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[NOW LIVE] Score Reporting with Decimals
You can now report scores in Pressbox using decimals (i. e 54.3) for the following sports:
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2017-18’s Best of the Best: Girls Basketball – Presented by VNN x Rapid Replay
This Summer, we’re teaming up with our friends at Rapid Replay to hand pick our favorite fan-recorded highlights from this past school year across the VNN Network. Each week, we’ll be spotlighting a new sport’s Top Plays.
Here’s our favorites from across the country in Girls Basketball:
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How William Tennent Cheerleading (PA) is using online shopping to get to Nationals
Raising money for basic team needs like uniforms is hard enough, but raising money to travel from Pennsylvania to Florida for a competition — even harder. The typical fundraising methods like door-to-door coupon book sales do not guarantee participation and getting adequate funds.
By leveraging online shopping through the newly launched Team Shops by VNN and FlipGive, the cheerleading team at William Tennent High School was able to get closer to their fundraising goals. Parents are already shopping online, and Team Shops gave them the ability to earn cash-back when they bought items from companies like Under Armour, Nike, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Starbucks.
VNN recently spoke with Bree Coyle, coach and fundraiser for William Tennent High School Cheerleading in Pennsylvania. The team has been successfully earning funds to travel and compete next season through Team Shops. Bree has been involved with William Tennent Cheerleading for nearly three years. Her fellow coach, Ashley Krueger, will be going into her fifth year of coaching. “We both wanted to coach a competitive high school team,” Bree explained.
Bree and Ashley found out about the ability to use Team Shops through William Tennent’s athletic director. “We figured it would be a simple fundraiser to help us reach our fundraising goals,” she said. The team is trying to raise money to travel to Orlando, Florida for the UCA National Championships. “We’ve been going for the past few years and hope to get a bid again this year,” Bree continued.
“The team made it to finals at state for the first time in school history,” Bree said of the teams recent achievements. “They also won their league championships, Suburban One League for the first time in school history.” When asked about goals for next year, Bree replied, “We would like to repeat our highlights from last year, as well as make it further at the national championships.”
Finding effective fundraisers to fund a whole team’s travel is extremely difficult. “We need to raise a lot of money in order to send our whole team to nationals,” Bree said. “It’s difficult to find fundraisers that are worth the time put into them.”
To ensure the trip down to Florida is possible, William Tennent Cheerleading has tried many fundraisers. In the past, the team has done car washes, designer bag bingo, dessert sales, cheerleading clinics, and competitions. “Our favorite would be designer bag bingo and least favorite would be car washes,” Bree said. In comparison to these, she said, “[Team Shops] is very simple and people make purchases that they are already making. You don’t need to go out of your way to make money for the team.”
With the teams success using Team Shops, Bree has some tips for other coaches looking to incorporate it into their fundraising ventures. “I would suggest becoming familiar with how to navigate the website and the brands you can earn cash-back from. I personally check to see if stores or restaurants participate before purchasing items or going out to eat. After a while, with every family on the team doing the same thing, these purchases add up.”
With these tactics in mind, William Tennent Cheerleading has reached $158 and are continuously moving closer to their $500 goal.
The Team Shops initiative is a part of VNN’s commitment to connecting people to their high school sports communities across the nation.
2017-18’s Best of the Best: Boys Basketball – Presented by VNN x Rapid Replay
This Summer, we’re teaming up with our friends at Rapid Replay to hand pick our favorite fan-recorded highlights from this past school year across the VNN Network. Each week, we’ll be spotlighting a new sport’s Top Plays.
Looking forward to the upcoming basketball season? We can’t wait either! We’re continuing this week with the top fan-recorded highlights from the 2017-2018 boys basketball season.
Do you want to showcase your own highlights on your page? Sign up with Rapid Replay and get started here.
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Ben Lippen School's (SC) Ryan McCray Selected To Play In 2018 SC Pro-Am League
2018 graduate, Ryan McCray of Ben Lippen School (SC), was recently chosen to play in the 2018 South Carolina Pro-Am basketball league. The league begins on July 22nd at Heathwood Hall. McCray will be playing on the Leevy team which will feature LA Clipper, Sindarius Thornwell.
On top of this achievement, McCray recently signed to play college basketball at Limestone College. Congratulations Ryan!
Read more about the event here: https://benlippensports.com/2018/07/16/ryan-mccray-selected-to-play-in-2018-sc-pro-am/
2018 Sandra Day O'Connor (AZ) Graduate Named MaxPreps National HS Baseball Player Of The Year
2018 Sandra Day O’Connor graduate, Nolan Gorman, has been named MaxPreps National High School Baseball Player of the Year. He is the first student athlete from Arizona to achieve this!
Gorman previously played third base at Sandra Day O’Connor and was recently drafted 19th overall in the MLB draft. He was signed for $3 million and is playing for the St. Louis Cardinals’ rookie team. On top of these achievements, Gorman was named to USA Today’s All-American First Team.
Congratulations to Nolan Gorman and Sandra Day O’Connor!
Read more about Gorman’s career here.
VNN's Top 8 Spring State Champion Teams
Our VNN Network schools had an eventful Spring Season. There were records broken, athletes recognized and awarded, and countless state championship titles won across the country. Here are eight of our favorite state champions:
- Ringgold Rams (PA): Baseball
On June 14th, the Ringgold Rams made history for their school at Medlar Field in the PIAA 4A Championship. They overtook Valley View High School 6-4 to earn the first state title in program history. Overall, it was only the second title for the school. The Cougars started off the game strong with a 3-2 lead, but in the second inning, the Rams came back, scoring three runs and bringing the score to 5-4, their lead. With another run brought in during the 5th inning and some outstanding defense, the Rams finished off the game strong.
Read about the incredible win here.
- Lakeshore Lancers (MI): Baseball
In another record-breaking win, the Lakeshore Lancer’s baseball team won the MHSAA Class B/Division 2 state championship on June 16th. With the win, Lakeshore High School passed Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes for the most baseball and softball state titles held in MHSAA history. The baseball team has won three state titles, with this year being their second win in a row. The softball team currently holds seven, with their last one being in 2014. Watch the moment they won the championship below!
Back to Back State Champs!!!! Final Score Lancers 6, Saginaw Swan Valley 3! pic.twitter.com/vYjL7dOyt0
— LHS Athletics (@LHSLancerSports) June 16, 2018
Read more about the record breaking win here.
- Daleville Broncos (IN): Baseball
The Daleville Broncos brought home their second state championship win in the past three years on June 16th. With a tie of 2-2 at the end of the 7th inning, Daleville and University went into extra innings. At the top of the 9th, the Broncos scored two runs, then proceeded to shut down University for their IHSAA 1A State Championship win.
Read more about the lead up to the big day here.
- Fishers Tigers (IN): Baseball
On June 15th, the Fishers High School Tigers defeated Cathedral in the IHSAA 4A State Championship with a score of 4-3 for the school’s first state title in baseball. The Tigers and the Irish had tied at #1 in the IHSBCA Preseason Poll, so it was fate for them to meet in the finals. Fishers High School started off with a decent lead, and as Cathedral began to chip away at it, they kept a tight defense. Matthew Wolff, a senior, received the LV Phillips Mental Attitude Award for Class 4A Baseball after the game, ending the season with two major accomplishments.
Get all the details here.
- Marian Mustangs (MI): Girls Soccer
The Marian Mustangs soccer team became back-to-back state champions on June 16th after a 4-2 win over Forest Hills Northern in the Division 2 state championship final. Along with this fantastic achievement, the team now holds a win record of 46-0-1 over the past two years. The Mustangs and the Huskies were neck and neck until the end of the first half when Annie Bruce and Jansen Eichenlaub both scored, bringing the Mustangs up 3-1. Meet the team in the video below!
Read more about the team’s road to state here.
- Gabriel Richard Catholic Pioneers (MI): Baseball
After the Pioneers had an amazing comeback against Schoolcraft in the Division 3 state semifinals, they moved forward to play Madison Heights Bishop Foley on June 16th. The Pioneers’ starting pitcher, Matthew Silka, was pitching a no-hitter into the 7th inning, but the Ventures’ Liam Pollock was able to break it with a single. The game marked just the fifth 1-hitter game in finals history. The Pioneers won the game with a final score of 3-0.
Read more about the journey here.
- Maple Grove Senior Crimson (MN): Boys Golf
The Maple Grove boys golf team won the team title at the state class 3A golf championship on June 13th. The team began the second round of the tournament in second place but worked their way up the ranks to win by seven. The win marked the team’s first state title and only the second title in the school’s history.
Read more about the day here.
- Forney Jackrabbits (TX): Softball
The Forney Jackrabbits softball team has a truly incredible, touching story behind their June 2nd win this year. In 2017, their teammate Emily Galiano, was killed after a team dinner in a car accident. She was not only a teammate, but a close friend to many on the team and a twin sister to Madison Galiano, who was playing on the JV softball team at the time. This season, they adopted the mantra, “Play for Em.” The game was tied 1-1 going into the 7th inning, but the Jackrabbits scored three runs, taking the 5A state title with a final score of 4-1. The win marked the first state title won in 122 years of school history. Learn more about their story and the moment they won in the video below.
Read more about the Jackrabbits’ incredible story here.
- Andrean Fighting 59ers (IN): Baseball
On June 16th, the Andrean Fighting 59ers took a 6-1 win for the IHSAA Class 3A state title. Going into the 4th inning, pitcher, Michael Doolin was throwing a no-hitter. Although it was broken, it set the Fighting 59ers up for their win. Overall, Andrean has played in seven baseball state championship games with their last state title being won in the 2014-2015 season.
Read more about the day here.
- Olentangy Liberty Patriots (OH): Baseball
On June 2nd, the Olentangy Liberty Patriots went up against Whitehouse Anthony Wayne for the Division 1 state final. By the 3rd inning, the Patriots were leading by four runs. The momentum carried them to an 8-1 win, earning them their first state championship title.
Read more about their journey here.
- Southlake Carroll Dragons (TX): Baseball
The Southlake Carroll Dragons finished off their season with a win rate of 35-6. They had a 14-game win streak leading up to the state championship. In their match against the San Antonia Reagan Rattlers, 6A Finals MVP Kyle Warden held the opposing team to a mere six hits. The Dragons baseball team ended a 16-year title drought with the third baseball state title in school history.
Read more here.
- New Palestine Dragons (IN): Softball
On Saturday June 9th, the New Palestine Dragons took home the school’s fifth state championship. They had a 3-1 victory over South Bend St. Joseph that won them the IHSAA Class 3A title. On top of this achievement, senior Ashley Prange was named the IHSAA’s Mental Attitude Award recipient after earlier being named the Gatorade Indiana Softball Player of the Year. The team also won last year’s state championship with the same pitcher, which is a unique accomplishment.
Read more about the road to their state title here.
This season was full of amazing accomplishments for our schools. Congratulations to all our teams on successful seasons and state championship wins. Best of luck in the next season!
2017-18’s Best of the Best: Soccer – Presented by VNN x Rapid Replay
This Summer, we’re teaming up with our friends at Rapid Replay to hand pick our favorite fan-recorded highlights from this past school year across the VNN Network. Each week, we’ll be spotlighting a new sport’s Top Plays.
Got World Cup fever? Us too. Kicking things off this week, check out last year’s top fan-recorded highlights from Boys and Girls Soccer.
Do you want to showcase your own highlights on your page? Sign up with Rapid Replay and get started here.
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VNN launches Sports Medicine Libraries
Participation in high school sports is at an all-time high. Nearly 8M athletes will participate in organized high school sports programs each year, and with the increase comes the risk for injuries, often caused by overuse. In many cases, keeping athletes on the field is as simple as understanding the causes, symptoms and remedies, avoiding harm before it becomes serious. VNN, America’s largest and fastest growing high school sports communication platform, and several regional health practices, today launched sports medicine libraries to key markets in VNN’s network of over 2,000 high school athletic department partners. The initiative connects health resources and content to a native section on local high school athletics websites nationwide.
Custom sports medicine libraries aim to give parents, athletes, staff, and fans easy access to health information on their school’s official home online alongside game schedules, scores, photos, and articles. At launch, the libraries will include information about injury prevention, workout plans, nutrition, and support systems, as defined by the health systems in each school’s local community. Launch partners include Northside Hospital (Atlanta, GA), Henry Community Health (Indianapolis, IN), and Premier Health System (Western Ohio).
“The word community is right there in our name,” said Ricci Atchison, PR and Marketing Director at Henry Community Health. “Our team is committed to providing healthcare to area families. We constantly look for ways to share what we know to keep them healthy. It’s a great way of bringing our mission to life.”
“As our network of high school partners continues to expand, we’re reaching more parents, athletes and fans in local communities than ever before,” said VNN Marketing Director Romy Glazer. “Our platforms are the online home for essential high school sports content, and these partnerships create the opportunity to have a major positive impact across the nation by helping active families understand key issues relating to their health with information from the providers who know them best.”
A national roll-out of Sports Medicine libraries is slated for the Fall 2018 sports season, with exclusive sponsorships available. For more information, contact Gina Apicella, Vice President of National Media at gapicella@vnnsports.net.
Four John Curtis Christian (LA) Baseball Players Named To LBCA Composite All-State Team
Four baseball players from John Curtis Christian High School were recently named to the LBCA Composite All-Star Team. The team is voted on by members of the LBCA and all classifications and divisions are included in the running.
Cade Beloso was named the state’s hitter of the year and Will Ripoll was named pitcher of the year. Alongside them, teammate Jay Curtis made the team as a utility player and Ian Landreneau was named a pitcher. Congratulations to the players and the entire team on this amazing achievement.
Read more about the nominations and the player stats here.
Clackamas High School's (OR) Alyssa Daniell Named 6A Softball Player of the Year
Oregon Live recently named Clackamas High School’s Alyssa Daniell as the 6A Softball Player of the Year. This year, the team took second place in the state and finished the season with their highest win rate ever, 26-6. Daniell led the state in most state categories over the course of the Spring season. She took first in batting average with a .674, second in on-base percentage with .675, first in hits with 65, first in home runs with 16, third in RBI’s with 51, and third in runs scored with 49.
Congratulations to Alyssa and her team on such an outstanding season!
Read more about her accomplishments here.
VNN’s Top 5 Spring Record Breakers
The 2018 Spring season proved to be extremely competitive and successful for VNN teams across the country. With countless state titles won, several Gatorade players of the year, and athletes of all sports recruited for college and beyond, records were bound to be broken. Here at VNN, we’ve selected five of our top record breaking stories from this past season.
- Colton Crum – Frankfort High School (IN)
Crum was already an extremely decorated student-athlete in the Frankfort High School community before this season began. He has placed second in the state finals twice and third once. He has broken countless records in both indoor and outdoor track and field. This season, Crum took his first IHSAA State Championship title. While taking the title, he also set a new Indiana pole vault state record, topping the school record and taking home the Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award in Boys Track and Field at the same time. The IHSAA Executive Committee also presented a $1,000 scholarship to the school in the name of Colton Crum on behalf of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.
Read more about Colton Crum’s journey here.
- The Girls Track and Field Team – Kent City High School (MI)
On May 23rd, Reeths Puffer High School hosted the West Michigan All-Star Meet. The Kent City All-Stars lived up to the meet’s name and broke three records. In the first track event of the night, Layla Martini, Abby Ignasiak, and Elizabeth Sible were anchored by Lauren Freeland and ushered into an event winning new school record of 9:55.08. In Freeland’s run of the 800, she also broke her personal school record. She wasn’t the only one looking for two broken records, though. Layla Martini obliterated the current school record in the two-mile run, finishing up at 11:20.7.
Read more about the amazing day here.
- Michaela Morard – Randolph School (AL)
An All-State golfer who was recently named to the USA TODAY All-USA Second Team, Morard is no stranger to breaking records. While taking second place in the Alabama Class 4A-5A state tournament in May, she shot a state-record 8-under-par. In the process of breaking this record, Morard was also chosen for the 2018 Alabama HS Super All-State Golf Team and became a two-time Alabama Women’s Stroke Play Champion. At the same championship, she broke her own record for the lowest 54-hole score in the tournament’s history. She shot a 195, breaking her previous score of 215.
Here is a video of Michaela in action during a 2016 AJGA tournament win:
Read more about Morard’s career here.
- The Baseball and Softball Teams – Lakeshore High School (MI)
On June 16th, the Lakeshore Lancers baseball team took another state title, breaking the current record for the most state titles held in baseball and softball in MHSAA history. With the win, they also became only the third school to win back-to-back state championships in the division. The team holds three state titles currently, contributing to the overall ten held by the combined baseball and softball programs.
Along with the achievements of the baseball team, Lakeshore’s softball program was named one of the top programs in the state by MLive in 2017. They currently hold seven state titles, the last being won back in 2014. The combined state titles won between the programs overtook Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ record for most state titles held in MHSAA history.
Back to Back State Champs!!!! Final Score Lancers 6, Saginaw Swan Valley 3! pic.twitter.com/vYjL7dOyt0
— LHS Athletics (@LHSLancerSports) June 16, 2018
Read more about this achievement here.
- The Track and Field Team – Wauwatosa East High School (WI)
This season was successful for both the boys and girls track and field teams at Wauwatosa East High School. An outstanding amount of records were broken throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons. During the outdoor spring season, the girls broke four school records overall. Brooklyn Blackburn broke her own 2017 record in the 100m hurdles with a new time of 14.56. In the 200m dash, Jetta Mays broke the 2009 record with a time of 24.51. Blackburn and Mays, along with teammates Maia Bays and Melina Paul, continued their astounding seasons with a broken record in the 4x200m relay, breaking the 1987 record with a time of 1:43.26. Mays and Bays joined Addison Devine and Neshae Morries-Thurman to break the 4x100m relay record with a time of 50.03.
The boys matched the girls’ four broken records with their own. Lewis Huenink broke the record for both the 200m and 100m dashes. He ran a time of 21.61 in the 200m, breaking his own 2017 record. In the 100m dash, he ran a time of 10.80. Huenink teamed up with Donavan Hunt, Cyrus Taylor, and Scott Henry to break two more records: the 4x200m relay and the 4x100m relay. The boys broke the 4x200m relay time with their own time of 1:27.88 and the 4x100m relay with a time of 42.46.
Read more about the incredible season here.
Congratulations to all of VNN’s Spring record breakers and their successes this season. We wish you all the best of luck in the upcoming year.