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Riverdale (GA) opens new $13.3M, 2,300 capacity gym
After two years of construction, Riverdale High School has a brand new, $13.3 million gymnasium that will open for the start of the upcoming basketball season. With a capacity of 2,300, it will replace the old gymnasium that was built in 1977 that will now be used as an auxiliary space.
Northside Hospital and VNN Put Three On The Board
We’re no strangers to creating strong communities through local business and partnerships. But beyond high school sports and its power to make cities more vibrant places to be, a dedication to the health and wellness for people in them plays just as big a role.
This dedication is nowhere more evident than in the Northside Hospital Healthcare System, which signed its first partnership with VNN to reach the parents, athletes and fans they serve in late 2015. With three acute care, state-of-the-art hospitals and more than 120 locations, the Northside team is consistently at the forefront of leading-edge technology, pioneering experience and educational outreach programs, which has made them a fixture across Georgia since 1970.
Today, we’re happy to announce that we’re continuing our media partnership with Northside through 2018, bringing their message of health and wellness to over 61% of VNN schools across the state. In the campaign, display advertising spotlights Northside’s local practices to the parents, athletes and fans who can take advantage of them, while native content educates the community about sports-related health topics including how to avoid heatstroke, and when stretching is most beneficial. Featured campaign communities include Cartersville, Creekview, North Cobb, Harrison, and Centennial.
Looking back, the likeminded approach both our companies take to positively influence local communities couldn’t have made for a more natural collaboration. We’re looking forward to this next year.
For more information about how to connect your brand to thousands of high school sports communities across the US, visit our advertising page.
218 California Athletes Sign Letter of Intent at Petco Park
This week, we saw athletic commitments to college all over the VNN Network, including California’s Class of 2018 NLI Signing Event at Petco Park, reported on by Scripps Ranch (CA), where 218 athletes from 51 local high schools across 18 different sports announced where they will be competing at the collegiate level.
Here’s a quick list of the other articles we saw:
Tippecanoe (OH) – Maddie Frederick To Sign With Iowa State
Zeeland East – Suenomi Norinh Signs with Missouri (and Multiple Signings)
Hillsboro (MO) – Sanders signs with Boston College
Apple Valley (MN) – Multiple Signings
Waukesha South (WI) – Five Seniors Sign Letters of Intent
Belton (TX) – Noah Henry signs with Arizona State (and multiple signings)
Kings Way Christian (WA) notches first win in Washington State Playoffs
For the first time in school history, the Knights of Kings Way Christian are on to the Class 1A state girls soccer quarterfinals.
“The feeling is amazing,” said Carpenter, a senior who had scored only three goals coming into Wednesday’s game. “Not being able to win the first round of state has been really hard the past couple of years, but I’m really glad we did it this year. Now, we’ve got to keep it going.”
The Knights took on Seattle Academy (14-2-3) on Saturday afternoon.
Massillon (OH) upsets McKinley in the 126th edition of one of the nation's biggest rivalries
Known as one of the biggest games every year in the country, #22 Massillon Washingon took on #6 Canton McKinley last weekend in Canton at the Tom Benson Football Hall of Fame stadium.
The Massillon Tigers, slight underdogs in the game, connected on an 8-yard touchdown pass with just over six minutes to play to win 16-15 win after converting on a gutsy 4th down at the 8 while trailing by six.
This was the 126th meeting between the two, the 14th oldest rivalry in the country (played since 1894). Massillon currently leads the series with 69 wins to McKinley’s 53.
Player Profile: North Dallas Bulldogs (TX) lineman, Stefhany Gonzalez
Stefhany Gonzalez, listed at 5-8 and 211 pounds, says she’s treated just like any other player on the North Dallas High football team. A lineman for the Bulldogs, she played flag football with her friends while living in Mexico and decided to try out for the team last Spring. While she’s seen limited playing time this season, Stefhany notched her first game action against Spruce High School on 09/07 and was named captain during the home game with Seagoville on 10/27.
Read the interview and full profile of Stefhany here.
Week 11: Michigan's Top 5 Plays – Presented by SISU Mouthguards
Through the Fall Season, we’re partnering with our friends at SISU Mouthguards to present Michigan’s High School Top 5 Plays of the Week.
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Staley Falcons (MO) take home the Missouri 2017 Superlarge Division State Championship
Saturday, October 28, the Staley Falcons (MO) took home their first cheer state title since 2013in the Missouri Superlarge Division. The competition, held in Columbia at Mizzou University, pitted the Falcons against other squads with 21 to 25 members. Check out one of the winning routines here.
Golden West (CA) Senior Running Back Gonzalo Rodriguez Sets Visalia Rushing Record
In the Blazers’ 47-14 win over Mt. Whitney, senior Gonzalo Rodriguez rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns, surpassing the all-time rushing record for the city of Visalia, California with 4,261 yards in his career. The record, last set in the 2003-2004 season by El Diamante’s Wayne Jones, has been tracked in Visalia since the first high school football game played in the town in 1895.
Full story here
Oregon Top Plays Week 10: TD's, Spikes, and Saves — Which School had the Best?
Congratulations to Lakeridge High School for winning last week’s Top Play poll!
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Gadsden City (AL) punter Jonathan Kilgo sets Alabama State Record with 92-yard punt
In the Gadsden City Titans’ (AL) recent game with Park Crossing, kicker Jonathan Kilgo had a specacular game, averaging 66.5 yards each time he punted the ball, which set an Alabama State record. But it was his kick from the end zone that got the most attention – a 92-yard bomb that reached the opposite end zone. broke another Alabama State record, and ranked 5th longest of all time in the nation.
A multi-sport athlete, Kilgo also bowls for the Titans, rolling a perfect 300 game in the 2016 AHSAA state bowling championships, the only perfect game in AHSAA state tournament history.
Read the whole story and watch the video of Kilgo’s kick from two different angles here.
We're fueling team spirit with CITGO
Kicking off today, our latest brand partnership with CITGO Petroleum is all about showing off your spirit.
Running in both Wisconsin and Texas, the two campaigns bring VNN’s local sports communities together by uniting them around a common cause, whether that’s participating in Wisconsin’s Green & Gold Fridays to earn free coffees and gear, or fueling up at Texas’ custom-branded spirit pumps that reinvest a portion of that pump’s revenue back to the school (which accounted for $30,000 in charitable donations during 2016 alone).
Under the hood, the programs are being driven by a mix of on-site display, off-site retargeting, native content and integration into school social media streams, designed to deliver an authentic brand message to the parents, athletes, and fans most active in their local communities.
For more information about how to connect your brand to thousands of high school sports communities across the US, visit our advertising page.