Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010

3:15 PM Election 2010: Maritime Issues Gubernatorial Forum
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey

4:45 PM Where the Evidence Leads: An Autobiography of Dick Thornburgh
PA State Bookstore

5:45 PM Weather World

6:00 PM PCN Tours Ehmke Manufacturing
Philadelphia

7:00 PM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate (LIVE)
Committee of Seventy, Common Cause, HACC & PA League of Women Voters

8:30 PM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (LIVE)
Ray Zaborney, State Street Strategies
Mark Singel, The Winter Group

9:30 PM PA March Revenues
Sen. Jake Corman, R-Appropriations Majority Chair

10:05 PM Legislative Outlook and the Impact on Business
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce

11:15 PM Election 2010: Primary Election Endorsements
PA AFL-CIO

11:30 PM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate
Committee of Seventy, Common Cause, HACC & PA League of Women Voters

1:00 AM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (Recorded)
Ray Zaborney, State Street Strategies
Mark Singel, The Winter Group


THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010

6:00 AM PCN Profiles Derek Fell
Garden Writer and Photographer

7:00 AM PCN Tours Eldred WWII Museum
Eldred, PA

8:00 AM PA Books "The Borking Rebellion"
Author: Jeffrey Lord

9:00 AM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate
Committee of Seventy, Common Cause, HACC & PA League of Women Voters

10:30 AM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (Recorded)
Ray Zaborney, State Street Strategies
Mark Singel, The Winter Group

11:30 AM Election 2010: Jim Thorpe, PA Town Hall Forum
Courtesy of Blue Ridge Communications of Lehighton, PA

1:30 PM PA March Revenues
Sen. Jake Corman, R-Appropriations Majority Chair

2:05 PM Legislative Outlook and the Impact on Business
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce

3:15 PM PA March Revenues
Sen. Jake Corman, R-Appropriations Majority Chair

3:50 PM Legislative Outlook and the Impact on Business
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce

5:00 PM Election 2010: Joe Sestak, Democrat for U.S. Senate
Chambersburg Rotary Club

5:45 PM Weather World

6:00 PM PCN Tours Eldred WWII Museum
Eldred, PA

7:00 PM PCN Call-In: PA Beer Sales (LIVE)
David Shipula, President of the Malt Beverage Distributors Assoc. of PA
Mike Cortez, Legislative Chair of PA Food Merchants Association

8:00 PM American Composers Choral Festival
Harrisburg

9:45 PM Election 2010: Jim Thorpe, PA Town Hall Forum
Courtesy of Blue Ridge Communications of Lehighton, PA

WEDNESDAY'S POSTPONMENTS

Two days of rain forced athletic directors to postpone more events today.

A list of postponed events, with makeup dates when available, follows:

BASEBALL
Bangor at Northern Lehigh -- to 1:30 p.m. Saturday
Catasauqua at Lehighton -- to 11 a.m. Saturday
Palisades vs. Salisbury -- to April 13
Catasauqua at Palmerton -- to April 6
Emmaus at Souderton -- to May 10

SOFTBALL
East Stroudsburg North at Northern Lehigh -- from April 24 to April 29
Palisades vs. Salisbury -- to April 13
Moravian Academy vs. Weatherly -- no new date

SOCCER
Catasauqua vs. Salisbury -- to May 1

TENNIS
Whitehall at Northampton -- no new date

TRACK AND FIELD
Pen Argyl and Southern Lehigh at Bangor -- to 3:30 p.m. April 15
Parkland at Nazareth -- to 3:30 p.m. Thursday

From the Express Times

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

The Morning Call’s list of church services for Holy Week seemed a bit thin this year, Nazareth area services included:


· Holy Family Catholic Church, 23 Forest Drive, Nazareth, 7 p.m. Mass, 8-11 p.m. meditation and prayer Holy Thursday; 3 p.m. prayer service, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross Good Friday; 11 a.m. and noon Blessing of the Food Holy Saturday. 610-759-0870.

· Nazareth Moravian Church, 4 S. Main St., Nazareth, 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday; 11 a.m. Good Friday; 2:15 p.m. Crucifixion service Saturday. 610-759-3163.

· St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Broad St., Nazareth, 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday; 2, 7 p.m. Tenebrae service Good Friday. 610-759-3090.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

A groan for Gosselin returning to DWTS and other stuff from a rainy Tuesday

FROM KEITH GROLLER

If you're not into Dancing with the Stars, I apologize for my commentary. And I assure you there's more sports to come later in this blog entry.

I was pleased that the sports community survived the first round of elimination tonight, and so Ochocinco, shown below with dance partner Cheryl Burke, Erin Andrews and the Olympic gold-medal winning skater Evan Lysacek will be back on the ABC show next week, as will my favorite pro -- dear, sweet and lovely Edyta.

But there was a groan in my section of the sports department tonight when it was revealed that Kate Gosselin will be back for another week.



One of the other sports staffers said that it's a conspiracy-- ABC knows she draws ratings, and fixed it so she will be back despite her increasing unpopularity everywhere. Every good drama needs a villain. That can be the only reason she will be back.

I talked to a local business person last year, a nice man who I trust would never lie and he told me he had Gosselin in his store to sign her book and she was the most arrogant, condescending, difficult person he's ever dealt with in his entire business career. He's not the type to speak negatively of anyone and he really couldn't stand her.

And I've kept those words in the back of my head for nearly a year after watching that whole Jon and Kate fiasco unfold.

I wish she would go away, and he would go away and those eight kids could find new parents.

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We had the all-area photo shoot for our boys basketball package today and everybody made it in here despite the bad weather.

What impressed about the 11 young men who will be featured on Friday is that these are generally good, smart kids. I think there are a lot of bright futures in this bunch.

The young man who has the brightest future on the court is Liberty's Darrun Hilliard. He's in no rush to make his college decision. He's got seven full rides on his table and many of them are from Philly schools -- Temple, St. Joe's, Drexel and Villanova. He'd like to stay close to home, and he said he was very impressed with Villanova. But he's a long way from making his final decision. He seems to be enjoying the process and isn't getting overly stressed by it -- at least not yet.

Look for Hilliard to receive some kind of all-state selection when the teams are released next week. Sticking around to the state 4A semis certainly enhanced his chances because he was seen by a lot of media in the eastern half of the state.

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I will be going to New York City and the NIT finals on Thursday and I have to admit that while I am not a North Carolina fan, I wasn't all that excited about a potential Rhode Island-Dayton championship game either. So I am glad UNC won its semifinal game in overtime, even though it took ridiculously bad foul shooting by the Rams (can't anyone make free throws anymore?) and a bad non-call on the game's final play before UNC could secure its trip the finals.



I am going to NYC on a bus with a bunch of Catty people, "Larry Millerites" I call them, and I am sure they will be all '"Heeled Up" on Thursday even if I won't be. Dare I yell "Let's go Flyers!" for Dayton? It's comforting that the weather forecast, at least the last one I saw, is predicting nice weather. And since I am spending all day in the Big Apple, that's good news.

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

PCNTV SCHEDULE

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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010

5:30 PM East-West All Star Football Game
PA Scholastic Football Coaches Association

5:45 PM Weather World

6:00 PM PCN Tours Edgar Allan Poe House
Philadelphia

7:00 PM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (LIVE)
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

8:00 PM Election 2010: Maritime Issues Gubernatorial Forum
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey

9:30 PM Election 2010: Primary Election Endorsements
PA AFL-CIO

9:45 PM Election 2010: Governmental Accountability
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

10:25 PM Capital BlueCross Forum
Sen. Pat Vance, R-Cumberland and York

11:15 PM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
Mon Valley Progress Council

12:35 AM Election 2010: Primary Election Endorsements
PA AFL-CIO

12:50 AM Election 2010: Governmental Accountability
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

1:30 AM Education Funding
Gov. Ed Rendell

2:00 AM PIAA Boys Class AAA Swimming Championships - Day 1

3:30 AM PIAA Boys Class AAA Swimming Championships - Day 2


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010

6:00 AM PCN Profiles Rep. Dwight Evans
PA House Appropriations Majority Chair

7:00 AM PCN Tours Ehmke Manufacturing
Philadelphia

8:00 AM PA Books "Blues Dancing"
Author: Diane McKinney Whetstone

9:00 AM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (Recorded)
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

10:00 AM Election 2010: Governmental Accountability
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

10:40 AM Election 2010: Primary Election Endorsements
PA AFL-CIO

10:55 AM Capital BlueCross Forum
Sen. Pat Vance, R-Cumberland and York

11:45 AM East-West All Star Football Game
PA Scholastic Football Coaches Association

12:00 PM Election 2010: Maritime Issues Gubernatorial Forum
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey

1:30 PM Election 2010: Governmental Accountability
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

2:10 PM Election 2010: Primary Election Endorsements
PA AFL-CIO

2:25 PM Capital BlueCross Forum
Sen. Pat Vance, R-Cumberland and York

3:15 PM Election 2010: Maritime Issues Gubernatorial Forum
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey

4:45 PM Where the Evidence Leads: An Autobiography of Dick Thornburgh
PA State Bookstore

5:45 PM Weather World

6:00 PM PCN Tours Ehmke Manufacturing
Philadelphia

7:00 PM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Forum (LIVE)
Committee of Seventy, Common Cause, HACC & PA League of Women Voters

8:30 PM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (LIVE)
Ray Zaborney, State Street Strategies
Mark Singel, The Winter Group

TUESDAY'S POSTPONMENTS

A second-straight day of steady rain has forced the postponement of scholastic athletic events. Here are the postponements, with new dates when available:

BASEBALL
East Stroudsburg North at Easton -- to 4 p.m. April 7
Pleasant Valley at Whitehall -- to 11 a.m. April 15
Parkland at Governor Mifflin -- to 4 p.m. April 17
Dieruff at East Stroudsburg South -- to Monday
Palisades at Dieruff -- to April 7
Saucon Valley at Allen -- to April 17
Pius X at Salem Christian -- to April 23

SOFTBALL
Notre Dame E.S. at Wilson -- to 4 p.m. April 6
Southern Lehigh at Pocono Mt. East -- to April 13
Voorhees at Delaware Valley -- canceled
Saucon Valley at Allen -- to Thursday

BOYS TENNIS
Pleasant Valley at Easton -- to 11 a.m. April 10
Liberty at Whitehall -- from Thursday to 10 a.m. Monday
Wilson at Northampton -- to 3:30 p.m. April 15
Nazareth at Allen -- to 3:30 p.m. April 15
Saucon Valley at Liberty -- to 3:30 p.m. April 10
Freedom at Northampton -- canceled
Moravian Academy at Notre Dame -- April 9 to April 20
Moravian Academy at Jim Thorpe -- to April 28
Palisades at Quakertown -- to April 5

GIRLS SOCCER
Easton at Freedom -- to 1 p.m. Thursday

TRACK AND FIELD
Southern Lehigh and Pen Argyl at Bangor -- to 4 p.m. Wednesday
Hunterdon Central at North Plainfield -- to Wednesday
Saucon Valley and Northern Lehigh at Palisades -- to April 5

GIRLS LACROSSE
Emmaus at Bishop Shanahan -- to April 19

BOYS LACROSSE
Parkland at Saucon Valley -- to April 8
Minisink Valley at Allentown Central Catholic -- to Wednesday
Easton at LaSalle College -- to 2:30 p.m. April 5

GOLF
Hunterdon Central at W. Morris Central -- canceled



From the Express Times

Former Philadelphia broadcast reporter Malcolm Poindexter died today at age 84, his former employer said

Former Philadelphia broadcast reporter Malcolm Poindexter died today at age 84, his former employer said.

Poindexter, who retired from CBS3 in February 2001, had a diverse and illustrious career in television as a general assignment reporter, education reporter, public affairs host, editorial spokesman and community leader.

A four-time Emmy Award winner, his journalism career spanned more than 50 years and encompassed many mediums of the industry – newspapers, radio and television.

His assignments included serving as a reporter for the Philadelphia Tribune, The Bulletin, Jet and Ebony magazines, the Associated Negro Press, the London Daily Express and KYW Newsradio, according to a CBS3 news release.

He began his career with the Philadelphia Tribune and the Associated Negro Press in 1947 as a general assignment reporter and writer. During his 15 years with the Philadelphia Tribune, he served as a writer/photojournalist, columnist, sportswriter and editor, city editor, business manager, assistant comptroller and comptroller.

In 1960, Poindexter joined the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. In 1965, when KYW Newsradio was launched, Poindexter was one of the first reporters hired. Two years later, he joined KYW-TV.

Poindexter was inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 1996.
Express Times

Garden Cafe Art Opening

he Main Street Garden Cafe

introduces



Photography by David Manning II



Come and meet the artist!



Saturday, April 3, 2010 1-3:00 p.m.

52 South Main St.

Nazareth, PA



Light refreshments will be served.

Lunch orders available.



David Manning II,

resides in Washington Township.

He is currently a senior at Valley Forge Christian College.

He attended Northampton Community College

and was a national fine arts scholarship winner

for

graphic design,

2-dimensional art, t-shirt design,

and digital photography.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Nazareth Library Features New Database Online

A to Z the USA” Database now available to Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity Library Users
If you or your child needs to do a school report on any of the 50 states or 6 United States territories, then you should take a look at the latest addition to the Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity database Collection, “A to Z the USA” by World Trade Press. Entries for individual states include sections on animals and plants, art and culture, climate and weather, crime statistics, demographics (including housing, social, and economic characteristics), economy, education, energy, the flag and seal, etc.

The database is available 24/7 from the library webpage at www.nazarethlibrary.org Just click on the “Electronic Resources” icon on the webpage for access to all of the library’s databases. When searching remotely you will need your library card. Searching in the library does not require a library card. The constantly updated database is meant to enhance the library’s collection of print materials and to support the research efforts of area students with a comprehensive collection of materials including new and innovative digital materials.

Some fun facts I learned were that the state reptile is the bog turtle, the state flag does not include the name Pennsylvania on it and the unofficial state dish is scrapple!

Come and explore this new, informative, and entertaining database! Find out lots of information on Pennsylvania and all of the other states.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Insomniak Theatre Company Events

APRIL EVENTS/ 2010-2011 Season Teaser
REMINDER: 3 Band Nights/ 1 Evening of Original work

April:

2nd- BAND NIGHT! Rock out with Slightly Askew- a local band that has played Warped Tour TWICE! (begins at 7pm- Admission $8). 10th- BAND NIGHT! Local bands from Nazareth High School reunite on our stage to give rock and roll back to their community! Featuring our headlingin band "Blind Sided" (begins at 5pm). Admission is $5.

16th- "Lost in Translation" an evening of original poetry and monologues. To sign up as a performer, contact Charles at 610-217-7962 no later than April 14th. (begins at 8pm- admission is $5)

17th- BAND NIGHT! Join Allentown based band "All She Wrote" for a knock out evening of rock and roll! (begins at 7pm- admission is $5)

We also have ALICE IN WONDERLAND running April 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 2pm... and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK running April 24, 25, May 1, 2 @ 2pm.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Grady's return well received

The Morning Call was at the Wailing Waters first performance since Tyler Grady returned from American Idol and it sounds like they enjoyed the show

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

MC Workout Winner - From Nazareth

The Morning Call’s “Workout Winner” this week is Nazareth’s Renee Koeller The 48 year old said her favorite exercise is shoveling snow because you actually accomplish something – let’s hope she doesn’t get a chance to do this for a long time!


Congrats to Renee!

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER
Missed this one from the Express-Times over the weekend about the 5th graders American History project at the Intermediate School.


Social studies teacher Rhonda Fehr said the projects grew out of the students' lessons on why Europeans came to America.


The assignments for Friday's event focused not on the big historical events of the time, Fehr said. Instead, they focused on the culture and livelihood of the everyday colonist.


For the project students dressed as people did in colonial times and took on roles of the people during that time.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

High Speed Chase

The Express-Times reports that on Friday night an 18 year old Lower Nazareth man was driving 95 mph on route 33 and when police followed he pulled off the highway, parked the car and attempted to flee on foot.


Police will be filing several criminal charges.


FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Has anyone called the Phillies’ new pitching rotation of Halladay, Hamels, and Haap the 3-H Club yet?

Has anyone called the Phillies’ new pitching rotation of Halladay, Hamels, and Haap the 3-H Club yet?

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Fox29 Adds Another Half Hour of News

With Fox29 now beginning at 4:30 a.m. on weekdays, let’s add each station’s local output during the week:

Fox29
Good Day Philadelphia - 4:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 12:00 - 12:30, 5:00-6:00, 10:00-11:00 p.m. - Total - 8 hours

6ABC - 5 a.m. - 7 a.m., 12-12:30 p.m., 5-6:30 p.m., 11-11:30 p.m.- Total - 5 1/2 horus

NBC10 - 5 a.m. - 7 a.m., 11 a.m. (The 10 show), 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., 11 p.m - 11:30 p.m. - 6 1/2 hours

CBS3 - 5 a.m. - 7 a.m., noon (Talk Philly), 4 - 5 p.m., 6-6:30 p.m., 11-11:30 p.m. - 4 1/2 hours

myPHL17 - 10-10:30 p.m. - 1/2 hour

CWPhilly - 7 - 9 am., 10 - 10:30 p.m. - 2 1/2 hours

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Bonus sports TV/Radio news: Strawberry quits, Buck cancelled, Ochocinco stumbles

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Two of my favorite shows are "Celebrity Apprentice" and "Dancing with the Stars" and since both reality shows feature sports personalities, they are fair game for commentary in the sports TV columns.

On Sunday night's "Celebrity Apprentice" Darryl Strawberry basically quit and asked Donald Trump to fire him. It was not a graceful, noble exit.

I still have trouble understanding why he's a beloved figure in New York, but Strawberry offered nothing on the show, including any kind of personality. He seemed disinterested from the start, and then said he was tired from his book tour. (Even though the show is seen now, it was taped in the fall in New York).

While Sharon Osbourne and Cyndi Lauper seem to be the dominant personalities on the NBC show, sports figures remain the show's backbone with Olympic swimming champ Summer Sanders (pictured below), Olympic sprint champion Michael Johnson and Holly Robinson Peete, the wife of the former Eagles quarterback, all in strong contention.




As for DWTS, this season is just full of eye candy for men looking for something to watch between basketball games. It all starts with new co-host Brooke Burke, a past DWTS champion.

Pamela Anderson, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, Shannen Doherty, and one of the Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger, add to the appeal. Scherzinger, with her musical background and a strong partner, is the clearcut favorite. Andrews, a member of the dance team at the University of Florida in the late 1990s, is also well ahead of most competitors and destined to stick around a long while.

It's funny, during sporting events, Andrews (below) draws the oohs and aahs from macho row during her updates with coaches, but she doesn't stand out so much when stacked up against the likes of Anderson in this sequined competition.



The less said, the better about Kate Gosselin. I'm sure you'll continue to read and hear about her elsewhere as you have for more than a year now as one of the most overrated celebrities in U.S. history. No need for me to say much more. Seeing her argue with her dance partner during practice sessions, you can almost hear her shady, cradle-robbing, ex-husband saying "I told you so."

Although former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, understandable for a guy who is 80, has no dancing ability, I am hoping Gosselin is sent back to be with her eight kids after tonight's elimination show.

As for this season's NFL entry, Ochocinco; he had a great debut but had trouble waltzing on Monday night. He seems more interested in hooking up with his dance partner than learning new steps.

Because of Aldrin and Gosselin's more pronounced troubles, Ochocinco will probably make the first cut, but he doesn't seem capable of following the strong DWTS showings of previous NFL stars like Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice and Jason Taylor. Notice, too, who he brought along for support. Terrell Owens has been in the audience the first two weeks of the show.

Of more concern to Groller's Corner is the staying power of our longtime favorite pro dancer, Edyta Sliwinska. Once again, the producers haven't given the lovely Edyta (pictured below) a strong partner and sadly, she won't be around for long. When she goes, we'll shed a tear with her.



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Joe Buck's HBO show was cancelled after just three episodes. Artie Lange created a stir on the first one with his foul language, but the other two shows generated no interest whatsoever. In an interview in St. Louis, Buck seemed unfazed by the show's exit and as Fox's lead guy on the NFL and major league baseball, it's not like he doesn't have enough work.

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Classy play-by-play guy Dick Enberg has likely worked his last NCAA tournament game for CBS. He is actually picking up more work, however, as the TV play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres. He lives in San Diego.

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Monday, March 29, 2010

PARKLAND BEAT NAZARETH MONDAY IN GIRLS SOCCER

By Express-Times staff

The Parkland girls soccer team traveled to Nazareth for a battle of Lehigh Valley Conference heavyweights and emerged with a 2-1 victory in their season opener.

Tara Huber assisted on one first-half goal and then netted the game winner midway through the second half to account for the Trojans offense.

"The last four years we've either opened against Nazareth or Emmaus," Parkland coach Al Haddad said. "This was a tough start for us. We've only been outside five or six days. We just ran on adrenaline and got the job done."

Cassie Denger netted the Blue Eagles' goal off an assist from Charlotte Koerner.

Parkland (1-0, 1-0) 1 1--2
Nazareth (1-1, 0-1) 0 1--1

First half -- P, Morgan O'Brien (Tara Huber), 29:10.
Second half -- N, Cassie Denger (Charlotte Koerner), 24:37; P, Huber (Emily Schneider), 19:20.
Shots -- Parkland 9; Nazareth 7.
JV score -- Nazareth 2-0

From the Express Times

Music Matters

World Wide Stereo has announced the launch of “Music Matters Philadelphia”. This networking group will give audiophiles and lovers of high-end audio and music alike the opportunity to socialize, exchange ideas, share opinions, and promote the hobby. The first event will be held at World Wide Stereo’s Montgomeryville showroom on April 8th, and will subsequently be held the third Thursday of every other month.

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Eagles Tour Means Homecoming for Mr. Dixie Chick

When the Eagles, Dixie Chicks, and Keith Urban play Citizens Bank Park in June, it will mean a homecoming for Adrian Pasdar, who is married to Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks.

Pasdar, a graduate of Marple Newtown Senior High, starred in NBC’s Heroes. He also starred in the critically acclaimed 80’s film, Near Dark, directed by this year’s Oscar winner, Kathryn Bigelow.

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Comcast Sportsnet Takes Over Bike Race

For the first time, Philadelphia’s annual bike race in June will not be on a broadcast station, but on Comcast SportsNet.

CSN signed a three year deal to televise the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, beginning with this year’s race June 6.

The final 90-minutes of the race will also be on Versus.

Over the years, the race has been telecast on either Channel 10 or Channel 6.

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Bethlehem Catholic High School sophomore Randy Cruz captured the 112-pound title during this past weekend's NHSCA National Wrestling Championships

Bethlehem Catholic High School sophomore Randy Cruz captured the 112-pound title during this past weekend's NHSCA National Wrestling Championships held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Cruz, a runner-up at this year's PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships, finished first among a national field of 45 sophomores. He defeated Eric Montoya of New Mexico 2-0 in overtime to earn the gold medal.

Pen Argyl's Mikey Racciato placed second in the freshman 135-pound classification. Racciato won twice by fall, once by decision and another by major decision before falling 10-5 to Abraham Rodriguez of Oregon in the final.

Easton's Mitch Minotti took fourth at the national tournament for a second straight year. He lost to Gabriel Moreno of Iowa 5-0 in the third-place final for sophomores at 140 pounds.

The tournament included wrestlers from 47 states.

From the Associated Press

Denny Hamlin has won the rain-delayed NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway, surging to the front in a wild finish after a blunder.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin has won the rain-delayed NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway, surging to the front in a wild finish after a blunder.

This was Hamlin's second straight victory and it came on the shortest, oldest track in the Sprint Cup Series.

Hamlin gave up the lead with less than 10 laps left today when he headed to pit road for tires. He then rallied from ninth place to the lead in a span of just four laps.

The finish was a two-lap sprint in which he started fourth. He pushed Ryan Newman out of this way, then slipped inside Matt Kenseth and leader Jeff Gordon for the victory.

The race originally was scheduled for Sunday but was postponed a day because of rain.

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From the Associated Press

PCNTV SCHEDULE

PCNTV SCHEDULE

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010

7:00 PM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (LIVE)
Tom Corbett, Republican for Governor

8:00 PM Webcam Surveillance
Sen. Arlen Specter Field Hearing

9:30 PM Election 2010: Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Erie County Democratic Party

11:00 PM Election 2010: Response to Health Care Lawsuit
Joe Hoeffel, Democrat for Governor

11:30 PM Election 2010: Economic Development
Dan Onorato, Democrat for Governor

12:10 PM Education Funding
Gov. Ed Rendell

12:35 AM Election 2010: Steel City Stonewall Democrats Endorsement Day
Pittsburgh

2:00 AM PIAA Girls Class AAA Swimming Championships - Day 1

3:30 AM PIAA Girls Class AAA Swimming Championships - Day 2


TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010

6:00 AM PCN Profiles Kevin Eubanks
Music Director of the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

7:00 AM PCN Tours Edgar Allan Poe House
Philadelphia

8:00 AM PA Books "Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television"
Author: Patrick Parsons

9:00 AM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (Recorded)
Tom Corbett, Republican for Governor

10:00 AM Election 2010: Response to Health Care Lawsuit
Joe Hoeffel, Democrat for Governor

10:30 AM Election 2010: Economic Development
Dan Onorato, Democrat for Governor

11:10 AM Education Funding
Gov. Ed Rendell

11:40 AM Webcam Surveillance
Sen. Arlen Specter Field Hearing

1:15 PM Election 2010: Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
Mon Valley Progress Council

2:35 PM Election 2010: Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Erie County Democratic Party

4:05 PM Election 2010: Steel City Stonewall Democrats Endorsement Day
Pittsburgh

5:30 PM East-West All Star Football Game
PA Scholastic Football Coaches Association

5:45 PM Weather World

6:00 PM PCN Tours Edgar Allan Poe House
Philadelphia

7:00 PM PCN Call-In: Election 2010 (LIVE)
Jack Wagner, Democrat for Governor

8:00 PM Election 2010: Maritime Issues Gubernatorial Forum
Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey

MONDAY'S POSTPONMENTS

MONDAY'S POSTPONMENTS

BASEBALL

East Stroudsburg North at Easton -- to 4 p.m. Tuesday

Dieruff at Salisbury -- to noon Saturday

Bangor at East Stroudsburg South -- to 2 p.m. Thursday

Stroudsburg at Bangor -- to 11 a.m. April 24

Northern Lehigh at Wilson -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

Moravian Academy vs. Nativity -- from Wednesday to 4 p.m. Thursday

Notre Dame E.S. vs. Pen Argyl -- to April 24

Saucon Valley vs. Bethlehem Catholic -- to April 10

Pius X at Salem Christian -- no new date

Catasauqua at Lehighton -- no new date

Dieruff vs. Stroudsburg -- to April 16

Southern Lehigh vs. Quakertown -- no new date

Tamaqua at Northwestern -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

Parkland vs. Hazleton -- to 4 p.m. Wednesday

Palisades vs. Pennridge -- to April 5

Central Catholic at Brandywine -- to April 23

Chestnut Hill vs. East Stroudsburg Univ. -- from Tuesday to no new date

Lafayette at Delaware -- from Tuesday to 3 p.m. Thursday

SOFTBALL

Delaware Valley (Pa.) at Easton -- to 4 p.m. April 16

Catasauqua at Moravian Academy -- to April 23

Dieruff at Salisbury -- to 4:15 p.m. Monday, April 5

Stroudsburg at Bangor -- to 11 a.m. April 24

Tamaqua at Northwestern -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

Saucon Valley at Northampton -- no new date

Southern Lehigh at Pocono Mountain East -- to April 5

Central Catholic at Brandywine -- to April 12

Palisades vs. Lehighton -- to April 6

East Stroudsburg North at Northern Lehigh -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

Shippenburg Univ. at East Stroudsburg Univ. (DH) -- from Tuesday to April 6

SOCCER

Easton at Freedom -- to 4 p.m. Tuesday

Whitehall at Northampton -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

Bangor at Notre Dame -- to 11 a.m. April 17

Northwestern at Saucon Valley -- to 4 p.m. Thursday

TENNIS

Easton at Nazareth -- to 10 a.m. Saturday

Bangor at Pen Argyl -- to 3 p.m. Thursday

Notre Dame G.P. at Wilson -- to 4 p.m. April 7

Salisbury at Saucon Valley -- to 4 p.m. April 13

Liberty at Whitehall -- to 3:30 p.m. Thursday

Liberty vs. Parkland -- to April 5

Allen at Parkland -- to April 9

Dieruff vs. Bethlehem Catholic -- no new date

Freedom vs. Northampton -- to 3:30 p.m. Thursday

Moravian Academy at Southern Lehigh -- to April 13

Emmaus at Central Catholic -- to 3:30 p.m. Thursday

Freedom vs. Pocono Mountain East -- to April 13

East Stroudsbur g Univ. (men and women) -- to 2 p.m. Wednesday

TRACK AND FIELD

Easton at Liberty -- to 3:30 p.m. April 8

Freedom vs. Bethlehem Catholic -- to 3:30 p.m. April 8

Catasauqua and Palmerton at Salisbury -- to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday

Whitehall vs. Northampton -- to 3:30 p.m. Thursday

Emmaus vs. Dieruff -- to April 8

Parkland at Nazareth -- to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday

Warren Hills at Wilson -- to Wednesday

BOYS LACROSSE

Southern Lehigh at Conrad Weiser -- to Thursday

GIRLS LACROSSE
Southern Lehigh at Conrad Weiser -- to April 5

Source: Express Times

Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders are explaining why some top staffers got hefty salary increases late last year and others received raises after

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders are explaining why some top staffers got hefty salary increases late last year and others received raises after a pay freeze took effect on Jan. 1.

The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reported Sunday that House Speaker Keith McCall's chief of staff Paul Parsells received a nearly $19,000 pay increase and Parliamentarian Reizdan Moore's salary was boosted by more than $6,000.

That's in addition to a dozen House Democratic staffers who received pay raises after a "salary control" pay freeze took effect in January.

House Majority Leader Todd Eachus says those 12 raises were mistakes but he's letting the recipients keep them.

The newspaper says House Democrats resisted requests to release details about the pay raises, and it took the paper six weeks to obtain the information.

Associated Press

OBAMA WILL THROW 1ST PITCH NEXT MONDAY IN WASHINGTON!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals say President Barack Obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the team's opening day game April 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The team says Monday it will mark the 100th anniversary of the first time a president tossed an opening day first pitch — William Howard Taft did it on April 14, 1910.

It also will be the first time Obama attends a game at Nationals Park.

Associated Press

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOC!!!!!!!!!

Wow, I can't believe NewsOverCoffee has been online for four years! To celebrate, I decided to update the template. This is only the second time I've changed the look of the site, and I think it is easier on the eyes when reading. I hope you like it and as always, feel free to leave comments.

Since re-launching on 3/28/06 there have been over 2500 posts and in both 2008 and 2009 there were over 100,000 visits and over 160,000 page views - a huge increase from the 18,000 visits and 40,000 page views I had in the first year!

Obviously, things have changed quite a bit online since I came up with the idea and tried launching it in 2005. Then, only 25% of internet users had read a blog, and Facebook was only available to college students at select universities.

In 2006 NewsOverCoffee became one of only 500 community based news sites in the United States. Today there are thousands and there are now thirteen blogs by Nazareth area residents or about some aspect of the community that I follow and summarize in my weekly (almost) round-up.

From the beginning I wanted a site where people in the community could share information with one another regarding the numerous local meetings and organizations that often have the most direct impact on our lives. I also wanted an environment that was 'flame-free' and safe. One in which people would be comfortable making a comment. I wanted to be fair and present information for others to decide.

I respect that this makes the site 'bland' by comparison to some others and without an editor I know that my own biases come into play on occasion, but for the most part I think I've accomplished the tone and environment I set out to achieve.

While Nazareth is fortunate to have both The US and The Key, neither has reporters and both rely on submitted material and advertising. The Express-Times and the Morning Call probably give our area more press than it 'deserves' because it is a 'battleground' area in regard to subscribers. Despite that, the dailies can't possibly cover every school district nor can they cover each municipality. This is where NewsOverCoffee fits in and works. It provides the information residents can't get unless they are at the meetings.

I'm fortunate to have established good relationships with the staff and reporters of both newspapers. I believe I've helped them identify stories and have recognized their coverage of our community. To them I say thank you - they've been great supporters.

While I thought every group and activity would be falling all over themselves to share information on NewsOverCoffee (the original plan was for them to submit content, it failed hence the re-launch in 2006), I have slowly gained a few that regularly submit their events and report on their activities. If you are involved in a group and want to get word out - send info to editor@newsovercoffee.com (included in the body of the email is best).

I also want to thank the small handful of individuals who have contributed posts through the years. Those include:

Jacob Allen, a student who has reported on School Board meetings
Becky Butz, who continues to attend many Council meetings and is kind enough to take notes and forward them to me periodically
Chris Moren, now a Councilperson in Tatamy who later founded Tatamy Happenings and continues to blog
Brad Moulton, who tirelessly covered School Board meetings for a year or so
Most of all, thanks to everyone who reads, comments, and sends me emails about what is happening or what they've heard about!


From the early controversy of the new Borough Police Department to the Teachers' Strike and New Middle School, while tempers have flared, most everyone has been respectful and we've worked through the issues that were most challenging.


Here's to continued coverage of the community and fewer controversies in the future!

Thanks again for reading and have a great week!

Posted via email from Ross Nunamaker

Next time, I am wearing contact lenses

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Glenn Noack, the Lehigh Valley basketball hall of famer and my teammate for 10 minutes, summed up my performance with this: "Groller, your line was two turnovers and two fouls."

I think he might have added one each to that total -- but hey, I don't like when people challenge my stats, so I am not going to challenge his.

Nuggsy was talking about my effort in the Special Olympics/Celebrity Challenge Sunday at Northampton Community College. The game was tucked in the middle of the four Via high school all-star games that closed out the local basketball season, at least for three months until the summer schedule tips off the 2010-2011 season.

Yes, I did have a turnover that led to a tying basket for the opposing team and a "phantom" foul called on me with no time left on the clock that produced the game-winning point for the other team, but hey, I had an excuse. I was playing the last couple of minutes without my glasses.

I found out that all Special Olympians are not alike. Some are older, bigger, stronger and faster than others and one Special Olympian on the opposing team sent my glasses flying in trying to take the ball away from me after I grabbed a rebound (Nuggsy didn't include that on my stat sheet).

The glasses were eventually fine (thanks Liberty fan Joey Kirk for fixing them after one of the lenses popped loose) and the bottom line is I had a lot of fun making some new friends and being with the Special Olympians on my team, even if it was just for a few minutes.

The whole event was put together by Via and Traci Cyr, who is the amazing former Notre Dame coach who is doing remarkable work in our community with various endeavors to help kids with disabilities. I wasn't there because I had to leave early to get to the Liberty-Penn Wood game Weds. night, but I heard Traci and NCC athletic director Troy Tucker gave a very moving presentation on children with autism at the Via banquet. Both Cyr and Tucker have children with autism.

Anyway, it's always heart-warming to see these kids who have a disability experience the sheer joy of competing and succeeding, as many of the kids did on Sunday.

Seeing what they go through just to be able to communicate and interact with others in a regular activity can really put things in perspective.

The kids are wonderful, and the people who work with them and devote their lives to helping kids with special needs, are angels on earth. Cyr, I believe, belongs in that category and I will be writing more about her in an upcoming column.

Spend 10 minutes with them and you can be hooked. I left Sunday's "game" feeling like I wish I could do more, and should do more. And when you make the commitment to do more, you're a winner even if you don't score a single point.

FROM KEITH GROLLER

LVC sweeps the competition at the 2010 VIA Basketball Classic at Northampton Community College Sunday!

By Keith Groller

OF THE MORNING CALL

Rutgers University has put a full ride on the table for Carly Gallagher to play soccer.

But she admits ''it's up in the air right now'' as to whether or not she'll accept the scholarship offer.

''Basketball is my true love,'' the East Stroudsburg South star athlete admitted.

And that love was on full display Sunday afternoon at Northampton Community College in the 35th annual Via All-Star Basketball Classic.

In what could be her last basketball game in an organized setting, Gallagher scored an event-best 44 points.

Her Mountain Valley Conference all-star team lost to the Lehigh Valley Conference East squad 91-83, but her offensive performance was one of the highlights during Via's four-game extravaganza called ''Super Sunday.''

The LVC West teams swept their games against the Colonial League with the girls winning 84-39 and the boys rolling 108-88. The LVC East boys completed a four-game sweep for the league with a 129-116 win over the Mountain Valley Conference in a game that featured 142 points in the second half alone.

There was plenty of offense in each game -- in fact, Pocono Mountain's East Kyheim Hall scored 37 points, also in a losing cause -- but no individual performance was as good as Gallagher's. She scored 24 points and had four 3-pointers in the first half alone.

The contests were played with two 20-minute halves, like a college game.

''I haven't been struggling with my shot lately, but I felt real good today,'' Gallagher said. ''I really loved playing in this game. I love competing against the Lehigh Valley Conference girls. Any time you play any of them, it's very competitive. I would have liked to win, but it was good to get to show my ability.''

Gallagher finished with more than 1,700 points in her high school career and was the Mountain Valley Conference and Via player of the year.

If she plays basketball in college, she will likely do it at the Division II level. She is considering Millersville, Shippensburg, West Chester and East Stroudsburg, with Millersville the front-runner.

While Gallagher had the most points in her game, Bethlehem Catholic's Andrea Veres had the key points.

Veres, who had a team-high 17 points, made a steal and layup and then hit a 3-pointer off another turnover for LVC East as East broke a 79-all tie and outscored the MVC 14-4 over the final 21/2 minutes.

Most of the other games weren't as close, but were still an enjoyable experience for the participants.

Parkland senior Ryan Carlon was just happy to be back out there.

His season was cut short by a dislocated shoulder suffered in a game against Freedom on Jan. 22.

He was healthy enough on Sunday to score a team-high 21 points for the LVC West, including five 3-pointers.

''This was a great time and a lot of fun to play with the same guys you play against all year,'' said Carlon, who will attend Syracuse. ''It was nice to be back out there after my injury. Your whole high school career goes by so quickly, but it was still a good ride.''

The biggest winners of the day were Via of the Lehigh Valley, the organization devoted to assisting people with disabilities, and a group of Special Olympics players who to show off what they can do in a special game.

Many of them participated in a clinic held last weekend by Hall of Fame coach Traci Cyr.

''Having that clinic last week and the little game we had today gives the high school kids a better understanding of why they're playing in this event and what Via is all about,'' said Cyr, who is the mother of an autistic child. ''We had about 30 kids at the clinic and about 20 of the all-star players helping out That was really great to see. We're just trying to figure out ways to add to this event.''

And, as long as the event continues, Northampton Community College would like to be the host.

''From our college's standpoint, it's great to show people from the high school community what we have here,'' NCC athletic director Troy Tucker said. ''Many of them are surprised. So many people have never been here before. Â… at least to our new gym. People have a certain image of what a community college looks like, but we change that perception when they come here. We've got great, first-class facilities and provide a great venue. So really, we feel as though it's the perfect marriage.''

LVC EAST GIRLS 91, MVC GIRLS 83

MOUNTAIN VALLEY (83)
King 0 0-0 0, Rimeby 0-0 0-0 0, Kessel 0-0 0-0 0, Guerre 3 1-2 7, Smith 2 6-8 10, Gallagher 15 9-13 44, Booth 0-0 0-0 0, Fuss 1 0-2 2, McKillop 6 1-2 13, Cardiello 2 3-3 7, Campbell 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 20-32 83.
LVC EAST GIRLS (91)
Serratelli 4 2-2 11, Hann 1 0-0 3, Noack 0 0-0 0, Whipple 0 2-2 2, Veres 6 3-4 17, Calabrese 1 4-6 7, Wendt 0 4-4 4, Repasch 5 2-7 12, Blair 3 3-4 9, Neel 5 1-1 11, Grant 4 2-2 12, Andrews 0 0-0 0, Bonenberger 1 0-0 3. Totals 38 23-32 .
Mountain Valley -- 40 - 43 -- 83
LVC East Girls -- 40 - 51 -- 91
3-pointers: MVC: Gallagher 5. LVC East: Grant 2, Serratelli, Bonenberger, Hann.

LVC EAST BOYS 129, MVC BOYS 116

LVC EAST BOYS (129)
Prater 4 2-2 10, Knouse 7 0-0 17, Holland 5 0-0 13, Parker 6 0-0 12, Pankey 2 2-2 6, Blount 2 1-2 6, Stevko 6 0-0 18, Hash 9 1-1 22, Wilk 1-1-2-3, Payano 3 2-2 10, West 5 0-0 10, Coccia 1 0-0 2. Totals 51 9-11 129.
MVC BOYS (116)
Douglas 2 0-0 6, Lepre 5 0-0 11, Markley 1 0-0 2, O'Neill 0 0-0 0, Howard 3 1-2 8, Stone 0 0-2 0, Mullen 5 1-2 11, Poorman 9 2-2 24, Hall 14 5-8 37; Kregeloh 0-0-0-0, Hills 8 1-2 17. Totals 47 10-18 116.
LVC East Boys -- 55 - 74 -- 129
MVC Boys -- 48 - 68 -- 116
3-pointers: LVC East: Stevko 6, Knouse 3, Holland 3, Hash 3, Payano 2, Blount. MVC: Poorman 4, Hall 4, Douglas 2, Lepre, Howard.

LVC WEST GIRLS 84, COLONIAL LEAGUE GIRLS 39

LVC WEST GIRLS (84)
Brown 3 0-0 6, Huber 4 1-2 9, Haines 2 0-0 4, Johnson 1 0-0 3, Thomas 2 0-2 4, Maldonado 4 4-4 12, Nosovitch 5 1-1 12, Pleasant 3 1-2 8, Diaz 4 1-1 9, Cintron 2 5-6 9, Schafer 2 0-0 4, Mitton 2 0-0 4. Totals 37 13-18 84.
COLONIAL LEAGUE GIRLS (39)
Young 1 1-2 3, Zanette 1 0-2 2, Amber 2 1-3 6, Stocks 1 0-0 2, Spirk 1 0-0 2, Ashworth 0 6-6 6, Hrebik 6 0-0 13, McDonald 1 0-0 3, Bercier 0 0-0 0, Baab 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 10-13 39.
LVC West Girls -- 42 - 42 -- 84
Colonial League Girls -- 19 - 20 -- 39
3-pointers: LVC West: Johnson, Nosovitch, Pleasant. Colonial: McDonald, Amber, Hrebik.

LVC WEST BOYS 108, COLONIAL LEAGUE BOYS 88

COLONIAL LEAGUE BOYS (88)
Diaz 3 0-0 9, Salerno 3 0-0 7, Oxley 0 0-0 0, Parr 3 1-2 9 Berger 6 0-0 12, Case 6 3-4 16, Giangiobbe 3 1-2 7, Hess 3 1-1 7, Kohler 6 0-0 12, Pappas 2 0-0 4, Biegley 2 1-2 5. Totals 37 7-11 88.
LVC WEST BOYS (108)
Hollenbach 1 3-4 5, Astacio 1 1-2 3, Greene 0 0-0 0, Campbell 4 1-2 12, Palencar 5 0-0 14, Williams 4 3-4 11, Beldo 3 3-4 9, Carlon 7 2-3 21, Pammer 2 3-5 8, Bet 2 0-0 5, Brown 9 1-1 20. Totals 23 17-25 108.
Colonial League Boys -- 32 - 56 -- 88
LVC West Boys -- 46 - 62 -- 108
3-pointers: CL: Diaz 3, Parr 2, Salerno, Case. LVC: Carlon 5, Palencar 4, Campbell 3, Pammer, Bet, Brown.

keith.groller@mcall.com, 610-820-6740

Monday!

Monday March 29, 2010

Is your boat ready for today?

You might need a BOAT To get around.

Lots of Rain in the area today.

By Thursday in the mid 70's!!!!!!

Hey Whats up?

How was your week?

Wha are you up to?

Any plans today?

I am ok!

Had a long 48 hours.

Friday my dog had his monthly 9 seizures and then Saturday he kept walking around BARKING For 24 hours straight.

I was awake all night last night, Saturday, I am tired and have a headache.

My mom been having nurses come give her treatments for her MS. She not doing that well.

With my Dog having sezures it makes my mom feel even worser

Animals are worser than having kids, I Swear they are.

They can be more bad then if you had kids of your own.

Happy Retirement to my HGA Teacher Bernice Revello! She will be missed at HGA.

I Hope Bonnie Wick likes her new job as Student Services Director!!!

How are you?

How was your weekend?

What did you do all weekend?

It was COLD All Weekend.

The Phillies got RAINED OUT Sunday. I Got a unexpected DAY OFF FROM ANNOUNCING BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.

The Nascar Race will now be at NOON Today (MONDAY) ON FOX!! A MONDAY RACE!!

Friday I Did my Radio Show at 11am and did all 4 PIAA Basketball Championships Games AT NOON, 2PM, 6PM AND 8PM on the PENNSYLVANIA CABLE NETWORK And at 10pm did the news on CW57.

Saturday I Announced all 4 PIAA Basketball Championships Games AT NOON, 2PM, 6PM AND 8PM And at 10pm did the news on CW57.

Sunday at 11am did my Radio Show and the Phillies at 1pm on Comcast and went to LONG JOHNS SILVERS For Dinner and at 10pm did the news on CW57.

I Been watching the NCAA Tournament lately! I Can't believe Butler won yesterday! I Also been watching the PIAA Basketball all weekend from Penn State!

Last Sunday we were in the 70's and now today we are freezing.

What do you think of this weather?

Back to Warm by Friday this week!

Do you have any plans this week?

Anything else new?

I Will be at Nazareth Baseball at Parkland Saturday!

I Will e-mail you next Sunday!

Next Sunday is EASTER!!!!! Any plans for Easter?? I Will be at my grandparents for HAM!

Next Monday starts Phillies Baseball too!

Attendent Care Services going great!

Diana is the Best!

Shout out to my friend Sandy Phillips!

I Hope the VIA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WENT WELL SUNDAY AT NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE!

I Heard Joe Ardt, Danny Wilk team won their game!

I Wanted to go but I Had a headache Sunday.


SCHEDULE:
Monday:
8:30am-9:30am ATTENDENT
10AM IRL RACE ON ESPN2
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
NOON NASCAR RACE AT MARTINVILLE ON FOX
1pm Mike Francessa
1pm Announce Baseball on ESPN
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Tuesday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
7pm Announce NY Yankees Baseball on YES Network
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Wednesday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
1pm Announce Baseball on ESPN
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57


Thursday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-7pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4PM AT THE NAZARETH AT PARKLAND BASEBALL GAME
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK SHOW ON RCN4
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Friday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57


Saturday:
NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ON CBS
11am 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
1pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL 17
10pm Anchor 10pm news on CW57


Sunday:
9:30am-NOON Jolly Joe Timmer on 1100am WGPA
9am-Noon John Richetta on 1470 THE FOX
12-3pm Jeff Dean on 1100am WGPA
2pm AT MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE FOR EASTER DINNER
10pm Anchor 10pm news on CW57





RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos




SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDENT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, DreamKids and Keith Groller, Ray Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Keep It real!

Stay Safe and always remember to Smile and Think about all the Heroes!!!!

Thanks for your Time!

My blog Website with lots of INFO:

http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/

SEE YOU MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 28, 2010

NASCAR has postponed its race at Martinsville Speedway to Monday afternoon because of rain.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP)—NASCAR has postponed its race at Martinsville Speedway to Monday afternoon because of rain.

Showers lingered over the track in southwest Virginia on Sunday, and the absence of lights for night racing meant the window for racing was closing quickly.

NASCAR does not allow a race to start unless it’s feasible for the entire event to be run, and races on the shortest, oldest track in the Sprint Cup Series can take up to 4 hours.

The call to postpone was made about 90 minutes after the scheduled 1 p.m. start.

From the Associated Press

SUNDAY'S PIRATES VS PHILLIES BASEBALL GAME AT CLEARWATER HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN

BREAKING NEWS:

SUNDAY'S PIRATES VS PHILLIES BASEBALL GAME AT CLEARWATER HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN.

THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP GAME.

VERSES IS BACK ON DIRECTV!

Versus has returned to the DIRECTV channel lineup, available to DIRECTV customers on channel 603 in standard and high definition. Sports fans can now enjoy more sports than ever on DIRECTV.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2010 –– DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

VERSUS will return to the same DIRECTV programming packages it was in at the end of August 2009.

"We are pleased that both sides were able to work out a satisfactory deal to bring this programming back to our customers," said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV.

We're excited that we were able to come to a fair agreement that puts VERSUS back in millions of homes with DIRECTV in time for our busy spring programming schedule," said Jamie Davis, president of VERSUS. "We look forward to super–serving these fans with NHL regular–season and playoff coverage, our first live UFC event and much more."

From the Associated Press

FOX 29 TWEAKS FORMAT

Fox29’s news continues to evolve as it is utilizing local experts to comment on stories.

It’s an improvement from a few weeks ago, when it used its own personalities such as John Bolaris and Sharon Crowley to chime in about items.

From Laura Nachman

Sunday!

Monday March 29, 2010

Is your boat ready for today?

You might need a BOAT To get around.

Lots of Rain in the area today.

By Thursday in the mid 70's!!!!!!

Hey Whats up?

How was your week?

Wha are you up to?

Any plans today?

I am ok!

Had a long 48 hours.

Friday my dog had his monthly 9 seizures and then Saturday he kept walking around BARKING For 24 hours straight.

I was awake all night last night, Saturday, I am tired and have a headache.

My mom been having nurses come give her treatments for her MS. She not doing that well.

With my Dog having sezures it makes my mom feel even worser

Animals are worser than having kids, I Swear they are.

They can be more bad then if you had kids of your own.

Happy Retirement to my HGA Teacher Bernice Revello! She will be missed at HGA.

I Hope Bonnie Wick likes her new job as Student Services Director!!!

How are you?

How was your weekend?

What did you do all weekend?

It was COLD All Weekend.

The Phillies got RAINED OUT Sunday. I Got a unexpected DAY OFF FROM ANNOUNCING BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.

The Nascar Race will now be at NOON Today (MONDAY) ON FOX!! A MONDAY RACE!!

Friday I Did my Radio Show at 11am and did all 4 PIAA Basketball Championships Games AT NOON, 2PM, 6PM AND 8PM on the PENNSYLVANIA CABLE NETWORK And at 10pm did the news on CW57.

Saturday I Announced all 4 PIAA Basketball Championships Games AT NOON, 2PM, 6PM AND 8PM And at 10pm did the news on CW57.

Sunday at 11am did my Radio Show and the Phillies at 1pm on Comcast and went to LONG JOHNS SILVERS For Dinner and at 10pm did the news on CW57.

I Been watching the NCAA Tournament lately! I Can't believe Butler won yesterday! I Also been watching the PIAA Basketball all weekend from Penn State!

Last Sunday we were in the 70's and now today we are freezing.

What do you think of this weather?

Back to Warm by Friday this week!

Do you have any plans this week?

Anything else new?

I Will be at Nazareth Baseball at Parkland Saturday!

I Will e-mail you next Sunday!

Next Sunday is EASTER!!!!! Any plans for Easter?? I Will be at my grandparents for HAM!

Next Monday starts Phillies Baseball too!

Attendent Care Services going great!

Diana is the Best!

Shout out to my friend Sandy Phillips!

I Hope the VIA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WENT WELL SUNDAY AT NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE!

I Heard Joe Ardt, Danny Wilk team won their game!

I Wanted to go but I Had a headache Sunday.


SCHEDULE:
Monday:
8:30am-9:30am ATTENDENT
10AM IRL RACE ON ESPN2
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
NOON NASCAR RACE AT MARTINVILLE ON FOX
1pm Mike Francessa
1pm Announce Baseball on ESPN
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Tuesday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
7pm Announce NY Yankees Baseball on YES Network
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Wednesday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
1pm Announce Baseball on ESPN
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57


Thursday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-7pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
4PM AT THE NAZARETH AT PARKLAND BASEBALL GAME
6pm RCN SPORTS TALK SHOW ON RCN4
10pm Anchor the news on CW57

Friday:
8:30am-10:30am ATTENDENT
11am-NOON RADIO SHOW ON WEEX 1230 AND 1320
10am-3pm GLEN MAC AND ANTHONY GARGANO ON 610 WIP
1pm Mike Francessa
4-6pm ATTENDENT
4-7pm HAPPY HOUR ON WEEX 1230
10pm Anchor the news on CW57


Saturday:
NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ON CBS
11am 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230
1pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL 17
10pm Anchor 10pm news on CW57


Sunday:
9:30am-NOON Jolly Joe Timmer on 1100am WGPA
9am-Noon John Richetta on 1470 THE FOX
12-3pm Jeff Dean on 1100am WGPA
2pm AT MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE FOR EASTER DINNER
10pm Anchor 10pm news on CW57





RIP:
Dale Earenhardt SR.
Davey Allison
COURTNEY DIACONT
GRANDMA WEAVER
JAMIE LINTZ
JOHN VUKOVCICH
KRISTEN
BENNY PARSONS
DEREK KEHOE
JOSH HANCOCK
Joe Schneider
Frank Klepeisz
Mary Mutchler
Jene Flick
Frank Jenny
Jennifer Jacksits
Donald Williams
John Marzano
Andrew Millheim
Harold Rrenyold
Todd Rothrock
Wayne Grube
Catherine Baker Knoll
Josh Booth
Francesco Tolerico
Craig Borst
George Williams
Deborah Ed
Phil Newbaker
Harry Kalas
Dan Ozark
Chuck Daly
Brenton Krouse
Joshua Miller
Gary Pappa
Farrah Facett
Irv Homer
Michael Jackson
Steve Mcnair
Paul Marcinkowski
Walt Cronkite
Henry Tomkowski (Who raised a great and fun Daughter)
Tom Partridge
Angelica Fox
Melissa Kinsella
Joey Beers
Ben Yorgy
Brooke Stephens
Ryan Zawada
Frank Silfries
Pumpkin Groller
Al Alberts
Morgan Mcginis
Jason Gilligan
Harriet Lindenmoyer
Barbara Johnson
Chris Henry
Oral Roberts
Patti Heffner
Britney Murphy
Glen W. Bell Jr
Vince Heinlein
Heather Miller
John Murtha
Julio Rivera
Aaaron Groff
Jack Lapos




SHOUT OUT TO MY J-TOWN ATTENDENT PAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, DreamKids and Keith Groller, Ray Kaminski Fan Clubs!

Keep It real!

Stay Safe and always remember to Smile and Think about all the Heroes!!!!

Thanks for your Time!

My blog Website with lots of INFO:

http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/

SEE YOU MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Grant sparks fourth-quarter run as Plymouth-Whitemarsh drops Penn Wood 58-51 in PIAA Class AAAA basketball final

Standing in an amped-up huddle with his Plymouth-Whitemarsh teammates, the fourth and final quarter about to begin, Whis Grant totally absorbed coach Jim Donofrio’s fiery message.

“It’s our time. It’s our time,” Grant recalled Donofrio saying. “We’re the better team. We’ve got to stand up and show it. We’ve got to present it.”

Within moments, Grant began presenting.

Scoring the first four points of the decisive fourth quarter, Grant triggered a 7-0 spurt that sparked P-W to a 58-51 victory over District 1 playmate Penn Wood in the title game of the PIAA Class AAAA basketball playoffs Saturday night.

The 6-0 senior finished with 17 points, a team-high 11 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots for the Colonials (30-2), who dropped an overtime decision to Penn Wood three weeks ago in the District 1-AAAA championship game.

“Oh, that hurt,” Grant said. “That hurt.”

P-W also received a monster performance from 6-11 Saint Joseph’s recruit C.J. Aiken, whose 19-point outing featured a banked trey that startled the BryceJordanCenter gathering. Aiken also grabbed seven boards and blocked five shots.

Aaron Brown, Tyree Johnson and Will Brown shared 44 points for Clyde Jones’ Patriots (27-4), who were chasing their second straight state title.

“I just think we had a bad night,” lamented Johnson. “An off night.”

Yet, Penn Wood led until the long-limbed Aiken’s follow flush pulled the Colonials even (34-34) midway through the third. Another Aiken finish gave P-W its first lead a few minutes later, but Will Brown’s lay-in leveled everything.

Temporarily.

Blasting out of the huddle with purpose – and lots of fire -- Grant’s daring drive and finish on the opening possession had the Colonials back in front quickly. Then, after a Johnson miss, Grant was fouled grabbing one of his many rebounds.

Two canned freebies later, a jacked P-W side was wheeling toward the school’s first state title since the 1997 Colonials collared PIAA gold at Hersheypark Arena.

“It feels good, as a senior, to go out and win a state championship,” said Grant, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter. “We showed it out there.

“We definitely showed it.”

“[Whis] played great,” Aiken said. “He’s been playing great this whole playoff, districts and states. He’s been playing good. He’s been aggressive. We needed that.”

After all, it was P-W’s time

From the Associated Press

Indiana girls come up short in state final

STATE COLLEGE -- Indiana lost to Archbishop Wood, 49-39, in the PIAA Class AAA girls' basketball championship game at the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State campus Saturday.

Indiana tied the game at 33 early in the fourth quarter, but Archbishop Wood outscored the Indians 16-6 the rest of the way.

Indiana led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, and the game was tied 17-17 at halftime. Archbishop Wood led 31-30 after three quarters and extended the lead to 33-30 before Indiana forged a tie.

Tiara Stossel led Indiana with 17 points.

The Indians, playing for the state title for the second time in school history and for the first time since 1983, closed the season at 25-4.

From the Associated Press

BUTLER BEATS KANSAS STATE SATURDAY TO REACH FINAL FOUR NEXT WEEKEND!

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It's an easy five-mile drive from the Butler campus to the site of its next game, in downtown Indianapolis. Still, it's hard to think of many programs that have taken a longer, more unlikely road to the Final Four.

Yes, the boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.

The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.

Gordon Hayward scored 22 points and Shelvin Mack had 16 to help Butler (32-4) win its 24th straight game and become the first school from a true, mid-major conference to make the Final Four since George Mason in 2006 — a trip that also ended in Indianapolis.

Trailing almost the entire game, No. 2 Kansas State (29-7) rallied to tie it at 54 with 3:09 remaining. But Butler didn't fold, it only got better. The Bulldogs scored the next nine points to seal the game before K-State guard Jacob Pullen's shot at the buzzer dropped — but offered no consolation.

Enrollment at Butler is in the 4,500 range, about 15 of whom have reminded everyone why college basketball captures America's heart this time every year.

They are weaving a story about the overlooked and under-appreciated getting their time in the limelight, the kind of tale every underdog, from Charlie Brown to Gene Hackman, has to love.

But make no mistake — this is not some scrappy, overmatched team that needed a break, no Danny and the Miracles, or Villanova shooting 79 percent to knock off mighty Georgetown.

This is a team that stood toe-to-toe with Syracuse on one night, then Kansas State the next, shutting down two power teams from power conferences with legitimate stars of their own.

Pullen and teammate Denis Clemente didn't score a point for Kansas State until 15 seconds were left in the first half, and it was no matter of luck. Rather, it was the tough, in-your-face defense of Ronald Nored and Willie Veasley that did it — smothering a pair of players who had combined for 53 points two nights earlier in a double-overtime win against Xavier.

Clemente finished with 18 and Pullen with 14, but they shot a combined 11 for 30.

Lucky teams also don't win the way Butler did. Much like in its 63-59 victory over Syracuse, the Bulldogs held the lead in this one for most of the night, but fell behind briefly toward the end.

Clemente made a 3-pointer with 4:49 left to cap an 8-0 run and give K-State its only lead of the game, 52-51. Teams like Butler are supposed to fold then, right?

Well, not quite.

Hayward got fouled going to the hole and made two free throws to take the lead back, and teammate Matt Howard made one more free throw to make it 54-52. Clemente dribbled for what seemed like forever for a layup to tie, and that was the last significant basket the Wildcats would make.

Butler took the lead on the next possession when Hayward — that rare NBA prospect playing at a mid-major — stretched his entire 6-foot-9 frame to not only collect a too-high, alley-oop pass from Nored, but collect himself and make the shot.

Pullen came back with an air ball and Butler pulled away from there, ending Kansas State's equally gritty quest — an effort that will certainly gain the Wildcats more cachet in a state that has long thought about the Jayhawks first.

Big man Curtis Kelly also had 14 points for Kansas State, which shot 38 percent for the game didn't make a basket outside of 15 feet in the first half.

Credit for that, once again, goes to the Bulldogs, coached by 33-year-old Brad Stevens, who has refused to buy into the underdog story.

Being a mid-major, he insists, is mainly about money and resources, not about 5-on-5 in a 40-minute game with nothing — or everything — on the line.

Stevens found the players who fit his style — players who like to work hard, don't back down from a challenge and don't care that the big schools didn't come chasing after them. They're players who loved Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home of the Bulldogs, but also a tourist stopover because it's where the 1980s classic "Hoosiers," starring Hackman, was filmed.

Players who appreciate it certainly appreciate team basketball, Stevens said, and now his team will play in a much bigger venue — Lucas Oil Stadium next Saturday against Michigan State or Tennessee. The stadium seats about 70,000 for basketball. Butler's home games — all of them — drew a total of about 90,000 all season.

A great underdog story, most of America will call it.

Good bet, though, that the boys from Butler won't settle with being happy to be there.

From the Associated Press

South Fayette edges Strawberry Mansion 49-47 in PIAA Class AA basketball final

Whether it’s 10, 20 or even 30 years from now, Tyler Henry will be rewinding and replaying one particular sequence.

A sequence that closed out a state title game – in his team’s favor.

Henry’s bucket and one last defensive stop propelled South Fayette past Strawberry Mansion 49-47 in the PIAA Class AA basketball championship Saturday afternoon at PennState’s Bryce Jordan Center.

Henry finished with 10 points – seven fewer than teammates Mike Lamberti and Patrick Zedreck – as Rich Bonnaure’s Lions (24-5) prevailed in a physical affair that featured 36 fouls, nine lead changes, 13 ties and countless collisions.

Devonte “D.J.” Newbill scored 15 points and Jamal Jones muscled for a double-double (10 points, 19 rebounds) for hard-luck Mansion (28-2), which tumbled in a state title game for the second time in three seasons.

“It happens,” Mansion coach Gerald Hendricks said. “We didn’t want this result. We have two of these [second-place trophies] now. I’d like to have placed one higher.”

Blame Henry.

Tied 47-all after Newbill buried a 15-footer with 37 seconds remaining, a determined Lamberti tried to pop South Fayette back in front by driving to the hoop. His challenged finish, however, glanced off the rim and tumbled to the floor.

With a Mansion player sprawled nearby – and no one else in the vicinity – Henry filled the breach in a flash and hoisted up a short J. Good!

“I saw the ball there and I saw a kid laying there,” Henry recalled. “I just knew I had to rush there to get there before he could get up and get it. And it was basic instinct just to pick it up and shoot it before I had a contested shot.”

“That was our rebound,” Hendricks lamented. “It was clearly that, but our momentum took us too far under and we just couldn’t get it. Little things like that, little miscues can make the difference in a two-point game.”

Hendricks’ club had one last chance – and Khalil Meadows got a terrific look from the foul line – but the ball smacked off the iron and the Lions’ Christian Brumbaugh tipped it to teammate Josh Patterson. Game over.

“Running down the court after I hit that shot, I was like, ‘We’re about to be state champions if we just stop them one more time,’”Henry said. “We managed to stop them and we’re state champions. I just can’t believe what happened.”

Might take 10, 20, even 30 years, but he will.

From the Associated Press

IUP falls in NCAA D-II men's basketball final

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Donnelle Booker scored 13 points, Austin Swift added 12 points and six rebounds, and Cal Poly Pomona won its first NCAA Division II championship with a 65-53 victory over Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday.

The Broncos led by double digits for most of the second half at the MassMutual Center, rebounding from a loss in last year's final to Findlay on a last second 3-pointer.

Cal Poly (28-6) won 21 of its final 22 games after starting the season 7-5. The loss snapped a 15-game winning streak for the Crimson Hawks (33-3) from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Swift was named the Elite Eight's Most Outstanding Player.

Darryl Webb had 12 points and 13 rebounds for IUP, while Akida McLain added 10 points, all in the second half, and seven rebounds.

Dahir Nasser had 12 points for the Broncos and joined Swift and Webb on the All-Tournament team. Taylor Witt and Matt Schneck of St. Cloud State also were honored.

From the Associated Press

Bishop Guilfoyle girls come up big early to claim second straight PIAA Class A title

STATE COLLEGE – Bishop Guilfoyle completed a rare perfect season Saturday afternoon by feasting on District 6 mate Northern Cambria in the opening 10 minutes.

The Marauders nabbed their second consecutive PIAA Class A girls' basketball championship, and third in four years, by galloping past the Colts 49-29 at Bryce Jordan Center.

It was the third meeting this season between the Colts and Marauders – the last one in the District 6 final went to overtime.

But this time it wasn't even close.

Bishop Guilfoyle dropped 10 of its first 15 shots, and Northern Cambria...well they missed a lot.

Before this one was 10 minutes old the Marauders were up 14, having no trouble getting easy buckets on the big floor in transition, and killing the Colts on the boards.

Guilfoyle (30-0) senior Alli Williams, who won her third PIAA gold medal, had 10 of her 16 points and five of her 14 rebounds by halftime.

“We knew their strength, so we did everything to make sure they could not penetrate,” Williams said. “We could not have played any better defensively. We really got into their heads. Plus we shot the ball well early.”

The 29 points scored by Northern Cambria (24-6) is the sixth lowest total in PIAA girls' history.

“You've got to convert off steals early, and we really struggled to put the ball in the hoop,” said Colts coach Eric Thomas, whose club shot 23 percent from the floor. “And Alli Williams is such a tough match-up for us. She's so strong and physical.”

Williams is clearly the Marauders' big gun, but the addition of freshman guard Halee Adams this season was a difference maker on several fronts. In this game Adams had 11 points, eight rebounds and a couple assists.

Ariel Rocco and Janae Dunchack accounted for 24 of the Colts' 29 points.

“It's been a lot of pressure all year with so much expected of you,” Williams said. “For my senior year, this was the best ending to a season I could have ever dreamed of.”

From the Associated Press

MOUNTAIN VALLEY ROSTERS FOR SUNDAY

Via All-Star Basketball Classic

Mountain Valley Teams
Girls | Boys

Girls – Mountain Valley


First Name Last Name High School Position
Morgan Booth Stroudsburg High School Guard
Megan Campell Pocono Mountain High School - East

Catie Cardiello Pocono Mountain High School - East
Samantha Fuss Pocono Mountain High School - West Forward
Carly Gallagher East Stroudsburg South High School Guard
Brittani Guerre Pocono Mountain High School - West Guard
Brielle Kessel East Stroudsburg South High School Guard
Lauren King Pius X High School Guard
Katelyn McKillop Pocono Mountain High School - West Forward
Vanessa Rimbey Lehighton High School Forward
Stephanie Smith East Stroudsburg South High School Forward
Sheena White Lehighton High School Forward

Boys – Mountain Valley

First Name Last Name High School Position
Scott Douglas Pius X High School Guard
Kyheim Hall Pocono Mountain High School - East
David Hills Pius X High School Center
Chris Howard Pocono Mountain High School - West Guard
Pat Kregeloh Pleasant Valley High School Center
Stephen Lepre Notre Dame East Stroudsburg High School Guard
James Markley Lehighton High School Forward
Timothy Mullen Notre Dame East Stroudsburg High School Forward
Sean O'Neill Pius X High School Forward
Matt Poorman Stroudsburg High School Guard
Sidney Stone Stroudsburg High School Forward

Mountain Valley Conference

East Stroudsburg North
East Stroudsburg South
Lehighton
Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg
Pius X
Pleasant Valley
Pocono Mountain East
Pocono Mountain West
Stroudsburg

Source: http://www.vianet.org/events/basketball/teams/mv.shtml#girls
Via All-Star Basketball Classic

Lehigh Valley East Teams

Girls | Boys

Girls – Lehigh Valley East


First Name Last Name High School Position


April Andrews Liberty High School Forward
Ericka Blair Bethlehem Catholic High School Forward
Alyssa Bonenberger Northampton High School Forward
Nicole Calabrese Freedom High School Guard
Alexiah Grant Easton High School Guard
Alyssa Hann Nazareth High School Guard
Morgan Neel Easton High School Forward
Catherine Noack Liberty High School Guard
Marisa Repasch Liberty High School Center
Maggie Serratelli Liberty High School Guard
Andrea Veres Bethlehem Catholic High School Guard
Alexandria Wendt Freedom High School Guard
Lindsay Whipple Nazareth High School Forward

Boys – Lehigh Valley East

First Name Last Name High School Position


Al Blount Bethlehem Catholic High School Guard
Mike Coccia Freedom High School Forward
Kyle Hash Phillipsburg High School Guard
Brandon Holland Liberty High School Guard
Dylan Knouse Northampton High School Guard
Kadeem Pankey Easton High School Forward
Jahsheem Parker Easton High School Guard
Jonathan Payano Freedom High School Guard
Mike Prater Freedom High School Guard
Brian Stevko Northampton High School Forward
Jarrod West Liberty High School Forward
Dan Wilk Nazareth Guard

Lehigh Valley East

Bethlehem Catholic
Easton
Freedom
Liberty
Nazareth
Northampton
Phillipsburg

Source: Via All-Star Basketball Classic

Lehigh Valley East Teams

Girls | Boys

Girls – Lehigh Valley East


First Name Last Name High School Position


April Andrews Liberty High School Forward
Ericka Blair Bethlehem Catholic High School Forward
Alyssa Bonenberger Northampton High School Forward
Nicole Calabrese Freedom High School Guard
Alexiah Grant Easton High School Guard
Alyssa Hann Nazareth High School Guard
Morgan Neel Easton High School Forward
Catherine Noack Liberty High School Guard
Marisa Repasch Liberty High School Center
Maggie Serratelli Liberty High School Guard
Andrea Veres Bethlehem Catholic High School Guard
Alexandria Wendt Freedom High School Guard
Lindsay Whipple Nazareth High School Forward

Boys – Lehigh Valley East

First Name Last Name High School Position


Al Blount Bethlehem Catholic High School Guard
Mike Coccia Freedom High School Forward
Kyle Hash Phillipsburg High School Guard
Brandon Holland Liberty High School Guard
Dylan Knouse Northampton High School Guard
Kadeem Pankey Easton High School Forward
Jahsheem Parker Easton High School Guard
Jonathan Payano Freedom High School Guard
Mike Prater Freedom High School Guard
Brian Stevko Northampton High School Forward
Jarrod West Liberty High School Forward
Dan Wilk Nazareth Guard

Lehigh Valley East

Bethlehem Catholic
Easton
Freedom
Liberty
Nazareth
Northampton
Phillipsburg

Source: http://www.vianet.org/events/basketball/teams/lveast.shtml#girls

LVC ROSTERS FOR SUNDAY

Via All-Star Basketball Classic

Lehigh Valley West Teams

Girls | Boys

Girls – Lehigh Valley West


First Name Last Name High School Position


Deanna Brown Emmaus High School
Halie Cintron William Allen High School Forward
Jesenia Diaz William Allen High School Forward
Brittney Haines Emmaus High School
Tara Huber Parkland High School Guard
Emily Johnson Central Catholic High School Guard
Taylor Maldonado Central Catholic High School Guard
Katy Mitton Parkland High School Center
Colleen Nosovitch Central Catholic High School Forward
Keynu Pleasant William Allen High School Guard
Julia Schafer Whitehall High School Forward
Michelle Thomas Dieruff High School Forward

Boys – Lehigh Valley West

First Name Last Name High School Position


Chris Astacio Whitehall High School
Bobby Beldo Whitehall High School Forward
Pat Bet Whitehall High School
Josh Brown William Allen High School Forward
Bobby Campbell Emmaus High School Guard
Ryan Carlon Parkland High School Guard
Brenden Dooley Central Catholic High School Guard
Matt Greene Whitehall High School Guard
Garrett Hollenbach Faith Christian Academy Forward
Anthony Palencar Emmaus High School Guard
Paul Pammer Parkland High School Guard
George Williams William Allen High School Guard

Lehigh Valley West

Central Catholic
Dieruff
Faith Christian Academy
Emmaus
Parkland
Whitehall
William Allen

Source: http://www.vianet.org/events/basketball/teams/lvwest.shtml#girls

Via All-Star Basketball Classic Sunday March 28 at Northampton Community College

Via All-Star Basketball Classic


Become a Sponsor
Buy Tickets
"Via Super Sunday"
featuring the Via All-Star & Special Olympics Shoot Out
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:30 am
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road | Bethlehem, PA 18020
$5 at the door, $3 for students & seniors

Game Schedule
10:30 am Lehigh Valley West vs Colonial League Girls
12 pm Lehigh Valley West vs Colonial League Boys
1:30 pm Via All-Star & Special Olympics Shoot Out
2 pm Lehigh Valley East vs Mountain Valley Girls
3:30 pm Lehigh Valley East vs Mountain Valley Boys

Game format will follow the college model of 20 minute halves, 30 second shot clock for boys and 35 second shot clock for girls, and college 3-point line.




For more information, contact:
Gina Stano, Special Events
g.stano@vianet.org | 484-893-5389


Source: http://www.vianet.org/events/basketball/super_sunday.shtml

Emmaus, Knerr blow past PM East

Brady Knerr through four innings of no-hit ball and batted 2-for-3 to lead Emmaus past Pocono Mountain East in this non-league boys baseball opener.

EMMAUS 11, PM EAST 0

PM East00000 -- 002

Emmaus50600 -- 11140

Sharpe, Denninger (3) and Ferranti; Knerr, Kurtz (5) and Wilt. WP: Knerr. LP: Sharpe. REC: PM: 0-1. E: 1-0. NOTES: E: Brady Knerr 2-3, RBI; 4 IP, 0 H, 6 K. Dan Johnson 2-2, 2R, RBI.

FREEDOM 5, PLEASANT VALLEY 0

Pleasant Valley0000000 -- 023

Freedom03110x -- 551

Kregloh, Guadagna (5), Baldino (6) and D'Arcy, Jimenez (5); Taylor and Goldoni. LP: Kregloh. REC: PV: 0-1; F: 1-0.

NOTES: Greg Taylor 7 IP, 0 ER, 2H, 3Ks, 2 BB. T.J. Luddy 2-3, RBI; Sean Archer 1-3, RBI.

PIUS X 7, NORTHERN LEHIGH 3

Pius X1022002 -- 772

Northern Lehigh100020x -- 352

Casciano, Trivett (6), Hancock (7) and Labar. Seremula, Polansky (3), Snyder (4), Kern (6) and Hoch, Bender (4). WP: Casciano; LP: Seremula. NOTES: PX: George Daleffando 2-3, 2R, 2RBI; Scott Douglas 2-3, 2RBI; NL: Brody Minnich 1-1, 3B, RBI.

QUAKERTOWN 13, PALISADES 1

Palisades00010 -- 1

Quakertown00409 -- 13

Carr, Stuebing (4), Saxton (5). Roberts, Coleman (3), Bain (5). WP: Coleman; LP: Carr. HR: P: Gary Greim (4th, solo). NOTES: P: Gary Greim 2-2, HR.

COLLEGE GAMES

DESALES 7, DELAWARE VALLEY 0

DeSales100000204 -- 7101

Delaware Valley000000000 -- 064

David Drinks, Mark Reilly (8) and Derek Chrismer. Brian Hafer, Chris Albaugh (7), Matt Macrie (9), Spencer Smith (9) and Mike Otstot, Michael Kerns (9). WP: Drinks; LP: Hafer. NOTES: DSU: Jason Hadinger 2 hits, 2RBI.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

WELLS 3-7, CEDAR CREST 1-9

Wells1002000 -- 362

Cedar Crest0000100 -- 112

Mann and Mercure. Dial, Nasinka (7) and Salge. WP: Mann; LP.Dial.

Wells1000240 -- 762

Cedar Crest130230x -- 9144

Meier and Cornwell. Kitts and Palmisano. WP: Kitts; LP: Kitts. REC: W: 1-1; CC: 5-9. NOTES: Tammy Gruzdis 4-4, 2R, 3RBI; Danielle Freeman 3-3, 2R, RBI; Michelle Palmisano 2-4

H.S. SOFTBALL

NORTHAMPTON 2, NORTHERN LEHIGH 1

Northern Lehigh0100000 -- 162

Northampton0000011 -- 252

Wagaman and Bowman; J. Weber and Cowell. REC: NL: 0-1. N: 1-0. NOTES: N: AnnMarie Dalton 1-2, 2B, R. Alex Cowell 1-3, 2B, RBI. NL: Tamara Stubits 2-3.R.

PLEASANT VALLEY 7, FREEDOM 3

Pleasant Valley0110000005 -- 761

Freedom0000200001 -- 3102

Fitzgerald and Borger. M. Batcha, Miller (10) and A. Batcha. WP: Fitzgerald. LP: M. Batcha. HR: 0. REC: PV: 1-0; F: 0-1. NOTES: PV: Kasey Meckes 2H, 1R; Fitzgerald 4Ks, BB. FR: Sam Cabrera 2H, R; Jenna Heffner 3H, RBI; Lynne Miller 2H.

ES SOUTH 10, BANGOR 1

Bangor0010000 -- 1

ES South0206020 -- 10

Nystrand, Brands (6) and Cobler, Mitsos (6). Cabral, Marshall (6) and Fryer. WP: Cabral. LP: Nystrand. REC: B: 0-1. ESS: 1-0. NOTES: ESS: Hanna Bergen 2B.

PEN ARGYL 15, PM WEST 0

PM West0000 -- 015

Pen Argyl11121 -- 15111

Nyitray and Peake. Parsons and Stem. WP: Parsons; LP: Nyitray. NOTES: PA: Taylor Presby 2-4, 2R, RBI; Brittany LaBadie 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI.

WHITEHALL 6, CATASAUQUA 1

Catasauqua0000001 -- 132

Whitehall2001120 -- 6100

Kern and Geseck; Morekin, Emery (7) and Kelly. WP: Morekin. REC: C: 0-1, W: 1-0. NOTES: Melanie Morekin 6 IP, 1H, O ER, 10Ks; Morekin 2-4, 3B, 2 RBIs; Kayla Bet 2-4, RBI.

PALISADES 4, QUAKERTOWN 3

Quakertown0010020 -- 350

Palisades022000x -- 463

Pepkowski and Rice. Morrone and Fadow. WP: Morrone; LP: Pepkowski. HR: P: Mary Beth Fadow (2nd, 1 on). NOTES: P: Ellie Giovino 2 singles; Q: Steph Zischang 2-3, 2B.

PENNRIDGE 3, UPPER PERKIOMEN 2

Upper Perkiomen0020000 -- 230

Pennridge200010x -- 371

Leonard, Kratz (3) and Coffey. Hoffman and Campbell. WP: Hoffman; LP: Kratz. NOTES: Penn Emily Hoffman 2-3, R; Paige Decew 3B, R; UP Rachel Domalewski 2-3, RBI

Source: Morning Call

Dave Brown frontrunner for Liberty High School football coaching job; Bethlehem Catholic players transfer to Freedom

Wrestling is over. Spring sports are starting. It's not football season but that doesn't mean there isn't football news.

According to Express-Times scholastic sports editor Mike Blouse:

•Former Notre Dame coach Dave Brown appears to be the frontrunner to replace Tim Moncman at Liberty.
•Two Bethlehem Catholic players and one from Liberty have transferred to Freedom.
•Easton has scheduled District 1 power Pennsbury as its season opener.


FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Ellen/Idol = Dennis Miller/MNF

Ellen DeGeneres’ judging stint on American Idol reminds me of when Dennis Miller was on Monday Night Football. Both were established comedians trying to fit into a new genre. Like Miller on MNF, Ellen comes up with one or two funny lines a show, but mostly is out of her element.

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

New Nancy Glass Show Premieres on A & E

The new show “Fix This Yard” from Bala Cynwyd’s Nancy Glass Productions premieres on A & E Saturday, April 3rd at 10 a.m.

FROM LAURA NACHMAN

Air of confidence at Lehigh

FROM KEITH GROLLER

After three sub-.500 seasons of 5-6, 5-6 and 4-7, you might think the goals would be modest at Lehigh as spring practice begins.

But the Mountain Hawks were talking championship on Friday as their first practice of spring ball wrapped up.

Maybe it's a carryover effect from a very exciting and successful basketball season on South Mountain.

The confidence is genuine, however, and there are some reasons for it.

While they will miss a few guys, particularly Matt Cohen and B.J. Benning on defense, most of the key components of last year's team are back. And last year's team, despite its overall record, was competitive virtually every week.

Only a 21-point loss to national champion Villanova and a 14-point defeat to Harvard could be considered lopsided.

There were near-misses within the Patriot League against both Colgate and Holy Cross.

All of that said, mere morale victories this year would be unacceptable.

The schedule is brutal. Drake, Villanova, New Hampshire, Harvard, Princeton and Fordham (in its first year as a non-Patriot League team) comprise the out-of-conference slate of games.

There are six home games tucked in a seven-game stretch, which is good, but three straight road games at the end which is not so good, including the always much-anticipated trip to Fisher Stadium.

There's a sense, however, that something good is going to happen. The players, for the most part, love Coen. They are glad he and most of the staff is back.

And they're glad to have back Dave Cecchini, who played a major part as coach during Lehigh's golden era from 1998-2001, a four-year stretch in which the Mountain Hawks went 45-5 and won three NCAA I-AA playoff games. Cecchini, in his old role as offensive coordinator, seemed right at home on Friday.

But there's a lot of work to be done, a lot of players who need to get better and a lot of improvement to be made with the execution.



"It's wonderful to be back on the field," Coen said Friday night. "The attitude and enthusiasm was great. We have a lot of kids out there. We only graduated 12 and I think on the roster right now we have 77. Our numbers have been the best they have been in the spring."

As for how things are working out between old friends Coen and Cecchini, who everybody knows went for the same job back in late 2005, well, it seems like old times.

"We have a lot of respect for each other and are good friends," Coen said. "I knew it would be a seamless transition. We've been through this together before. Dave and I saw how things could turn around when we were on Kevin Higgins' staff. We won a league championship in Kevin's second year [1995] and then went through a 5-6 and 4-7 season before we took off [12-1 in 1998].

"Dave and I have always stayed in touch. We're excited to get him back here and I think he's excited to be here."

I imagine Lehigh fans, frustrated by three straight losing seasons, will hold their excitement for awhile.

But good things are blowing in the wind at Lehigh.

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Karam on Pole in US F2000 Debut

eFormulacarnews reports that Nazareth’s Sage Karam earned the pole position in his first race for Andretti Autosport in the US F2000 race #1 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Our Friend Mikayla in Scranton area

Nazareth student Mikayla Resh, whose classmates in 3rd grade wrote, “Our Friend Mikayla”, was in Scranton to meet students who had read the book and wanted to meet her according to an article in the Scranton Times-Tribune.


The article stated:


In an outreach from the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania, third-graders from Prescott, Willard and Kennedy elementary schools in the Scranton School District and Moscow and Jefferson elementary centers in the North Pocono School District read the book and attended the event on Friday at St. Mary's Center.