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Here, when I get a chance, I will post video and audio clips from recent broadcasts.
Nov. 3, 2025 Men's College Basketball
Josiah Lake go-ahead shot, new rule comes into play
Former walk-on Josiah Lake II hit the go-ahead shot with under three seconds remaining, and on the subsequent in-bounds pass, a new rule in college basketball comes front-and-center. College basketball hall-of-famer Mike Montgomery and I had the call.
Nov. 3, 2025 Men's College Basketball
Yaak Yaak dunk, and reference to an old friend
Okay, I put this one on YouTube simply so an old friend could see it. Over the years, I've gotten to call many games with former UW standout and former NBA guard Eldridge Recasner. Eldridge played in the CBA for the Yakima Sun Kings, and in those days, when a hometown player hit a three-pointer, Yakima fans would should "Yak 'em!" Eldridge has taken that phrase with him to his broadcasting work, interjecting a frequent "Yak 'em" when someone hits a three.
Oct. 20, 2025 Talkradio Guest
Appearance on the Joe Beaver Show
I was a guest on 1240 Joe Radio in Corvallis with hosts Mike Parker and Jon Warren, discussing Beaver volleyball, football, and that night's ALCS Game Seven between the Mariners and Blue Jays.
Once at the page, don't click on the arrow at the top of the page, as this will take you to the most-recent show, not the show from Oct. 20th. Instead, click on the arrow just above the headline "The Joe Beaver Show Oct 20."
Oct. 19, 2025 Women's College Volleyball
Czech Out the Difference in Names
In preparation for the San Francisco - Oregon State Volleyball match, I learned something. Thought you might like it too.
Aug. 17, 2025 Men's College Soccer
Oregon State Soccer: Nico Nee's Big Debut
The Princeton transfer scores in his first game as a Beaver.
July 23, 2025 Minor League Baseball
Druw Jones' Inside-the-Park Home Run
Hillsboro Hops outfielder circles the bases at Hillsboro Ballpark.
May 18, 2025 College Baseball
Beaver Baseball States its Case
Entering the final weekend of the 2025 regular season, it was believed that Oregon State baseball needed to sweep all three games from Long Beach State in order to have a shot at being granted a coveted Top Eight National Seed by the NCAA selection committee.
The Oregon State video production people put this video together using my TV play-by-play and broadcast intros, along with audio from Ron Callan's radio broadcasts. (Ron was filling in for Mike Parker.) Those who built the video summary did an excellent job.
(Spoiler alert: OSU did win all three games, were seeded eighth in the NCAA baseball tournament --- guaranteeing them home field advantage in a Regional and Super Regional --- and they parlayed that into a trip to Omaha and the College World Series. Without the sweep over the Dirtbags, the road to Omaha would have been even more difficult.)
April 24, 2025 Minor League Baseball
Daniel Eagen Tosses Immaculate Inning
There have been times when a possible Immaculate Inning (for any non-baseball fans, that's a 1-2-3 inning with three strikeouts on nine pitches, and it's extremely rare) has been in progress, and as, say, the third hitter comes to the plate, I haven't been 100% certain that it had been "immaculate" so far. (Had there been a two-strike foul ball?)
Not so in this case. Just so happens I was on it from the beginning.
March 20, 2025 Women's Pro Volleyball
League One Volleyball with Kevin Wong
During the early months of 2025, I was fortunate to be part of the play-by-play team for a new women's professional volleyball league in the U.S. --- League One Volleyball, or LOVB (pronounced "Love") --- featuring 10 of the 13 U.S. Olympians from the previous two Olympics (gold in Tokyo, silver in Paris).
My final telecast came in Salt Lake City, and I was paired with old friend Kevin Wong, a former U.S. Olympian himself... and one of the best analysts I work with in any sport.
This is it, in its entirety.
March 15, 2025 Women's College Gymnastics
Jade Carey's 39.925
It was Senior Day at Oregon State University, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey had something special in store for the more than 9,000 fans on hand at Historic Gill Coliseum. After a 9.95 on vault and just missing a 10.00 on bars (she carded a 9.975), Jade put together two perfect routines on beam and floor. Her all-around score of 39.925 tied for the fourth-highest in NCAA history.
This video shows the entire telecast (which is worth the time; all the gymnasts are entertaining to watch); that said, if you'd like to quickly see Jade's routines, her vault is at 20:55, bars at 47:40, beam at 1:23:25, and her floor routine is at 1:59:45.