Behind the Mic: Olympic Wrestling
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…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: League Expansions & Super Conference
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…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: If Only…
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…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Local Leaders Keeping Kids First
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…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Division 1 Wrestling Championships
Today’s “Behind the Mic” is a guest post from our very own Jim Best! Jim was born and raised in the Lehigh Valley. As a product of the District XI wrestling community, Jim wrestled at Parkland High School from 1980 to 1984, and then went on to wrestling for North Carolina State University. After graduating…
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