Eric and Zach are back for another episode of the Take it EZ Sports Show and they’re talkin’ championship football in Arizona. The guys kick off the show reminiscing about the season and how it is officially coming to a close before jumping into their biggest takeaway from the semifinal round last week, which involves praise for Casa Grande (4:23). The guys then highlight Poston Butte’s win over Glendale in the semifinals that put the Broncos in the 4A title game for the first time ever against the Cougars (8:14). The guys then go on to highlight Salpointe Catholic’s win over Desert Edge in on ..read more

Breakdown: (75 minutes) Eric Newman and Zach Alvira are back for another episode of the Take it EZ Sports Show, part of the ArizonaVarsity Podcast Network and presented by AALL.net. The guys kick off this week’s show talking about how fast the fall season has come and is nearly gone. The guys congratulate the2021 badminton champions (5:22), swimming champions (5:45) and go over quarterfinal scores from 4A-6A volleyball matches (8:21). At the 13:55 mark, Eric shares what he saw last week from the comfort of his couch while Zach shares his insight from the Tucson-Dobson game last Thurs ..read more

Breakdown: (75 minutes) Eric Newman and Zach Alvira return for Episode 65 of the Take it E.Z. Sports Show for Arizona Varsity. The guys talk about one of Eric's pet peeves before welcoming listeners to the show (2:35). Then the pair talks about the past week of high school football, including the games they saw this week (6:00) when Eric was at Coconino vs. Prescott and Zach saw Basha vs. Mountain Pointe and Saguaro vs. Sierra Canyon,  and scores from 2A (16:00), 3A (17:45) including a question about Eastmark, 4A (21:25), 5A (22:48), 6A (24:45). Then, Zach and Eric tal ..read more

Eric Newman and Zach Alvira are back for yet another episode of the Take it EZ Sports Show, part of the Arizona Varsity podcast network. The guys start the show talking about weird viral trends before recapping some of the transfers that are eligible this upcoming week (3:25). At the 5:00 mark, Zach and Eric recap some of the 6A’s biggest games from last week, including Mountain Pointe vs Buena (5:54), Centennial vs Shadow Ridge (6:37), Queen Creek vs Williams Field (8:53) and Highland vs Desert Vista (10:17). The guys then jump into 5A (13:25) and highlight Campo Verde’s win over Cienega ..read more

Eric Newman and Zach Alvira are back for yet another episode of the Take it EZ Sports Show and the guys are recapping what was a wild week of Arizona high school football. The guys go in depth on some of the featured games from around the state, including Chandler vs O’Connor (1:30), Coconino vs Cactus Shadows (6:50) and Horizon’s overtime win over Desert Edge (8:45). The guys also talk about an unfortunate situation that took place between McClintock and Marcos de Niza (13:00) before Eric shares what he saw between Flagstaff and Mingus (14:50). Other notable games highlighted include Boulder ..read more

Breakdown: (59 minutes) Eric Newman and Zach Alvira return for Episode 58 of the Take it EZ Sports Show. In this episode, the guys start by talking about Zach's big career announcement. He will be teaching a course at ASU, his alma mater, in sports journalism as an adjunct in the fall semester. Then, Eric and Zach talk AALL.net before taking a deep dive into intriguing matchups in weeks 2-5 of the upcoming Arizona high school football season ..read more

Do you believe? Because neither of the hosts of the Take it EZ Sports Show are sure if they do or not. Zach Alvira and Eric Newman talk high school championships in volleyball and cross country before diving into high school football playoffs. They finish with the best thing they ate/drank in the last week, and Eric's answer may shock you ..read more

Breakdown: (64 minutes) Eric Newman and Zach Alvira return for Episode 56 of the Take it EZ Sports Show. The guys start off by quickly eulogizing the Phoenix Suns' season, discussing the beginning of high school sports coming, and talk at length about their favorite events at the Summer Olympics. Then, Eric interviews his sister, Edie Newman, who is the youngest of the Newman siblings and spent the last two years as a Division 1 swimmer at Tulane University in New Orleans. Finally, Zach and Eric talk about the interview with Edie and discuss their favorite things they ate this week ..read more

Zach Alvira and Eric Newman return for Episode 106 of the Take it EZ Sports Show. Eric makes an important political point to start off. The guys talk playoffs and rankings for several high school sports. Then they go over the last few weeks of AZ football rankings as the season winds down. Then, Eric and Zach finish with the best thing they ate this week ..read more

Zach Alvira and Eric Newman return for Episode 104 of the Take it EZ Sports Show. The guys run through recent football games, and talk about the Open Playoffs in Arizona high school football ..read more