{"id":89252,"date":"2024-10-29T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=89252"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:35:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:35:25","slug":"more-new-faces-fall-24-all-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/more-new-faces-fall-24-all-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"More New Faces & Fall \u201824 All-Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

First,<\/strong> we\u2019d like to welcome three additional personalities to the ATVN<\/em> Sports Team!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMason Smith
\n<\/strong>Mason has been covering District XI high school sports for several years now and is particularly tuned-in to the local basketball scene.\u00a0 He will be writing a bi-weekly blog on local hoops action for us this winter here on our website and, in addition, will be making regular appearances throughout the year on our \u201cATVN SportsTalk<\/strong>\u201d program, which airs live on Thursday evenings at 7pm on the Astound TV Network<\/em> and is also streamed for free on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nAziz Atiyeh
\n<\/strong>Aziz was a three sport standout at Whitehall HS (soccer, football, volleyball) and excelled at both soccer and volleyball at East Stroudsburg University.<\/span><\/p>\n

While he will be able to contribute to Astound TV<\/em> as a commentator for all three sports, he will be making his debut with his \u2018favorite\u2019 sport this Thursday as he provides analysis for the District XI girls and boys soccer championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Childs
\n<\/strong>A former head basketball coach at Easton HS and a stellar baseball player at Lafayette College, Ben will be providing color analysis for both sports coming up for this winter and spring sports seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please join me in welcoming these new personalities to the Astound TV Network<\/em> family!<\/span><\/p>\n


\nNext,<\/strong> we want to honor this fall\u2019s student-athletes identified as the best of the best in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference for girls tennis\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular Season Champions:\u00a0<\/strong> Parkland High School<\/p>\n

EPC Tournament Team Champions:<\/strong> Parkland High School<\/p>\n

EPC Tournament Champions by Bracket:<\/strong>
\n1st Singles:<\/strong> Helena Lynn – Liberty High School
\n2nd Singles:<\/strong> Maddie Groff – Allentown Central Catholic High School
\n3rd Singles:<\/strong> Valentina Munoz – Allentown Central Catholic High School
\n2nd Doubles:<\/strong> Aarohi Vaze \/ Kiana Miles – Parkland High School
\n3rd Doubles:<\/strong> Brooke DiGiacomo \/ Nat Hillegass – Emmaus High School
\n4th Doubles:<\/strong> Kylie Gleason\/ Anahi Kanani – Emmaus High School<\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations to these athletes for these honors and keep checking back to the \u201cSportsTalk Shop<\/strong>\u201d for more accomplishments for student-athletes in our coverage areas!<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least,<\/strong> we have four high school football playoff games (and the District XI girls and boys soccer championship) coming your way this week on the Astound TV Network<\/em>!\u00a0 Be sure to bookmark and check out our \u201cbroadcasting schedule<\/a>\u201d page here on our website for our fall sports postseason coverage!<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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