It's a free-for-all episode of 'Valley Sports Rewind!' Host Mike Cannici is joined by sports moron/Valley Indy reporter Eugene Driscoll. Cannici and Driscoll talk about the death of Luke Perry and the impact it's had on Generation X. Cannici talks about the time he met Perry at a club in Fairfield. Then the talk turns to "Hometown Heroes," the sports-centric interview show Cannici hosts (and Sean Morse produces) on Comcast Channel 10. The show is turning four this year, and Cannici talks about his favorite episode -- and the episode he'd most like to do over. What are you waiting for? Just click play! Sponsored in part by ValleyIndy.org and ValleyGivesBack.org.

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In this episode of the "Valley Sports Rewind" podcast, host Mike Cannici chats with Graig Soldra about growing up in Ansonia and playing for the Chargers while in high school in the 90s. Soldra also talks about a commitment level that separates Ansonia players from everyone else. This episode is sponsored by ValleyGivesBack.org.

Graig Soldra Reflects On 90s-Era Ansonia Football Teams

Meet the newest additions to the Derby High School Athletic Hall of Fame!   Plus, the top three Valley sports stories of 2018!

Derby Athletic Hall of Fame

Valley Sports Rewind is back! Host Mike Cannici talks with Seymour High School Baseball Coach Jeff Gilbert. The team recently won a state championship. Click play to listen.

Seymour High School Baseball Coach Jeff Gilbert

Shelton High School varsity football Coach Jeff Roy sits down with 'Valley Sports Rewind' host Mike Cannici to talk about his days playing as a Gael in the early 1980s. Roy then talks about his college playing days, before transitioning into a Shelton coach in the 1990s. Just press play to listen! This episode is brought to you by ValleyGivesBack.org.

Shelton Football Coach Jeff Roy

"Valley Sports Rewind" officially returns for season 3 with a in-depth interview with Derby High School football coach George French. Click play to listen!

Derby High School Football Coach George French

Valley Sports Rewind welcomes Ansonia High School and Yale football great Alex Thomas to the program. Thomas is a 2008 graduate of Ansonia High School. He was a New Haven Register high school player of the state, and a  member of back-to-back state championships at Ansonia. Hosted by Mike Cannici and engineered by Sean Morse.

Ansonia's Alex Thomas

On this week's 'Valley Sports Rewind,' host Mike Cannici welcomes basketball coach Vince Della Volpe of Ansonia. Della Volpe now coaches girls' basketball in Ansonia, and his family is full of youth coaches, including his father, former Ansonia Mayor James Della Volpe. Della Volpe played basketball at Ansonia High School. He played for three years on the football team as well for three of his four years in high school. He also played a ton of golf growing up in Ansonia because his dad and the late Jack Hunt ran a driving range at one point (where the BJ's Wholesale now stands on Division Street in Derby).

VINCE DELLA VOLPE

On the latest episode of 'Valley Sports Rewind,' host Mike Cannici sits down to talk old-school softball with Jack Walsh and Dave Barone.  Both men played for the Kasden softball team, a venerable team that powered through through leagues and tournaments from 1969 until 1984, winning more than 1,000 games. Jack and his brother, Jim, were key members and organizers of the team. Walsh, of Derby, retired a year ago from The Valley United Way. Barone is from Ansonia originally, and owns the sports bar in Seymour.

JACK WALSH and DAVE BARONE

In this episode we highlight Saturday’s big football game between Emmett O’Brien and Platt Tech High School, with assistant Platt Tech coach John DeFrancisco and O’Brien head coach Nick Aprea.   The coaches discuss the improvement of both programs over the last few years and the 7 mile trophy

EOB v Platt Tech

Marvin Miller has been the head coach for the Shelton girls soccer program for 12 years. In that time the program has made the playoffs several times, won the SCC twice and was class LL champions in 2010. In addition to the girls program, Marvin has organized a successful soccer youth program for both boys and girls for 25 years.

Marvin Miller

'Valley Sports Rewind' returns from hiatus with a very special guest! Bob Pysz played for the Ansonia High School football team from 1965 until 1968. Click the play button to hear host Mike Cannici talk old-school Valley.

Bob Pysz: Ansonia Football Great

'Valley Sports Rewind' returns from hiatus with a very special guest! Bob Pysz played for the Ansonia High School football team from 1965 until 1968. Click the play button to hear host Mike Cannici talk old-school Valley. .

Bob Pysz, Ansonia Football Great

On the latest episode of the "Valley Sports Rewind" podcast, host Mike Cannici sits down with Sarah Stonoha, a Derby native. Stonoha ran cross country for Derby High School from 1990 until 1993. And she ran track for the Red Raiders from 1991 to 1994. Press play already, it's free!

Valley Sports Rewind With Sarah Stonoha!

On the latest episode of Valley Sports Rewind, John 'Raven' Commune sits down with host Mike Cannici to talk Valley sports -- Seymour in particular. Commune grew up in Seymour and was the football team's statistician for more than 40 years. Click play to listen!

John 'Raven' Commune

Derby, Connecticut native Mike Cannici talks classic Valley sports and more in this weekly podcast produced by ValleyIndy.org out of Ansonia, CT. ValleyIndy.org is a two-person, nonprofit online newspaper.

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