{"id":81402,"date":"2018-08-08T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=81402"},"modified":"2023-04-18T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:39:10","slug":"summer-hoops-18-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/summer-hoops-18-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Hoops \u201918 (Part 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The views expressed in this blog are<\/em> <em>those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0We hope you have been enjoying our summer basketball coverage both here on our blog and on \u201cSportsTalk,\u201d the television show, on RCN-TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a gallery featuring many of the teams, coaches and players that we have seen over the last few weeks in our travels at different stops in Eastern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 229px;\" width=\"335\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81413\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto9\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto9-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto9.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81412\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto8\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto8-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto8.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81411\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto7\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto7-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto7.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81410\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto6\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto6-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto6.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81409\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto5\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto5-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto5.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81408\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto4\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto4-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81407\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto3-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto3.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81406\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisPhoto2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto2-300x225.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ChrisPhoto2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget! To hear our summer basketball interviews with local coaches and players as well as our experts who\u2019ll break down the last few months of HS hoops action, check out \u201cSportsTalk\u201d through RCN On-Demand as well as previous blog entries here at \u201cThe Shop\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the next several editions of \u201cSportsTalk\u201d we\u2019ll begin our previews of the upcoming high school fall sports season. Our in-studio guests over the next few weeks include several schools within the RCN Lehigh Valley region that captured <a title=\"District XI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.districtxi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District XI <\/a>titles for both their boys and girls programs. We\u2019ll start with the boys &amp; girls <a title=\"Easton High School\" href=\"https:\/\/eahs.eastonsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easton<\/a> cross country teams and the <a title=\"Parkland High School\" href=\"https:\/\/phs.parklandsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland<\/a> boys and girls defending soccer championship squads. Yes, we will be attempting to set a new record for the number of athletes\/guests in our studio!<\/p>\n<p>More guests and show information to follow. Tune in to see how we pull it off and hear some great stories from last year\u2019s teams along with thoughts on how they are preparing for the new season.<\/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>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. \u00a0We hope you have been enjoying our summer basketball coverage both here on our blog and on \u201cSportsTalk,\u201d the television show, on RCN-TV. 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