This week on our show, we discussed sports on a college level. We had two guests; the first was Jon Gold who is the UCLA beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News. We had him via telephone for the first ten minutes of our show. Gold covers football and basketball at UCLA, and has started to cover baseball as a result of their success this season.
Gold who is the UCLA beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News talked about the changes at UCLA especially those at Pauley Pavilion. Gold also talked about the rugby team and how it fits in at a school like UCLA compared to San Diego State, which Gold attended.
Also joining us in studio was Pierce Athletic Director Bob Lofrano. Lofrano talked about the struggles a community college program faces, whether it be an athlete or team everyone faces struggles.
Coaches are not full time and that is something that Lofrano and Dean of Athletics Barbara Anderson want to change. Anderson and Lofrano do not want to lose the current number of teams but would like to increase it.
Next week on “Tackling the Valley” we will be looking at the professional game. Tune in at noon on KPCRadio.com to listen.