Behind the Mic: March 1 Madness
Any true basketball fan is well aware of March Madness – the term that indicates basketball season is coming to an end, but not before the colleges and high schools battle for conference, district, state and national championships. It normally builds each week until the final games are played. For Lehigh Valley fans, March Madness…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: District Basketball – Round 2
We are right in the middle of some great District XI playoff basketball action that we hope you are enjoying on RCN-TV. First of all, I wanted to take a moment to salute our local girls and boys basketball players who were recently named to this year’s Colonial League All-Star team. 2016-17 Colonial League Boys…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: By the Numbers
With the PIAA and District XI classifications in basketball going from four to six this year, there were a record number 80 teams that qualified for the playoffs in both boys and girls. Obviously, some of these teams are not in our viewing audience, but most are. Putting together a broadcast schedule and gathering the…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: District Basketball “Mini” Primer
With the expanded playoff formats for both girls and boys basketball teams this year, it is nearly impossible to break down every single team in our coverage area along with insights for every game in a single blog posting—especially since there are more “sub-regionals” featuring many teams that are outside of the RCN viewing area…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Packed House!
This past Friday, the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference girls’ and boys’ basketball championships were held at Freedom High School. Seating capacity at Freedom is @ 2700. All those seats were filled. By the third quarter of the first game, it became obvious that the gym would be sold out. As we were doing game one, District…
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