RCN\u2019s coverage of the state baseball playoffs this past weekend officially concludes the scholastic sports season in the RCN viewing area in Pennsylvania and the Washington, DC regions.<\/p>\n
First, a few \u201cshout-outs\u201d for outstanding achievements for the spring sports season.<\/p>\n
In the DC area, Bishop O\u2019Connell HS softball coach Tommy Orndorff coached his 700th win as his Lady Knights defeated PVI, 10-0, in six innings.\u00a0 The win came later in the season, making Coach Orndorff one of only a handful of coaches in the region\u2014-in any sport\u2014to win that many games.\u00a0 Orndorff has coached at the school for 30 years and has compiled a winning percentage just south of .900.\u00a0 In addition, he has led his squad to 19 Virginia Independent School State Tournament Championships and 21 Catholic League Tourney Titles.\u00a0 Orndorff was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame this past November.<\/p>\n
Also, special congratulations are in order for the Gonzaga lacrosse team, who won its sixth consecutive title in a very competitive region for the sport.\u00a0 The Eagles is one of a few teams in our coverage area that has won repetitive lacrosse titles.\u00a0 This year, they overcame obstacles and faced a very tough schedule en route to its \u201csix-peat\u201d season here in the spring of 2015.<\/p>\n
And although we mentioned this last year here at the \u201cSportsTalk Shop,\u201d congratulations once again for an ultra-impressive spring season overall for the Parkland sports teams.\u00a0 The Trojans were in EVERY District XI championship game, winning titles in baseball, girls lacrosse, tennis, softball and volleyball (also winning a PIAA title).\u00a0 They also recorded impressive track-and-field numbers in boys and girls conference and district meets.<\/p>\n
The Trojans\u2019 tremendous spring brings their overall sports record to an impressive .690-winning percentage, and ups their total to 233 conference championships, 140 district championships and 12 state titles.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t include all the individual honors racked up in sports like track, wrestling, tennis and golf.<\/p>\n
Speaking of Parkland\u2019s success, we will have a chance to honor its District XI 4A-winning football team at our next \u201cRCN SportsTalk Gets Wild\u201d show from Buffalo Wild Wings on Grape Street in Whitehall, on Thursday, June 25, <\/sup>from 7-8 pm.\u00a0 Head Coach Jim Morgans, his coaching staff and members of last year\u2019s team will be in attendance as they talk about last year\u2019s success, its controversial finish to last season, and look ahead as they try to defend their title once again against Easton, Whitehall and a number of other teams in the area that will all be improved from a year ago.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll also be doing a fund-raising event that day at Buffalo Wild Wings, focusing on a great charity in the RCN viewing area.\u00a0 Keep checking back to the RCN website for details on this great opportunity to support a local organization and make sure you mark your calendar to come out and support the Trojans and local football in person. http:\/\/www.buffalowildwings.com\/en\/locations\/Detail\/0474<\/a><\/p>\n Before we close the door on this spring sports season, here\u2019s a final sampling of some of the teams we featured over the last few weeks on our Thursday \u201cRCN SportsTalk\u201d program (you can view these features in its entirety and all of our spring sports packages by viewing our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d shows through RCN On-Demand).<\/p>\n