Pen Argyl Area High School graduates class of 159

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2012/05/pen_argyl_area_high_school_gra_2.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Pen Argyl Area High School bid farewell to its Class of 2012 as 159 Green Knights received their diplomas at a ceremony tonight at Alumni Stadium. The valedictorian was Karl Allen Costantino, son of Ken and Penny Costantino, of Wind Gap. Karl plans to attend West Chester University. The salutatorian was Abby Elizabeth Laubach, son of David and Jody Laubach, of Wind Gap. Abby plans to attend the University of Delaware. The graduates are: Cody A. Allen Allison M. Barnes Zachary Bartleson Geoffrey Beam Kassandra Beckage Dzhemal Bekir Dillon Berman Ventsislav V. Bilyarov Pia Boscia Jason William Brandt Catherine Ellen Brumbaugh Matthew S. Brumbaugh Samantha Bush Jose L. Cajigas Shannon Dawn Cannizzaro Nathan Capwell Jasmine Carpenter Jessica Ann Carpenter Benjamin S. Chapman Catherine Nicole Clause Kelsea L. Coppola Karl Costantino Martin R. Costello Benjamin Crossen Charles R. Davis Kelly Deiter Christie Lynn DeJesso Sheyn Y. Denizov Tyler K. Densler Kathryn K. DePaolo Michael J. Dietrich Scott Andrew Eckert Jr. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Eckley Ahren A. Eichner Oriana E. Eichner Kristal Rose Eisenhauer Dylan R. Evans Brandon Fairchild Joshua Fairchild Christopher Fehnel Justin T. Fehnel Shaun Daniel Figueroa Monica Lee Freer Danielle M. Fritz Shane A. Fulmer Miranda Celeste Geake Anthony M. Gentile Paige Idella Gerstenberg Alex S. Grossman Conor J. Gum Katelyn Elizabeth Hann Ryan Hauck Alexis G. Heisler Jeremy J. Hempeler Emily Catherine Hernandez Kody K. Hines Adrianna L. Hoffman Amanda Mae Horvath Kyla Ann Houck Megan Elizabeth Hower Taylor M. Hurley Jennifer Elizabeth Hyer Maelynn D. Ianni Jacob M. Itterly Michael Itterly Deshon A. Jackson Ricardo Jimenez Zakare A. Kale Kyle H. Karner Collin Lee Kessler Gina J. Kluge Tyler Knapik Mitchell P. Knapp Alec Knecht Alexis Corriene Knecht Elizabeth Rose Kocher Brian D. Koshinski Cole N. Kresch John T. Krincek Kyler W. Kutzler Marisa LaBar Darcy Louise Laino Abby Elizabeth Laubach Jesse T. Lawrence Rachel Leidy Tia Michelle Lerch Saleen Mackenzie Letson Patience J. Lichtenwalner Laura Lee Lilly Austin D. Lobb Alexandra Hope Long Tyler A. Mann Jessica Maria Marascio Aaron J. Medernach Cody C. Mikol Benjamin T. Miller Mark Edward Miller Jr. Zachary T. Miller Dennis N. Mladenov Darina T. Mladenova Lyutvi Molaasanov Alysha Marie Monte Kyle R. Muller Kirby A. Mutton Kaitlyn E. Nasatka Jonathan Tyler Neill Kaitlynn M. Nelson Catalina Nunez Mallory Mae Oyer Meghan E. Pacovich Andrew Michael Peacock Nicholas D. Pipher Eric Pires Daniel J. Pittman Nicholas L. Policelli James D. Rabenold Scott Kinsey Reagan Emily A. Reinbold Andrew Renner Allison Michelle Riedinger Gabrielle N. Riker Zachary Roberts Grant Rodger Nicholas Ronalds Sara Naomi Mabel Rowe Alexa Kate Sabatino Andrew James Salamone Zachary C. Savercool Katie M. Schmidt Matthew Schwartz Ryan Schwartz Heather Sexton Jesse Shoemaker David M. Smith John E. Smith lll Olivia Smith Joshua R. Somma Kaycie Ann Stem Dylan L. Stenlake Jarett E. Stoelzl Cody Suranofsky Gabriel Sutton Taylor N. Teel Kearstin M. Thomas Paige E. Tinney Dena Marie Tomsic Emily E. Toyberg Selina M. Turtzo Aundrea Melane Weaver Miranda K. Weiss Tori Werkheiser Austin Witmer Rebecca Witowski Gregory Richard Woerner Jay T. Young Thomas D. Young Umer Zaimov Mitchell A. Zanette William W. Zimmerman

Snigdha Nandipati wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/05/snigdha_nandipati_wins_the_scr.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Snigdha Nandipati is the National Spelling Bee champion. The 14-year-old from San Diego spelled guetapens, a French-derived word that means ambush, snare or trap. Calm and collected throughout, she beat out eight other finalists in the nerve-wracking, brain-busting competition. Nandipati is an avid reader and coin collector who aspires to become a psychiatrist or neurosurgeon. She plays violin and is fluent in Telugu. She's the 5th consecutive Indian-American winner and 10th in the last 14 years. Stuti Mishra of West Melbourne, Fla., finished second after misspelling “schwarmerei.” Prizes for winning the 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee include $30,000 in cash, a trophy, a $2,500 savings bond, a $5,000 scholarship, $2,600 in reference works from the Encyclopedia Britannica and an online language course.

Liberty beats Emmaus 4-0 for first district softball title ever

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Erin Wilson shut out Emmaus for the second time in this softball postseason and Ashley Malek slugged a two-run home run to help Liberty beat Emmaus 4-0 on Thursday night at Pates for the District 11 4A title. It is the Hurricanes first district title and their first championship since winning the 1993 East Penn Conference crown. Malek's two-run homer started the scoring in the secodn inning. Alyshia Dellatore doubled and scored on an error in the third and Mariah Kondravy capped the scoring with a RBI double in the fifth. It was Kondravy who defeated Emmaus with a grand slam in April and knocked in the game-winning run with a triple in the ninth inning in the LVC semis, a 1-0 Green Hornets victory. Liberty (20-4) moves on to the state tournament on Monday, back at Pates Park against CB South. Emmaus, denied in its bid for a sixth district title, ends its season at 17-7.

Former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel to be honored

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh/index.ssf/2012/05/strobel_to_be_honored.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel will be recognized as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in Stillwater, Okla. Strobel coached Lehigh from 1994 through 2008 and amassed an 189-83-1 dual-meet record. He led the Mountain Hawks to six EIWA championships, including five in a row from 2002 through 2006. During Strobel's tenure, Lehigh won 28 individual EIWA titles and 30 All-American honors. He coached two NCAA champions: Nazareth's Rob Rohn in 2002 and Troy Letters in 2004. As a wrestler at Scappoose (Oregon) High School, Strobel won three state championships at 191 pounds and, at one point during his senior year, Strobel actually coached the team. Strobel then wrestled at Oregon State, compiled a 124-5-1 record, won national championships in 1973 and 1974 and finished his career on a 77-match winning streak. Prior to coming to Lehigh, Strobel was the national team director for USA Wrestling (1983-91) and was a coach of the 2000 U.S. Olympic freestyle team. In 2009, Strobel was named Man of the Year by USA Wrestling.

It all unravels for Becahi in the 10th; lose to Pottsville 5-1 in 3A softball final

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER It was a classic battle for nine innings. But with the start of the International Rule in the top of the 10th inning on Thursday afternoon at Pates Park, things changed in more ways than one for Bethlehem Catholic. The International Rule means you start the inning with a runner on second base (the player who made the last out of the previous inning). But the Lady Tide didn't need that benefit. Three hits and three Becahi errors helped to produce four runs and the Golden Hawks couldn't solve Pottsville ace Steph Sweat in the bottom of the 10th and Pottsville happily returned home to Schuylkill County with a 5-1 win and the program's third district softball title -- first since 2005. A sacrifce bunt moved the initial Pottsville runner (Julino Bulino) to third. She scored on Kristen Wentzell's single to center. But things got much worse for Becahi (17-7) as an error followed and then two errors ensued after Caitlyn Herndon singled to left. Morgan Alisauckas singled to right to score one more run to cap the uprising. Becahi was limited to five hits by Sweat. The Golden Hawks got their lone run in the sixth when Lauren Visconti singled, stole second, moved to third on an error and scored on Jackie DeSarro's sac fly. Pottsville (23-2) moves on to the state tournament on Monday against the District 12 champ. "The International Rule didn't bother us because we've practiced and scrimmaged with runners on second base a lot, but we just kind of fell apart," said Becahi coach Rich Mazza. "We knew Steph Sweat tries to get you with high pitches and what the heck did we do? We went after just about every high pitch she threw. It's disappointing today, but overall, I am proud of how we turned it around and had a good season."

Pius X High School baseball team captures District 11 Class A title

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/pius_x_high_school_baseball_te_1.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Anthony Martino and Joey Dalessandro combined on a five-hitter and Jay Maletz homered today as Pius X High School's baseball team won the District 11 Class A title with a 5-1 victory over Tri-Valley at Coca-Cola Park. It was the second district title in three years for the Royals (14-8), who play either Canton or Montgomery of District 4 in a PIAA first round game on Monday.

Sports Media Weekly No. 104- Steve Lapore, Puck the Media

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ We are back a day later than normal for this week’s edition of Sports Media Weekly. Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I start the show by looking at the ratings numbers for the NHL Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, the Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500. We also look at HBO’s plans for this year’s season of Hard Knocks with the Miami Dolphins and a possible media connection to the sudden return of the Pro Bowl. We end the news segment by discussing the meltdown by Ken “Hawk” Harrelson during last night’s White Sox/Rays game and whether its OK for local announcers to be cheerleaders for their teams. We continue the hockey talk with Steve Lapore, editor of Puck the Media. We talk to Steve about his move to SB Nation and why he’s one of the only sports bloggers focusing on the sports media covering hockey. We also touch upon the work done this year by NBC covering the NHL and the potential of CBC losing it’s Hockey Night in Canada product when its contract runs out.

Sports Media Digest- May 31, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Hines Ward Joins NBC Sports Stable of Analysts- NBC Sports Group has announced that former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has joined the company as a football analyst. Ward will be a regular contributor on Football Night in America; serve as an analyst every Saturday on NBC’s and NBC Sports Network’s college football studio programming with Liam McHugh and Doug Flutie; and will regularly appear on NBC SportsTalk withMike Florio and Peter King to preview and recap the week in the NFL. Hibbert to Join NBA TV GameTime Friday- Indiana Pacers’ center Roy Hibbert will be p[art of the crew of NBA TV’s GameTime program tomorrow night. Hibbert will join host Rick Kamla and analyst Steve Smith at 7:00p.m. ET as they preview the night’s NBA action. ESPNU to Televise NBA Draft Combine- Following in the footsteps of the NFL Network, ESPNU will be televising the activity at the NBA Draft Combine, to be held Jene 7th and 8th in Chicago. The eight hours of coverage over will begin each day at 10:00a.m. ET. Ryen Russillo will host the two-day event with analysis from the network’s college and NBA experts. Analysts Fran Frascilla and Jay Williams will contribute their in-depth knowledge of each draftees college skill set, while Andy Katz reports from the court. Neuheisel Joins SiriusXM Radio College Football Crew- Former college football coach Rick Neuheisel is joining the analyst crew at SiriusXM Radio. Neuheisel will host multiple shows each week on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91. He’ll make his debut Monday, June 4, on SiriusXM’s College Football Playbook (weekdays, 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET) with Jack Arute. He can also be heard hosting SiriusXM’s College Sports Today (weekdays, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET) with Mark Packer. Next Costas Tonight Set for Monday-The next edition of Costas Tonight will debut this Monday night following Game three of the Stanley Cup Finals on NBC Sports Network. Guests scheduled to appear include New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan, New York Rangers Coach John Tortorella and I’ll Have Another’s trainer Doug O’Neill. CBS has Coverage of the Memorial Tournament this Weekend- CBS will have coverage Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Tournament. Jim Nantz, Sir Nick Faldo, Ian Baker-Finch, Gary McCord, David Feherty and Peter Kostis call the PGA action Saturday beginning at 3:00p.m. ET and Sunday at 2:30p.m. ET from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. SportsCenter and espnW to Continue its Look at the Top 40 Female Athletes- ESPN’s SportsCenter and espnW will continue to count down the Top 40 Female Athletes of the past 40 years. Next week #15 through 11 will be revealed beginning next Monday during the 10:00a.m. ET edition of SportsCenter. U.S. Men’s Soccer Takes on Canada in “Friendly” on NBC Sports Network- The NBC Sports Network will provide live coverage of the next “friendly” featuring the U.S. Men’s Soccer team. Arlo White, and Kyle Martino will call the action as the U.S. takes on Canada in Toronto. Russ Thaler will host the pre-game, halftime and post-game segments. The match takes place Sunday at 7:00p.m. ET. Episode Three of 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley this Saturday- HBO Sports will air the third episode of its 24/7 series previewing the championship fight involving Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, Jr. 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley premieres Saturday at 9:45p.m. ET.

NO RCN SPORTS TALK TONIGHT

Announcement: Tonight's RCN SPORTS TALK Will be a REPEAT. Live shows resume on June 7th!

Special "Calling All Sports" airing on RCN tonight talking about new Miracle League of Northampton County

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER RCN-4 will show the final "Calling All Sports' TV show of the season tonight at 5:30; a special editon featuring all of the latest information on the new Miracle League of Northampton County that is set to open up in September in Palmer Township. Rick Agretto, the head of Special Education in the Bethlehem Area School District, is a guest along with committee member Chuck Frantz of the Lehigh Valley Yankee Fan Club, and Chuck Brady, vice president of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. The show is expected to air on Monday, June 11 on Service Electric TV2. Also, I will be guesting on the "After Further Review" radio show tonight on AM 1470, the Fox. It can also be head on fox1470.com. I will be talking about the Curt Simmons Day fesitivities on Saturday in Egypt. I will be on the air sometime between 5:30 and 6:15.

Local Joins Fox29

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN Stephanie Salvatore is getting some freelance work on Fox29.

Allentown resident posts upset win, advances to third round of French Open

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Allentown resident Varvara Lepchenko upset No. 19 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia today at the French Open tennis tournament. The scores were 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 and Lepchenko is on her way to the third round at Roland Garros. This is the first time the left-handed Lepchenko, playing in her 15th major tournament, has reached the third round of a Grand Slam event. Lepchenko Jankovic is currently ranked No. 21 in the world. Lepchenko is currently ranked No. 61. Varvara is currently ranked No. 6 in U.S. women’s tennis, while Vania King is ranked fourth. However, King lost earlier in the French Open. So, today's win may move Varvara ahead of King in the U.S. rankings, which would mean Varvara has a chance to play in the 2012 Olympic Games in London as a member of Team USA. Lepchenko, 26, was born in Uzbekistan, formerly part of the Soviet Union. She became a U.S. citizen in 2007.

CALLING BINGO AT MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE!

Announcement: CALLING BINGO AT MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE!

Baseball Night in America on Fox, with Announcer Assignments

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ Fox will be telecasting five games this Saturday night as part of its regional coverage of Major League Baseball on this week’s Baseball Night in America. Coverage kick’s off at 7:00p.m. ET with the Baseball Night in America Pregame Show, hosted by Greg Amsinger along with analysts Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac. Here is the schedule of games, along with announcer assignments and markets where the game can be seen: New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers (Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal) 63% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington, West Palm Beach Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros (Thom Brennaman and Tom Verducci) 16% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Houston, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, San Antonio, St. Louis. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants (Dick Stockton and Eric Karros) 12% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Milwaukee, Sacramento, San Francisco. Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians (Dick Bremer and Mitch Williams) 4% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Cleveland, Minneapolis. Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres (Daron Sutton and Mark Grant) 4% of the country will see this game. MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Phoenix, San Diego.

TV NEWS ON MAY 31

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/network-notes-includes-fox-thursday.html It's time for another round of network notes! First on CBS, after canceled sitcom How To Be A Gentleman concludes its burn-off, CBS will air burn-off episodes of canceled drama NYC 22 on Saturday nights starting July 7. CBS only aired four episodes of the drama on Sunday nights at 10pm, and will now the remaining nine episodes will air this summer on Saturdays at 8pm and 9pm most weeks through August 18. CBS planned on airing these episodes this summer in the Sunday at 10pm slot, but now will likely go with repeats of dramas instead, as CSI: Miami repeats have already been scheduled for last Sunday (May 27) and June 3. See the schedule for NYC 22. On ABC, the schedule update is for two summer series from ABC News. First, the previously announced Final Witness for Tuesdays at 10 starting July 10, is being moved to Wednesdays at 10 starting June 27 for 7 episodes. ABC had not announced anything in that time period after the initial Apartment 23 and Modern Family repeats and then two special Duets airings (June 13 and 20). Airing now in the Tuesday at 10 slot where Final Witness was going to air will now be the reality medical series NY Med. This series follows the doctors of NY Presbyterian Hospital, similar to Boston Med in summer 2010. NY Med will air Tuesdays at 10 starting July 10 for likely 8 episodes. See the full information on both of these schedule changes. Moving on to NBC, America's Got Talent will air its last Monday episode on July 2. The reality staple will move to Wednesdays at 9pm starting July 11 and Tuesdays will expand to two-hours to 8-10pm. In addition, a special three-night event will air Monday, June 25 8-9pm; Tuesday, June 26 9-10pm and Wednesday, June 27 9-11pm. And finally on Fox, they will have Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef on Mondays and Tuesday from 8-10pm starting next week, but the two shows will be cut to one night by end of July. Hell's Kitchen will air back-to-back on Monday nights starting July 30 and MasterChef will air back-to-back on Tuesday nights starting July 31. For both shows, it will be an encore leading into a new episode. And finally, after the Thursday reality series (which premiere next week) conclude, Fox will go with comedy encores of Raising Hope and New Girl in the 8pm hour starting August 2, as Take Me Out concludes July 26. Glee repeats will air at 9pm beginning July 19, as The Choice will conclude July 12. Lee Rich Television and film producer Lee Rich, co-founder of Lorimar Productions who produced series including The Waltons, Eight is Enough and Dallas, has died. He died on May 24 of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles. Mr. Rich was 93. Rich's career began in advertising for Benton & Bowles as ad agency middleman between product company sponsors and television producers. He was involved with The Andy Griffith Show, Make Room for Daddy, The Edge of Night, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and The Dick Van Dyke Show. In 1965, he formed his own production company, Mirisch-Rich Productions. They produced The Rat Patrol and the short-lived sitcom Hey, Landlord. In 1969, he co-founded Lormiar Productions with Merv Adelson and Irwin Molasky. Rich served as an executive producer for The Waltons, Eight is Enough, Dallas and Flamingo Road. During his time at Lorimar, he received five Emmy nominations and won the 1973 Outstanding Drama Series for The Waltons. He also brought us TV movies including The Homecoming, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (which served as the pilot for The Waltons), Sybil and Helter Skelter. After leaving Lorimar in 1986, Rich joined MGM/UA Communications as Chairman/CEO for two years. He later helped produce films including Passenger 57, Just Cause, Gloria and The Score. The Archive of American Television has an extensive interview with him from 1999. Rich is survived by his longtime partner, actress Pippa Scott; five children, Michael Henes, Jessica Rich, Miranda Rich Tollman, Blair Rich and Anthony Rich; and seven grandchildren. We thank him for bringing us many quality hours of television. He will be missed.

Stellar Basketball Summer League set to begin Tuesday with 22 teams

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER The Stellar Basketball Summer League will begin on Tuesday night at Cedar Beach with a record 22 teams participating. The league runs every Tuesday and Thursday night through July with a stoppage only for the Stellar Construction "Catch A Rising Star" Showcase which is set for July 11-15 this year. Teams will play 14 games. The top eight will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. Four courts will be in use at Cedar Beach each league night. Here's Tuesday's opening card: 6:15 games Liberty vs. Pleasant Valley Salisbury vs. Parkland Allen vs. Lincoln 7:15 games Whitehall vs. Northern Lehigh Boyertown vs. Freedom Dieruff vs. Northampton Bangor vs. Nazareteh 8:15 games Emmaus vs. Brandywine Quakertown vs. Becahi CCHS vs. Saucon Valley Southern Lehigh vs. Wilson

INFO FOR NAZARETH SENIORS

Friday, June 01, 2012 - 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM NAHS Mandatory Meeting for All Members of Class of 2012 This senior meeting will be held in the High School Auditorium • MANDATORY meeting for all members of the Class of 2012 who are planning to participate in the Class of 2012 Commencement Ceremony on Monday, June 4 • No Seniors will be excused from attending the meeting nor will they be permitted to arrive late and/or leave early for any reason – If Seniors plan to participate in graduation they MUST attend this meeting in its entirety • Seniors will receive the following items at this meeting: Caps / gowns / tassels o National Honor Society stoles (if applicable) o Honor Graduate medals (if applicable) o Other miscellaneous items as needed (if applicable) o Tickets for graduation ceremony Order forms will be due in advance on a date yet to be determined o Important information and instructions for the commencement ceremony will be reviewed and discussed • This will be the ONLY meeting / rehearsal for graduation as there will NOT be a practice at Stabler Arena this year (except for Senior Class Executive Officers and the Top 3 students in the Senior Class)

Dan Shepherd pitches and hits Nazareth Area High School baseball team to District 11 Class AAAA title

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/dan_shepherd_pitches_and_hits.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Dan Shepherd and Dan Horvath have developed quite a camaraderie. The Nazareth Area High School pitchers combined on a four-hitter and Shepherd stroked a two-run fifth-inning double Wednesday to spark the Blue Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Liberty in the District 11 Class AAAA title game at Coca-Cola Park. It's the second straight district title for Nazareth (21-4), which plays the third-place team from District 1, either Upper Dublin or Hatboro-Horsham, in a PIAA first-round game on Monday. "This game was typical of our season," Nazareth coach Jon Lock said. "We've battled all year. This 2012 Nazareth baseball team is what 'team' is all about. They just don't quit. It's a great bunch of guys." Shepherd started and allowed one run on four hits through 5 1/3 innings. Horvath entered with two runners on in the sixth and recorded the last five outs for the save. "We're like a duo," said Shepherd, who's emerged as the staff ace since Karl Keglovits broke his finger nine days ago. "We talk about it every day. I told him before the game 'Dan, it's me and you, buddy.' " Trailing 2-1, Liberty (21-4) threatened with one out in the six when Pat Donnelly blooped a single and James Bertolotti walked. Horvath came on and retired Pete Daland on a liner to shortstop and Jake Tone on a slicing line drive to left. "(Horvath) comes in and pounds the strike zone," Lock said. "We have a lot of confidence in him late in games." Horvath retired the side in order in the seventh inning, including a strikeout of Eric Chavanne to end it. "I feel stronger as a reliever than a starter," said Horvath, a junior. "I don't know why but I like pressure, especially when the fans are cheering. I wanted to do everything I could to help the seniors keep playing." Horvath received an assist from center fielder Anthony Gaetaniello, who made a sliding catch to rob Robert Bertolotti of a hit leading off the seventh. "I knew (Gaetaniello) had the wheels," Horvath said. "He does it all the time. He's quite a defensive player." Liberty took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Donnelly tripled and eventually stole home on the back end of a double steal. Dalan, the Hurricanes' starting pitcher, retired the first two batters in the fifth inning before Gaetaniello singled, Mike Garzillo walked and Shepherd drove them in with his double up the gap in left-center. "You have to give (Nazareth) credit," Pitsilos said. "They played better today. My biggest disappointment is these kids not being able to realize what they worked so hard for. I might be back here again but these guys won't get the chance. This is the best bunch of seniors I've had."

Thursday!

Friday June 1, 2012 Welcome to June! 1st day of June!! Big day for Nazareth Seniors! Cap and Gowns hand out! I Been excited for this for FEBRUARY! I Believe it was February when I Discussed it with Mr Davis!!!!!!! MANDATORY MEETING! 8:30am-12:30pm in the Auditorium! I Have the honor of handing the GOWNS out! BIG NEWS: NAZARETH BASEBALL ARE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! WE NOW HATBORO HORSHAM MOST LIKELY AT NOON ON MONDAY EITHER AT PARKLAND OR EASTON YES, ON GRADUATION DAY. NOT SURE HOW I LIKE PLAYING ON GRADUATION DAY. GUESS WE HAVE TO THOUGH.. I am excited!!! How are you? How was your week? What are you doing this weekend? I am great! RAIN ALL AFTERNOON AND NIGHT YUCK. Curt Simmons Day at Egypt Memorial Park Saturday! I Hope they get that in!!! Dogs are ok! He is due for seizures though School Bus Accident Thursday Disabled Children I Hope they are ok. Went to the Foot Doctor Thursday! Got my toes trimmed!!! Attendent Care Services going great! HAVE A GREAT VACATION DIANA!!! I Will miss her next week!! Friday, June 01, 2012 - 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM NAHS Mandatory Meeting for All Members of Class of 2012 This senior meeting will be held in the High School Auditorium • MANDATORY meeting for all members of the Class of 2012 who are planning to participate in the Class of 2012 Commencement Ceremony on Monday, June 4 • No Seniors will be excused from attending the meeting nor will they be permitted to arrive late and/or leave early for any reason – If Seniors plan to participate in graduation they MUST attend this meeting in its entirety • Seniors will receive the following items at this meeting: Caps / gowns / tassels o National Honor Society stoles (if applicable) o Honor Graduate medals (if applicable) o Other miscellaneous items as needed (if applicable) o Tickets for graduation ceremony Order forms will be due in advance on a date yet to be determined o Important information and instructions for the commencement ceremony will be reviewed and discussed • This will be the ONLY meeting / rehearsal for graduation as there will NOT be a practice at Stabler Arena this year (except for Senior Class Executive Officers and the Top 3 students in the Senior Class) Schedule: Friday June 1: 8:30am-5pm DIANA 9am-NOON HAND OUT CAP AND GOWNS AT NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL 1pm FITNESS 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 6pm-12am JD ROSS ON WALN 8pm Announce Phillies Baseball on Comcast 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Saturday June 2: 9am-11am KEITH GROLLER ON 1470 WSAN 10am-NOON 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230 11am-9pm Mark Thomas on WGPA 1100 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on FOX 9pm-2am Ned Richards on WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 10:30pm Announce Charlie Manuel Show on MYPHL17 Sunday June 3: 11am Radio Show 9:30am-NOON JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON WGPA 1100 2pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 NOON-3pm Dennis Christman on WGPA 1100 3pm-9pm MIGHTY MIKE ON WGPA 1100 10pm Anchor 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 Tom Ochs Mario Donnagelo Sally Murphy Owens Thomas Ernie Harwell Robin Roberts Luke Hahn Bob Shephard Michael Yakemik Donald Fritz George Steinbrenner Teko Johnson Kiski Palmer Smith Lewis Ogioba Chris Hushour Bill Altherton Mary Sysko Stephen Haberle Dan Wheldon Shawnalai Werkheiser Thomas Maher Tori Hirst Sweeney Paul May Elwood Stewart Murphy Phillips Joe Paterno Patricia VanHorn Whitney Houston Matt Kelly Steve Friendricks Dick Clark Dennis Schantzenbach Linda Berry President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray Kaminski Fan Clubs! Check out my blog I am doing new things!! http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/ Keep It real! Thanks for your Time! SEE YOU MONDAY!!!!!!!

Hassler, Dvoracek named Parkland's top athletes for 2011-12

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Olivia Hassler and Rob Dvoracek were named Parkland's top athletes at the school sports awards program tonight. Here is the complete list of winners from Wednesday night: Scholar Athletes: Lincoln Walton, Boys’ Cross Country Nicole Dolack, Girls’ Cross Country Matthew Laub, Football Eric Nace, Boys’ Soccer Kathryn Dent, Field Hockey Luke Vadas, Golf Joy Wang, Girls’ Tennis Emily Gisolfi, Girls’ Volleyball Al;issa Persichetti, Girls’ Basketball Zachary Muhr, Boys’ Basketball Richard Trotta, Wrestling Matt Klotz, Boys’ Swimming Erica Reifinger, Girls’ Swimming Ashley Williams, Cheerleading Kyle Stinner, Baseball Kristie Smerdon, Softball Than Long Nguyen, Boys’ Track Laura Gulliver, Girls’ Track Richard Lichtenwalner, Boys’ Tennis Kaila Muser, Girls’ Soccer Reno Kriz, Boys’ Volleyball Andrew Chenworth, Boys’ Lacrosse Megan Chenworth, Girls’ Lacrosse Scholarship Recipients: Matt Laub, Trojan Alumni Club Art Haldeman Scholarship Award Laura Guliver, Trojan Alumni Club Art Marlyn Burkhardt Scholarship Award Elizabeth Andrews, Trojan Alumni Club Award Kyle Stinner, Trojan Alumni Club Award Ryan Dieter, Jared E. Haas Memorial Scholarship Award Tony Bus, Kyle Stang Memorial Scholarship Award Kaila Muser, Kyle Stang Memorial Scholarship Award Nick Rabasco, Todd R. Roche Memorial Scholarship Award Jacqueline Oertner, Patti Heffner Memorial Scholarship Lauren Sobczak, SPYA Richard Latham Memorial Award Nicholas Rabasco, SPYA Richard Latham Memorial Award Janelle Crilley, Parkland Youth Center Scholarship Award Alexandra Savkova, Parkland Youth Center Scholarship Award Matt Dunstan, Schnecksville Playground Association Sandy Reilly Memorial Scholarship Jacqueline Oertner, Schnecksville Playground Association Sandy Reilly Memorial Scholarship Coaches’ Awards: Ian Walter, Cross-Country Coaches’ Award Danielle Clune, Cross-Country Coaches’ Award Kate Granahan, Chris Tyson Golf Award Angela Koval, Jean German Tennis Award Kyle Stinner, Doug Kern Football Award Outstanding Athlete by sport: Trevor Bergen, Boys’ Cross-Country Cassidy Newman, Girls’ Cross Country Robert Dvoracek, Football, Offense Matthew Laub, Football, Defense Kelly Stump, Field Hockey, Offense Lauren Hibshman, Field Hockey, Defense Collin McConnell, Boys’ Soccer, Offense Michael Lawler, Boys’ Soccer, Defense Luke Vadas, Golf Jenna Peng, Girls’ Tennis Nicole Bishwaty, Girls’ Volleyball Rob Dvoracek, Boys’ Basketball Olivia Hassler, Girls’ Basketball Bryson Berard, Wrestling Erica Reifinger, Girls’ Swimming Amanda Zerphy, Girls’ Diving Alex Otero, Boys’ Swimming Jacob Lenhart, Boys’ Diving Tyler Lawson, Cheerleading Brooke Simock, Student Trainer Nicholas Rabasco, Baseball, Player Matt Hurd, Baseball, Pitcher Taryn Zietlow, Softball, Offense Kristie Smerdon, Softball, Pitcher Jessica Wetherhold, Girls’ Soccer, Offense Christine Hollan, Girls’ Soccer, Defense Richard Lichtenwalner, Boys’ Tennis Ashley Williams, Girls’ Track, Running Events Olivia Hassler, Girls’ Track, Field Events Justin Nguyen, Boys’ Track, Running Events Tyler Haas, Boys’ Track, Field Events Zach Dolan, Boys’ Volleyball Andrew Seip, Boys’ Lacrosse Megan Chenworth, Girls’ Lacrosse Parkland High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees: Erin Hillman Josh Suppan Lauren Hibshman Kelley Stump Rob Dvoracek Emily Gisolfi Lauren Siebert Erica Reifinger Emily Stang Aimee Mullins, 2012 Female “Alumni Award Recipient” Doug Kern, 2012 Male “Alumni Award Recipient” David Schaffer, 2012 “Service Award Recipient” Jeff Bartman, Golf Coach Paula Kaunitz, Girls’ Tennis Coach Donna Hibshman, Field Hockey Coach Erik Posegay, Swimming Coach 2011 PIAA AAA State Champion Parkland Girls’ Volleyball Team 2012 Parkland High School Dale Zimmerman “Female Athlete of the Year” award recipient Olivia Hassler 2011 Parkland High School Dale Zimmerman “Male Athlete of the Year” award recipient Robert Dvoracek Team Championships: (as of 5-30-2012) PIAA AAA State Champions: Girls’ Volleyball PIAA Northeast Regional Champions: Wrestling District XI Champions: Girls’ Volleyball Girls’ Tennis Girls’ Cross Country Girls’ Swimming Boys’ Cross Country Boys’ Tennis Golf Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Champions: Girls’ Volleyball Girls’ Tennis Girls’ Cross Country Girls’ Swimming Girls’ Soccer Boys’ Cross Country Boys’ Tennis Boys’ Track & Field Boys’ Soccer Golf

Nazareth Area High School baseball team tops Liberty in District 11 Class AAAA title game

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/nazareth_area_high_school_base_18.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Dan Shepherd allowed one run through 5-1/3 innings and socked a two-run double in the fifth inning tonight to lead Nazareth Area High School to a 2-1 victory over Liberty in the District 11 Class AAAA baseball title game at Coca-Cola Park. It's the second straight district title for Nazareth (21-4), which plays the third place team from District 1, either Upper Dublin or Hatboro-Horsham, in a PIAA first round game on Monday. Liberty (21-4) took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Pat Donnelly stole home on the back end of a double steal. Hurricanes pitcher Pete Daland retired the first two batters in the fifth inning before Anthony Gaetaniello singled, Mike Garzillo walked, and Shepherd drove them in with his double up the gap in left-center. Dan Horvath recorded the last five outs to pick up the save. "This game was typical of our season," Nazareth coach Jon Lock said. "We've battled all year. This 2012 Nazareth baseball team is what 'team' is all about. They just don't quit. It's a great bunch of guys."

District 11 softball: Emmaus-Liberty Part III for 4A championship

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Two of the best games of this 2012 softball season were the previous meetings between Emmaus and Liberty. The first one was here at Pates Park on April 25, a 7-5 Liberty win when Mariah Kondravy hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to rally the Hurricanes. The other was in the LVC semis on May 16, a 1-0 Hurricanes win in nine innings, again with Kondravy driving in the winning run with a triple and Erin Wilson pitching a gem. The third meeting between the two is now set and it's Thursday night at 7 in the 4A championship game back here at Pates. Liberty, in the final for the first time since 1993, is going for its first district title ever. Emmaus is going for its sixth crown. The Green Hornets earned their shot with a 1-0 win over Northampton in nine innings tonight in the 4A semifinals. Emmaus pitchers Rachel Brown and Olivia Marcks combined on a four-hitter and the Green Hornets finally got to K-Kid ace Marly Laubach in the ninth after being shut down on one hit through eight innings. With one out, Emily Hockman, who had the only the Emmaus hit through the regulation seven, walked. Anna Corch moved her up to second with a single to right and then Cassidy Sullivan punched a single to right. It was close at the plate, but Hockman beat the tag of Northampton catcher Katie Clancy. "I don't think I've ever been this emotional after a game," said K-Kids coach Sally Whittaker-Kahan, who was fighting back tears after her team had its season end at 14-9. "We have such great group of seniors and they were absolutely amazing. This was the true meaning of what a team is all about. We went through some stuff this year, but the kids always picked each other up no matter what was going on. These girls were just awesome." As for Thursday night, Emmaus coach John Eyer said: "It's going to be a tough game, no doubt about it. We know their pitcher Erin Wilson and they know what we have. It's going to come down to playing good defense." The champions in each class go on to the state tournament, which begins Monday. The 3A game between Pottsville and Becahi is set for 2 p.m.

District 11 softball: Tough day so far for the Colonial League

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Three early scores are in and it's not good news for the Colonial League. In 2A semifinal games, Pine Grove 3, Palmerton 2; North Schuylkill 7, Pen Argyl 2. In 3A: Pottsville 5, Saucon Valley 2. That sets Thursday's championship game schedule as: 3A final: Pottsville vs. Northwestern or Becahi, 2 p.m. at Pates Park. 2A final: North Schuylkill vs, Pine Grove, 1 p.m. at Blue Mountain. The 4Af final, featuring Liberty against either Northampton or Emmaus, 7 p.m. at Pates Park.

Women’s College World Series Begins Tomorrow on ESPN2

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The 2012 Women’s College World Series will begin tomorrow afternoon on ESPN2 ESPNU will have the Women’s College World Series Pre-Game Show beginning at Noon ET. Game One starts at 1:00p.m. ET on ESPN2. Here is tomorrow’s schedule: Thu, May 31 Noon WCWS Pre-Game Show ESPNU 1 p.m. South Florida vs. #4 Oklahoma Pam Ward and Michele Smith ESPN2/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. LSU vs. #1 California Pam Ward and Michele Smith ESPN2/ESPN3 7 p.m. #7 Tennessee vs. #2 Alabama Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza ESPN2/ESPN3 9:30 p.m. #11 Oregon vs. #3 Arizona State Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza ESPN2/ESPN3 11:30 p.m. WCWS Post-Game Show ESPNU

Sports Media Digest- May 30, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NFL Changes Tune on Pro Bowl, 2013 Edition on NBC- In a reversal of an earlier decision, the NFL today announced that indeed it will continue to hold the Pro Bowl. The 2013 edition will be held in Hawaii on January 27th and air on NBC. Good viewership for the game may have played a factor in the Pro Bowl’s return, registering 12.5 million viewers for this year’s game. Stanley Cup Finals Start Tonight on NBC- NBC Sports begins its coverage of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Finals tonight with Game One between the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils. The NBC Sports Network will have pre-game coverage beginning at 7:30p.m with host Liam McHugh and analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Bob Costas hosts NBC’s coverage at 8:00p.m. Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick , Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire will call the action. NBA Draft Lottery, Followed by Celtics/Heat Game Two Tonight on ESPN- ESPN will have live coverage of the NBA Draft Lottery beginning at 7:00P.m. ET tonight. Following the lottery, Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Doris Burke will have the call of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat. Tip-off is set for 8:30p.m. ET. Yankees/Angels on Wednesday Night Baseball- ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball tonight will feature the New York Yankees at the Los Angeles Angels. First pitch is 10:00p.m. ET on ESPN2 with Dave O’Brien and Nomar Garciaparra on the mic. 2012 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship on NBC and NBCSN- The NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) and NBC will have coverage this weekend of the 2012 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship. Live matches will air on NBC Sports Network on Saturday from 2-4:30 p.m. ET and then transition to NBC from 4:30-6 p.m. ET. On Sunday, NBC Sports Network will carry the Semifinal matches from 2-4 p.m. ET, followed by the Championship Final on NBC from 4-6 p.m. ET.

NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals on ESPN

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3 will be providing coverage of this weekend’s regional action in the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Coverage begins Friday, June 1st. Mike Rooney and Ben McDonald will provide analysis from the studio for the Regionals. Tennessee baseball coach Dave Serrano will serve as an ESPNU guest analyst during the Regionals on Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June. 2. In addition to providing pre- and post-game analysis, they will contribute on ESPNU’s SportsCenterU programs June 1 to June 3 at 3 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Adam Amin, Joe Davis, Justin Kutcher, Clay Matvick, Mark Neely and Ducis Rodgers are scheduled to provide play-by-play while Nick Belmonte, Chris Burke, Randy Flores, Danny Kanell, Jay Payton and Kyle Peterson will provide analysis. Here is the NCAA Baseball Regional Schedule for ESPN: Date Time (ET) Matchup / Site / Commentators Game Networks Fri, June 1 Noon Coastal Carolina vs. Clemson (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 1 ESPNU /ESPN3 Noon Samford vs. Mississippi State (Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 1 ESPN3 1 p.m. College of Charleston vs. Georgia Tech (Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 1 ESPN3 1:35 p.m. Mississippi vs. TCU (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 1 ESPN3 4 p.m. Manhattan vs. South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 2 ESPNU /ESPN3 4 p.m. Michigan State vs. Pepperdine (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 1 ESPN3 6 p.m. UAB vs. Florida State (Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 2 ESPN3 7 p.m. Louisville vs. New Mexico State (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 1 ESPNU /ESPN3 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 2 ESPN3 7:35 p.m. Dayton vs. Texas A&M (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 2 ESPN3 9 p.m. Fresno State vs. Stanford (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 2 ESPN3 11 p.m. Missouri vs. Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 2 ESPNU /ESPN3 Sat, June 2 Noon Game 2 Loser vs. Game 1 Loser (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 3 ESPNU /ESPN3 Noon Game 2 Loser vs. Game 1 Loser (Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 3 ESPN3 1 p.m. Game 2 Loser vs. Game 1 Loser (Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 3 ESPN3 1:35 p.m. Game 2 Loser vs. Game 1 Loser (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 3 ESPN3 4 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner(Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 4 ESPNU /ESPN3 4 p.m. Game 2 loser vs. Game 1 Loser (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 3 ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 2 loser vs. Game 1 Loser (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 3 ESPNU /ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner(Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 4 ESPN2 /ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner(Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 4 ESPN3 7:35 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 4 ESPN3 9 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner(Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 4 ESPN3 11 p.m. Game 2 Winner vs. Game 1 Winner (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 4 ESPNU /ESPN3 Sun, June 3 Noon Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 5 ESPNU /ESPN3 Noon Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 5 ESPN2 /ESPN3 Noon Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 5 ESPN3 1:35 p.m. Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 5 ESPN3 4 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 6 ESPNU /ESPN3 4 p.m. Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 5 ESPN3 6 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 6 ESPN3 6 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 6 ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 5 ESPN3 7:35 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 6 ESPN3 9 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 6 ESPN3 11 p.m. Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 6 ESPN3 Mon, June 4 6 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser(Tallahassee, Fla.) Adam Amin & Nick Belmonte 7* ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (Columbia, S.C.) Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 7* ESPNU /ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser(Gainesville, Fla.) Mark Neely & Danny Kanell 7* ESPN3 7:35 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (College Station, Texas) Ducis Rodgers & Chris Burke 7* ESPNU /ESPN3 9 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (Stanford, Calif.) Joe Davis & Randy Flores 7* ESPN3 11 p.m. Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (Tucson, Ariz.) Justin Kutcher & Jay Payton 7* ESPN3

TV NEWS ON MAY 30

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/castle-on-tnt-delayed-nick-at-nite-adds.html the TNT start date for reruns of Castle was Thursday, June 7. As of late last week, TNT has delayed the start date for reruns of that popular comedic crime drama. No word yet on when Castle will air on TNT now, but The Mentalist reruns will continue to air on Thursday nights at 9pm and 10pm. In the meantime, viewers can watch Castle reruns on ABC on Mondays at 10pm for the next two weeks (June 4 and 11) before it goes on hiatus until late August. The series will return with brand new episodes on ABC this fall for its fifth season. Castle is a comedic/romantic crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT's The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice). Also as part of TNT's TV Everywhere rollout, Castle will also be available for online viewing through mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices as soon s it starts airing on TNT. They will only be allowed to air the first two seasons for now but will be able to air more than just the first two seasons by Fall 2013. The series also heads to weekend broadcast syndication this fall, so check your local listings for times and station as we get closer to the fall! Stay with us for a new premiere date for Castle on TNT! Nick at Nite will premiere its new original primetime series a bit earlier than planned! Nick at Nite adds sizzle to summer weeknights with the original primetime drama Hollywood Heights, kicking off with a special preview beginning Monday, June 11 at 9:00 p.m. The debut episode will also encore every night at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) through Friday, June 15, with the series still premiering on Monday, June 18 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and new episodes airing every weeknight thereafter, as we previously announced. Adapted for a U.S. audience from the wildly popular Mexican telenovela Alcanzar una Estrella, Hollywood Heights follows the journey of a teenage girl whose life changes drastically when she becomes a star and wins the love of her rock and roll idol, and both are tested by setbacks, heartbreak and deception. The first season of the 80-episode series, co-produced with Televisa in association with Sony Pictures Television, will air weeknights at 9 p.m. through October 2012. The special preview week (June 11-15) will have back-to-back episodes of Friends as a lead-in from 8-9pm at a special time. As a result, Yes, Dear will air 10-11pm, while another hour of Friends will follow at 11 leading into a block of George Lopez from 12-2am. This means That '70s Show will not air this week, but the sitcom will be joining sister network TV Land's schedule this coming Friday anyway, so perhaps it will be slowly phased out from Nick. This new schedule will likely remain week of June 18, too, but we don't have that confirmed yet. Nick at Nite also has a Friends week coming up from Monday, June 4 to Friday, June 8 from 8pm-5am ET/PT each night to help promote the premiere of Hollywood Heights the week after. Nick at Nite also has a Father's Day event planned on Sunday, June 17 with My Wife & Kids even making an appearance with George Lopez, Yes Dear and Friends.

Tuesday recap: Frustration for Parkland; desperation for Pen Argyl; hope for Saucon

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Some people wonder why the state softball playoffs aren't expanded to include 32 teams in each bracket instead of 16. That would give District 11 a few more qualifiers, they say. If basketball can have five rounds, why can't softball? All you need is one more round of games? Well, Tuesday is a perfect answer to why district and PIAA officials don't want to expand any softball, or any spring sport. It's hard enough to get the games in as it is now. Besides dodging the rain drops, tournament officials have to worry about proms and graduation ceremonies. There were supposed to be six state semifinal games played on Tuesday. Only one provided a result and I am sure it is a very disheartening, unsatisfying result for Parkland. To a degree, it was probably less than satisfying for Liberty as well. You work hard all year to get to the district semis and then you are deprived of a complete opportunity at ErinWwinning the game. Rules are rules and so on, but you wonder if District 11 should adopt the World Series policy that Major League Baseball went to after the Phillies-Rays fiasco a few years ago and that's insist that all playoff games must go the full distance. (The game started under brighters skies as you can see at the right). It's not the first time this happened. Emmaus beat Easton a few years ago in the district finals in another game that didn't go the full seven. That one felt just as unsatisfying to all concerned. I didn't get the chance to talk to Parkland coach Barry Search after the final decision to call the game was announced on Tuesday night. Knowing Search, I am sure he would have said: "That's the way it goes" and "We had our chances." Still, it's a very disappointing way for a season to end, and in the case of seniors, a career to finish. Had it been 5-2, 7-3 something like that, everybody would have felt better about it. But 3-2 with an inning and half to go, well, it still felt like it was anybody's ballgame. Becahi-Northwestern, Emmaus-Northampton and Palmerton-Pine Grove never got started, but two other games did. And those two have offered surprising results so far. North Schuylkill leads Colonial League champ Pen Argyl 6-2 entering the bottom of the fifth and Saucon Valley holds a 2-1 edge on Pottsville, also in the bottom of the fifth. If any Colonial League team was supposed to make it to a district final it was supposed to be Pen Argyl. We'll see what happens, but those two results add to what was a very strange, messy day in area softball.

Wednesday!

Wednesday May 30, 2012 Greetings! The weave is back! First E-mail this week! Friday i get to give the Seniors their CAPS AND GOWNS!! I am excited!!! MONDAY IS GRADUATION ALREADY! It early this year!!! BIG DAY! COLLECTING TICKETS AT COCA COLA PARK 5PM THE HOME OF THE IRONPIGS NAZARETH VS LIBERTY HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!! YOU CAN GIVE ME YOUR TICKET! $5.00 THIS IS FOR THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SAME TIME, I AM BUMMED A GIRLS SOCCER DOUBLEHEADER AT NAZARETH TONIGHT I HATE SAYING NO TO MY OWN SCHOOL THEY WANTED ME TO WORK. Cut me in half!! The game is LIVE on RCN TV! GO NAZARETH BASEBALL! GO NAZARETH GIRLS LACROSSE! THEY PLAY HARRITON TONIGHT AT 5PM AT EMMAUS!!! Fitness at 11am could be the last until June 11 How did you like the Thunderstorms Tuesday? It broke the heat! It was way too hot!! Will be better now!!!! How are you? How was your holiday? I am great! Had a great Holiday! Ate too much!! FROM MINDY HEIMBACH: Shout out to all the NHS cheerleaders - practice for 6/5 has been changed to 6/6. No practice 6/5. Email blast to follow, small issue with the website. Spread the word, please!! Schedule: Wednesday May 30: 8:30am-4pm DIANA 11am FITNESS 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR LUNCH 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 5pm COLLECTING TICKETS AT COCA COLA PARK FOR BASEBALL 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Thursday May 31: 8:30am-11am DIANA 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 1pm-6pm DIANA 2pm Calling Bingo at MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 NO ANNOUNCING OFF TONIGHT 7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON RCN4 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Friday June 1: 8:30am-5pm DIANA 9am-NOON HAND OUT CAP AND GOWNS AT NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 6pm-12am JD ROSS ON WALN 8pm Announce Phillies Baseball on Comcast 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Saturday June 2: 9am-11am KEITH GROLLER ON 1470 WSAN 10am-NOON 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230 11am-9pm Mark Thomas on WGPA 1100 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on FOX 9pm-2am Ned Richards on WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 10:30pm Announce Charlie Manuel Show on MYPHL17 Sunday June 3: 11am Radio Show 9:30am-NOON JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON WGPA 1100 2pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 NOON-3pm Dennis Christman on WGPA 1100 3pm-9pm MIGHTY MIKE ON WGPA 1100 10pm Anchor 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 Tom Ochs Mario Donnagelo Sally Murphy Owens Thomas Ernie Harwell Robin Roberts Luke Hahn Bob Shephard Michael Yakemik Donald Fritz George Steinbrenner Teko Johnson Kiski Palmer Smith Lewis Ogioba Chris Hushour Bill Altherton Mary Sysko Stephen Haberle Dan Wheldon Shawnalai Werkheiser Thomas Maher Tori Hirst Sweeney Paul May Elwood Stewart Murphy Phillips Joe Paterno Patricia VanHorn Whitney Houston Matt Kelly Steve Friendricks Dick Clark Dennis Schantzenbach Linda Berry President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray Kaminski Fan Clubs! Check out my blog I am doing new things!! http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/ Keep It real! Thanks for your Time! SEE YOU FRIDAY!!!!!!! SEE YOU IN JUNE!!

REMINDERS

Attention Nazareth Cheerleaders: From Mindy Heimbach: Shout out to all the NHS cheerleaders - practice for 6/5 has been changed to 6/6. No practice 6/5. Email blast to follow, small issue with the website. Spread the word, please!! Come Join the Nazareth Baseball Team TOMORROW Wednesday at 6:00pm at Coca Cola Park for Nazareth vs Liberty for the District XI Championship, the winner goes to STATES!! I Will be collecting Tickets! Hope to see you there at 6:00pm for this DISTRICT XI CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

Upper Nazareth Township firefighting teens follow in their father's footsteps

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2012/05/upper_nazareth_firefighting_te.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES BY AMANDA GRIESSER For The Express-Times Jeffrey Fassl Jr. and his sister Tricia seem like typical teenagers. Jeffrey, 14, attends Nazareth Area Middle School and enjoys fishing and four-wheeling. Tricia is 16, recently started driving and cheers at Bethlehem Catholic High School. What sets them apart from most other teenagers is their commitment to saving lives. Jeffrey and Tricia are junior volunteer firefighters for the Upper Nazareth Township Fire Department. They have followed in the footsteps of their father, Jeffrey Fassl Sr., who has been a firefighter for 16 years. He's the president of the township fire department. Fassl and his wife, Chris, the fire department secretary, never expected their children to become firefighters. “We can be out and see a lot of tragedy, but we have a lot of family time. And it’s fun,” Fassl said. Jeffrey, Tricia and their father each have a pager that notifies them of emergencies. When they receive a call, they have three minutes to get to the fire station, get in their gear, get in a firetruck and get out the door. “My favorite thing is the adrenaline rush,” Jeffrey Jr. said. “The house rocks when the pagers go off,” his father said with a laugh. Tricia and Jeffrey may not enter buildings to fight fires until they turn 18. They provide exterior support by hooking up fire hoses to hydrants, refilling cylinders in other firefighters’ air packs, cleaning up accident scenes and grabbing the tools needed to control a blaze. They wear the same helmets, gloves, boots and heavy-duty turnout gear as every other firefighter. Of the five junior volunteer firefighters at the station, Tricia has been volunteering for the longest time and has completed the most training. She has received first aid, CPR and hazmat training and completed three modules of fire school through Northampton Community College. She became a state-certified EMT on May 20. Tricia decided to become a volunteer firefighter in order to help the community. “I love to deal with people and help people and know we’re here for them in their worst times,” she said. Jeffrey is the youngest junior volunteer firefighter in the department. He participates in drills at the fire station every Monday night and plans to enroll in fire school at Northampton Community College in the fall. He dreams of one day becoming a firefighter in New York City. “Out there you get to help people more often,” he said.

Salisbury/Pine Grove baseball suspended, Class A final postponed

http://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-piux-tri-valley-postponed-0529-20120529,0,5521013.story FROM THE MORNING CALL The District 11 Class 2A baseball title game between Salisbury and Pine Grove was suspended in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday afternoon when thunderstorms moved into the area surrounding Coca-Cola Park. Pine Grove was batting with two outs in the top of the seventh and the scored tied 6-6 when the game was suspended. It will be resumed Thursday after the District 11 Class A final between Pius X and Tri-Valley, which is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. at Coca-Cola Park. The Pius X-Tri Valley title game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. but was postponed earlier in the day because of the impending storms.

NFL Network Schedule for the Coming Week

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The highlights to the upcoming week of programming on the NFL Network will be the unveiling of #50-41 in The Top 100: Players of 2012. The Net10 Arena Football Friday contest will pit the Cleveland Gladiators at the Iowa Barnstormers beginning at 8:00p.m. ET. Paul Burmeister will handle the play-by-play with Anthony Herron serving as analyst. Ari Wolfe will report from the sidelines. Here is the NFL Network Schedule for the week: Wednesday, May 30 12 NOON – NFL Films Presents: Ultimate Ride 12:30 PM – Sound FX: Wild Card Weekend, 2010 1:00 PM – 2006 Chicago Bears 1:30 PM – 2006 Indianapolis Colts 2:00 PM – America’s Game: 2006 Indianapolis Colts 3:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #3 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #4 5:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #5 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Power Backs 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #50-41 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Most Versatile 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #50-41 2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Most Versatile Thursday, May 31 12 NOON – NFL Films Presents: Super Bowl XLV Recap 12:30 PM – Sound FX: Divisional Round, 2010 1:00 PM – 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 2:00 PM – America’s Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints 3:00 PM – America’s Game: 1980 Oakland Raiders 4:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012 – Reactions: #50-41 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Defenses 9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Linebacking Corps 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Cornerback Tandems 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – NFL’s Top 10: Defenses 1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Linebacking Corps 2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Cornerback Tandems 3:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 3:30 AM – Sound FX: John Harbaugh Friday, June 1 12 NOON – Sound FX: Championship Sunday, 2010 12:30 PM – Sound FX: Super Bowl XLV 1:00 PM – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 1:30 PM – 2010 Green Bay Packers 2:00 PM – America’s Game: 2010 Green Bay Packers 3:00 PM – America’s Game: 1981 San Francisco 49ers 4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Defenses 5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Linebacking Corps 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Cornerback Tandems 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – Arena Football League: Cleveland Gladiators at Iowa Barnstormers – LIVE 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – The Rich Eisen Podcast 12:30 AM – Sound FX: Pete Carroll 1:00 AM – NFL Follies: NFL’s Newest Follies 2:00 AM – NFL Follies: Super Duper Football Follies Saturday, June 2 9:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 9:30 AM – Sound FX: Pete Carroll 10:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 11:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 12 NOON – NFL Classic: Miami Dolphins vs. San Diego Chargers – 1994 AFC Divisional Game 3:00 PM – NFL Follies: Super Duper Football Follies 4:00 PM – NFL Follies: NFL’s Newest Follies 5:00 PM – Sound FX: John Harbaugh 5:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Trades 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – Week in Review 8:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 9:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 10:00 PM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access – Week in Review 12 MIDNIGHT – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 1:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 2:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night Sunday, June 3 7:00 AM – Sound FX: Pete Carroll 7:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast 8:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 9:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 10:00 AM – Fans’ Choice: Steelers Night 11:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Coaches Who Belonged in College 12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Trades 1:00 PM – NFL Replay: Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings – Week 13, 2011 2:30 PM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011 3:00 PM – Sound FX: John Harbaugh 3:30 PM – Sound FX: Pete Carroll 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #3 5:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #4 6:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #5 7:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #70-61 8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Innovations 11:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Meltdowns 12 MIDNIGHT – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #70-61 1:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 2:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 Monday, June 4 6:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #70-61 7:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 8:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 9:00 AM – Sound FX: Week 10, 2011 9:30 AM – Sound FX: Week 11, 2011 10:00 AM – Sound FX: Week 12, 2011 10:30 AM – Sound FX: Jerome Bettis 11:00 AM – Sound FX: Steve Young 11:30 AM – Sound FX: Mike Holmgren 12 NOON – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #1 1:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #2 2:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #3 3:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #4 4:00 PM – Hard Knocks – 2007 Kansas City Chiefs: Episode #5 5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #60-51 6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2012: #50-41 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access 8:00 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders – 1974 AFC Divisional Game 9:30 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys – 1980 NFC Divisional Game 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access 12 MIDNIGHT – NFL’s Greatest Games: Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders – 1974 AFC Divisional Game 1:30 AM – NFL’s Greatest Games: Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys – 1980 NFC Divisional Game

Miami Dolphins to be the Spotlight of the 2012 Edition of Hard Knocks

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ HBO Sports has announced that the Miami Dolphins will serve as the team for the network’s 2012 production of Hard Knocks. The seven episode Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins will begin debut Tuesday, August 7th at 10:00p.m. ET. “We are delighted that HARD KNOCKS will be returning this summer and placing the spotlight on the Miami Dolphins, a venerable franchise that had an exciting off-season activity,” says Ken Hershman, president, HBO Sports in a press release. “This marks the first time that the series has featured a first-year head coach (Joe Philbin) and we are extremely grateful to both Coach Philbin and the entire organization for agreeing to participate. As always, there will be plenty on the line for veterans, free agents and rookies.” “On the 40th anniversary of the greatest season in NFL history–Don Shula’s perfect ’72 Dolphins– it is perfectly fitting that Hard Knocks is heading to Miami to capture the start of a new era for one of the league’s proudest teams,” says NFL Films president Steve Sabol. “After Hard Knocks’ hiatus last summer, I know our team at NFL Films can’t wait to get back on the field.” “We are excited that the premier company in sports filmmaking history, NFL FILMS, and HBO Sports have chosen the Miami Dolphins to appear on their award-winning series Hard Knocks,” said Joe Philbin, head coach of the Miami Dolphins. “We are looking forward to connecting with our many fans across the country as the program chronicles our 2012 training camp. The series will highlight the outstanding men who comprise our team and represent our organization admirably, both on and off the field, as they compete for a coveted position on our roster.” The Hard Knocks series originated in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens. It returned in 2007 with the Kansas City Chiefs and continued in 2008 with the Dallas Cowboys, 2009 with the Cincinnati Bengals, and 2010 with the New York Jets. Hard Knocks was not produced last season as the end of the lockout prevented HBO from organizing filming of the series.

NBC Sports Coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The NBC Sports Group will have exclusive coverage of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, which begins tomorrow night. NBC will have coverage of Games 1 & 2 and, if necessary, Games 5,6, & 7. The NBC Sports Network will telecast Games 3 & 4. Face-off for each game will be 8:00p.m. ET. Every game night, NBC Sports Network will present a one-hour pre-game show beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET and a half-hour post-game show. Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre McGuire will call the action during each game. The studio team will feature host Liam McHugh and analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones. Here is the schedule for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on NBC Sports: Wednesday, May 30 8 p.m. L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 1) NBC Saturday, June 2 8 p.m. L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 2) NBC Monday, June 4 8 p.m. New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 3) NBC Sports Network Wednesday, June 6 8 p.m. New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 4) NBC Sports Network Saturday, June 9 8 p.m. L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 5) * NBC Monday, June 11 8 p.m. New Jersey Devils @ L.A. Kings (Game 6) * NBC Wednesday, June 13 8 p.m. L.A. Kings @ New Jersey Devils (Game 7)* NBC

District 11 softball predictions: Who can handle the heat?

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER As we look ahead to tonight's semifinals in District 11 Classes 4A, 3A and 2A, the one thing that comes immediately to mind when you take one step outside is -- who can handle the heat? Remember, these girls play in weekend softball tournaments all summer long, sometimes playing four or five games in one day. Most of them are used to the heat, and yet, hot is still hot and the summer teams are more equipped for the heat with their uniforms, coolers and tents etc. than the high school teams. If the games go extra innings, you definitely could see some teams bothered more than others by the warm temps. Because both Parkland and Emmaus feature two quality pitchers and not just one, you might give the edge to the Trojans and Green Hornets tonight. Last week I thought we'd be looking at an Emmaus-Liberty final, but I didn't like the way the Hurricanes struggled against Pocono Mt. East. Parkland, meanwhile, came out and took care of business, pounding Nazareth. That's a sign that the Trojans remain hungry. So, I am going with (Emmaus 5, Northampton 2) and (Parkland 4, Liberty 3) in the 4A games. But I will admit this, and it's not a copout, these four teams are so evenly matched that any title-game matchup that emerges tonight will not shock me. I just believe that Emmaus has a huge edge playing its home games at Pates Park and Parkland has played the best softball over the second half of the season with the exception of one bad night against Becahi in the LVC semis. In 3A, I think Becahi has its act together, finally, and will get to the finals against Pottsville, which will outlast Saucon Valley in a high-scoring game. Scores? (Becahi 9, Northwestern 3) and (Pottsville 8, Saucon Valley 6). In 2A, I will stay with the top two seeds and league champs, Pen Argyl and Pine Grove, but the Green Knights may have more of a struggle than you'd think. Remember, it took a two-run single by Kassy Beckage for Pen Argyl to beat North Schuylkill for a 2-1 win in last year's semis. It has been a nice season for the Blue Bombers and I give them a puncher's chance against the Cardinals, but junior Pine Grove pitcher Ethel Mae Santai, who has 264 strikeouts in 154 innings, might be too much. Scores? (Pen Argyl 3, North Schuylkill 2) and (Pine Grove 2, Palmerton 1). Let's just hope they get the games played. Late-afternoon thunderstorms are quite possible, unfortunately.

Anthony Recker sent back to Triple-A by the Athletics

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER On Monday, the Oakland Athletics reinstated third baseman Brandon Inge from the 15-day disabled list and optioned catcher Anthony Recker, a Catasauqua High graduate, to Triple-A Sacramento. Inge was batting .227 with four home runs and 17 RBI in 11 games with the A's when he was placed on the DL May 17 with a strained right groin. Inge, a longtime fixture with the Tigers, started the season with Detroit and went 2-for-20 in nine games before he was released. Recker was batting .129 in 13 games with Oakland with a double, four walks, three runs scored and 13 strikeouts in 31 at-bats. Recker, who will turn 29 on Aug. 29, played in five games for Oakland in 2011 after being promoted in August. He made his debut at Yankee Stadium and got his first hit at Fenway Park. In 18 MLB games, Recker is hitting .146 (7-for-48) with six runs, two doubles and eight walks. He is still seeking his first career RBI and home run. Oakland manager Bob Melvin said on mlb.com: "Recker wasn't getting an opportunity to be successful for a guy that's used to playing a good portion of the time," Melvin said. "During the season, there will be times where some of the role players will need some at-bats, and that was the case with him."

TV NEWS ON MAY 29

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/leverage-reruns-on-ion-begin-july-1-men.html Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Leverage Reruns on ION Begin July 1; Men at Work Premiere Scores on TBS Leverage As we mentioned before, ION Television has gotten the rerun rights to the TNT drama Leverage, but now we have the launch date and timeslots! The drama will start Sunday, July 1, 2012 on ION Television with an 11-episode block from 4pm-3am! The series will continue to air every Sunday in the same period as well. All episodes will air in order and there will be no encores, so make sure you watch all eleven hours every Sunday night. As of now, no other timeslots are announced. Maybe the timings will change come July 15. Because the series will enter its fifth season on TNT starting July 15 at 8pm. As soon as we know, we will let you know, but as of now, July 1 and July 8 are full Sunday's of Leverage on ION Television! The series replaces a block of Flashpoint on Sunday nights. Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, a retrieval specialist, and their leader, former insurance investigator Nathan Ford (Academy Award Winner(R) Timothy Hutton), who use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens. Men at Work TBS's all-new comedy series Men at Work scored 2.649 million viewers for its premiere on Thursday. 1.63 million were in adults 18-49 and 851,000 were in adults 18-34, according to cable fast national data. The premiere of Men at Work also drew 14% more adults 18-34 and 7% more adults 18-49 than the prior four weeks of The Big Bang Theory reruns in the Thursday 10 p.m. (ET/PT) timeslot. And it garnered more men 18-34 (395,000) than any previous TBS original sitcom premiere. TBS's second episode of Men at Work followed at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT), averaging 2.29 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery, with 778,000 viewers in adults 18-34 and 1.433 million in adults 18-49. Created by Breckin Meyer (Road Trip, TNT's Franklin & Bash), Men at Work centers on four buddies who work together at a magazine. Danny Masterson (That '70s Show) plays the recently dumped Milo, whose friends are determined to help him get back in the dating game. James Lesure (Las Vegas) is Gibbs, a photographer and successful ladies man. Michael Cassidy (The O.C) plays Tyler, a features writer who brings a dose of style and sophistication to the group. And Adam Busch (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is Neal, a somewhat nerdy ad salesman and the only one in the group with a steady girlfriend (Meredith Hagner - Royal Pains). Men at Work airs each Thursday at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). Fans can stay up to speed on the latest Men at Work news through the show's website and Twitter.

Tuesday!

Wednesday May 30, 2012 Greetings! The weave is back! First E-mail this week! Friday i get to give the Seniors their CAPS AND GOWNS!! I am excited!!! MONDAY IS GRADUATION ALREADY! It early this year!!! BIG DAY! COLLECTING TICKETS AT COCA COLA PARK 5PM THE HOME OF THE IRONPIGS NAZARETH VS LIBERTY HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!! YOU CAN GIVE ME YOUR TICKET! $5.00 THIS IS FOR THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SAME TIME, I AM BUMMED A GIRLS SOCCER DOUBLEHEADER AT NAZARETH TONIGHT I HATE SAYING NO TO MY OWN SCHOOL THEY WANTED ME TO WORK. Cut me in half!! The game is LIVE on RCN TV! GO NAZARETH BASEBALL! GO NAZARETH GIRLS LACROSSE! THEY PLAY HARRITON TONIGHT AT 5PM AT EMMAUS!!! Fitness at 11am could be the last until June 11 How did you like the Thunderstorms Tuesday? It broke the heat! It was way too hot!! Will be better now!!!! How are you? How was your holiday? I am great! Had a great Holiday! Ate too much!! FROM MINDY HEIMBACH: Shout out to all the NHS cheerleaders - practice for 6/5 has been changed to 6/6. No practice 6/5. Email blast to follow, small issue with the website. Spread the word, please!! Schedule: Wednesday May 30: 8:30am-4pm DIANA 11am FITNESS 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR LUNCH 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 5pm COLLECTING TICKETS AT COCA COLA PARK FOR BASEBALL 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Thursday May 31: 8:30am-11am DIANA 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 1pm-6pm DIANA 2pm Calling Bingo at MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 NO ANNOUNCING OFF TONIGHT 7:30pm JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON RCN4 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Friday June 1: 8:30am-5pm DIANA 9am-NOON HAND OUT CAP AND GOWNS AT NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL 11AM-1PM Jolly Joe Timmer on WGPA 1100 NOON Channel 69 News with Eve and Jaciel 1pm-6pm Glen Mac and Anthony Gargano on 94 WIP 4pm-7pm Happy Hour on WEEX 1230 6pm-12am JD ROSS ON WALN 8pm Announce Phillies Baseball on Comcast 10pm Anchor News on CW57 Saturday June 2: 9am-11am KEITH GROLLER ON 1470 WSAN 10am-NOON 69 Sports Saturday on WEEX 1230 11am-9pm Mark Thomas on WGPA 1100 7pm Announce Phillies Baseball on FOX 9pm-2am Ned Richards on WALN 10pm Anchor News on CW57 10:30pm Announce Charlie Manuel Show on MYPHL17 Sunday June 3: 11am Radio Show 9:30am-NOON JOLLY JOE TIMMER ON WGPA 1100 2pm Announce Phillies Baseball on MYPHL17 NOON-3pm Dennis Christman on WGPA 1100 3pm-9pm MIGHTY MIKE ON WGPA 1100 10pm Anchor 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 Tom Ochs Mario Donnagelo Sally Murphy Owens Thomas Ernie Harwell Robin Roberts Luke Hahn Bob Shephard Michael Yakemik Donald Fritz George Steinbrenner Teko Johnson Kiski Palmer Smith Lewis Ogioba Chris Hushour Bill Altherton Mary Sysko Stephen Haberle Dan Wheldon Shawnalai Werkheiser Thomas Maher Tori Hirst Sweeney Paul May Elwood Stewart Murphy Phillips Joe Paterno Patricia VanHorn Whitney Houston Matt Kelly Steve Friendricks Dick Clark Dennis Schantzenbach Linda Berry President of the Alan Davis, Gary Laubach, Dream Kids and Keith Groller, Ray Kaminski Fan Clubs! Check out my blog I am doing new things!! http://nazoeagle.blogspot.com/ Keep It real! Thanks for your Time! SEE YOU FRIDAY!!!!!!! SEE YOU IN JUNE!!

Memorial Day celebrated throughout the region

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2012/05/memorial_day_celebrated_throug.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Memorial Day throughout the region was filled with parades and other ceremonies to honor veterans who have fallen in the line of duty. View photos of Memorial Day celebrations in Nazareth, Bethlehem, Phillipsburg and Greenwich Township.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/11/22/wip-programming-schedule/ 5-28-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham 6:00AM – 10:00AM The Best of Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team 10:00AM – 12:00PM Middays with Rob Ellis & Paul Jolovitz 12:00PM – 12:35PM Leading Off Rob Ellis 12:35PM – 4:35PM Phillies vs Mets 4:35PM – 5:05PM The Final Out with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 5:05PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 6:00PM – 10:00PM Brian Startare 10:00PM – 2:00AM Marc Farzetta 5-29-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham 6:00AM – 10:00AM The Morning Team 10:00AM – 12:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Rob Ellis 12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch with Charlie Manuel 1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 6:00PM – 6:30PM Leading Off Rob Ellis 6:30PM – 10:30PM Phillies vs Mets 10:30PM – 11:00PM The Final Out with Jody McDonald 11:00PM – 2:00AM Jody McDonald 5-30-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham 6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team 10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Rob Ellis 1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 6:00PM – 6:30PM Leading Off Rob Ellis 6:30PM – 10:30PM Phillies vs Mets 10:30PM – 11:00PM The Final Out with Jody McDonald 11:00PM – 2:00AM Jody McDonald 5-31-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM Dan Klecko 6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team 10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese 1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 6:00PM – 10:00PM Rob Ellis 10:00PM – 2:00AM Spike Eskin 6-1-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM Big Daddy Graham 6:00AM – 10:00AM Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team 10:00AM – 1:00PM Middays with Michael Barkann & Ike Reese 1:00PM – 6:00PM Afternoons with Anthony Gargano & Glen Macnow 6:00PM – 7:10PM Rob Ellis 7:10PM – 7:40PM Leading Off with Rob Ellis 7:40PM – 11:40AM Phillies vs Marlins 11:30PM – 12:00AM The Final Out with Jody McDonald 12:00AM – 2:00AM Jody McDonald 6-2-12 2:00AM – 5:00AM Steve Trevelise 5:00AM – 8:00AM Best of Cataldi 8:00AM – 10:00AM Howard Eskin 10:00AM – 1:00PM Glen Macnow & Ray Didinger 1:00PM – 3:00PM Rob Charry & Dan Klecko 3:00PM – 3:30PM Leading Off with Paul Jolovitz 3:30PM – 7:30PM Phlilies vs Marlins 7:30PM – 8:00PM The Final Out with Jody McDonald 8:00PM – 10:00PM Jody McDonald 10:00PM – 2:00AM Rickie Ricardo 6-3-12 2:00AM – 6:00AM G Cobb 6:00AM – 7:00AM Conversations with Peter Solomon 7:00AM – 8:00AM WIP Sunday 8:00AM – 10:00AM Sonny Hill 10:00AM – 12:30PM Rob Charry & Dan Klecko 12:30PM – 1:00PM Leading Off with Rob Charry 1:00PM – 5:00PM Phillies vs Marlins 5:00PM – 5:30PM The Final Out with Paul Jolovitz 5:30PM – 10:00PM Paul Jolovitz 10:00PM – 2:00AM Reuben Frank 450 610 sched SportsRadio 94 WIP Programming Schedule Listeners can hear most of the great programming SportsRadio 94WIP has to offer on SportsRadio 610WIP. In addition, 610WIP-AM will air the following exclusive programming on the below days and times: 5/28/12 7:00PM – 8:00PM The 90th Minute 10:00PM – 1:00AM The Nick & Artie Show 5/29/12 10:00PM – 1:00AM The Nick & Artie Show 5/30/12 10:00PM – 1:00AM The Nick & Artie Show 5/31/12 10:00PM – 1:00AM The Nick & Artie Show 6/1/12 10:00PM – 1:00AM The Nick & Artie Show 6/2/12 5:00AM – 7:00AM The Joe Morgan Show 7:00AM – 8:00AM Good News in Real Estate 6/3/12 1:00PM – 5:00PM Paul Jolovitz

New Reporter on 6ABC

http://lauranachman.wordpress.com/ FROM LAURA NACHMAN Jennifer Joyce joins 6ABC as a general assignment reporter. The Temple Unviersity graduate arrives from WHP in Harrisburg.

Lots of locals on display on June 16 MMA card at the Sands

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Bangor's Scott Heckman, Parkland grad Adam Atiyeh, Northampton product Rick Umstead, Freedom grad Zach Sigley, and Bethlehem's Ricky Nuno are all on the card on Saturday, June 16 at the Sands for PA Cage Combat Valley Fight Series V Mixed Martial Arts card Heckman (at right) is considered one of the sport's rising stars. Scott_Heckman The 16-bout card is set to start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6. Go to www.pacombat.com for the ticket info. P.A. Cage Combat's most recent card was held on April 6 at the Rodeway Inn. This is their first card at the Sands. According to a release, P.A. Cage Combat is a young promotion company that was started to allow local fighters in and around the Lehigh Valley to compete against others from all over the country. The card includes one contest between women. The matchups so far for the June 16 card: Janel Grim (0-0) vs. Rachel Kendall (0-0) Matt Breiner (2-1) vs. Benton Kelly (0-0) Luis Santiago (2-4) vs. Greg Fonda (2-2) Matt Myers (0-20 vs. Cameron Mcclaney (0-0) Tyler Marinucci (0-1) vs. TBD William Leibensperger (4-6) vs. Myron Baker (5-4) Eddie Alvarez (0-1) vs. James Murray (0-2) Miles Fischer (0-1) vs. Steven Olan (0-0) Ricky Nuno (3-1) vs. Linwood Lewis (0-0) Blaine Shutt (2-0) vs.Vick Alpizar (3-1) Ricky Umstead (1-2) vs. Adam Atiyeh (2-0) Travis Melochick (3-3) vs. Ricci Bass (2-2) Zach Sigley (4-0) vs. TBD Jake Gombocz (3-0-1) vs. Dave Spadell, Jr. (5-5) Scott Heckman (10-3) vs. TBD Tom Marcellino (4-0) vs. Brian Smiley (2-5)

TV NEWS ON MAY 28

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/memorial-day-2012-tv-marathons-includes.html Happy Memorial Day! As we pay tribute to our troops every year on this day, let's have some fun as well watching TV marathons on the tube on this day off! If you're not going outside in the heat (the NY metro area will be close to 90 degrees today), then there are plenty of TV options for you on this day! Are you headed to the shore or would you rather watch some good TV marathons like Saved by the Bell? It's certainly all right! So bring out your lawn chair, throw some burgers on the BBQ, and watch some television! Among the marathons today are the marathons we have previously mentioned, such as the Antenna TV Movie Heroes marathon from 5am-2am. We also told you about the Andy Griffith Show marathon on TV Land from 10:30am-2pm. We also mentioned a drama marathon of The Waltons starting at noon on INSP! Other cool sitcom marathons on this day is MTV2's Saved by the Bell marathon from 12pm-8pm! TV One has a marathon of Martin marathon from 11am-5am, but technically that is every Monday anyway. BET will air The Parkers marathon from 8am-7:30pm. Get your Mo'Nique on! Oxygen has a morning marathon of Living Single from 6am-10am. Comedy Central has a marathon of the animated comedy South Park from 9am-11pm! MeTV Network will honor the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces this Memorial Day beginning at 7pm ET. The Memorial Day Marathon will feature some of the best episodes from M*A*S*H, Combat! and Twelve O'Clock High. And ION just loves Criminal Minds as they have yet another marathon of the drama from 1pm-3am. Other marathons include a marathon of the classic '80s animated series Smurfs on Boomerang from 6:30am-6pm, a Perry Mason marathon on Hallmark Movie Channel from 6am-6am, and TV Guide Channel will air multiple episodes of Early Edition & The Guardian starting at 10am through 2am (with a movie break at 6 & 9pm). GMC will have a Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman marathon from 12pm-11pm. GSN will showcase a Family Feud marathon from 7pm-12am. Watch the Law & Order marathon on TNT from 10am-8pm, while on USA Network you can watch the long-running series NCIS with a marathon starting at 6am through 9pm. Showoff your sexiness with the Sex and the City marathon on from 12pm-8pm. Spike TV will go the Band of Brothers marathon route from 9am-9pm. and Universal HD will show us The Unit with a 24-hour marathon beginning at 6am. And if you STILL get SOAPnet, they have a One Tree Hill marathon from 10am-7pm. Nathan & Haley, Always & Forever! If you like movies on TV, watch Lifetime, Centric, ReelzChannel TV, TBS, AMC, Syfyf and as mentioned earlier, Antenna TV. Reality TV wise, A&E has a Storage Wars marathon, History has a Pawn Stars marathon starting at 8am, TLC has a Cake Boss marathon beginning at 6am, and Discovery has a Deadliest Catch marathon from 9am-10pm.

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Monday!

Announcement: There is NO Monday E-Mail for May 28th This is for Memorial Day! Have a safe holiday! Thanks for your Understanding! Your Buddy, Andy Weaver

TV NEWS ON MAY 27

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/05/final-week-of-2011-12-tv-ratings-and.html 2011-12 Week 36 TV Ratings (final three nights of the season average, Mon-Wed): Households: #1. Fox 7.9 rating/12.6 share; #2. ABC 7.2/11.6; #3. CBS 4.5/7.2; #4. NBC 3.9/6.3; #5. The CW 0.4/0.7 Total Viewers: #1. Fox 13.51 million; #2. ABC 10.94 million; #3. CBS 6.75 million; #4. NBC 6.43 million; #5. The CW 0.64 million. Adults 18-49: #1. Fox. 4.2 rating/12.0 share; #2. ABC 2.6/7.3; #3. NBC 2.1/5.9; #4. CBS 1.5/4.3; #5 . The CW 0.3/0.8 Week 36 (May 21-27) Analysis: Week 36 is the final week of the season but it is only the first three days of the week, so really there is only 35 1/2 weeks during a TV season. For the final three nights of the season, Fox had the commanding lead thanks to American Idol. ABC was in second place across the board lead by its finales of Dancing and Modern Family. CBS was mainly in repeats , with only one hour of new programming only, so it had to settle for a distant third in HH/viewers but fourth in adults 18-49. NBC was fourth in HH/viewers, even losing to repeats on CBS, but they did beat them in adults 18-49. As for last week, week 35, Fox beat CBS by a tenth for the 18-49 crown again, while CBS again took home HH/total viewers. ABC was second in HH/viewers, but third in 18-49 (only a tenth behind CBS for second), while Fox was third in HH/viewers. And that left NBC fourth across the board again. NBC did finish the 2011-12 season in third place in 18-49 thanks to the Super Bowl. Without it, they would be down two tenths and back in fourth. Thanks to that bonus they were in third, but in all likelihood, barring a huge hit, they will be back in fourth next season. Fox won the season in adults 18-49, followed by CBS, NBC and ABC. On Monday, it was NBC edging ABC by a tenth and Fox by two tenths. First, on ABC, Dancing with the Stars: The Finals started it off from 8-9pm doing a first place 16.84 million and a 2.9 18-49 rating, up three tenths from previous week when it aired 8-9:30pm. From 9-11pm, The Bachelorette did a solid 7.53 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, off just two tenths from previous week's 90-minute premiere. For CBS, How I Met Your Mother was a repeat for some reason (the second year in a row CBS has done repeats the last week of the season) and did 4.06 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating. A repeat of 2 Broke Girls followed doing 4.62 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, building from its lead-in. A repeat of Two and a Half Men followed at 9 with 7.23 million and a 2.0 rating, the best of the block as usual even though it seems below normal for a repeat. A repeat of Mike & Molly was next and did 6.29 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, which is serviceable. At 10, Hawaii Five-0 was preempted for a new Clash of the Commercials special doing 5.96 million and only a 1.3 18-49 rating, which is down from last season's special. Fox started off the night with a House retrospective special doing 6.27 million and a 2.1 rating, up two tenths from the season finale of Bones the previous week. Then at 9, it was the series finale of House doing 8.72 million and a 2.9 rating, up seven tenths from previous week. Not bad, but no where near what the series has done in the past. NBC started it off with America's Got Talent at 8 and did 9.66 million and a 3.2 18-49 rating, which was down four tenths from previous week's two-hour premiere. Then from 9-11pm, NBC premiered the summer series America Ninja Warrior doing a solid 6.2 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating. It did better than the way more expensive Smash finale. The CW aired a repeat of One Tree Hill and did just 0.57 million and a 0.3 18-49 rating. Another repeat airing followed with 0.53 million and a 0.2 rating. Probably one of the last network airings of this series ever, if not the last one. On Tuesday, it was Fox with the win. NCIS: LA at 8 started it off at a special time with a repeat doing 7.51 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating. Then two hour of repeats of NCIS at a special time did 9.17 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating at 9 and 9.34 million and a 1.8 18-49 rating at 10. ABC aired an encore of the previous night's Dancing with the Stars: The Finals at 8 and did 8.83 million and a 1.3 18-49, which beat the one-hour of Cougar Town the previous week. From 9-11pm, the live Dancing with the Stars: The Finale did 17.75 million and a 3.3 18-49 rating, up eleven tenths from previous week, as we crowned Donald Driver the season 14 champion. The lowest rated finale for this show, but still solid enough. Fox aired part one of the American Idol finale and it did 14.85 million and a 4.4 18-49 rating, great numbers but no where near what it was doing in the past. It's almost back to earth. At 9, the season finale of Glee did 7.46 million and a 2.9 18-49 rating, up four tenths from previous week. This show is no longer a big hit already. NBC was next with the an encore of America's Got Talent at 8 doing 5.24 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating in an hour of many repeats except for Idol. An all-new episode followed at 9 and did 9.44 million and a 3.3 18-49 rating, down a tenth from previous week's two-hour Tuesday premiere. At 10, a 20th Anniversary of Dateline special did 4.98 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, on par with previous week's Fashion Star finale. Yet NBC is bringing that reality series back? The CW had a repeat of of Hart of Dixie doing only 730,000 viewers and a 0.2 18-49 rating, in its new time period next fall. Then at 9pm, a new episode of LA Complex did just 450,000 viewers and a 0.2 18-49 rating, on par with the previous week. What a disaster! Wednesday it was all Fox with the Idol finale. First, CBS started the night off with two comedy repeats. The Big Bang Theory aired at 8 doing 5.63 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, up five tenths from previous week's comedy encore. At 8:30, a repeat of Two and a Half Men did 4.38 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating, only up a tenth from previous week's comedy encore despite a higher lead-in. Then at 9, a repeat of Criminal Minds did 6.41 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating. Another repeat followed at 10 doing a similar 6.25 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating. ABC was all-new for its Laugh On comedy block, as the season finale of The Middle started it off doing 6.52 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up a tenth from previous week as it could be better but spring has hampered it a bit. A Modern Family encore at 8:30pm did 6.0 million and a 2.1 18-49 rating, up three tenths from previous week's Suburgatory season finale. The mega hit Modern Family was next at 9pm with its season finale and it did 10.07 million and a 4.1 18-49 rating, which was up two tenths from previous week. At 9:30pm, the season finale of the hilarious Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 did 5.6 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, up a solid five tenths from previous week. At 10pm the addicting Revenge season finale did 7.85 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, up four tenths from previous week. WOW! What a finale! The series moves to Sundays at 9 next fall and I expect a solid upswing for this promising series. Fox aired American Idol season finale from 8-10:06pm doing 21.49 million and a 6.4 18-49 rating, of course up from previous week by a large amount but its lowest rated finale since season one. NBC opened the night with a new Betty White's Off Their Rockers doing 5.39 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, up a tenth from previous week. Another all-new episode followed at 8:30pm and did a similar 5.28 million and a 1.5 18-49 rating, down a tenth from previous week. Will return next season in mid-season again. At 9pm, a repeat of Law & Order: SVU at 9pm did 3.66 million and a 0.9 18-49, up a tenth from previous week. And at 10pm, the season finale of Law & Order: SVU did 7.16 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up three tenths from previous week. The CW had a repeat of Top Model start it off at 8pm doing 740,000 viewers and a 0.3 18-49 rating, down a tenth week-to-week. A new America's Next Top Model followed at 9 and did just 830,000 viewers and a 0.4 18-49 rating, down a tenth from previous week. Starting from Thursday on, the summer season started! So we won't do an analysis, but stay tuned all summer to see how your favorite network sitcoms are doing--repeat or not! Week 36 How the Sitcoms Did Last Sunday Sitcoms (counts for Week 35 -- May 14-20) The Simpsons (Fox) - The season finale at 8pm did 4.82 million and just a 2.1 18-49 rating, which is below normal but up two tenths from previous week. Not good. Lowest rated finale ever it seems for this show. At 7pm, a repeat did 2.36 million and a 1.0 18-49 rating, which was up a tenth from previous week. The Cleveland Show (Fox) - The season finale at 7:30pm did 3.01 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating, on par with previous week. Way too low. Bob's Burgers (Fox) - The season finale at 8:30pm did 3.57 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating, which is not too good and down a tenth from previous week despite its lead-in going up. This show really should not be back. Family Guy (Fox) - The one-hour season finale did 5.35 million and a 2.6 18-49 rating, for the best of the block and up two tenths from previous week. Lowest rated finale for this show ever. American Dad! (Fox) - preempted. Monday Sitcoms How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - A repeat (yes in sweeps) did 4.06 million and a 1.3 18-49 rating. Seems low. 2 Broke Girls (CBS) - A repeat of this comedy did 4.62 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating, growing from its lead-in. Will it be ready at 9pm to anchor the night? I don't think total viewers will be as strong as Men. Two and a Half Men (CBS) - A repeat did 7.23 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating. This show usually repeats better. We shall see how it does this summer. Mike & Molly (CBS) - 6.29 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating for a repeat is OK. Tuesday Sitcoms Last Man Standing (ABC) - preempted. Cougar Town (ABC) - preempted, one-hour finale this Tuesday. New Girl (Fox) - preempted. Wednesday Sitcoms The Middle (ABC) - The season finale did 6.52 million and a 2.0 18-49 rating, up a tenth from previous week. Should bounce back to high 2's/low 3's in fall. The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - A special repeat did 5.63 million and a 1.6 18-49 rating at 8. Solid! Suburgatory (ABC) - preempted. Two and a Half Men (CBS) - A special repeat at 8:30pm did just 4.38 million and a 1.2 18-49 rating. Losing steam from its lead-in. Weird. Modern Family (ABC) - The season finale of this mega hit did 10.07 million and a 4.1 18-49 rating, up two tenths from previous week's season low. Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (ABC) - The season finale did 5.6 million and a 2.4 18-49 rating, up five tenths from previous week. Pretty impressive against the final half-hour of Idol finale. Thursday Sitcoms The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - A repeat at 8 did 8.27 million and a 2.3 18-49 rating, off two tenths from previous week. Should stay above a 2 all summer. Rules of Engagement (CBS) - A repeat did 6.12 million and a 1.7 18-49 rating. Community (NBC) - preempted. 30 Rock (NBC) - preempted The Office (NBC) 2 airings - A repeat at 8 did just 2.26 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating. Another repeat followed at 8:30 doing an embarrassing 1.86 million and a 0.7 18-49 rating. Parks and Recreation (NBC) - preempted. Friday Sitcoms None. Saturday Sitcoms How to Be a Gentleman (CBS) 2 episodes - Two burn-off airings did nothing. Airing tonight (Sunday) are no comedies. Summing it up. Airings of Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls were impressive for the week. Everything else was OK (such as The Middle, Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23) or just plain old terrible (such as The Office).