{"id":82572,"date":"2019-06-11T14:59:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T14:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=82572"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:46:57","slug":"2019-spring-sports-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/2019-spring-sports-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Spring Sports All-Stars"},"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><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the really fun blog entries I write periodically is the one in which we publish the local \u201call-star\u201d lists that come at the end of each high school sports season.<\/p>\n<p>I say this for a few reasons\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s great to highlight truly special athletic performers<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s a chance to spotlight athletes who play sports but may not always get much recognition<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s a chance to see familiar names who show up in different sports throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>In the case of scholar-athlete awards, a chance to recognize \u201cstudent-athletes\u201d for taking care of what school is truly meant for\u2014getting a quality education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As usual, I also want to thank the local athletic directors and administrators of the respective leagues and sports for once again sending these lists to me each season, so that these athletes can get added recognition for their accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>So without any further delay, here\u2019s the composite list of the \u201cAll-Star\u201d categories that I received for squads in the RCN-Lehigh Valley viewing area\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Here are the <a title=\"Eastern Pennsylvania Conference\" href=\"http:\/\/epc18.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Pennsylvania Conferences<\/a>\u2019 scholar-athletes All-Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball &#8211; Joshua LaRock &#8211; <a title=\"Allentown Central Catholic High School\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acchs.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allentown Central Catholic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boys Lacrosse &#8211; Christian Combi &#8211; <a title=\"Easton High School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eahs.eastonsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Girls Lacrosse &#8211; Anne Walsh &#8211; Easton<\/p>\n<p>Softball &#8211; Courtney Grundauser &#8211; Easton<\/p>\n<p>Boys Basketball &#8211; Adam Klinger &#8211; <a title=\"Parkland High School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parklandsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Girls Basketball &#8211; Jenna Rogers &#8211; <a title=\"Northampton Area High School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdschools.org\/nahs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northampton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cheerleading &#8211; Julia Santos &#8211; Allentown Central Catholic<\/p>\n<p>Boys Swimming &#8211; Matthew Gertner &#8211; <a title=\"Emmaus High School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmaus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Girls Swimming &#8211; Abigail Heilenman &#8211; Emmaus<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling &#8211; Micheal Kistler &#8211; Northampton<\/p>\n<p>Rifle &#8211; Sydney Jones &#8211; Emmaus<\/p>\n<p>Boys Tennis &#8211; Kevin Ge &#8211; Emmaus<\/p>\n<p>Boys Track and Field &#8211; Joseph Ozgar &#8211; <a title=\"Easton High School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eahs.eastonsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Girls Track and Field &#8211; Abigail Heilenman &#8211; Emmaus<\/p>\n<p>Boys Volleyball &#8211; Seth Fine &#8211; Parkland<\/p>\n<p>Next, here are the EPC Girls and Boys Lacrosse All-Stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-19-EPC-All-Star-Voting-Results-GIRLS-FINAL.pdf\">2018-19 EPC All-Star Voting Results &#8211; GIRLS FINAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-19-EPC-All-Star-Voting-Results-BOYS-FINAL.pdf\">2018-19 EPC All-Star Voting Results &#8211; BOYS FINAL<\/a><br \/>\nThe girls softball All-Star listing for the EPC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19-EPC-All-Stars-Official-Media-Copy.pdf\">EPC All Stars Official Media Copy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The All-Conference tennis All-Stars:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-19-Boys-Girls-Tennis-All-Conference.pdf\">2018-19 Boys Girls Tennis All Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the link for the boys and girls Colonial League track-and-field championship records set:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colonialleague.org\/files\/2019\/03\/CLChampionshipMeetRecords19FAT.pdf\"><em>http:\/\/www.colonialleague.org\/files\/2019\/03\/CLChampionshipMeetRecords19FAT.pdf<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 the link for the Colonial League \/ EPC final results<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colonialleague.org\/files\/2019\/05\/CL-EPC-TF-Results-050819.pdf\"><em>http:\/\/www.colonialleague.org\/files\/2019\/05\/CL-EPC-TF-Results-050819.pdf<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 and the track-and-field All-Stars:<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19EPCTFAllStars.pdf\">19EPCTFAllStars<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If there are any additional honors or student-athletes who should be singled out for outstanding achievements during this past spring sports season, please don\u2019t hesitate to email me directly at <a href=\"mailto:chris.michael@rcn.net\">chris.michael@rcn.net<\/a> so we can recognize them here at \u201cThe Shop\u201d and\/or on our weekly \u201cRCN SportsTalk\u201d program!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 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