Rex Castillo

Columbus

Sports Director and Anchor at WRBL-TV (Columbus, GA)

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Kia AutoSport Athletes of the Week: Shaw Boys Soccer

6 days ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – There’s something special happening on the soccer pitch this season. Shaw High School hasn’t seen a boys soccer quite like this. Head Coach Curtiss Moore put it simply. “This is a magical team,” said Coach Moore. The Shaw Boys Soccer team has become one of the best teams in the state. The Raiders defeated the Jackson High Red Devils, 5-2, and now Shaw is heading to the GHSA Class 2A Final Four. The game is more than just a win for the team.
War Rapport Wednesday: Catching Up With Hugh Freeze in the offseason

1 week ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

by: Rex Castillo Posted: May 7, 2025 / 11:33 AM EDT Updated: May 7, 2025 / 11:33 AM EDT In this week’s War Rapport Wednesday while we’re just over 100 days away from the start of the 2025 college football season we’re hearing from Auburn Fooball Head Coach Hugh Freeze. Mike Gittens, the founder and co-host of The War Rapport, stops by for his weekly meeting with WRBL.
What it takes to be a certified lifeguard

1 week ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

Columbus, Ga. – As the temperatures start to rise and the dog days of summer quickly approach more people will look for ways to cool off. One popular way is to head to the pool, and that also means more lifeguards need to be on duty. Megan Morgan, the Senior Aquatics Director for the YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus, says this is a very busy season for them. “Especially with all our summer camp swimmers coming in. We see as many as 150 per day,” said Morgan.
Miracle Riders delivering letters and messages of hope

1 week ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

The Miracle Riders are in the middle of their ride across the country to help raise funds for Columbus State University’s Nursing Program. The Riders took off from Columbus, Georgia on Friday, May 2nd. This year’s theme for the Miracle Ride is the “Pony Express”. The Riders will travel to different homes and hand deliver letters to people across the nation that have a connection to Chattahoochee Valley. On Saturday, May 3rd, the Riders delivered Mary Bowen Banes in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Kia AutoSport Athletes of the Week: Central Phenix City Baseball

2 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

Phenix City, AL – The Central Phenix City baseball team is once again in the middle of the AHSAA Playoff picture . It’s become routine to see the Red Devils compete this late in the baseball season. The team says there’s plenty of work left to do. “Each day, each player and each coach has a mission and has a goal. As long as we stay on that course and that task. Then our next 6 or 8 games is something that we can look forward to.
Kia AutoSport Athletes of the Week: Central Phenix City Baseball

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rex Castillo

Phenix City, AL – The Central Phenix City baseball team is once again in the middle of the AHSAA Playoff picture . It’s become routine to see the Red Devils compete this late in the baseball season. The team says there’s plenty of work left to do. “Each day, each player and each coach has a mission and has a goal. As long as we stay on that course and that task. Then our next 6 or 8 games is something that we can look forward to.
War Rapport Wednesday: Baker-Mazara transfers to USC and NFL teams only draft 3 Auburn players

2 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

by: Rex Castillo Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT In this War Rapport Wednesday we learned that some former Auburn Tigers have found a new home. On the basketball court, starting forward Chad Baker Mazara made headlines when he entered the transfer portal.
War Rapport Wednesday: Baker-Mazara transfers to USC and NFL teams only draft 3 Auburn players

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rex Castillo

In this War Rapport Wednesday we learned that some former Auburn Tigers have found a new home. On the basketball court, starting forward Chad Baker Mazara made headlines when he entered the transfer portal. Baker-Mazara, the passionate player that helped Bruce Pearl and the Tigers reach their second ever Final Four, will play for the USC Trojans next season. Mike Gittens, the founder and co-host of The War Rapport, talks about the impact Baker-Mazara had with Auburn and how he could fit at USC.
Prioritizing swimming safety ahead of Summer

2 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

Columbus, Ga – Tabitha Sykes twin daughters, Hannah and Layla, get excited any chance they get to go into the pool. And for the past year they’ve been attending private swim lessons at the Thayer YMCA in downtown Columbus. “Well first of all they’re not afraid of water. That’s pretty terrifying right there,” said Sykes. Tabitha enrolled her daughters in swim lessons after one incident at home. “We had a pool last summer that we had set up.
Prioritizing swimming safety ahead of Summer

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rex Castillo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Tabitha Sykes twin daughters, Hannah and Layla, get excited any chance they get to go into the pool. And for the past year they’ve been attending private swim lessons at the Thayer YMCA in downtown Columbus. “Well first of all they’re not afraid of water. That’s pretty terrifying right there,” said Sykes. Tabitha enrolled her daughters in swim lessons after one incident at home. “We had a pool last summer that we had set up.