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The Zone 4/18/18

One of Whatcom County’s favorties, former Sehome High School baseball coach Gary Hatch, found out this week he’s going into the WIAA Hall of Fame.  The coach joins us on the show.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 4/17/18

With the Portland Trail Blazers hosting Game Two of their playoff series against New Orleans tonight Mark gives us an update on that series and tells us where the others sit…and we re-live the M’s series-opening win over the world champion Astros.
Sporting News
Trivia Tuesday with prizes from our sponsor Westside Pizza. 

The Zone 4/16/18

Mark takes the fall for the M’s missing the sweep against Oakland Sunday because The Human Jinx himself was at the game…and TJ Cotterill from the News Tribune of Tacoma joins us to talk about the Mariners first two week.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 4/13/18

Mark starts off with the news that the Seahawks have signed Sebastian Janikowski… The Voice of the Sounders – Matt Johnson joins us to talk us through the 0-3 start… and it’s our Friday Funday Songs with a Mariners/baseball theme, getting ready for the opening homestand.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 4/12/18

Kurt Helin from NBC Sports joins us to preview the NBA Playoffs, then it’s Sporting news and Big Dumb Game.

The Zone 4/10/18

We’re joined by Greg Wyshynski from ESPN.com to talk about the Sedin’s retirement, the Canucks re-building season and the horrible junior hockey bus crash in Saskatchewan…into a little Trivia Tuesday with prizes from our sponsor Westside Pizza.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 4/9/18

Mark admits to having fun watching The Masters over the weekend and we hear from the champion Patrick reed…and with Daniel and Henrik Sedin playing their final games over the weekend we hear their farewell press conference in Vancouver today.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game 

The Zone 4/6/18

Mark gives a Masters leaderboard update and lays a couple comments from Mariners pitcher James Paxton after his run-in with bald eagle in Minnesota Thursday…and it’s our Friday Funday Songs with a James Paxton/eagle theme.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 4/2/18

Before we go into NCAA title game mode Mark admits to being a little emotional that Daniel and Henrik Sedin are retiring at the end of the Canucks season…and we hear how Saturday sounded at the Final Four on KPUG and continue the countdown to tipoff.

The Zone 3/30/18

It’s the Women’s Final Four tonight and Men’s Final Four tomorrow on KPUG. We preview Saturday, hearing from all 4 coaches on the men’s side… and it’s our Friday Funday Songs with a karaoke sing-along theme.

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