Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast

In this week's episode, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Emma Ryan and Kaitlin Timmes from the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team. They discuss the season so far, their goals for the season and the pressure of moving up a conference after being conference champs last year for the first time in Baldwin history.

In this episode, Blaine sits down with our Editor/Producer Paul Clement who was the Nassau County Runner Up in his weight class in wrestling this year. The episode focuses on the injury that Paul had in the County finals and his recovery.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney sits down with Renelle Grannum from the Varsity Girls Basketball team.  Renelle speaks about the commitment that it takes to compete at the level that the Lady Bruins play.  She tells stories about the players that mentored her when she came up to Varsity as a 7th grader and how she has become a mentor for the young Lady Bruins as she became an upperclassman.  And the big news, Renelle came on the podcast to announce her college commitment on this episode.  Tune in to see which lucky college gets her talents.  

This week, Cydney and Blaine sit down with the recent AAA Nassau County Champions, Chase Timberlake and Peyton Howell as they prepare for the LI Championship Game this weekend! They talk about their work on and off the court, their passion for basketball, and their goals in the short and long-term.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Blaine sits down with 1 of the Captains from each team from Sportsnite, Alexis Lakeram and Makenzie Ahearne. They discuss the long-standing tradition of Sportsnite, how it started 91 years ago, their love for Sportsnite and how their team is ready for Preview this weekend and the big event in less than 2 weeks. Tune in and come to Sportsnite!

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with two All-American athletes from the Girls Varsity Track and Field team, Breanne Barnett and Sariah Doresca.  They discuss how they got to this top-tier level, their plans for the future and what they do to stay on top of their game.  Tune in!  

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Kristopher Chambers and Tristan Brown from the Boys Winter Track and Field team.  Tristan speaks about the track side of things, while Kristopher speaks about the field events he participates in.  They discuss the differences between winter and spring track and field, their goals for this year and so much more.  The Bear Spot segment was a blowout this week.  Tune in to see who was victorious. 

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney sits on the other side of the table. Blaine interviews Cydney Herrera, Ali-Marie Bissesser and Savina Charles from Baldwin HS's step team called Stomp Elite. They discuss their love for step, the dedication of Coach Coles and the three have a very impressive showing during the Bear Spot segment.

In the last episode of 2023, Cydney and Blaine sit down with our Editor/Producer Paul Clement Jr. and Ari Guerra from the Varsity Wrestling team.  They discuss their strong start to the season, the respect that Coach Marrero has garnered from the team and their expectations for this season.  Paul and Ari have a close matchup in this week's Bear Spot segment.  Tune in to see who won.  

This week on the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Blaine does another solo episode with her own teammates from the Marksmanship team. They discuss what marksmanship is, the impact of Coach Palumbo and how to get involved with this competitive sport. Tune in!

This week, Cydney and Blaine sat down with the new Interim Athletic Director Mr. Drew Cronin.  They discuss his background before coming to Baldwin, what his role is within Baldwin Athletics, and he mentions how welcoming the Baldwin community has been.  He also discusses the facility upgrades that are going on to enhance the Baldwin Athletics program.  Tune in!  

This week, Blaine pulls off another amazing solo episode where she interviews the leadership of the Athletes Helping Athletes club, Jasmin Tiong-Smith and Robert Bautista. They explain what AHA is, the competitive election process to get into the club and how they love being role models for the elementary school and middle school students that they work with.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Varsity Cheerleading Captain Jillian Cooke.  They discuss Jillian's love for cheer, the dynamic of the current team, the commitment that cheer takes both for games and in competitions.  Tune in!  

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Vaudreagh Johnson and Jake Davidson from the Varsity Football team. They talk about their love of football and where it came from, their season and they really impressed us with their knowledge of football during the new BearSpot segment!

In this week's episode, Blaine does her first solo episode interviewing Chelsea Panky, Isabella Portillo & Isabella Aparicio Romero from the Girls Tennis team.  They speak about their dedication to tennis, their goals for improvement, the impact of Coach Jarmel, their most embarrassing moment on the court and so much more.  This episode has lots of laughs!  Enjoy!  

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Kate Heuser & Sabrah Folkes from the Varsity Volleyball team. They chat about this season, the dynamic of the team, playing under a new coach and so much more.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Cross Country Captains Carter Hoskins & Chauncey Saint Jean, alongside their Coach Mr. Buckley. They discuss this season, a new Baldwin record and their love for running. Tune in!

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Celisa Benoit and Camdressa Davis from the Varsity Girls Field Hockey team. They talk about their love of the game, their goals for this season, playing under Coach Hoover and Coach Thiel and much more! Tune in!

In this week's episode, Cydney and Blaine sit down with 2 of the captains of the Varsity Boys Soccer team, William Zelaya and Josue Ascencio-Cueva. They talk about their love for soccer, playing under Coach Soupios, their goals for this season and much more!

In this week's episode, Cydney and Blaine sit down with Annabelle Lopez from the Varsity Girls Soccer team for their first interview! They talk soccer, Coach Rodgers, the team, Annabelle's passion and much more. We are excited because this is our 100th episode! Tune in and share with your friends and family.

In the first episode of season 5 of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, the new staff introduces themselves. This year, our team is Co-Hosts, Cydney Herrera and Blaine Harding along with our Editor/Producer, Paul Clement. Tune in!

For the final episode of Season 4 of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Ava and Aaron sit down with Alexys Mason & Jaclyn Janus from the "Good"minton team.  They discuss their passion for badminton, the sport itself and so much more.  Tune in.  

In this week's episode, Aaron sits down with Paul Clement Jr. and Jasmin Tiong-Smith from the Boys and Girls Lacrosse team. They chat about their seasons, playoff lacrosse, the differences between boys and girls lacrosse and so much more. Tune in.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Ava and Aaron sit down with Joey Fullone and Aniel Baez from the Varsity Baseball team.  They sit down in the studio and chat about this season, their love for baseball and so much more.  Joey, who has been our Editor/Producer this year, got to see the other side of the podcast in this episode.

On this week's episode, Ava sits down with her sister Dylan Reyer and Kate Heuser from the Varsity Softball team. They discuss their current season, their goals for this season and their passion for softball.

In this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Ava and Aaron sit down and talk to Angelo Guerrero and Brandon Firth from the Boys Tennis team! They discuss their season, the new turf tennis courts and so much more.

In this episode, Ava and Aaron give a recap of the successful Winter season for the Baldwin Bruins sports program.

In this episode Ava and Aaron sit down with track stars Sariah Doresca & Daniel Concepcion.  They speak about the team's recent success, their passion for the sport and so much more.  

In this week's episode, Ava and Aaron sit down with 2 of the Captains from Sportsnite, Mikayla Keryc and Cayla Carter.  They discuss the tradition of Sportsnite, why they love Sportsnite, the friendships made, the challenges of being Captain and so much more.  

This week, Aaron did a solo episode with the Marksmanship Captains, Darleen Bruno and Abigail Bautista.  They spoke about the sport of Marksmanship, Coach Palumbo and their love for this sport.

In this week's episode, Ava and Aaron bring Wrestling Captains Kwasi Bonsu and Jayson Rivera into the studio.  They talk about their love for wrestling, their  goals for their senior year, wrestling for Coach Murphy and so much more.  Do not miss this episode!  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron sit down with stars from the Varsity Bowling team, Matt Johnson and Morgan Ranson.  They speak about their successful season and their love for bowling.  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron interview the returning LI Champion, Lady Bruins basketball team.  This interview features Dally Moreno, Katelyn Simpson, Renelle Grannum, and Peyton Dulin.  They discuss their season, past performances and the pleasure of working under the legend Coach Catapano.  

In this episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Ava and Aaron sit down with the Captains of the undefeated Boys Basketball team (Josh Petion, Jaylen Brown, David Polonia and Dylan Madden).  They discuss the challenges of competing at a top level, how they have grown as players and their goals for the rest of the season.  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron give a recap on the successful fall sports season for the different Bruins sports teams.  

In this week's episode, Ava and Aaron sit down with Joe Gonzalez.  You might know Joe as a classmate, a baseball player, but today we learn more about what motivates Joe to dedicated countless hours as the Manager of the Football and Boys Basketball teams.  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron interviewed the Captains of the Varsity Cheerleading team.  They talk about cheering for Baldwin sports teams and the competitive world of cheer competitions.  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron sit down with the Field Hockey Captains Olivia Specht and Amalia Taveras to discuss their preparations for playoffs and the team chemistry.  Be sure to support them for their playoff game on Friday.

In this episode, Ava sits down with Chauncey Saint-Jean & Ayanna Brown from the Cross Country team.  They discuss the sport in general, how they keep themselves motivated and their goals for this season.

In this episode, Aaron takes on another solo episode, but this one is unique.  Ava sits in the hot seat getting interviewed with her Volleyball Coach, Ms. Mosca.    They discuss their love for volleyball and the keys to success for the rest of this season.  

In this episode, Ava and Aaron interview Darien Ward Jr. and Anthony Byron from the Varsity Football team.  They speak about the season so far and their goals for the rest of the season.  

In this episode, Aaron does his first solo episode.  He interviewed William Zelaya and Josue Ascencio from the Varsity Boys Soccer team and Taylor Darcy and Samantha Torres from the Varsity Girls Soccer team.  These student-athletes discuss their summer preparation and talk about how excited they are for this upcoming season.  

On this episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Ava and Aaron interview Baldwin's new Athletic Director, Dr. Tyshawn Scarlett.  Dr. Scarlett shares his vision for the Baldwin athletics program and shares some personal stories.  

For the start of season 4 of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, our new Co-Hosts Ava Reyer and Aaron Bell kick off the season with a introduction episode.  

On this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Toyin gives a breakdown of all Spring Sports.  What an amazing year to be a BRUIN!  Toyin also interviewed our Athletic Director, Mr. Eduardo Ramirez.  There might have been a tear shed.  The only way to find out is to listen.

This episode, Toyin interviews the Boys Lacrosse Captains! Kevin Wallace Jr., Zachary Kirchner, Zavier Foster, & Elijah Bell talk about their experience in Lacrosse & how they became who they are today! They also talk about their future, going forward with Lacrosse.

On this episode, Toyin and Amanda interview Baldwin alumni about the college recruiting process.  This episode features Tyler Warner, Kaia Harrison, Nadia Elcock and Sarah Henry.  These 4 Baldwin alumni speak about the challenges of the recruitment process and offers tips as well.  

On this week's episode of the Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast, Toyin sits down with Varsity Wrestling athletes and captains, Kwasi Bonsu and Jayson Rivera.  Throughout the interview, they talk about how to develop a motivational mindset, their determination and love for the game, and the legacy they plan to leave behind for the wrestling program.  They also discuss their thoughts on the Nassau County Championships and how they plan on winning.  

This episode Amanda & Toyin interview Mrs. Graf, a Physical Education Teacher from Baldwin High & Advisor of Athletes Helping Athletes. Being a part of this group, Amanda & Toyin also interview Aurora Wojtczack & Moriah Pettway, getting their perspective on their experience, what it means to be a member, & how to become a member of Athletes helping Athletes

For this episode, Amanda and Toyin give us a preview for the upcoming Winter sports season for the Baldwin Bruins teams.