{"id":74522,"date":"2013-11-05T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcntv.rcn.com\/?p=74522"},"modified":"2023-04-12T21:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:40:38","slug":"the-sportstalk-shop-the-shops-new-wrinkle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/the-sportstalk-shop-the-shops-new-wrinkle\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  The Shop&#8217;s New Wrinkle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Shop&#8217;s New Wrinkle<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the major driving forces behind the <em><strong>RCN SportsTalk<\/strong><\/em> show and this blog is highlighting the tremendous accomplishments of athletes, coaches and administrators in the RCN viewing area. Each season we try to spotlight different teams, schools and sports. We\u2019re always looking for ideas and suggestions to better honor the special people who work so hard at their given talents. So with that said, we\u2019d like to unveil a new dimension to our SportsTalk Shop blog.<\/p>\n<p>Periodically, we\u2019re going to post highlights of our sports productions seen on RCN-TV. By doing this, we hope to reach a new audience in showcasing young men and women\u2019s outstanding efforts in the sports community. Some of these highlights are also shown on our live Thursday show, in which we discuss these teams in more detail.<\/p>\n<p>To launch this new addition, we\u2019re presenting highlights from a few of the \u201crivalry contests\u201d RCN covered the last couple of weeks. We\u2019ll start with highlights from the Parkland\/Emmaus game:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parkland\/Emmaus FB Highlights 103113\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzT5c-gek-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some of the highlights from the \u201cChristmas City\u201d battle between Liberty and Freedom:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liberty\/Freedom Highlights of November 1st 2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7eXkR92AZkI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finally, highlights from the big Easton\/Whitehall game\u2014a contest featuring two teams who were tied for first place in the Lehigh Valley Conference when they faced each other at Cottingham Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whitehall\/Easton Hi-Lites (10\/25\/13)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GdynPEb8VT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this newest addition to our blog? 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