Sports Recaps – April 19, 2022
With Mother Nature finally helping out our spring sports teams with more than two consecutive days of “playable” weather (and subsequently adequate field conditions) this past week, there have been a number of interesting developments in Lehigh Valley scholastic sports to emerge.
A few include:
- In a crowded field of talented baseball teams this spring, it looks like Emmaus and Parkland are two of the teams trying to separate themselves as one of the elites in the region. Parkland just routed another strong program–Nazareth–by a 14-2 score. Emmaus also crushed a very good Freedom team, 9-1, over the weekend and also remains undefeated. Easton and Liberty are also among the “big schools” that have been playing well. It should be another exciting finish in the league and district playoffs, which start less than a month from now.
- As expected, Northampton, Bethlehem Catholic and Southern Lehigh have dominated girls softball so far. All three teams boasted a strong returning core of players and have looked very solid through the Easter weekend.
- Northwestern High School has continued its “upward trending” across the board, with all of its spring sports performing well. The Tigers are returning baseball and softball champs and last week posted a solid victory on the lacrosse field, plus have several talented individual performances in track and field and on the tennis courts.
- The Whitehall volleyball team remains the only undefeated team in the Lehigh Valley. The Zephyrs were denied the chance to defend their district title in the spring of 2020 due to the start of the COVID pandemic, but fields another strong team again this spring as they look to reclaim the title from Parkland. Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Nazareth and Northampton also have winning records in the area’s largest classification.
Keep checking back to the “SportsTalk Shop,” as we continue to follow the high school sports teams in our area and have interviews with local coaches and athletes every Thursday at 7pm on “ATVN SportsTalk.” Among our scheduled guests include former Easton great and new Freedom Baseball Head Coach John Bisco III, members of the Central Catholic lacrosse team, and more!
Don’t forget to chime in with a question or comment during our live show or suggestions of which teams we should try to focus on this spring by emailing us.
Now, here’s our next installment of the best plays from our ATVN sports broadcast season to date:
- Astound Sports: Pleasant Valley vs. Liberty (2/22)
- Astound Sports: Pocono Mountain West vs. Nazareth (2/22)
- Astound Sports: Wilson vs. Notre Dame (2/22)
- Astound Sports: Allentown Central Catholic vs. Parkland (1/22)
- Astound Sports: Southern Lehigh vs. Palmerton (2/22)
Check back next week for more information on ATVN’s coverage of local sports in our area and also more of our top highlights from the past sports season to see if your favorite teams and players make the list!
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