South Texas Border Sports Podcast with Rey Silva

In part one of a two-part series breaking down the NBA trade deadline, Rashad Miller of the Uncool Urban stops by to talk about the first significant domino to fall in the recent flurry of trades involving the Dallas Mavericks and also RGV Vipers talk in their recent FIBA adventures. 

Scott Harrison of Harrison Broadcasting joins the podcast to discuss his career and the RGV Vipers. Harrison is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and has worked at some of the more prestigious sports radio companies. 

Joseph Chapa, currently a student at Abilene Christian University is originally from Edinburg, Texas and he joins the podcast to talk about his journey into sports journalism plus UTRGV athletics talk and random sports musings. 

The podcast was originally recorded on January 18th, 2023. 

La Mera Pluma aka the main pen or as many folks know him as Eladio Jaimez joins the podcast to talk about his journey in sports journalism to getting into the local political scene while being a spokesperson for AEP Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. 

RGVSports.com writer Bryan Ramos joins the podcast to talk about the UTRGV Women's Basketball team and the hiring of UTRGV Football head coach Travis Bush plus we share some of our favorite holiday traditions. 

This episode was recorded on December 16, 2022

Kyle McDonald of the WAC Hoops digest joined the podcast to talk about the formation of the new look football conference that will involve the WAC schools and the A-Sun plus the net rankings involving men's basketball. 

KRGV Sports reporter Brandon Benitez joins the podcast to talk the latest the recent news of #UTRGVFootball with the recent coaching search plus some other notes about the RGV Vipers. 

Lachard Binkley of SB Nation joins the podcast to talk about the Houston Rockets and the reigning NBA G League Champions the RGV Vipers. Vipers are playing a two-part season with the first set of games in the Showcase Cup to determine who wins the cup before starting a regular season. 

On Saturday night at HEB Park, RGV FC Toros will host New Mexico United. The guest is Chris Walker from the We Are Seek and Strike Podcast, a podcast that covers New Mexico United. 

In this episode, Michael Garza founder of the RGV Texans joins the podcast to talk about the Houston Texans training camp, the uniform change for the upcoming season, and the season opener event they will be hosting in McAllen.  

In this episode, our guest is Alex Del Barrio Sports Director of KRGV Channel 5. Topics of the podcast are the RGV Vipers coaching search, Vin Scully, and some WWE. This episode was recorded on August 5, 2022. 

With all the recent baseball news, Fresno Grizzlies play-by-play voice Doug Greenwald joins the podcast to talk about the passing of Vin Scully, the trade deadline, and the subsequent potential blockbuster move. 

Whiffle Ball is played recreationally in the RGV but organizing a league takes time and effort. Jacob Villescas, the founder of Valley Whiffle League, joins the podcast to talk about how the league got started and how he is looking to help kids and adults. 

The commissioner of the Rio Grande Valley Baseball League, Alejandro Garcia joins the podcast to talk about his tenure as commissioner and some of his future plans plus what he wants to bring to the RGV in the near future. 

In this episode... RGV Sports Show founder Danny Villarreal joins the episode to talk about how the RGV Sports Show was founded, what athlete is more difficult to attract to the RGV and booking wrestlers.  

In this episode podcast host, Rey Silva is joined by Texas A&M Kingsville football coach and original member of the RGV Dorados Eddie Moten. Moten talks about returning to his alma mater, playing arena football, and recruiting his son to the football team. 

Co-host Luis Rubio and Rey Silva discuss some of the more recent stories that MLB has produced to bring up an honest question about fair or foul play, the recent game of RGV FC, plus the NBA Finals. 

Regular co-host Luis Rubio returns to the podcast to talk about RGV FC Toros, UTRGV Baseball, and some European Soccer. 

Herbie Montemayor of Hobbies and Heroes joins the podcast to talk about some of the changes that are coming to the sports cards industry plus the return of an item that sports fans will be reminiscent of. 

Entering their 5th season of play, FC Brownsville Explorers are members of the NPSL (National Premier Soccer League) and they play out of Brownsville Sports Park. Their new head coach Carlos Acevedo joins the podcast to talk about becoming a head coach, building a team that helps develop players as they have their offseason from college and high school plus building a pure local team. 

The RGV Vipers wrapped their fourth NBA G-League Championship and Lachard Binkley of the Clutch Fans Rockets Fuel joins the podcast to talk about the ups and downs that the Vipers went through. Also in the podcast how the parent club, Houston Rockets can benefit through the Vipers' most recent success.  

WAC Hoops Digest founder and editor Kyle McDonald joined the podcast to discuss College Realignment, Men's Basketball, and in-state rivalries with podcast host Rey Silva. 

In this episode, Rey Silva is accompanied by Luis Rubio to discuss the recent form of the RGV Vipers and the new investment that UTRGV Athletics will help all the current Olympic sports before adding football along with Women's Swimming and Diving. 

College soccer reform has been a hot topic for a while now for its way of being behind the traditional system. UTRGV Men's Soccer head coach Bryheem Hancock joins the podcast to discuss the potential changes that could change the landscape plus a brief look at the recent World Cup Qualifiers. 

Luis Rubio formerly of Vaqueros Radio (UTRGV Radio) and a fill-in play-by-play voice for UTRGV Athletics joins the podcast to talk NFL and the RGV Vipers' current form. We also dip into what made Luis choose a full career while still actively involved in the sports scene in the RGV. 

If you are an upcoming coach in sports at an organized level but need some resources to define your strategy, then look no further than Kretzfiles.com Ron Kretz the founder of Kretz files dot com joins the podcast to discuss his coaching career and now as a school administrator. 

Mark May who serves as the play-by-play voice of the RGV Vipers and RGV FC Toros joins the podcast to discuss the latest happenings with both teams. 

In college basketball you see people run off courts carrying boards, benches, and stats sheets among other items. Meet one of several student managers of UTRGV Men's Basketball Zach Ugarte. Zach is from Laredo, Texas and he explains some of ins and outs of being a student manager. 

Eduardo Razo of Rayados 90 joins the podcast to discuss the current crisis that the Rayados are going through in Liga MX. Is it financial? Is it sporting, is it front office... or it is a combination of all three? 

In this episode, host Rey Silva invites Lachard Binkley of the Apollo Launchpad podcast joins in to talk about the recent run of games that the Rio Grande Valley Vipers have had over the recent weeks. They also talk about the development of players and how that has affected the Houston Rockets organization recently. 

Shawn Bautista of Strike 3 Media joins the podcast to discuss some Texas Valley Sports, multimedia production, and choices with the loyalty that has knowledge. 

In this episode, I am joined by Down in the Valley podcast host and Texas Striker beat writer for the RGV FC Toros Edson Ochoa to break down some of the more recent news regarding RGV FC Toros. Additionally, we break down what is left from last season's roster and break down who might be back and who not. 

Mikey Lopez, a USL Championship player joins the podcast to discuss his playing career and how having the benefits of a players association can help the young generations of players transition into the professional lifestyle. 

Ricardo "El Gallero" Palacios joins the podcast to discuss his MMA career and his new business called EG Combate Sport and Nutrition. The uphill battle is to have some consistency in the grinding sport that MMA holds. 

One of the many veterans that Texas Valley Sports offers, Trey Johnson is a staple of the football league. Having shared the field with his sons, Johnson eventually wants to ease into a front office approach to build a straightforward path. 

In this episode, San Antonio Express sports writer Greg Luca joins the podcast to discuss the newest member of the Western Athletic Conference... The University of Incarnate Word.  

Derryl Trujillo, women's basketball writer for the WAC Hoops Digest joins the podcast this week. WAC women's basketball is in the early progress of non-conference play, plus some realignment talk. 

WAC Hoops Digest founder, Kyle McDonald joins the podcast to discuss some of the burning topics concerning the Western Athletic Conference. With college basketball underway Kyle and Rey talk about some of the early non-conference games plus WACxpansion. 

This week's guest is Jacob Young from the Tip of Texas Sports Network to talk about the recent form of RGV FC Toros. Plus do Deric or Miller start... Also a new franchise leader in goals scored for a single season... 

After 600 plus days of not playing at their home at the Bert Ogden Arena, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers are back home. Third-year head coach Mahmoud Abdelfattah is back leading the Vipers. Podcast host Rey Silva chats with the head coach to talk about the early season developments. 

With only a few weeks to go before the student referendum whether UTRGV adds football or not... UTRGV Athletic Director and Vice President Chasse Conque talk about the work being put in to push the benefits of the student referendum whether UTRGV adds Football, Women's Swimming and Diving, cheer plus bands for the Brownsville campus. 

Bryan Smith aka the "Vested One" joins the podcast to discuss UTRGV with the possible addition based on a student referendum in November plus some soccer talk of RGV FC Toros. Smith has been part of the UTRGV Athletics broadcast since 2015 and is currently the color commentator for RGV FC Toros. 

Texas Valley Sports 8 man football has produced three different champions but only one has repeated... Meet the Pharr Phantoms. The Phantoms have played to a high level and is looking to take that next step in playing another in-state opponent in the Dallas Prime. Daniel Villalpando and Sam Del Castillo join the podcast to talk about some the foundation got started and how the game got arranged to be played. 

The Striker Texas writer and founder of Down in the Valley podcast Edson Ochoa joins the podcast to discuss the current run of form for RGV FC Toros. 

While college basketball may be weeks away from starting, for UTRGV Women's Basketball head coach Lane Lord getting back to a normal level is well welcomed. New players and a challenging schedule for the program await them, coach Lord emphasizes WE over ME.   

College realignment has many spinning wheels and affects big and small players. Enter UTRGV... with the Western Athletic Conference adding football to the mix; UTRGV has done a feasibility study plus a student vote (YAY or NAY) in early November will determine whether UTRGV becomes a bigger player with the evolution of realignment. Matt Brown joins the podcast to discuss how two big schools serve the Latino community and bring college football to RGV. 

Former Edinburg Coyotes player and current field manager of the Fresno Grizzlies, Robinson Cancel joins the podcast to discuss how being in Edinburg helped him to reach affiliated ball status plus the 9-year gap that Cancel spent from reaching Major League Baseball again. 

Texas Valley Sports (TVS) Volleyball season concluded and this episode founder of TVS Jose Perales joins the podcast to discuss the match. Plus there is a sneak peek of what the TVS Women's Basketball would look like as some of the names are revealed and the start date.