{"id":90974,"date":"2026-06-01T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=90974"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:17:24","slug":"awarding-hardware-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/awarding-hardware-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Awarding Hardware 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great things about our job at Astound is broadcasting championship games for girls and boys high school sports in our coverage area.<\/p>\n<p>After a long hard season, great to see the victors getting gold and silver metals placed around their necks and racing the championship trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Some schools have participated in this honor multiple times over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, teams are earning their first trip to the state tournament in 12 years for one school&#8230; and another winning their first championships in 31 years!<\/p>\n<p>As coaches will say, that special feeling never gets old, and it&#8217;s our pleasure to bring these special moments to our viewers in multiple sports each season.<\/p>\n<p>We have a few of this spring special highlights and interviews below.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, our championship coverage continues with the start of the PIAA State baseball playoffs: on Monday, June 1st, we will be broadcasting Neshaminy versus Alan live at 6:00 p.m. on <em>ATVN<\/em>. Check back to our broadcast page here on the website for more information as our local teams win in advance to see if we are able to broadcast your favorite team&#8217;s games!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern Lehigh Head Coach Eric Tesche<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/jKGbnpturF8?si=dINrkOXwXd7di1yg\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern Lehigh Wins 6th Straight District 11 Title!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/p3Udt04xtwg?si=8zXHeGa1Lvm5IfmQ\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Crusaders REPEAT as District 11 Champs!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/ws18csI4srg?si=ci3kN3qk2D__XNsR\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notre Dame Winning Pitcher Matt Shields<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/7qsl9IC2KFQ?si=58dfpjrU_Y-a7dLM\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>William Allen Holds Off Stroudsburg for District Gold!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/cpgGNeV9ZPQ?si=dA0X9PYOZDhX9nBE\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound or any other agency, organization,\u00a0employer\u00a0or company.\u00a0<\/em><\/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>One of the great things about our job at Astound is broadcasting championship games for girls and boys high school sports in our coverage area. 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