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DCSportsFan Bracket Challenge: Local Media Stars

As the hot summer days slowly pass by, DCSportsFan.com is here to help keep you entertained until football season begins on all levels (high school, college & pro). We have hand picked the 32 most relevant and popular LOCAL media stars in the DMV and created a NCAA Tournament-style bracket to see who eventually ends up on top.

The contests rules are simple:

  • This is a popularity contest. Basically, which local media star dominates the market
  • No former pro athletes included (ex: Brian Mitchell, John Riggins, Doc Walker, etc
  • Local media stars who are now on the national scene are not included (See Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon, etc)
  • The local media star who wins receives a free t-shirt courtesy of Sports Extra Screen Printing & Embroidery.
  • Votes are cast daily through the story feature via @dcsportsfan_com Instagram. Each matchup lasts 24 hours.
  • The bracket was determined subjectively through by the DCSportsFan Staff. There is no perfect ranking system, obviously.
  • Have fun with this and don’t overthink it!

DCSportsFan Bracket Challenge Seeding (In no official order) 

No. 1 Seeds: The Junkies (4)

No. 2 Seeds: Kevin Sheehan, JP Finlay, Thom Loverro, Steve Buckhantz

No. 3 Seeds: Ben Standig, Chad Dukes, Al Galdi, Chick Hernandez

No. 4 Seeds: Thomas Boswell, Mark Maske, Dan Steinberg, Al Koken 

No. 5 Seeds: Danny Rouhier, Grant Paulsen, John Keim, Mark Zuckerman

No. 6 Seeds: Barry Svrluga, Chris Miller, Steve Czaban, Andy Pollin

No. 7 Seeds: Mitch Tischler, Pete Hailey, Joe Beninati, Adam Kilgore

No. 8 Seeds: Matt Valdez, Matt Cahill (Drab T-Shirt), Scott Abraham, Michael Jenkins

2022 DCSportsFan Media Bracket Challenge

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1
(1) Eric “EB” Bickel       (1) John “Cakes” Auville
July 27, 2022
(1) Eric “EB” Bickel 60%-40% (8) Matt Cahill
August 4, 2022
(1) John “Cakes” Auville 67%-33% (8) Michael Jenkins
(1) Eric “EB” Bickel(1) John “Cakes” Auville
July 27, 2022
(1) Eric “EB” Bickel 61%-39% (5) Grant Paulsen
August 4, 2022
(1) John “Cakes” Auville 40%-60% (5) John Keim
(8) Matt Cahill(8) Michael Jenkins
 (1) Eric “EB” Bickel(5) John Keim 
(4) Mark Maske
August 15, 2022
(1) Eric “EB” Bickel 35%-65% (2) Thom Loverro
August 16, 2022
(5) John Keim 43%-57% (6) Steve Czaban
(4) Dan Steinberg
July 28, 2022
(4) Mark Maske 35-65 (5) Grant Paulsen
August 5, 2022
(4) Dan Steinberg 45%-55% (5) John Keim
(5) Grant Paulsen(5) John Keim
  
(5) Grant Paulsen(5) John Keim
 (2) Thom Loverro(6) Steve Czaban 
(3) Ben Standig
August 18, 2022
(2) Thom Loverro 67%-33% (2) Steve Buckhantz
August 18, 2022
(6) Steve Czaban 63%-37% (3) Al Galdi
(3) Chad Dukes
July 29, 2022
(3) Ben Standig 38%-62% (6) Barry Svrluga
August 6, 2022
(3) Chad Dukes 26%-74% (6) Steve Czaban
(6) Barry Svrluga(6) Steve Czaban
July 29, 2022
(6) Barry Svrluga 21%-79% (2) Thom Loverro
August 6, 2022
(6) Steve Czaban 53%-47% (2) JP Finlay
(6) Barry Svrluga(6) Steve Czaban
 (2) Thom Loverro(2) Thom Loverro(6) Steve Czaban 
(2) Thom Loverro 
August 19, 2022
(2) Thom Loverro 47%-53% (3) Al Galdi
 (2) JP Finlay
July 30, 2022
(2) Thom Loverro 69%-31% (7) Mitch Tischler
August 7, 2022
(2) JP Finlay 70%-30% (7) Pete Hailey
(2) Thom Loverro(2) JP Finlay
  
(7) Mitch Tischler(7) Pete Hailey
  
(1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop(1) John-Paul “JP” Flaim
July 31, 2022
(1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop 74%-26% (8) Matt Valdez
August 8, 2022
(1) John-Paul “JP” Flaim 70%-30% (8) Scott Abraham
(1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop(1) John-Paul “JP” Flaim
August 1, 2022
(1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop 60%-40% (5) Danny Rouhier
August 8, 2022
(1) John-Paul “JP” Flaim 39%-61% (4) Al Koken
(8) Matt Valdez(8) Scott Abraham
 (1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop(3) Al Galdi(4) Al Koken 
(4) Thomas Boswell
August 15, 2022
(1) Jason “Lurch” Bishop 30%-70% (2) Steve Buckhantz
 
August 16, 2022
(4) Al Koken 41%-59% (3) Al Galdi
(4) Al Koken
August 1, 2022
(4) Thomas Boswell 44%-56% (5) Danny Rouhier
August 9, 2022
(4) Al Koken 79%-21% (5) Mark Zuckerman
(5) Danny Rouhier(4) Al Koken
  
(5) Danny Rouhier(5) Mark Zuckerman
 (2) Steve Buckhantz(3) Al Galdi 
(3) Chick Hernandez  (3) Al Galdi
August 2, 2022
(3) Chick Hernandez 67%-33% (6) Andy Pollin
August 10, 2022
(3) Al Galdi 65%-35% (6) Chris Miller
(3) Chick Hernandez(3) Al Galdi
August 2, 2022
(3) Chick Hernandez 29%-71% (2) Steve Buckhantz
August 9, 2022
(3) Al Galdi 56%-44% (7) Joe Beninati
(6) Andy Pollin(6) Chris Miller
 (2) Steve Buckhantz(3) Al Galdi 
(2) Steve Buckhantz  (2) Kevin Sheehan
August 3, 2022
(2) Steve Buckhantz 95%-5% (7) Adam Kilgore
August 11, 2022
(2) Kevin Sheehan 45%-55% (7) Joe Beninati
(2) Steve Buckhantz(7) Joe Beninati
  
(7) Adam Kilgore(7) Joe Beninati
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