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Sports Webcasting Network to Add High School Lacrosse Game of the Week to Schedule
Long Island Lacrosse games take center stage on weekly video webcast
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April 21, 2008 (FPRC) -- Sports Webcasting Network (www.sportwebnet.com) will be will be adding The High School Lacrosse Game of the Week, an eight game regular season package, which will feature Long Island’s top teams to its spring schedule.
The internet based media company will launch its exclusive high school lacrosse coverage on Thursday, April 17, when Smithtown West hosts Northport. Other confirmed dates include Holy Trinity @ St. Anthony's on Tuesday, April 29, Sayville @ Huntington on Tuesday, May 06, Darien @ Manhasset on Thursday, May 08, West Islip @ Smithtown W on Tuesday, May 13, Cold Spring Harbor @ Manhasset on Wednesday, May 14 and Ward Melville @ Sachem East on Thursday, May 15. Sports Webcasting Network is still in negotiations to add playoff action to the schedule.
“High School Lacrosse is a big addition to our schedule,” said play-by-play announcer and SWN’s Director Rob Goldenberg. “There has been a tremendous growth in terms of lacrosse's popularity nationally, and there is no question that Long Island is a hotbed for talent. For us it was a great opportunity to take advantage of the fact that we have an audience calling out for more coverage,” he said.
The coverage marks a Sports Webcasting Network scheduling first. SWN has featured a high school football game of the week over the last several seasons and over the last 2 years SWN has webcasted high school and college basketball featuring games from New York City and Long Island.
“We are pretty optimistic about the fact that lacrosse will prove to be a success for us,” said Director Thomas Bruno. Our regular season is just the first step for us. So far the response has been great and we are already in negotiations to add playoff games to the schedule and are hoping to have confirmed dates in the next several weeks.”
For the last five years, Sports Webcasting Network, under the banner of T & D Sports Video Productions and Sports Radio Network, has been airing football and basketball games and other sports related content on radio, television and the internet. Sports Webcasting Network is a full service broadcasting outlet for high school, collegiate, amateur, and professional sports has emerged as the premiere as a media outlet for sporting events and entertainment in the northeast, and as an entity, which recognizes student athletes and their achievements on the field. Offering the latest cutting edge broadcast solution with audio and video webcasts streamed live and/or on tape over the internet Sports Webcasting Network can reach a potentially limitless audience Among its viewership, SWN has boasted that fans in more than 15 countries, including Canada, Israel, Australia, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Belgium watching to the webcasts.
Sports Webcasting Network will be finalizing plans to add a High School Football Game of the week starting this fall.
Send an email to Rob Goldenberg of http://www.sportswebnet.com
917-747-0617
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