{"id":82608,"date":"2019-06-27T12:48:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=82608"},"modified":"2023-04-14T17:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T17:51:06","slug":"summer-hoops-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/summer-hoops-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Hoops 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>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.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>While summer officially got underway just last Friday, the \u201csummer\u201d hoops season has actually been going on for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been fun heading out to local venues and playgrounds to see some great girls and boys basketball, and we\u2019ll have more videos, news and commentaries coming up again on an upcoming edition of \u201c<a title=\"RCN Sports Talk\" href=\"\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\">SportsTalk<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, here are some pictures from recent action on local basketball courts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82620\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture11-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture11\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture11-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture11.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82621\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture12-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture12\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture12-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture12.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82622\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture13-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture13\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture13-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture13.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82618\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture9-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture9\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture9-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture9.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82617\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture8-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture8\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture8-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture8.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82619\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture10-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture10\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture10-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture10.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82616\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture7-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture7\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture7-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture7.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82615\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture6-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture6\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture6-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture6.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82614\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture5-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture5\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture5-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture5.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82613\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture4-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture4\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture4-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture4.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82610\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture1-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture1\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture1-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82611\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture2-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture2\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture2-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82612\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture3-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"picture3\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture3-300x187.jpg 300w, \/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/picture3.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Special thanks to my son, Connor, for accompanying me to several of these locations and for providing most of these pictures.<\/p>\n<p>(I did take pictures myself, but my son felt his pictures were clearer and more in-focus, so most of mine ended up on the cutting room floor:).<\/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 author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. 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