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Sports Saturday 9/6/25: Prep football season begins, Lynden’s Blake VanDalen, Seahawks’ opener preview and more

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Sports Saturday 9/6/25: Prep football season begins, Lynden’s Blake VanDalen, Seahawks’ opener preview and more

KPUG’s Jason Upton and Rick Todd recap Friday’s season-opening slate of high school football games from around Whatcom County, including Lynden’s win over Ferndale. Then, Lions coach Blake VanDalen joins the show to look back on the game, give his takeaways and explain what makes Lynden football so special. Jason and Rick follow with some Mariners talk before capping off by talking the Seahawks’ season opener against the 49ers and remember a pair of local sports legends that passed away over the week.

Podcasts

Sports Saturday 2/21/26: Winners-take-all doubleheaders in 1A, Nooksack Valley’s Jason Heutink, Mariners spring training storylines and more

Jason Upton and Rick Todd talk to Nooksack Valley boys basketball coach Jason Heutink about his team’s winner-to-state game against…

Paul Moyer: Looking Back at the Seahawks’ Super Bowl Season

Former Seahawks safety and coach Paul Moyer joins Allan Fee in The Zone to reflect on the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning…

Sports Saturday 2/14/26: Seahawks SB reaction, Squalicum’s Caden Mee, HS basketball district tourney update and more

Jason Upton and Rick Todd react to the Seahawks’ win in Super Bowl 60 before recapping Friday night’s district tournament…

Sports Saturday 2/7/25: Whatcom County coaches preview Super Bowl LX and district basketball thoughts

Jason Upton and Rick Todd hear from Whatcom County’s high school football coaches about what’s made this Seahawks’ season so…

Bill Romanowski: Super Bowl LX Thoughts

4x Super Bowl champion linebacker Bill Romanowski drops by The Zone to talk about his career, how hard it is…