The Zone: Hear It Now

Hear It Now

Tom Hudson – Voice of the Zags

We’re joined by the Gonzaga play-by-play guy Tom Hudson looking ahead to the weekend.

Mark Collins – Bellingham Blazers Coach

Coach Mark Collins of thee Bellingham Blazer hockey team joins us to look back at their first-round playoff win and second round match-up against South Lake Tahoe.

Percy Allen – Seattle Times

We’re joined by Percy Allen from the Seattle Times to look ahead to the Washington Huskies visiting St. Mary’s in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament tonight.

Husky coverage begins at 7:30PM Monday on KPUG 1170AM & 97.9FM KPUG.

Prep Basketball State Preview

With seven Whatcom County teams off at the State Tournament this week we hear from six of the coaches with Mark’s State preview.

Mike Cohen – Bellingham Food Bank

Mike Cohen from the Bellingham Food Bank comes on the show to put out the call for a little extra help.

Kyle Impero – Former Nooksack and Western hoops star

We’re joined by former Nooksack Valley and Western hoop star Kyle Impero to tell us about his new basketball training facility in Bellingham.

Lynden & Nooksack Girls Preview

We continue our high school basketball regional tournament previews hearing from Lynden girls coach Rob Adams and Nooksack girls coach Shane Wichers.

Lynden & Lynden Christian boys Preview

We continue our week of regional high school basketball previews talking to Lynden Christian boys coach Roger DeBoer and Lynden boys coach Brian Roper.

Western Wednesday

It’s Western Wednesday as we catch up with WWU men’s coach Tony Dominguez.

Lynden Christian vs. Meridian Girls Preview

We begin our conversations with high school basketball coaches on their way to Regionals with Brady Bomber of the Lynden Christian girls and Mark Gilmore of the Meridian girls who play each other Saturday.

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