{"id":89551,"date":"2025-01-02T18:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=89551"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:43:55","slug":"videos-1st-highlights-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/videos-1st-highlights-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEOS: 1st Highlights of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, we want to wish a wonderful start to the new year to all our viewers\/readers here at <em><strong>The SportsTalk Shop<\/strong><\/em> and look forward to another great year of covering local sports in our coverage areas in 2025!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We start off our first blog of the New Year with a look at some of the top plays and players from our high school basketball broadcasts from games played at the end of 2024, featuring impressive individual and team performances from Allen, Bangor, Freedom, Easton, Nazareth, Whitehall, Saucon Valley, Salisbury and Catasauqua through the first few weeks of the basketball season\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Bangor vs. Salisbury (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TZ5kr0Gvvrc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZ5kr0Gvvrc?si=20WSawKFYN-49BBI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Nazareth vs. Allentown (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NtiHMwVWBN8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtiHMwVWBN8?si=pAtr3hoX3mUqM1Cn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports: <\/strong>Freedom vs. Easton (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lldTtru90qo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lldTtru90qo?si=mzEH6Wh3fuwonR36\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Saucon Valley vs. Catasauqua (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cHzpgvYVcKc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHzpgvYVcKc?si=3DnmpdTrA4CRmCAW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Parkland vs. Whitehall (12\/24)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a9un8KjnHzE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a9un8KjnHzE?si=G3hMpM99kGreGOWj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nWe jump right into doubleheader HS sports coverage early in 2025 as we\u2019ll bring you a girls\/boys basketball doubleheader this Friday, followed by a girls basketball\/boys wrestling doubleheader on Saturday.\u00a0 Check the \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-atvn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports on ATVN<\/a><\/strong>\u201d webpage here on our website for the latest game details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll also have more highlights from local boys and girls basketball and wrestling action\u2026Check back next week to <em><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>SportsTalk Shop<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to see more of your favorite teams and players!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, we want to wish a wonderful start to the new year to all our viewers\/readers here at The SportsTalk Shop and look forward to another great year of covering local sports in our coverage areas in 2025! 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