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ESPN Radio to Broadcast 2012 USCAA Softball National Championships in Akron, Ohio

Newport News, VA – ESPN Radio Williamsport 104.1 FM and 1050 AM have again partnered with Penn State-Beaver and the USCAA to broadcast the 2012 USCAA Softball National Championship. The tournament will be held in Akron, Ohio and will be played at Firestone Stadium, home of the professional softball team, the Akron Racers.

All games being played on Field One will be broadcast with a play-by-play announcer.  The championship game and the third place game will also feature a color analyst. The ESPN Radio stream can found here. Also, fans can download a free app for their mobile device by clicking this link.

"Having the great experience in Akron last year with Joey Arrietta, Matt Simms and Andy Kirschner we are even more eager to see what this year's championship tournament has in-store," said Todd Bartley, General Manager, ESPN Radio Williamsport.  The eight team double elimination tournament will begin this Tuesday morning, with the first pitch slated for 10:00 am est.  The tournament will conclude on Thursday with the championship game scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm est.

ESPN Radio Williamsport is currently home to the athletics programs at Penn College, Lycoming College, Mansfield University, Misericordia University and Wilkes University.  Also serving as the flagship station of the Williamsport Crosscutters Radio Network, the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Recently, ESPN Radio Williamsport was recognized by the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association (PAPBA) for the "Best Play-by-Play" (Todd Bartley, first place), (Trevor Turner, third place) in a medium market as well as "Best Sportscast" (Trevor Turner, first place) in a medium market.

The USCAA be will be streaming the semi-finals and finals live online on this page. For more information about the 2012 USCAA Softball National Championships, visit the championship page. Also, check out the USCAA on Facebook and Twitter for updates on the tournament and all USCAA news.

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Games played at Historic Bowman Field

Loyalsock 4 South Williamsport 3

Montoursville 6 Williamsport 4

Consolation Game

Williamsport 7 South Williamsport 4

Championship Game

Loyalsock 5 Montoursville 3

Freedom Conference Championship Game

Misericordia 5 DeSales 3

Game played at Memorial Field, Quakertown, PA

Misericordia clinches an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament

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The Misericordia vs DeSales MAC Championship Baseball game which was originally scheduled for tonight at 7:30 p.m. has been postponed to Saturday at 5:00 p.m. due to field conditions.

MAC Championships Baseball games are being played in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. All games played by the Cougars will be broadcast by Tom Ferguson and can be heard on Stream 5.

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Springfield, IL -- The Penn College Wildcats baseball team will open tournament play at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon against Selma.

The USCAA Small College World Series has been delayed due to weather. Ian Catherine will have the play-by-play call.

Click here for the tournament bracket.

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The girls softball tournament being hosted at Elm Park by Williamsport High School was rained out on Friday night.

The revised bracket can be viewed by clicking the read more link in this story.

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The Misericordia vs Manhattanville MAC Championships Baseball game which can be heard on Stream 5 has been pushed back to 4:30 p.m. due to field conditions.

MAC Championships Baseball games are being played in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. All games played by the Cougars will be broadcast by Tom Ferguson.

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ESPN Radio 1050 and 104.1 along with ESPNWilliamsport.com are proud to announce the fifth annual Night of Champions awards banquet hosted by the Historic Genetti Hotel and Suites in downtown Williamsport on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 6 p.m.

The 2012 edition will have even more award winners as well as very special presentations of the "Bill Byham, Spirit in Sports Award" as well as the "Frank Girardi, Lifetime Achievement Award".

At the 2011 Night of Champions awards banquet more that 170 student athletes and more than a dozen coaches from all nine Lycoming County High Schools were honored.

Nomination forms have arrived at the schools and are being processed. Tickets will go on sale in early May. Exact details on ticket availbility will be released very soon.

Table sponsorships are available by calling 570-327-1300.

Todd Bartley (right) with football broadcasting partner Bill Byham.

Bartley took first place in the PAPBA medium market for his basketball play-by-play against Widener.

Courtesy: athletics.lycoming.edu

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – In a season where the Lycoming College men’s basketball team’s last 13 of 15 games were decided by 10 points or less, each game held plenty of drama. Luckily for Warrior fans, they had  someone really good behind the mic to describe the action to them in ESPN Williamsport radio voice Todd Bartley. On Saturday, April 14, his work was recognized by the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association at its awards banquet with a first place prize in medium market play-by-play.

Bartley’s winning entry came from a tense one-point game against Widener on Feb. 11, 2012. The judges commented, “There was lots of good interaction between Bartley and [analyst Seth] Burch. [Bartley has] a crisp and colorful narrative flow, never neglecting player names, time left in the half and the score. [It was] very good teamwork by the WLYC combo.”

“It is an honor to have our staff recognized in this way by our peers for all of the work that is being done here in Williamsport in covering great student-athletes and telling their stories,” Bartley said.

In addition, ESPN Williamsport picked up a third-place prize in the medium market play-by-play category for Trevor Turner’s work during a Wilkes vs. Misericordia men’s basketball matchup.

ESPN Williamsport is the home for Lycoming sports, as the company broadcasts all Lycoming football and men’s basketball contests and nearly all women’s basketball games at 104.1 FM/1050 AM in Williamsport and espnwilliamsport.com worldwide. In addition, ESPN Williamsport covers several key games for many of the Warriors’ other sports, including men’s and women’s soccer, softball, wrestling and volleyball.

The Warriors finished 19-8 overall in 2011-12 while reaching the Commonwealth Conference championship game for the third time in the last five years.

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UPDATED, Monday, April 16, 2012

The PAPBA judges have spoken

1^st Place – WLYC, Williamsport - “Todd Bartley Play-By-Play 2011”

Todd Bartley & Seth Burch

Judges’ Comments: Lots of good interaction between Bartley and Burch. Crisp and colorful narrative flow, never neglecting player names, time left in the half and the score. Very good teamwork by the WLYC combo.

3^rd Place – WLYC, Williamsport - “Trevor Turner Play-By-Play 2011”

Trevor Turner & Ian Catherine

Judges’ Comments: Trevor and Ian do a fine job of pacing their broadcast, while providing a very good description of the action on the court.

UPDATED, Sunday, April 15, 2012

Saturday evening at the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association (PAPBA) Awards Banquet hosted by the Harrisburg Hilton, Todd Bartley (Voice of Lycoming College) took home First Place, Play-by-Play in a Medium Market. The winning entry was the Widender at Lycoming, men's basketball game from this past season.

While Trevor Turner (Voice of Wilkes University) took home Third Place in the same category for his call of the Wilkes verses Misericordia men's basketball game from this past season.

Turner also won First Place, Sportscast in a Medium Market for his report on the firing of former PSU Football Coach Joe Paterno.

Monday, April 2, 2012

The Associated Press is pleased to announce the winning stations in the 2011 Pennsylvania Associated Press News Awards contest. Entries were judged by the North Carolina AP Broadcasters Association.

ESPN Williamsport, General Manager and "Voice of the Lycoming College Warriors" Todd Bartley and the "Voice of the Wilkes Colonels" Trevor Turner have been named finalists in the Medium Market Sports Play-by-Play category.

Turner is also one of two finalists in the sportscast category.

The awards recognize outstanding broadcast journalism efforts by AP member radio and television stations, cable television and networks in Pennsylvania.In addition, the judges chose stations in each broadcast market category as winners of the Joe Snyder Award for Outstanding News Service. It is the premier award given by The Pennsylvania AP and is named in memory of the late Joe Snyder, longtime chief of bureau of the Pennsylvania AP. Snyder was instrumental in founding the Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association.

The order in which the winners finished (first, second or third place), the judges' comments and the Joe Snyder Award winners will not be announced until the presentation at the awards banquet on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Hilton Harrisburg  in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

When asked about the awards ESPN Williamsport, General Manager, Todd Bartley offered the following, "it is an honor to have our staff recognized in this way by our peers for all of the work that is being done here in Williamsport in covering the great student athletes and telling their great stories."

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High School Baseball

Jersey Shore 4 Montoursville 1

Women's College Softball

PSU Hazleton 18 Penn College 0 - Game #1

PSU Hazleton 7 Penn College 5 - Game #2

Men's College Baseball

FDU-Florham 3 Misericordia 0

PSU Hazleton 2 Penn College 1 - Game #1

Penn College 3 PSU Hazleton 2 - Game #2

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Courtesy: Patriot-News

By DAVID JONES, The Patriot-News

Penn State hoops gets commit from Williamsport soph Isaiah Washington

When you're in Penn State basketball's realm, if you see an underclass high school player you think can help you down the line, an early full-out recruiting blitz on him before the hordes arrive can make sense.

Clearly, Patrick Chambers and his staff see that sort of potential in wiry, athletic 6-3, 170-pound Williamsport H.S. sophomore guard Isaiah Washington. According to his high school coach Allen Taylor, PSU has offered a grant to and received a verbal commitment from Washington who would begin college play in 2014.

Should Washington ink his letter of intent with PSU in the fall 2013 signing period, he could be the fifth Pennsylvania-based player to be successfully recruited by Chambers and his staff since taking over at PSU less than a year ago.

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