District 2 Sports Podcast

 In this special episode of District 2 Sports, we sit down with Rodney Spradlin, the newly appointed head baseball coach at North Cross School. With over 30 years of experience as a high school coach, college scout, and development specialist, Coach Spradlin shares his vision for the Raiders' program, the values he brings to the dugout, and why he believes North Cross is a "gold mine" for baseball potential. We talk program culture, coaching philosophy, and what fans can expect in the upcoming 2024–25 season. Whether you're a player, parent, or local baseball fan, this is a conversation you...

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Thanks to Coach DeMichael Lee for coming on the podcast on such short notice. Was an awesome conversation about his tenure at Gretna, playing in the Dogwood for Altavista, and the Gretna Team Camp on Friday and Saturday.

The team camp Coach Lee put together is top notch. We're talking non-stop action from 8am Friday morning until Saturday night. 20 teams are participating and of those 20, 14 made it to the postseason this past year. 3 of those made it to the state tournament. We know we are 5 months away from the season starting up, but w...

District 2 Sports had the honor of being to interview The Wofford Terriers head men's basketball coach, Dwight Perry. Coach Perry is heading into his 3rd season at the Terriers' head coach and has had two successful seasons thus far, including a trip to the NCAA tournament just this year. Coach Perry provides knowledge into his career and his journey through the coaching ranks! 

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The District 2 Sports Podcast had the pleasure of interviewing Chad Myers, head coach of powerhouse Link Academy, for an insightful conversation on basketball, leadership, and building elite programs. The Roanoke Valley Native has climbed the ladder in his coaching career and has won at every destination. Coach Myers played a year for Hargrave PG before moving onto Shepherd University in West Virginia. 

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure to talk with head coach of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Dan Bremner, who is fresh off of finishing his 7th season. Coach Bremner and the Dawgs have made the playoffs each year under his reign and won the 2023 SPHL President's Cup after losing in the final the year before. Coach Bremner is very determined to get the Dawgs back to the championship!

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure to sit down with NYU Women's basketball Head Coach, Meg Barber. Coach Barber has led the Violets for the past 7 seasons at her Alma Mater. Coach is a former player who saw success in her 4 seasons and scored 1k points. The Violets are back to back D3 National Champions and are on a 62 game winning streak having gone 31-0 the past two seasons. Prior to becoming the HC for NYU, Coach Barber had stints at William and Mary and Temple as an assistant coach. Coach Barber was also selected to lead the 2024 USA U17...

In this special episode of the District 2 Sports Podcast, hosts Gregory, Big Greg, and Devin sit down with Coach Mike London, the esteemed head football coach at William & Mary. With a storied career spanning from the University of Richmond, University of Virginia, to Howard University, Coach London shares his insights on leadership, player development, and the evolving landscape of college football. He discusses his coaching philosophy, the challenges and triumphs of his journey, and offers advice to aspiring athletes and coaches. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to build a successful program and the importance...

District 2 Sports had the pleasure of talking with Kam Brown of Salem High School and Cole Caywood of Patrick Henry Glade Spring. We discussed each players thoughts on the season, the hardwork that went into building these winning programs, being recruited, and committing to Shenandoah (Kam) and UVA-Wise (Cole). Both kids have tremendous upsides and we look forward to following them at the next level!

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure of talking with THE BEST BACKCOURT DUO IN THE STATE, Northside High School's Cy Hardy and Mykell Harvey. The dynamic duo have racked up many wins, accolades, and back to back state championships. District discussed with both players about their thoughts on the season, Coach Pope, and moving onto the next level as Hardy is committed to UVA Wise while Harvey is committed to NC A&T. 

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure of speaking with Concord University HC, Todd May, who just finished his 9th season. Coach May has been with the Mountain Lions for over 13 years as an assistant and now HC. Coach May has had success in leading Concord to the NCAA tournament. Listen to Coach May talk about his career as he went from a Freshman basketball in high school to HC at a D2 University. 

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure of chatting with Emory and Henry Men's basketball Head Coach, Jimmy Allen. The guys discuss Coach Allen's background having played high school ball for the Legendary HC, Bill Pope at Northside in Roanoke. Coach Allen played college ball for the Wasps and had a successful playing career. Coach Allen then made the jump to coaching as an assistant before becoming head coach at Averett University in Danville. Coach Allen turned a down program into a winning program who made a few NCAA tournament appearances. Coach Allen made his was to West Point as an...

District 2 Sports had the pleasure of speaking with the HC of the Bryn Athyn Lions Men's basketball team, Sean Westerlund. District 2 was able to catch Coach Westerlund after their recent game against Hampden Syndey in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Coach Westerlund has a great story and was able to lead the Lions to their first conference championship and NCAA tourney appearance. 

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District 2 Sports hands out their Super 12 players from teams that have appeared in the Top 10 throughout the season. District 2 also had the pleasure of talking with the Coach of the year!

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District 2 had the pleasure of speaking with the Bridgewater College Eagles Head Men's basketball coach, Mike Maczko. Coach Maczko is the 16th HC in Bridgewater College history. We were able to discuss Coach Maczko's career as a player and assistant coach before his head coaching gigs. Coach Maczko's father is name of recognition in the Baltimore area and instilled a passion for ball his son. 

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District 2 Sports had the honor of sitting down to talk with the HC of the New Covenant Gryphons and the Hill City Crash, Matt Hunter. An awesome interview in which Coach Hunter talks about his journey to becoming a HC at New Covenant and starting the Hill City Crash with his cousin. 

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District 2 Sports had the pleasure of talking with the 1st year head coach of the Fighting Squirrels, Coach Daniel Eacho. Coach discusses his playing career at Roanoke College and making the transition to being a full time head coach. 

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District 2 had the honor to sit down with Hargrave Post Grad head basketball coach, Ben Veshi, to talk some hoops! Coach Veshi is a proud Tiger who has been a part of the Hargrave family for years.  Coach Veshi discusses his career and stops along his way to being the PG head coach, what Post grad basketball is like, and the ever changing landscape in basketball. 

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District 2 Sports talks some region basketball play with 4 local coaches. The guys start with Salem Spartans HC, Kevin Garst, who has been at Salem for 19yrs. Salem had a solid year at 20-4 and open region play at GW-Danville. District 2 is then joined by PH-Glade Spring HC, Frederick Selfe, in his 6th year. The Rebels finished at 22-3 and claimed their 1st Hogoheegee tournament championship and 2nd district title ever. The Rebels are awaiting the winner of Twin Valley and Twin Springs. 1st year HC of the LCA Bulldogs, Matthew Klein, had a great year at 18-5 and have...

District 2 Sports had the pleasure of speaking with star guard, Adam Brazil, of the Hampden-Sydney Tigers. Adam discusses his high school career and what led him to commit and play for the Tigers, his leaps and progress over the years to become the leader and scoring threat that he is today, and finally District 2 puts Adam through the gauntlet with the rapid fire!

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District 2 had the pleasure of speaking with the ODAC's leading scorer, Jordan Phillips-Mcloyd. Jordan is averaging 20.3ppg over the season and sits in first place for the ODAC. Jordan talks about his high school career at Science Hill High School and being recruited to Randolph College. Jordan provided his experience in dealing with the portal and his decision to return back to Randolph. Jordan spoke highly of Coach Kee and his freedom in the offense to go get a bucket. The guys also discussed their top 10 update. 

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District 2 Sports is proud to have Head Men's basketball coach of the University of Mary Washington Eagles, Coach Marcus Khan. The guys discussed the latest standings in the ODAC and the possibility of having 4-5 bids into the NCAA Tournament.  Coach Khan was able to coach in a National Championship game while at Cabrini and hopes to bring the same standard to UMW. 

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The guys discussed their Top 10 teams around the Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Danville area. After a few upsets and live updates, the fellas provided a new Top 10 that is surely to change next week. District 2 is then joined by legendary high school basketball coach in VA, Coach Bill Pope of the Northside Vikings. The guys preview coach's career and their big game tonight against GW-Danville Eagles who are #2 in the poll.

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The guys are joined by 1st year HC of the Patrick and Henry Community College Patriots Men's basketball team, Dan Milloy. Coach Millloy has vast knowledge of the game from stops at P&HCC, Ferrum, and Bethel High School. Coach has also traveled around to several schools to assist with camps and further his basketball interests. Coach talks about his Patriots in NJCAA and competing for a region title.

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This week the guys are joined by the Men's head basketball coach at UVA-Wise, Coach Blake Messinger. Coach has been at the University for over a decade as a player, assistant, and now the head coach. 

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District 2 Sports was able to join Bob Alvis, Host of The Sports Buffet Podcast, for an episode about the guys behind District 2. Listen in to know who the guys are and why they started the Podcast. Bob was a great host and continues to promote the sports scene in the Southside. Check out his podcast!

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District 2 Sports is joined by Roanoke College football HC Bryan Stinespring (47min mark.) Coach Stinespring has been tasked with reviving a football program that has been dormant since 1942 as WWII shut down the program. Coach Stinespring is building the program from the foundation up. The Maroons played a JV schedule in 2024, but will play a full ODAC slate in 2025. The guys also discussed the CFP playoffs, UNC and Duke basketball, made some conference picks, and continue to rib one another. Like and subscribe!

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District 2 Sports is joined by the HC of the Floyd County Buffaloes and creator/father of the Chance Harman Classic. The guys review the latest in sports with UNC football hire of Belichick, UNC basketball woes, Dev and Big Greg's time at the 4A state championship, and some ODAC basketball. District 2 asks HC Harman about his current roster and schedule and dive into the CHC that runs from Jan 3rd to Jan 4th.

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District 2 is joined by Oak Hill Academy's basketball HC Yerrick Stoneman this week. Coach Stoneman is taking over for the legendary Coach Smith at Oak Hill. District 2 discusses coach Stoneman's career and the changes that are affecting the high school level. Like and Subscribe!

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This week District 2 Sports is joined by the man who oversees all of the previous football and basketball coaches that have joined the program, commissioner Brad Bankston. Mr. Bankston has been able to build the ODAC into a high profile D3 league that competes for Championships in all sports. District 2 goes behind the scenes to see how this great conference is ran. Like and subscribe!

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District 2 Sports is joined by our last 4 coaches for our 3rd part of the series. Please go back and listen to parts 1 and 2 as all of these coaches offer good perspectives into their teams. Roanoke College HC Clay Nunley, Lynchburg U. HC Hillary Scott, W&L HC Chris McHugh, and Randolph College HC Evan Kee join us for this last round of interviews!

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District 2 Sports continues the ODAC Men's basketball preview with part 2. District 2 is joined by Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets HC Josh Merkel, Guilford Quakers HC Tom Palombo, and Hampden Sydney Tigers HC Caleb Kimbrough. District 2 sat down with the coaches and asked about their careers so far, last season's schedule and results, roster management, and this upcoming season schedule. Like and subscribe!

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District 2 Sports is joined by Eastern Mennonite University Royals head coach, Melvin Felix, Ferrum College Panthers head coach, Patrick Corrigan, and Averett University Cougars Head Coach, David Doino. The guys briefly discuss the high school season as we wrap up the regular season this Friday before the playoffs start next week!

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District 2 Sports is joined by a special guest from the governing body of Virginia high schools sports, VHSL, Mr. Chris Robinson. We discuss the weekly points ratings for the regions as we get close to the football playoffs. Mr. Robinson answered several questions throughout the episode concerning the future of the VHSL. A New top is decided and a weekly check in with the ODAC.

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District 2 Sports has another ODAC head football coach join the show. Coach Garrett LeRose makes a stop from Washington and Lee and gives his take on his team's performance thus far. The guys provide an update on the High School scene from last week and this week's Super 10 has some changes! ODAC continues to shape into a 3 horse race with RMC, W&L, and BW all 3-0 so far. Virginia Tech has came back from the dead and "could" make a run down the stretch. Like and subscribe!

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District 2 Sports is live from Las Vegas this week as Gregory is on the west coast. Big Greg and Devin hold it down there in Virginia. This week's guest is Coach Scott Lemn, Head Ball Coach of the Bridgewater College Eagles. Coach is in his 4th season as the head coach. The guys discuss BC's season thus far and go back in time and talk about the former Rimington Award winning lineman at JMU. The guys talk about the high school landscape in the Southside, ODAC standings, NCAA season, and MLB Playoffs. Thanks to Gregory for the poor audio...

District 2 is back with another episode involving an ODAC university. Mr. Danny Miller, Interim AD and former HOF Volleyball coach joins the program to talk about his historic career. District 2 updates there Super 10 teams for the week as last week's games are discussed and VHSL power points are released. ODAC kicked off its first week of conference play with some great games. Shout out to UVA-Wise, Bluefield, and CNU as they continue to play towards conference crowns.  UNC loses again and Florida can't stop winning, unfortunately. Be sure to answer the trivia question in the episode and leave a c...

District 2 Sports talks with CNU Head Football Coach, Paul Crowley. CNU is 2-1 on the year with road wins at Trine and Gettysburg College. In their first 4 games they have played on the road in other states and then hosted 2 Top 10 opponents at home. The guys also discuss their updated Super 10 after a couple of losses last week. We continue to pray for all those who were in the path of Hurricane Helene which decimated communities along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Quiet week in the ODAC with only one game. VA Tech had another tough loss and the catch...

This week the guys are joined by Bluefield Rams Head Football Coach, Dewey Lusk. Coach Lusk had some amazing stories to share with the guys. District 2 talks high school football and selects a new Super 10 together! The guys talk about The ODAC, SAC, and NAIA football. Devin and Big Greg take the stage and go in on UNC football. Give us a like and follow on Buzzsprout, Apple, and Spotify. Leave us a comment below using our Fan mail, or comment under our posts on Facebook and Twitter/X. Podcast advertisements are not endorsements by show guests.

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District 2 sports is joined by Division 2 UVA Wise Head ball coach, Gary Bass, who is in his first season with the Cavaliers. Coach Bass provides us with a passionate interview on his career from his playing days to his recent move to Wise. The Pod discusses the Ohtani 50/50 sole club membership and playoff race. There is an update in the Super 10 Teams in high school action. UNC plays no one while Florida has to play everyone. Rick James anyone? 

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