackson Peters and Sam Wilson. 19:35 — On the spring season in limbo and managing online learning 23:55 —...

GameTimeCT columnist Jeff Jacobs joins hosts Pete Paguaga and Sean Patrick Bowley for a discussion on the state of CT HS sports during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Morelli and Sean Patrick Bowley break down Connecticut's Boys Basketball Conference Championships and Joe makes his annual Final Four and Championship predictions for all five 2020 state tournaments! RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Wilbur Cross wins SCC, Ridgefield wins FCIAC, Kolbe Cathedral wins SWC, East Catholic wins CCC. 3:39 -- Breaking down and recapping Championship Week. Joe Morelli'...

Give and Go: State Tournament Quarterfinals preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Box: State Tournament Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Sean recap the boys basketball league tournaments and interview Immaculate coach Nelson Mingachos and GameDayCT's Keith O'Brien on the ECC championships. 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Holy Cross ends Sacred Heart's streak; Notre Dame-WH, Cross advance to SCC Final. 1:19 -- Recapping the first rounds of the league tournaments: NVL semis, SCC semis, CCC quarterfinals, FCIAC quarterfinals. 20:33 -...

State Tournament predictions Class S: 1:30 - 5:00 Class M: 5:02 - 8:20 Class MM: 8:23 - 11:30 Class L: 11:32 - 16:00 Class LL: 16:03 - End Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With conference tournament season underway, NFA coach Chris Gusti joins the show to talk about his program's first 20-0 regular season since 2007 and the Wildcats' prospects in the upcoming ECC and CIAC Division I tournaments. RUNDOWN 0:00 -- Opening Montage: Sacred Heart wins showdown with Naugatuck (SH's Lorenzo Washington, coach Jon Carroll, Naugatuck's Mike Wilson) 1:12 -- Recapping Sacred Hea...

Give and Go Podcast: CIAC's Gregg Simon joins show to discuss new five division format Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fairfield Prep's Matt Sather and Rudy Mauritz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bristol Central 's 7-foot sophomore Donovan Clingan joins the show alongside coach Tim Barrette to talk on Clingan's rapid rise to one of the country's top prospects for the Class of 2022, and the story of his mother's influence on him before dying of cancer in 2018. RUNDOWN: 0:00 — Introduction and the GameTimeCT Top 10 Boys Basketball Poll. 17:17 — Interview with Bristol Central's Donovan Clinga...

Give and Go Podcast: Canton's Brian Medeiros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Box: North Haven's Chris Avena Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton joins the show to talk about his team and offer his thoughts on several other topics in CT Boys Basketball. 0:00 -- Introduction (Crosby coach Nick Augelli on win No. 700; Crosby's Justin Davis; Prince Tech's Kazell Stewart on beating Wilbur Cross) 1:20 -- Recapping the Week, GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll. 18:21 -- Interview with Hillhouse coach Renard Sutton 40:45 -- Final...

Give and Go Podcast: NFA coach Courtney Gomez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices