{"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 Hold Off The Bears on the Court in a 63-61 Thriller","slug":"barons-hold-off-the-bears-on-the-court-in-a-63-61-thriller","published_at":"2026-01-16T19:22:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/barons-hold-off-the-bears-on-the-court-in-a-63-61-thriller","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/barons-hold-off-the-bears-on-the-court-in-a-63-61-thriller--69470496","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69470496/sportscast_jan_16th_audio.mp3","summary":"This week's Sportscast features SJSH and Algonquin squaring off in senior boys basketball. Algonquin held on by a basket as they improve to 6-1 with a 63-61 winner. On the ice the Bears and Ravens met as Chippewa still looks for their first win. For Volleyball West Ferris hosted SJSH with the Bears winning in straight sets. 1:45 Basketball 8:30 Volleyball 17:20 Hockey 24:45 Laker/Panthers Updates","meta_description":"This week's Sportscast features SJSH and Algonquin squaring off in senior boys basketball. Algonquin held on by a basket as they improve to 6-1 with a 63-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/echo-sportscast-7021822/episodes/barons-hold-off-the-bears-on-the-court-in-a-63-61-thriller/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-hold-off-the-bears-on-the-court-in-a-63-61-thriller.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}