March Means Spring

The Forecast is Seattle's weekly women's sports show on KBRU 1057FM, hosted by Maggie Mertens, an independent journalist, and produced by Jeff Scott Shaw. On this week’s episode Ava Wood from 365 Hockey Girl joins the show to discuss the Seattle Torrent's recent games, including a win against the Boston Fleet and losses to Minnesota Frost and Toronto Sceptres, highlighting key players like Alex Carpenter and Danielle Serdachny. The show also covered the Rain's season opener win against Orlando Pride, with standout performances from Jess Fishlock and Brittany Ratcliff. Additionally, the University of Washington's softball coach Heather Tarr joins the show after their recent sweep against Maryland and their upcoming challenges in the Big 10 conference. The episode also touched on broader sports topics, such as the ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations and the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament. The Forecast airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and is available on podcast platforms.

1:37 - Seattle Torrent Recap with Ava Wood from 365 Hockey Girl

13:35 - Seattle Women’s Weekly Sports Scores Recap

26:24 - Jeff’s Hot Take

33:45 - Interview with UW Softball Coach Heather Tarr

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Ava Wood founded 365 Hockey Girl to talk PWHL every day. Ava’s mission is to make women’s hockey accessible, inclusive, and fun. Follow 365 Hockey Girl on all social media but more importantly, subscribe to the 365 Hockey Girl newsletter here : https://tinyurl.com/5s6me9r6

Heather Tarr Heather Tarr enters her 22nd season at the helm of the Washington softball program in 2025-26 as the Huskies enter their second year in the Big Ten Conference. She was named head coach in July 2004.

A native of Redmond, Washington, Tarr returned to the Huskies as the head coach in 2005 and has gone on to become the winningest coach of any sport in Washington history with an 845-332-1 record at the beginning of the 2026 season. Her .720 winning percentage is 11th most among active DI softball head coaches following the conclusion of the 2025 season.

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The Forecast is a Production of :

KVRU (https://www.kvru.org/shows/the-forecast/) & JEFFSCOTTSHAW

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Executive Producer + Host // Maggie Mertens // Maggie@KVRU.org

Executive Producer // JEFFSCOTTSHAW // Jeff@KVRU.org

Additional Production Support Provided By // Crystal Fincher & Shannon Cheng & Maurice Jones Jr.