{"id":90753,"date":"2026-03-03T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90753"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:53:14","slug":"states-26-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/states-26-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"States ’26 Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"

While\u00a0a good number\u00a0of last weekend’s district championship playoff games were exciting, in the end it was a lot of the “same\u00a0ol’ story.”\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Parkland boys won their fifth consecutive title and 9th in the last 13 years. Bethlehem Catholic girls won their 10th straight district title. The Allentown Central Catholic girls won their 26th district championship, all their boys team won their 24th. Even Notre Dame – Green Pond boys\u00a0win\u00a0their third title in 9 years and 9th since 2000.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, those teams, and others from our coverage area, now embark on the state playoffs that will start this Friday.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s\u00a0a look at which games\u00a0ATVN<\/em> will cover this weekend…\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm LIVE <\/strong>| Central Bucks East @ Emmaus
\nFriday, March 6 at 9:30pm Delay <\/strong>| PIAA First Round: Neshaminy @ Easton
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Saturday, March 7 at 2:30pm LIVE <\/strong>| Wilkes-Barre @ Liberty, 2:30pm
\nSaturday, March 7 at 4:30pm Delay <\/strong>| Conestoga @ Parkland
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Keep checking back to our website<\/a> for changes and our continuing schedule going forward through the entire pia playoffs, as long as the local teams in our coverage area continue to win in advance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, here’s a look at recent highlights of games<\/strong> seen on the Astound Television Network<\/em>…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Astound TV Network Sports:<\/strong> Boys’ Basketball – Catasauqua vs. Northwestern Lehigh (2\/26)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n