Baseball
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
TSSAA Network to Broadcast 2013 BlueCross Spring Fling Championships
Track & Field, Soccer, Baseball and Softball Available Live and Rebroadcast
HERMITAGE, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – The TSSAA announces coverage of the 2013 BlueCross Spring Fling championships events in track and field, soccer, baseball and softball live starting Thursday, May 23 at tennessee.playonsports.com and rebroadcast across the Tennessee Public Television Council stations the following week.
“The BlueCross Spring Fling events are a series of highly competitive events for Tennessee student athletes,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director for TSSAA. “It is an amazing opportunity to have the events broadcast live for families and fans of the student athletes that are not able to make it to the events.”
The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet. The TSSAA Network video portal at tennessee.playonsports.com is one component of the partnership and gives fans access to a wide variety of events, including the recent BlueCross Basketball Championships and BlueCross Bowl this past fall.
“We are excited to continue our relationship with the BlueCross Spring Fling again this year,” said David Rudolph, President and CEO of PlayOn! Sports. “Our coverage will provide fans complete access to these events wherever they are while also creating lasting memories for the participants and their families.”
The events listed below will are available for live and on demand viewing on the TSSAA Network video portal at tennessee.playonsports.com.
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 23 Division II – A 10:00 a.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. ET
Thursday, May 23 Division II – AA 12:30 p.m. CT | 1:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – A 11:00 a.m. CT | Noon ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – AA 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – AAA 5:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. ET
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS - BOYS
Thursday, May 23 Division II–A 4:30 p.m. CT | 5:30 p.m. ET
Division II–AA 7:00 p.m. CT | 8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I–A-A 4:30 p.m. CT | 5:30 p.m. ET
Division I-AAA 7:00 p.m. CT | 8:00 p.m. ET
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Thursday, May 23 All Classes 6:00 p.m. CT | 7:00 p.m. ET
BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Friday, May 24 All Classes 5:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. ET
SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Division I-A
Friday, May 24 Game 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Game (if necessary) 5:30 p.m. CT | 6:30 p.m. ET
The BlueCross Spring Fling events will rebroadcast the following week on the Tennessee Channel. The Tennessee Channel is a joint effort between all six of Tennessee’s PBS stations to bring the best programming related to life in Tennessee to all residents. Each week, the Tennessee Channel features a four-hour block of programs and short subjects produced by public television stations across the state. The Tennessee Channel broadcasts simultaneously throughout Tennessee on each station’s additional digital channel on Saturdays from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. CT (6:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET), and Sundays, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. CT (2:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET)
Check your local listings for the specific channel numbers and line up for the Tennessee Channel. The tentative schedule for the rebroadcast of BlueCross Spring Fling events on the Tennessee Channel is:
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Saturday, June 1, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Sunday, June 2, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, June 8, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
BASEBALL & SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, June 15, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 16, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
The 2013 BlueCross Spring Fling events are presented by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the TSSAA Network.
For additional information about broadcast schedules for BlueCross Spring Fling events, please visit the PlayOn! Sports Play List at tssaa.playonsports.com/bluecrossspringfling.
The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet. The TSSAAnetwork video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access to a wide variety of high school sporting events and activities.
PlayOn! Sports is the largest rights holder, producer, and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet, and IP-video enabled mobile devices. By combining State Athletic Associations’ postseason content with the regular season events of member schools, PlayOn provides marketers with a unique multi-media platform solution to reach teens, young adults and families. PlayOn is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with offices in the Southeast, Midwest and California. For more information, contact PlayOn! Sports at info@playonsports.com, or visit www.playonsports.com.
HERMITAGE, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – The TSSAA announces coverage of the 2013 BlueCross Spring Fling championships events in track and field, soccer, baseball and softball live starting Thursday, May 23 at tennessee.playonsports.com and rebroadcast across the Tennessee Public Television Council stations the following week.
“The BlueCross Spring Fling events are a series of highly competitive events for Tennessee student athletes,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director for TSSAA. “It is an amazing opportunity to have the events broadcast live for families and fans of the student athletes that are not able to make it to the events.”
The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet. The TSSAA Network video portal at tennessee.playonsports.com is one component of the partnership and gives fans access to a wide variety of events, including the recent BlueCross Basketball Championships and BlueCross Bowl this past fall.
“We are excited to continue our relationship with the BlueCross Spring Fling again this year,” said David Rudolph, President and CEO of PlayOn! Sports. “Our coverage will provide fans complete access to these events wherever they are while also creating lasting memories for the participants and their families.”
The events listed below will are available for live and on demand viewing on the TSSAA Network video portal at tennessee.playonsports.com.
BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 23 Division II – A 10:00 a.m. CT | 11:00 a.m. ET
Thursday, May 23 Division II – AA 12:30 p.m. CT | 1:30 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – A 11:00 a.m. CT | Noon ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – AA 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I – AAA 5:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. ET
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS - BOYS
Thursday, May 23 Division II–A 4:30 p.m. CT | 5:30 p.m. ET
Division II–AA 7:00 p.m. CT | 8:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Division I–A-A 4:30 p.m. CT | 5:30 p.m. ET
Division I-AAA 7:00 p.m. CT | 8:00 p.m. ET
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Thursday, May 23 All Classes 6:00 p.m. CT | 7:00 p.m. ET
BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Friday, May 24 All Classes 5:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. ET
SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Division I-A
Friday, May 24 Game 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET
Friday, May 24 Game (if necessary) 5:30 p.m. CT | 6:30 p.m. ET
The BlueCross Spring Fling events will rebroadcast the following week on the Tennessee Channel. The Tennessee Channel is a joint effort between all six of Tennessee’s PBS stations to bring the best programming related to life in Tennessee to all residents. Each week, the Tennessee Channel features a four-hour block of programs and short subjects produced by public television stations across the state. The Tennessee Channel broadcasts simultaneously throughout Tennessee on each station’s additional digital channel on Saturdays from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. CT (6:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET), and Sundays, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. CT (2:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET)
Check your local listings for the specific channel numbers and line up for the Tennessee Channel. The tentative schedule for the rebroadcast of BlueCross Spring Fling events on the Tennessee Channel is:
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Saturday, June 1, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Running Events Only
Sunday, June 2, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, June 8, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 9, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
BASEBALL & SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, June 15, 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 16, 2:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET
The 2013 BlueCross Spring Fling events are presented by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the TSSAA Network.
For additional information about broadcast schedules for BlueCross Spring Fling events, please visit the PlayOn! Sports Play List at tssaa.playonsports.com/bluecrossspringfling.
The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayOn! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet. The TSSAAnetwork video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access to a wide variety of high school sporting events and activities.
PlayOn! Sports is the largest rights holder, producer, and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet, and IP-video enabled mobile devices. By combining State Athletic Associations’ postseason content with the regular season events of member schools, PlayOn provides marketers with a unique multi-media platform solution to reach teens, young adults and families. PlayOn is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with offices in the Southeast, Midwest and California. For more information, contact PlayOn! Sports at info@playonsports.com, or visit www.playonsports.com.
