Behind the Mic: Conference Tournaments
It happened again! This past Wednesday, Holy Cross stunned the Patriot League and Lehigh by winning the Patriot League Championship and getting the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Because they were the ninth seed in the Patriot League tournament, won four road games, after not winning an away PL game all season, and ended…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Feel-good Stories
There are always “feel-good” stories every year in my world of Lehigh Valley basketball. Just look a little deeper into the success of the Southern Lehigh girls’ basketball team. They play with basically an iron five and four of them are underclassmen. Only Sydney Cyr, who is outstanding, by the way, is a senior. They…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Nationals, Phillies Spring Training Issues
Spring Training baseball is underway, and the Nats and Phils have two opposite perspectives on what to watch for this month during the exhibition season as they get ready to accomplish distinct different goals in 2016. Here’s a look at key issues for both teams as the pre-season unfolds. Nationals… …continue to look for…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: The Streak
Scott Barr is the RCN wrestling “guru”. He has even written a book about District XI wrestling which goes back to its inception. This past weekend, Scott announced the District XI individual wrestling championships as he has done for so many years. He, along with Jim Best, did their usual impeccable job. But one occurrence…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Hoops – Playoff Video Recaps
After a busy and exciting week of calling District XI high school championship playoff action on RCN-TV, I am taking a few days off as we prepare for RCN’s coverage of PIAA State Playoff action. So at the “SportsTalk Shop,” here is a highlights package of the playoff action over the past few weeks featuring…
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