The SportsTalk Shop: 2016 HS Winter Sports Wrap II
Before we turn our attention to the spring sports season, we continue our final look back at the high school winter sports season in the Lehigh Valley region with video and recognition of some amazing performances. “Dynasty-Making” I’ve seen some great District XI Class 3A girls basketball teams over the years and, quite frankly, have…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Amusement Only?
“Amusement” is defined as, “the state or experience of finding something funny”; “the provision of enjoyment of entertainment”; “something that causes laughter or provides entertainment”. RCN, like many companies I’m sure, runs an NCAA basketball bracket pool that is strictly “for amusement only”. There is no fee to enter; there are no financial rewards, except…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Winter Sports Wrap (Part 1)
Over the next two weeks we’ll take a look back at what has been an extraordinary year for District XI winter high school sports. “Eight is Enough” Eight is the maximum number of gold medals one could accumulate while playing two sports—and that feat was accomplished by Parkland’s DeVante Cross. He and his Trojans completed…
Read MoreBehind 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…
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