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Season 1

Oct. 24, 2023

S1E159 - It Was The BEST Day for CONOR's First Goal!

After having multiple opportunities throughout the season, Conor Donovan's first goal made an appearance at the best time possible, the USL playoffs! The SOTR team talks about Sac Republic's 1-0 win vs New Mexico, our upcoming playoff opponent, the return

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Oct. 19, 2023

S1E158 - FIRST Place in the WEST & a GOLDEN GLOVE for Sacramento!

We officially ended the 2023 USL Regular Season with a 1-0 win vs Miami FC, in the first time we host Miami. The SOTR team talks about the win, our playoff opponent (New Mexico), Podcast Winner Dinner statistics, & more!

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Oct. 13, 2023

S1E157 - Interview with Former SRFC Forward, now with Miami FC, Joaqu…

On this special episode, we welcome back on SOTR, former Sac Republic FC Forward back in 2015-2016, and soon to be rival this Saturday vs Miami FC, Joaquin Rivas!

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Oct. 9, 2023

S1E156 - The Western Conference Regular Season Title Is OURS!

In our last away game in the West of the season, we witnessed SRFC obtain a win after being down in the scoreline twice! This not only meant 3 points but also that we won the regular season title in the Western Conference, and also guaranteed a Top 3 over

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Oct. 4, 2023

S1E155 - The HISTORIC Debut Heard Around the World!

Last Sunday we not only saw us win 2-0 against last place Las Vegas, but also witness the historic debut of Da'vian Kimbrough at just 13 years of age! The SOTR team talks all about this match, the Podcast Winner Dinner competition, USL Unsolved Mysteries,

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Sept. 25, 2023

S1E154 - Top Goals Happened On The Wrong Side...

After last week's win, we were only able to secure one point and had an unfortunate loss in Colorado that included having to receive two goals that are surely candidates for goal of the season. Luis, Sharon, and Jon (substituting Jared in this episode) ta

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Sept. 19, 2023

S1E153 - The Epic, Last-Minute CELEBRATION!

After a week-long break (USL please don't do that again) of no Republic games, we were able to witness SRFC get another win, but this time with an epic, last-minute goal by Luis Felipe! (which also meant that we have now officially clinched playoffs!) The

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Sept. 7, 2023

S1E152 - The Much Needed 3 Pts. Away from Home!

We're back after a short break and we have 2 matches to talk about, the away games at Phoenix & Oakland! We also talk about some USL news (a match that should've been postponed & a new USL team coming to the Central Valley?)

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Aug. 28, 2023

S1E151 - Guess Hugh Was Back? OCSC…

Sharon hosts another episode and she is joined by Jared who came back to Sac to witness the return to Hughes stadium. They talk all about the game day that unfortunately resulted in a 2-0 loss for Sac Republic and more!

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Aug. 23, 2023

S1E150 - We Are Once Again Overall 1st in USL!

It's our 150th Episode! And in this one, we talk about Sac Republic's away win of 3-1 at Loudoun! A win that not only gets us a valuable 3 points away, but also puts us back in 1st place overall in USL Championship, and one step closer to mathematically g

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Aug. 14, 2023

S1E149 - Republic FC HAMMERS Another Point!

Last Saturday Sac Republic managed to get a 1-1 tie away at Birmingham Legion, in their first ever game in Alabama! The SOTR team talks about the game, SRFC player news, Podcast Winner Dinner, and the highly-anticipated RETURN of Jared's USL Unsolved Myst

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Aug. 9, 2023

S1E148 - Russell Found 3 Points in Monterey!

Russell Cicerone continues to compete for the Golden Boot and scored once again (13th goal, just one away from 1st!) to help us find a critical 3 points away in Monterey! The SOTR team talks about this match, our upcoming rival Birmingham, & more!

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July 31, 2023

S1E147 - Phoenix Falling & Lights Off in Las Vegas! (in 3 Days!)

In a matter of 3 days, we beat Phoenix at home with a 4-0 goal-fest & the Lights 2-1, to continue to be 1st place overall! The SOTR team talks about a new development in the Sac Republic/MLS story & these two matches vs Phoenix & Las Vegas, as well as the

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July 24, 2023

S1E146 - The STRIKE-OUT in New Mexico...

Last Saturday we experienced one of the worst matches of the season for Sac Republic at a baseball venue that should not host USL games. The SOTR team and our special guest, Riyan, from the All is Quail Blog, talk about the match and what went wrong for u

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July 18, 2023

S1E145 - Russell Rescued a Point At Home!

Last weekend a few things happened: Jared saw the Storm play on both days, Russell rescued a point for Sac Republic at home vs Memphis, CV Fuego got a much-needed win, and the Homeless World Cup finals happened! Our SOTR team talks about all these games t

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July 12, 2023

S1E144 - Valuable Point WON in Pittsburgh!

Last Saturday we faced a tough away match in Pittsburgh with a few players missing/playing in positions they're not used to and managed to leave with a valuable tie! The SOTR team talks about the match, our upcoming opponent Memphis, and the weekly USL W/

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July 4, 2023

S1E143 - The Heat Didn't Stop Us from Supporting!

Last Saturday we experienced one of the hottest matches of the season (and likely a top 3 for most hottest matches at Heart Health Park) and the most injuries so we only had 3 field subs. The team talks about the 1-1 tie vs RGV, Zeke's debut (including a

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June 27, 2023

S1E142 - We Are BACK IN 1ST Place AT HOME!

In what was quite a hectic game, especially in the last part of the match, we managed to get an important win of 3-1 vs one of our biggest rivals in recent times, San Antonio, which puts us back in 1st place! The team talks about this match, USL W/USL1/US

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June 19, 2023

S1E141 - Our First 2023 USL Loss at Home!

!Last Saturday we experienced our first ever loss at home in the 2023 USL Championship, in EP 141, the team is joined by special guest Jorge Gutierrez, to talk about the game, Podcast Winner Dinner, and the latest games/teams in the USL W/USL1/USL2 league

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June 10, 2023

S1E140 - We LOST 2 Points in San Diego!

Last Friday we should've gotten the 3 points in San Diego but both the referee (no surprise there) & our own mistakes made us lose out on 2 additional points. Today we talk about Sac Republic's game at San Diego, our upcoming games, and the latest scores

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June 6, 2023

S1E139 - The FIRST-EVER Game at Tampa!

Last Saturday we played our first-ever game vs the Tampa Bay Rowdies and SOTR was represented there with our own Jared making the trip out there. We talk about his trip there, the game itself, and a recap of our USL W/League 1/League 2 team activity over

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May 31, 2023

S1E138 - The AWAY GOAL-FEST at Hartford!

Last Friday we had quite the goal-fest away at Hartford with Sac Republic winning 4-1 vs Hartford Athletic, in what was also the first time Sac visits Hartford! We talk about this match, our upcoming games, the week for our local USL W/USL1/USL2 clubs, an

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May 23, 2023

S1E137 - The AMAZING Rivalry Win at Home!

Last Saturday we obtained what was the best match we've ever played vs Oakland Roots, a 3-1 win with 3 amazing goals for us and a 2-goal differential for us for the first time in the history of the rivalry! The SOTR team is back and we talk about this mat

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May 16, 2023

S1E136 - A CICERONE HAT TRICK at Heart Health Park!

Last Saturday we witnessed something that we hadn't since 2019, a Republic player getting a hat trick, and who else but RUSSELL CICERONE to get it! We talk about the game with special guest/soccer coach Jorge Gutierrez, how the valley teams did over the w

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