{"podcast":{"title":"Echo Sportscast","slug":"echo-sportscast-7021822","podcast_index_feed_id":7021822,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6304231/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/echo-sportscast--6304231","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a60d22fc9edc3f7166782c790ed11f8.jpg","author":"North Bay Echo","episode_count":90,"summary":"The Echo Sportscast delivers a weekly collection of Nipissing District Athletics high school results, video highlights and interviews, followed by post-secondary varsity, competitive club and recreational news and views. Each Friday morning, the 30-minute Sportscast will begin with the NDA roundup for the first one-third to half of the production. In the middle, we will spotlight an individual or sport with a five-minute excerpt from a longer podcast-style interview posted separately. Up next will be a variety pack of non-high school sports, ranging from club leagues to tournaments involving youth and adults, as well as post-secondary varsity coverage. At the end of each show, you will find a “Sports Heritage Moment” and historical footnote feature, most of which will connect to the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame inductees. We want the Echo Sportscast to be multi-generation involving youth, adults and the grandparents who raise and support them – while also adding a spark to their own athletic memories. The inaugural co-hosts are Paul McLean and Dave Dale, who bring a combined 40 years of local sports experience and a long list of network friends with bigger and better resumes to c…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T06:18:12.904250+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822"},"episode":{"title":"Barons and Trojans Rematch in Boys Basketball, Ravens Look for First Win on the Ice","slug":"barons-and-trojans-rematch-in-boys-basketball-ravens-look-for-first-win-on-the-ice","published_at":"2026-01-09T20:08:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/barons-and-trojans-rematch-in-boys-basketball-ravens-look-for-first-win-on-the-ice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/barons-and-trojans-rematch-in-boys-basketball-ravens-look-for-first-win-on-the-ice--69375113","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69375113/sportscast_jan_9th_audio.mp3","summary":"This week's Sportscast features a rematch from last year's boys senior basketball final between West Ferris and Algonquin with both teams coming in undefeated. On the ice Chippewa and Algonquin kicked off 2026 as the Ravens look for their first win of the season. We also have updates on Chippewa's football fundraiser and volleyball news as well as the upcoming games for the Lakers and Panthers as they get back to action. Help with the Chippewa football fundraiser here: https://ticketscene.ca/events/57763/ 2:45 Basketball 11:30 Volleyball 19:30 Hockey 31:00 Football 40:00 Lakers/Panthers Upcoming Games","meta_description":"This week's Sportscast features a rematch from last year's boys senior basketball final between West Ferris and Algonquin with both teams coming in undefe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2614,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/echo-sportscast-7021822/episodes/barons-and-trojans-rematch-in-boys-basketball-ravens-look-for-first-win-on-the-ice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/barons-and-trojans-rematch-in-boys-basketball-ravens-look-for-first-win-on-the-ice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}