Behind the Mic: Cleaning the Cliche Closet
I have broadcast well over 4,000 games in my 40+ years at this job, about one-third of them football games. For the RCN-TV team, this past Saturday’s win by Parkland over Upper Dublin in the PIAA state football semifinal was our final football game for this season. Parkland will now play for the AAAA state…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Football ’15: A Last Look
With the PIAA football championships coming up in Hershey this week, it’s time we take our final peek at the highlights of playoff games seen on RCN-TV this fall. Congratulations to all of the teams, coaches and athletes for an entertaining season. Special honors go out to Parkland, the lone team in the RCN…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Top Ten
As the year comes to a close, it’s time for my annual thoughts on the Yahoo Year in Review. This is their annual look back at the top athletes. There are many other Top Ten lists if you wish to search Yahoo for those. For instance, the top-searched question for 2015 was, “How do you…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Basketball Preview: 2015-16
HS Basketball Preview: 2015-16 With scholastic basketball season upon us, I asked three of the most astute basketball minds in the RCN Sports Department, Gary Laubach, Tom Stoudt and John Leone, to join me in giving our thoughts on this winter’s District XI high school basketball season in the RCN-TV viewing area. Check out our…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Dream Come True
High school is winding down and college football has come to a close. College basketball has begun and high school basketball is right around the corner. That can only mean that it is once again time for one of my favorite nights of the year and it has nothing to do with athletics. It is…
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