Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk 2A GSHL’s upcoming change for football, a shout-out to a basketball player nearing an incredible record, plus we talk Seahawks
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Tumwater is coming to the 2A GSHL in football?
Seems that way, along with W.F. West, Aberdeen, and Black Hills.
And not everyone is happy about it in the 2A GSHL.
We also touch base with high school basketball, and a report on Fort Vancouver athletics making big strides in the Trico League.
Of course, we also discuss the NFL and the Sea …. Hawks.
This latest episode was recorded on Friday, Jan. 30 2026.
Our podcast format is simple: A longtime sports reporter (Paul Valencia) discusses high school sports, and more, with longtime sports administrators and former coaches. Cale Piland is the former head football coach at Evergreen and Union and is now the athletic director for Evergreen Public Schools. Tony Liberatore is a former assistant coach and athletic director at Columbia River and is now an associate principal at Fort Vancouver.
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Send us your thoughts at: [email protected].
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