{"id":79301,"date":"2017-02-28T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=79301"},"modified":"2023-04-13T21:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T21:25:30","slug":"sportstalk-shop-district-basketball-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-district-basketball-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  District Basketball &#8211; Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are right in the middle of some great <a href=\"http:\/\/districtxi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District XI<\/a> playoff basketball action that we hope you are enjoying on RCN-TV.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I wanted to take a moment to salute our local girls and boys basketball players who were recently named to this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colonialleague.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colonial League<\/a> All-Star team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2016-17-Colonial-League-Boys-Basketball-All-League-Team.pdf\">2016-17 Colonial League Boys Basketball All-League Team<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2016-17-Colonial-League-Girls-Basketball-All-League-Team.pdf\">2016-17 Colonial League Girls Basketball All-League Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think it was a great year in both the girls and boys classifications in terms of outstanding individual play (and as I\u2019ve said for some time on our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d programs, this year has featured some of the deepest teams in terms of number of outstanding players on a given squad in quite some time).<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, because of the expanded post-season format (and games being played this Thursday night), \u201cSportsTalk\u201d will be off until next week.\u00a0 In the meantime, we invite you to share your playoff comments\/questions\/opinions with us via email (<a href=\"mailto:rcnsportstalk@rcn.com\">rcnsportstalk@rcn.com<\/a>) at any time, and join us on March 9<sup>th<\/sup> as we read and respond to your emails.\u00a0 Also, tune in for a full recap of all the district playoff games, and previews of the state playoff tournament, which will commence the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Also, be sure to check out our broadcast schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcn.com\/atvn\/16-17-hs-basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a>on the RCN-TV website for the full rundown of which teams\u2019 games we\u2019ll broadcast, along with airtimes.\u00a0 Remember, RCN video customers can watch all of our sports productions for free at any time through RCN On-Demand.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a sample of video highlights from our recent playoff basketball games and wrestling matches, along with interviews featuring one of our local teams in the post-season:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FFijUORR7UY\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ST8L2qN8yc4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pWaO2qX4dE4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_dOhyLjyJk\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ZlT_AE70hM\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/62Nn-7dpe44\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vwtfZnUDgR4\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8CVf7ASS1qQ\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJ3rts-hfYY\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are right in the middle of some great District XI playoff basketball action that we hope you are enjoying on RCN-TV. 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