All the region tournaments are being broadcast in one fashion or another except Region 1. Boo to us. I had a conversation with Mike from Magnitude Sports Media Network over the weekend. Mike would have been able to cover Region 1, including at least 2 of the first round games had he gotten sponsorship. NDHSAA charges $5000 for exclusive video coverage of a region tournament. Mike was asking sponsors for $6000 to cover this fee and his expenses. He did not get any takers. Now I do not know if he was asking individual sponsors for the 6k in one lump or just for part of it. Regardless, to watch Region 1, you better make the trek to NDSCS in Wahpeton. Even though I am a hop and two skips from there, I have to work and will miss at least two games on Monday for sure (more if life gets in the way ).
Even though we in region 1 are too late to get the 2020 boys basketball tournament broadcast, if we have a party that is willing to take on the tourney, we need to support them. I find it hard to believe that among the (next fall) twelve school/coop communities that we could not get sponsorship to broadcast VB, GBB and BBB next school year. I am not a marketing pro and Mike says that he is not either, so I'm asking for someone with those talents to step forward and help make this a reality. Thank you.
Don