AWC Matadors

Amber Thornton brought the community side of today’s conversation, sharing her work with Culligan Water of Yuma and her leadership as the Lead for Relay For Life of Yuma County. We talked about the record-breaking 2025 Relay, raising over $204,000, the impact of community-driven fundraising, and how Yuma residents continue to show up in powerful ways for one another. Relay For Life of Yuma County was named the 2025 American Cancer Society West Region Event of the Year.

Jon Wente joins the show to talk about his connection to Yuma, returning to the ACCAC, and stepping into the role of Head Baseball Coach at Arizona Western College. With nearly three decades of coaching experience across junior college, Division I, and international competition, Joe shares his vision for Matador Baseball and what fans can expect moving forward. Jon teaches the student-athletes to play for the name on the front (of the uniform), more than the name on the back. Live and On-demand AWC Matador games can be found online.

Joel Prickett is the head softball coach for the Arizona Western College Matadors and is entering his second year leading the program. After being hired in May of 2024 with just six players signed, Coach Prickett quickly built a roster that went on to win the Region 1 Championship and earn a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament. With more than 26 years of collegiate coaching experience and over 760 career wins, Prickett brings a proven track record of winning, player development, and graduating student-athletes while building championship culture wherever he goes. The AWC Softball schedule can be found here.

Scott Gross is the Sports Information Director for Arizona Western College and the voice behind Matador Athletics coverage, play-by-play, and storytelling. After nearly 30 years in broadcast journalism and several years as a familiar face in local TV sports here in Yuma, Scott stepped into a major role at AWC helping promote Matador athletics through game coverage, stats, schedules, and community partnerships. Today we’re catching up on what he’s been up to since taking the job, what’s happening right now in Matador sports, and we’re also talking about the Mascot Challenge and Play 4 Kay campaign raising money for breast cancer awareness.

Tokyo native has the second signing for a Lady Matadors soccer player to a major Division I program. She joins Linka Ono, who signed with LSU.

Coach Chelsea Dewey is Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Arizona Western College. We talked about her path to AWC, last season’s championship run, and what it’s like leading a very young and entirely international roster. With a game day coming up this week, we got into her game-day preparation, recruiting approach, and the Winter Classic happening during the week. You can watch every game of the Chapman Automotive Winter Classic on the Matadors Sports Stream.

Kyle Isaacs is the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Arizona Western College. Coach Isaacs recently earned his 100th win as Matadors head coach and currently holds a 105–32 record. We’ll talk about his path from Lubbock, Texas, working as a student manager for legendary coach Bobby Knight, building a winning program at AWC, and the Chapman Automotive Winter Classic happening this week with teams from across the country. He also invites youth to the next Chapman AWC WINTER Basketball Camp.

Player on the Arizona Western College women's soccer team has what Matadors officials are calling the biggest signing in program history.

A former Arizona Western College football player who won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs last season will not be with the team Sunday as they go…

Arizona Western College will host the Great Western Shootout softball tournament starting today at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex. The Matadors will…