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The SportsTalk Shop: Back To Basics

May 2, 2013 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

After tackling the hot and sometimes laborious issues of local league realignments, super conference invitations, and sports politics the last several weeks (and something we’ll have to address again very soon with a May 31st deadline on the horizon for the proposed MVC/LVC merger), I’d like to focus on one of the more refreshing aspects…

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Behind the Mic: Olympic Wrestling

May 1, 2013 By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

Today’s “Behind the Mic” blog is written by long time RCN personality Scott Barr. Scott’s on-air career began in 1984 with the District XI Girl’s Tennis Championship, won by Monica Yurkonic. Since that debut, he has covered a wide range of sports, including kick boxing, track and field, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, football, and baseball. Most…

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The SportsTalk Shop: League Expansions & Super Conference

April 23, 2013 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

There’s been quite a bit of talk over the last few months regarding changes and speculations to our local Lehigh Valley Conference and Colonial League. We greatly appreciated local athletic directors coming on our recent “RCN SportsTalk” show (which you can watch for yourself for free on RCN Video-On-Demand). I have posted a short clip…

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Behind the Mic: If Only…

By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

In my very first blog, I warned you that there would be times when I just did not feel like writing about sports. This is one of those times. After this week’s tragic events in Boston and in West, Texas, it is hard not to think of the people who saw their family members and…

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The SportsTalk Shop: Local Leaders Keeping Kids First

April 17, 2013 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

I have long admired the local athletic directors in the Eastern Pennsylvania region. From Dick Tracy (who was also my English and Journalism teacher while he was Athletic Director—(which is a story for another blog entry), to Mike Schneider to Bob Shriver, and several other former athletic directors that I’ve always admired, I have always…

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