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Stan State vs. UC San Diego - Feb 8th 2002 - Matt Ivie Passes Away

February 8th 2002 is a somber day. It's the day Matt Ivie passed away and I had to announce it on the radio after broadcasting a game. The Stanislaus State Warriors vs. UC San Diego Tritons The Warriors are led by Mike Terpstra and make a big comeback to get the win. This is the original broadcast with some of the commercials edited out.

The Ivie League show with Jim Wells - July 19th 2002

A classic radio clip from July 19th 2002.  Allen Iverson has legal problems, Oakland Raiders, Yankees vs. Red Sox, Celebrity Golf in Tahoe & more.. Jim Wells, Joe Rocha, Kitty Chavez, Big Trace & NY Giant Joe

Matt Ivie has passed away - Feb 8th 2002

Matt Ivie passed away on February 8th 2002. This is how we broke the sad news on AM 970 ESPN RADIO. It was a Friday night and I was filling in for Matt as the Play-by-Play announcer for CSU Stanislaus basketball. The Warriors beat UC San Diego and then I had to break the news... I saw Matt the day he died. A group of radio people went to his house to visit with him. Matt was on his death bed after a 2 year battle with cancer. I will never forget seeing him and hugging him that day. He died 4 hours later with his wife and 4 children at his bedside.  #Cancersucks

Stanislaus State at Sonoma State - Jan 4th 2002

This is the first game in my career as a play-by-play announcer. I was filling in for Matt Ivie, who was battling cancer and was unable to travel to the Bay Area.  Sonoma State vs. CSU Stanislaus - Men's College Basketball Head Coach Mike Terpstra Key Players: Ira Taylor, Jeff Davenport, Bernard Mcintosh, Coup Taylor, Brad Watkins (Modesto), Ray Ray, Spencer Hay, Jamal O'Quinn This is the original broadcast from January 4th 2002 Matt Ivie Passed away a month later - Feb 8th 2002

Brian Wheeler & Matt Ivie - Feb 2000

Classic sports talk from Matt Ivie and Brian Wheeler.  Take a journey back to the NBA in 2000. The Kings and lakers are on the rise and the Portland Trailblazers have some turmoil with Rasheed Wallace. Scottie Pippen is injured, Can the Blazers survive? (They ended up in the West-finals)  Brian is the long-time 'Play-by-Play' voice of the Portland Trailblazers and worked for the Sacramento Kings in the mid-90's This is the "Ivie league Show" from early February 2000.  Original aired on ESPN Radio 970 - KESP - MODESTO