Late Scratches

Late Scratches

A New Brunswick based podcast featuring stories from local sports. Our goal is to share sports stories that otherwise may not be told and to promote local athletes, events, teams, leagues and sports initiatives. We are open to topic ideas and have the ability to have podcast guests local or by phone. We will undoubtedly talk a lot of basketball.

Episodes

April 15, 2026 46 mins

Bill and Brad are back for the second week in a row (a real heater) to talk local sports.  Guest Bailey Russell - current Ottawa Gee-Gee, soon to be Fredericton Freeze and UNB Red - joins to talk Uganda, MWBA, roommates and the decision to come home to play for the Reds.  Find out what homecoming meal Bailey most looks forward to, what's on her playlist and if she has an pre-game routines or superstitions. 

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Co-host Brad Janes joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio to catch up on the local sports scene.  The pair recap the winter sports season that saw Fredericton area teams capture 8 championships, the upcoming MWBA season as well as mozza sticks, Toto and the Wizard of Oz.  

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Brad Janes and Bill Gibson blow the dust off the podcast gear and chat the local sports scene to kick of 2026.   Focus on STU and UNB winter sports updates with discussion on the Fredericton Express and some serious words from BNB on officials. 

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September 10, 2025 71 mins

After finally overcoming the technical issues that side tracked Take 1 of Episode 44 in mid-May, Co-host Brad Janes joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio to catch up the summer season and overview of what's coming in the fall.  Updates on baseball, basketball, entertainment and community events including the upcoming Penniac Powerfest.  

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April 9, 2025 72 mins

BNB U-17 coach Bram Russell joins Bill Gibson and Brad Janes in the downtown Marysville studio.  The group discuss this summer's nationals in Newfoundland, the recently completed USports nationals in BC and at what age athletes should specialize.  The trio also recaps the local sporting scene which is quiet on the game front but still has lots happening.  Brad gives a review of a recent Heart concert in Quebec leading the group int...

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March 26, 2025 57 mins

Brad Janes joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio to recap local sports including local teams and athletes at National university hockey championships, the Splash Sisters at USports Nationals and the CCAA women's basketball Nationals held here in Fredericton.  Bill explores the CBC Bearcats winning formula for applicability to other teams.  We take a quick look at the NB Senior Baseball and the Capital City Intermediat...

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Brad Janes and Bill Gibson go onsite at the CCAA women's basketball nationals being held at the Currie Center to run down local sports results and preview the tournament.   Have a listen, check out ccaa.ca for tourney infomation and come to Currie Center to catch the action. 

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Brad Janes joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio to recap local sports.  High school and university winter sports are winding down regular seasons and into playoffs and Fredericton area teams are in the thick of things.   Get a quick recap and preview of hockey, basketball and volleyball including our take on possible playoff scenarios.  

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Brad Janes and Bill Gibson gather in the downtown Marysville studio and conference in Fredericton Red Wings forward Ben De Jonge.  Ben talks about his approach to staying positive, the nervousness of the upcoming MHL trade deadline and shares how a neighbor's fist fight changed his hockey trajectory.   In the get to know the guest segment, Ben shares his go to pre-game meal and reveals the sport he'd be playing if not for hockey.  ...

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FHS AAA boys basketball coach Mike King joins Bill Gibson, Brad Janes and Bill Hunt to talk high school and minor basketball.  Mike looks forward to the Moncton Hoops Classic Tourney this weekend and the Rick Cotter Classic next weekend.  Find out what level of basketball coach King finds most coachable.  Coach King also gives insight on on the Late Scratches crew should invite one of his co-coaches on as a guest.  Coach King talks...

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Brad Janes once again joins Bill Gibson (and Willy the Wonder Cat) in the downtown Marysville studio to catch up on Fredericton and area sports.  Tips of the cap to STU for hosting men's soccer Nationals and for Miramichi (Chatham) on being named 2026 Senior Men's Baseball Nationals host.  Brad and Bill discuss one of the greatest players in UNB Reds Women's basketball history.  Bill recaps two fun to call STU basketball games.  Ho...

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Bill and Brad take the podcast mobile for a visit with ACAA Coach of the Year and STU Tommies Men's Soccer Head Coach JR Morrison.  After winning ACAAs last weekend STU is hosting CCAA Nationals on the Grant-Harvey turf November 6th to 9th.  Coach suggests it's time to give Grant-Harvey turf a name from the local soccer community and that we've been Waite-ing too long for such recognition. Coach Morrison talks about Nationals prepa...

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Brad Janes once again joins Bill Gibson to discuss the happenings in local sports.   Bill and Brad talk through the intersection of sports and society in relation to a tragedy in the Tannery,  Brad attends a D1 football game in the US.  Bill recaps the Ken Gould and the pair catch up on upcoming events for local teams including the UNB Reds hosting the Men's Atlantic University Sport Soccer Championship this week and the start of t...

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Brad and Bill run down the local sporting scene with discussion on results and upcoming events in Fredericton area basketball, hockey and soccer action.  Discussion moves to a recent CBC article on burnout in youth sports.   

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October 2, 2024 62 mins

Brad Janes joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio for a catch up and look ahead to Fredericton area sports.   After wrapping up baseball season the crew looks forward to hockey home openers for STU women and UNB men, talks basketball from the Milner, The TBL and local universities and touches on soccer.  Hear discussion on the need for off ice/court staff and on the state of recreation facilities in the city.  

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Co-host Brad Janes once again joins Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio to recap a busy summer season including the third annual Archie celebrity golf tournament, BNB Summerfest, international floorball, The TBL, a mystery surrounding a floor, Senior and intermediate baseball as well as a look forward to fall sports and the start of multiple training camps.  Hear the guys list of the greatest musical performances they hav...

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Late Scratches returns from a summer break as BNB Executive Director Tyler Slipp joins Brad Janes and Bill Gibson in the downtown Marysville studio.  The trio discuss the upcoming 80 team BNB Summerfest tournament being hosted in Fredericton July 19 to 21,  BNB programs in general and the expectations for BNB summer teams.  Upcoming sporting events from local to international are discussed including the Women’s U-18 Football champi...

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Brad Janes makes his triumphant return to the downtown Marysville studio to join Bill Gibson and guest Rufus Nel from Abony Tennis Center in Fredericton.  Find out all about Abony, the growth of tennis and the explosion of pickleball in the region.   New facilities are on the radar.   And in the Get to Know You segment, find out what Rufus always has to have in his refrigerator.  

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Bill Gibson is joined by pinch hitter Bill Hunt as episode co-host.  Guest import pitcher Nathan Van Putten joins the Late Scratches crew to chat about his journey through baseball, how he came to be a member of the Royals, the outlook on the season and the team.   The co-hosts review the recent happenings across the local sporting scene - including a marathon rant by Bill G and the remarkable achievements by local athletes.  

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Tom Liston from the World's Oldest Basketball Court joins co-hosts Bill and Brad to share the World's Oldest Court story, talk about the history of initiative, the Archie Golf Tourney and the upcoming World's Oldest Basketball Cup - a pre-season MWBA tournament in St Stephen featuring all 4 New Brunswick MWBA teams.  In the rapid fire questions segment find out Tom's favorite Raptor of all time and the one song that gets Tom right ...

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