Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie talk about Bishop Stang's run to the Div. 3 state semifinal at TD Garden and what it will take to top Dracut and advance to the state championship game.

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SouthCoastVarsity: Previewing Bishop Stang vs. Dracut

There are 11 area teams still dancing in the boys and girls basketball and hockey playoffs, and Brendan Kurie and Laurie Los break down all their quarterfinal matchups, while reviewing the first round of the MIAA Tournament. 

SouthCoastVarsity: Reviewing the first round, previewing the quarters

Brendan Kurie, Laurie Los and Nick Friar each draft a five-man team of local high school players in this fun, rollicking episode of SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast.

SouthCoastVarsity: The 2019 High School Boys Basketball Draft

Five rounds, 15 players. Laurie Los, Brendan Kurie and Nick Friar hold a high school girls basketball draft, selecting their favorite players from around the area. Who do you think drafted the best team? Vote on Twitter!

SouthCoastVarsity: The high school girls basketball draft

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie take a look at all the conferences across all sports and identify which teams still have a shot at a league title, plus they recap the SCC Swimming and Diving Championship and New Bedford's Big 3 title in wrestling.

SouthCoastVarsity: Which teams can bring home a conference crown?

From most surprising team in each sport to best 3-point shot to Player of the Year predictions, Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie crisscross the SouthCoast sports landscape in the latest edition of SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast.

SouthCoastVarsity: Handing out midseason superlatives

Laurie Los makes her return to the SouthCoastVarsity podcast as she and Brendan Kurie discuss the different basketball, hockey, swim and wrestling teams they've seen in action so far during the 2018-19 season. 

SouthCoastVarsity: Early 2019 observations and insight

Buddy Thomas sits down to talk about Janna Venice, the Apponequet High star who he ranked as the second-most unforgettable female athlete of the past 50 years.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 2 Janna Venice, Apponequet

There's a reason she went on to play at the University of North Carolina. Buddy Thomas describes what it was like to watch Dartmouth's Jessica Gaspar play.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 3 Jessica Gaspar, Dartmouth

Buddy Thomas sits down to talk about how impressive Wareham's Jodi Maxim was on a basketball court and why he ranked her the fourth most unforgettable female athlete of the last 50 years.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettable 100: No. 4 Jodi Maxim, Wareham

Margaret Liljedahl excelled early and often in her four years as a star athlete at Old Rochester, as Buddy Thomas explains in this Buddy's Best: The Unforgettables entry

Buddy's Best The Unforgettable 100: No. 5, Margaret Liljedahl, Old Rochester

Probably the greatest female track athlete in SouthCoast history, Buddy Thomas recalls watching Heather Francis jump her way into the record books.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 6 Heather Francis, Dartmouth

Buddy Thomas talks about his memories of watching Rita Roach play for the Vikings, where she was one of the best basketball players in school history.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 7 Rita Roach, Wareham

Buddy Thomas talks about Dartmouth's three-sport star Courtney Costa and what made this 5-foot-3 dynamo so memorable.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 8 Courtney Costa, Dartmouth

Buddy Thomas talks about Fairhaven's three-sport star Karen Olsen and what made her one of the 10 most unforgettable female high school athletes of the last 50 years.

Buddy's Best The Unforgettables: No. 9 Karen Olsen, Fairhaven

Sports Editor Laurie Los and Digital Sports Editor Brendan Kurie break down the local high school sports scene, offering their insight and observations that don't always make their stories.

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