{"id":90563,"date":"2026-01-06T15:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90563"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:27:50","slug":"holiday-25-leftovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/holiday-25-leftovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday &#8217;25 &#8220;Leftovers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, a big &#8220;Happy New Year&#8217;s&#8221; to all our devoted followers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SportsTalk Shop<\/strong><\/a> blog here on our website.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to be back and, as we have for the last few years, have some exciting plans to expand our local sports coverage over the next 12 months .. delays will be coming as the new year unfolds!<\/p>\n<p>Before we do that, a shout out to the <em>Astound TV Network<\/em> crew for capturing one of the biggest moments in Pennsylvania sports&#8230;<strong>a highlight that was 3rd on ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Top 10 Moments,&#8221;<\/strong> featuring the Nazareth boys basketball game winner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bobby Grzenda&#8217;s Happy Holiday Heave To Win!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/IHlhqJCATkc?si=eJhZsOcZebCAppE3\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was one of a number of competitive games we featured on Astound TV Network to close out the 2025 calendar year. Here are a few more of our highlight packages for games airing on ATVN right before the holidays&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports: Basketball &#8211; Liberty vs. Freedom (12\/25)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zovoe8KgOUU?si=mxRZ7JAFcLZloqkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports: Basketball &#8211; Catasauqua vs. Notre Dame Green Pond (12\/25)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jFfcBdWC0Qo?si=5Pz9ur3nmjDTjOVN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports: Basketball &#8211; Easton vs. Nazareth (12\/25)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J70GAM9IC8w?si=aUy08Kky9kb_5uCZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astound TV Network Sports: Wrestling &#8211; Northwestern Lehigh vs. Freedom (12\/25)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/akatsGYFphY?si=X9OjaA7o6HZQWnv1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, we have already kicked off 2026 with some very competitive high school wrestling and basketball match-ups. 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