{"id":77646,"date":"2015-11-30T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=77646"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:19:52","slug":"sportstalk-shop-fall-sports-2015-recaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-fall-sports-2015-recaps\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  Fall Sports 2015 Recaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was another great fall sports season (and for more than just football!) for the teams, coaches and athletes in the RCN viewing area.\u00a0 We had some great individual and team performances, with school districts in many regions bringing home district, region and state gold metals.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a busy season here at RCN-TV covering our local sports teams.\u00a0 We had unveiled new features on our \u201cRCN SportsTalk\u201d show\u2014among them, the \u201cathlete of the week\u201d for the people in the Lehigh and Delaware Valley areas, and the \u201cSports Minute\u201d for the folks in our Washington, DC region.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the \u201csports minute,\u201d we\u2019re pleased to announce that this element of our show will continue into the winter as we try to cover as many high school basketball teams in our coverage area as possible.\u00a0 Here are a few samples featuring football teams from the DC area.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sY2plPTVpaU\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XgrTaBoTi98\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, we will have video from some of the traditional \u201cTurkey Game\u201d football contests from this past Thanksgiving, coming up on this Thursday\u2019s edition of \u201cSportsTalk\u201d (live, Thursdays at 7pm).<\/p>\n<p>In the Lehigh Valley area, we were able to focus on a number of different girls and boys sports teams from both bigger and smaller school districts over the last several months.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a compilation of some of our fall sports features.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_7EKMSrcas\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s time to congratulate the teams from the RCN viewing area that have captured state gold medals this fall season.\u00a0 First, the Parkland girls volleyball team won its second consecutive PIAA championship.\u00a0 The win marks the third straight volleyball state title won by Parkland (the boys team won it this spring).<\/p>\n<p>We saluted the Emmaus field hockey team on both \u201cSportsTalk\u201d and here at the \u201cSportsTalk Shop\u201d earlier this fall due to Head Coach Sue Butz-Stavin\u2019s tremendous accomplishment\u2014becoming the nation\u2019s all-time leader in wins by a high school field hockey coach in September.\u00a0 Butz-Stavin added to those numbers as his team once again captured league, district and finally state championship honors, adding another collection of 3A titles (the highest level in Pennsylvania for field hockey) to the Hornets\u2019 trophy case.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s starting to become routine for district tournaments to run through the Route-309 exchange as both Parkland and Emmaus seem like they are nearly always in championship games\u2014and usually winning the title contests.\u00a0 This fall alone, Parkland won four fall sports District XI championships (boys cross, country, girls soccer, girls volleyball and football), while Emmaus won three more (boys soccer, golf and field hockey).\u00a0 The Hornets\u2019 field hockey team has now captured fourteen consecutive district gold metals and the Parkland volleyball team has won five of the last six district championships.<\/p>\n<p>Special kudos are in order for the magnificent paring of Coco Chen and Logan Lencheski from the Notre Dame-Green Pond High School girls tennis team.\u00a0 Chen and Lencheski brought home state gold medals in pairs tennis.\u00a0 I\u2019ve maintained that individual and pair state championships are extremely challenging given all the scrutiny in one or two people, as opposed to an entire team, having to share the workload.\u00a0 The Crusaders pair was also honored on our most recent \u201cSportsTalk\u201d show as the athletes of the week for their tremendous achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget!\u00a0 All of the above video features and more scholastic \u201cshout-outs\u201d and stories are available to hear on our podcasts (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcn.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\">rcn.com\/atvn\/sports-talk<\/a>) as well as through RCN On-Demand.\u00a0 Join us this Thursday live at 7pm for the insights, predictions and analysis of this weekend\u2019s state football playoff games, and also we\u2019ll have strategies and tips for those people involved in fantasy football. Also, we appreciate any feedback or suggestions for sports to cover or to discuss on RCN-TV.\u00a0 Feel free to email your thoughts to us at <a href=\"mailto:RCNSportsTalk@rcn.com\">RCNSportsTalk@rcn.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, anyone who knows me very well knows that I HATE the cold weather.\u00a0 However, I do love the sports that take place during the winter months, and there certainly are some exciting match-ups featuring teams in our area, and a few schools in both DC and Pennsylvania have opportunities to have very special years.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to embarking on the winter sports season and I hope everyone enjoys our coverage as we move our cameras and microphones indoors.\u00a0 Next week here at the \u201cShop,\u201d we start to take a look at the upcoming high school basketball season with thoughts and insights from knowledgeably hoop-minded individuals on the upcoming season.\u00a0 Also, we hope to have more good news to report on the high school football teams in our viewing area over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, a quick reminder for everyone to tune into the \u201cDream Come True Telethon\u201d that will be seen live on RCN-TV Monday, December 7<sup>th<\/sup>. 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