Here's where you'll find the GazetteNET Sports Podcast, a weekly chatfest hosted by Gazette sports reporters Jim Pignatiello, Matt Vautour and Mike Moran. They'll go over the latest happenings in UMass and local high school sports and also talk about the wider world of sports. You can expect interviews with athletes from the area and occasional drop-in guests from the Gazette staff and the Valley sports scene.

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On this week's episode:
--Matt and Jim wrap up the UMass hockey and men's basketball seasons, and look at where the Minutewomen basketball program might be headed after the dismissal of coach Marnie Dacko
--and Mike joins in for a discussion of the sports world's favorite topic, the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Archives

March 10, 2010:
Matt checks in from the road to talk about UMass's prospects in the basketball and hockey postseason, and Jim and Mike go over the past weekend's high school tournament results and preview the upcoming week

March 4, 2010:
It's a special one-topic podcast week as Jim and Mike take a look at the weekend's Western Massachusetts high school basketball finals

February 24, 2010:
Jim and Matt talk about time and how it's getting short for the UMass basketball and hockey teams as tournament season approaches; Jim and Mike go over the seedings for the high school basketball tourneys; and everyone previews their choice for Game of the Week.

February 17, 2010:
Jim and Matt review a good week for UMass basketball and its effect on the Minutemen's A-10 tourney prospects, and take stock of UMass hockey; Jim and Mike preview the seedings for the high school basketball tournaments; and there's some Winter Olympics chat on the menu.

February 10, 2010:
Jim and Matt talk over the week in UMass basketball and assess the hockey Minutemen's NCAA tournament prospects after a nasty loss to BC; Jim and Mike evaluate the high school basketball playoff bubbles; Matt has an interview with UMass alum Mike Corey, who will be calling Winter Olympics speed skating; and everyone looks back on a memorable Super Bowl.

February 3, 2010:
Jim and Matt go over an eventful week in UMass hockey and basketball; Mike joins in for a fun look at what's going to happen at the Super Bowl; and everyone runs down their choice for game of the week.

January 27, 2010:
Jim and Matt go over the UMass hockey team's weekend series with Vermont and talk about the latest two losses for the basketball Minutemen; Matt chats with UMass hockey radio analyst Brock Hines; Jim and Mike take their first look at the high school basketball playoff picture; and everyone previews the upcoming week.

January 20, 2010:
Mike interviews Northampton boys basketball stars Ellis Cooper and Jesse Coulon; Matt and Jim go over UMass's recent hoops losses to Richmond and Temple and the hockey team's home and home sweep of UMass-Lowell; and everyone previews the upcoming week.

January 13, 2010:
Jim, Matt and Mike are joined again by New England Hockey Journal's Andrew Merritt to talk over the Winter Classic at Fenway Park and the Hockey East slate; the guys also preview a tough upcoming week for the UMass basketball Minutemen; Jim and Mike chat about this weekend's Hoophall Classic in Springfield; and everybody weighs in on the NFL playoffs.

January 6, 2010:
The guys open a new year with a chat about the Atlantic 10 basketball conference season; catch up on high school basketball in the Valley; and assess the week's upcoming local games and the opening round of the NFL playoffs.

December 30, 2009:
For the last podcast of 2009, Jim Pignatiello and Matt Vautour talk about UMass's game last week against Boston College and preview Wednesday night's clash with Davidson, as well as a quick look at Matt's top moments of the decade; Matt catches up with a familiar voice -- former Minuteman broadcaster Bob Behler, who now calls the games for bowl-bound Boise State; and Jim and Mike Moran get up to date on the high school seasons in girls' and boys' basketball

December 23, 2009:
Jim and Matt go over UMass's upset last-second win in Boston over Memphis and what that means for the Minutemen; Jim interviews Amherst Regional girls basketball star Alyssa Leonard on the verge of reaching the thousand-point mark for her career; and the guys take the chill off winter with a little hot stove baseball talk

December 16, 2009:
The guys return, with Mike Moran back in the fold after a month's absence and ready to talk some Pioneer Valley high school sports; they also catch up on UMass hockey and basketball; and they preview the Minutemen's hoops clash at the TD Garden in Boston against Derek Kellogg's former employer Memphis

December 9, 2009:
No podcast this week

December 2, 2009:
Jim and Matt talk about the UMass basketball team's 0-2 trip to Atlantic City over the weekend and assess the next couple of weeks for the Minutemen; they give their take on the UMass hockey team's fortunes to date; and they preview the Western Massachusetts high school football championships

November 25, 2009:
Jim and Matt conduct a post-mortem on the UMass football season; they bring everyone up to date on the Minutemen basketball team after its first win of the season; and both guys preview Thanksgiving Day high school football matchups

November 18, 2009:
Jim and Matt talk about the opening of the UMass basketball season, as well as another disappointing week for the Minutemen football team; the guys review the western Mass high school championships and welcome back Smith Academy field hockey star Steph Slysz for a return visit; and we feature the usual look at the upcoming week in Valley sports

November 12, 2009:
Jim and Matt take a comprehensive look at the upcoming UMass men's basketball season; Matt interviews Minutemen head men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg; and Jim and Matt take a look at the high school scene and the week ahead

November 5, 2009:
Jim and Matt analyze the most recent UMass football loss and talk some Minutemen hoops and hockey; Matt chats with UMass field hockey coach Justine Sowry about this week's A-10 tournament in Amherst; Mike and Jim preview the high school tourneys and look at breakthrough gridiron wins for two local programs; and everybody pegs the upcoming week in local sports

October 29, 2009:
The guys talk over UMass's loss to Richmond and the week in high schools; Matt interviews UMass senior wide receiver Victor Cruz; and everyone lays down their markers on the upcoming week

October 22, 2009:
Jim, Mike and Matt talk UMass-UNH football and Jim and Mike run down their Top 10 in high school football; Jim interviews former Amherst Regional High School and current Brandeis runner Paul Norton about his achievements on the track and his summer spent volunteering in Kenya; and all three guys put on their prognosticator hats for the weekly roundtable about the upcoming week

October 15, 2009:
Matt, Mike and Jim talk about UMass's loss to Delaware, Jim and Mike's Top 10 in high school football, and the abrupt end to the Red Sox season and what lies ahead for the Sox in 2010; New England Hockey Journal's Andrew Merritt drops by to go over the college hockey scene; and the guys look at the week ahead, including the Minutemen's game against New Hampshire and a potentially rough schedule

October 8, 2009:
Jim, Matt and Mike talk about the midseason status in Valley high school sports and the Major League Baseball playoffs; Matt interviews UMass hockey forward James Marcou on the eve of the Minutemen's season opener; and the guys gather at the roundtable and assess the upcoming week, including UMass-Delaware football and the high school football slate

October 1, 2009:
Jim, Matt and Mike talk about the top stories of the week, including UMass's win over Stony Brook; Mike interviews three of this year's inductees into the Western Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame; and all three have their usual roundtable segment about the upcoming week

September 24, 2009:
The sports staff looks at UMass's weekend win over Rhode Island, the week in high school football, and the week ahead; they chat about the biggest non-football stories of the fall season to date; and Jim talks with Smith Academy standout (on the field hockey team and in the classroom) Steph Slysz

September 17, 2009:
A review of UMass's first football victory of the season over Albany, a look at the first week of the high school football season, and Matt's phone interview with former UMass hoop star Tony Gaffney as he preps for training camp with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

September 10, 2009:
UMass's near-miss against K-State, and a preview of the high school football season with Northampton head coach Ken O'Brien

September 3, 2009:
Preview of the UMass football season and an interview with new UMass quarterback Kyle Havens