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The RCN Sports Staff has been enjoying the high school spring sports action thus far!
Through the season’s first month we have covered every sport at least once (not always easily this time of year if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate) and we’ve seen some very impressive performances from a number of student athletes from within the RCN coverage area.
- It’s likely that the Lehigh Valley will be well-represented in the PIAA track-and-field over the next few years. We’ve interviewed a number of underclassmen who already have posted some outstanding times/distances in their young high school careers and we should be seeing lots of goal at this summer’s championships.
- Speaking of young players, two of the hottest baseball teams in the Colonial League — Notre Dame and Palisades — are winning with key contributions from freshmen and sophomores. What’s more impressive than their on the field efforts is that when we’ve spoken with them for “SportsTalk,” they’ve always been very complimentary of their coaches and the seniors on a roster. Talent is always great to have, but the more experienced teams usually find a way to win … and if these teams can continue to blend those qualities with a high baseball IQ, we should be seeing these teams quite a bit in the post-season.
- The girls softball season has been intriguing, with a number of teams looking great one moment, only to struggle for a stretch against squads you wouldn’t expect them to lose to, then bounce back with another big victory. Northampton, with a new coaching staff in place, has continued to be right at the top of my colleague Keith Groller’s “Morning Call” softball rankings all season long, and we’ll be interviewing them for next Thursday’s show.
- Another package coming up this Thursday…Emmaus and Southern Lehigh high school’s girls and boys lacrosse programs came together this past Saturday as part of a charity event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Our “SportsTalk” cameras were on-hand to cover that event, and we will have more details on both the game as well as the pre-game fundraising activities.
If you missed our “RCN SportsTalk” features so far, you can see them through RCN On-Demand.
Plus, there’s a few weeks left of the scholastic spring sports season, so count on a few more local sports packages coming up in May for both our Pennsylvania and Washington DC markets!
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A few weeks back we had a listing of some of the recent nominations to the last sports season’s “All Star list” and just recently received one additional set of awards — the completed list for the Colonial League’s top wrestlers which we hope you will check out and acknowledge….
Thanks again to our local coaches, athletic directors and administrators to sending the student-athletes’ names to our attention.
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Last but not least, this week’s “SportsTalk” program will also feature an interview with Heisman Trophy winner/Former Denver Broncos’ starting Quarterback Tim Tebow. In addition to funding a national charity organization and authoring seven books, Tebow stars on the reality/game show “Million Dollar Mile,” which was record this winter and is now airing on CBS.
Tebow is attempting to reach the Major Leagues and is currently one level away from his goal of playing in the Major Leagues—currently playing for the New York Mets’ Triple-A Affiliate. Tune in to hear Tim talk about his attempt to reach the “Bigs,” what it feels like to be currently playing on a roster with a number for former MLB players on it, and several other issues.
