{"id":79505,"date":"2017-04-19T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=79505"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:44:41","slug":"sportstalk-shop-hs-sports-mid-season-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-hs-sports-mid-season-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  HS Sports: Mid-Season Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a rough first month for local athletes, coaches and athletic directors with rain\/melting snow making it impossible for many spring sports to start on schedule. Nearly every team in our Pennsylvania viewing area has had massive rescheduling with a ton of make-up games coming up over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>With the end of the school year and most sports playoffs scheduled to begin in less than a month, some sports have already pushed back the start of their post-season to a later date.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there have been some very good games and some excellent individual performances\u2014here is a small clip of just one of the recent games we covered at the \u201cSportsTalk Shop\u201d (catch more videos and interviews on our Thursday program, live at 7pm on RCN-TV or On-Demand).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dwM3BkpORMI\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks back we asked local athletic directors in the RCN viewing area to pass along special accomplishments and honors for young student-athletes.\u00a0 We\u2019re happy to report that we received the list of top swimming\/diving performers in District XI and would like to recognize them here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2016-17-EPC-Swimming-Diving-Allstars.pdf\">2016-17 EPC Swimming-Diving Allstars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, I wanted to take a moment to highlight this year\u2019s top basketball performers in the <a href=\"http:\/\/epc18.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Pennsylvania Conference<\/a> this past season.\u00a0 Here is a rundown of this year\u2019s boys and girls EPC All-League team members:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 <\/strong><strong>st <\/strong><strong>Team<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tyrese Martin \u2013 William Allen \u2013 Senior (League MVP)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>David Kachelries \u2013 Emmaus \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sam Iorio \u2013 Parkland \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Jalen Vaughn \u2013 Pocono Mountain West \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Talek Williams \u2013 William Allen \u2013 Senior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2 <\/strong><strong>nd <\/strong><strong>Team<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Isaiah Wiggins \u2013 Pocono Mountain West \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matt Kachelries \u2013 Emmaus \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kevin Wagner \u2013 Nazareth \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mikey Esquilin \u2013 Whitehall \u2013 Junior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ryan Young \u2013 Bethlehem Catholic \u2013 Junior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nick King \u2013 Freedom \u2013 Senior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 <\/strong><strong>rd <\/strong><strong>Team<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Logan McGinley \u2013 Whitehall \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Lance Singh \u2013 Pocono Mountain West \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Arnel Lewis \u2013 Easton \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dyony Bueno \u2013 Stroudsburg \u2013 Senior<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Jeremy Johnson \u2013 Liberty &#8211; Senior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once again, I\u2019d like to encourage even more athletic directors, coaches and parents to pass along outstanding achievements by the student-athletes in the RCN viewing area by emailing me awards, honors or other special accomplishments at <a href=\"mailto:rcnsportstalk@rcn.com\">rcnsportstalk@rcn.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll try to highlight those young people both here on our blog and on the \u201cSportsTalk\u201d television show!<\/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>It\u2019s been a rough first month for local athletes, coaches and athletic directors with rain\/melting snow making it impossible for many spring sports to start on schedule. 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