{"id":89886,"date":"2025-05-01T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=89886"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:52:08","slug":"spring-playoff-action-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/spring-playoff-action-25\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRING PLAYOFF ACTION &#8217;25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we continue with our coverage of spring sports teams\u2019 news featuring the schools in the <em>Astound TV Network<\/em>\u00a0viewing area, we have some programming information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming up on the next <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATVN SportsTalk<\/a><\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0 our guests will be Executive Charter High School\u2019s CEO Bob Lysek, New Head Football Coach Kyle Haas and members of the Raptors football team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive made major news last week with the announcement of a brand new football stadium to be built on Allentown\u2019s East Side, and the school has more plans for its athletics program going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle, meanwhile, is an established coach in the area and has a track record of success, so it should make for an interesting show to hear his plans for his new program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to tune in!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Now, we salute the champions, runners-up and state qualifiers<\/strong> of our local cheering \/ spirit championships, with the finals conducted at Easton Area High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Small 3A Division:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champion:\u00a0 Easton (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runner-Up:\u00a0 Northampton (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional State Qualifiers:\u00a0 Whitehall &amp; Parkland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Large 3A Division:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champion:\u00a0 Nazareth (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runner-Up:\u00a0 Pleasant Valley (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Small 2A Division:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champion:\u00a0 Lehighton (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runner-Up:\u00a0 Bethlehem Catholic (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional State Qualifier:\u00a0 Pen Argyl<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Large 2A Division:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champion:\u00a0 Wilson (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Coed Division:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champion:\u00a0 East Stroudsburg South (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runner-Up:\u00a0 Bangor (SQ)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the District XI 2A and 3A spring doubles tennis got underway last night, with the semifinals and finals scheduled for later this week, to be held at Lehigh University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s an update on the action so far, heading into the final two rounds\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-25-District-XI-Boys-Tennis-2A-Doubles.pdf\">2024-25 District XI Boys Tennis- 2A Doubles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-25-District-XI-Boys-Tennis-3A-Doubles.pdf\">2024-25 District XI Boys Tennis- 3A Doubles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll have more local high school sports news and videos coming up next week there at \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The SportsTalk Shop<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!\u201d\u00a0<\/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 or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/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>Before we continue with our coverage of spring sports teams\u2019 news featuring the schools in the Astound TV Network\u00a0viewing area, we have some programming information. 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