Feature Article

April 1, 2015

York Tournament Broadcast Results

By Aaron Brown

High School Cube and illpolo.com collaborated to provide live coverage of the York Tournament's championship round on Saturday, March 28.

The stream was provided via the The Cube's web site and while the original plans include play-by-play coverage along with video, technical difficulties only allowed for an audio broadcast.

Regardless, the four-game championship round received a total of 1,200 views (and counting) which is greater than a majority of the live football and basketball games broadcast by The Cube in 2015.

The number of views that this water polo event received is important, as it shows The Cube and its' sponsors that the sport in Illinois has a strong following.

More immediate was the response of the producer on the scene, who had never seen the sport of water polo before and was equally impressed with both the sport and the broadcast. He planned to put in a good word with his boss requesting more water polo broadcasts like this in the near future.

Special thanks go out to York head coach Brian Drumm for convincing The Cube to broadcast the event.

Also, if you get the chance, please thank York High School water polo player Grace Achepohl, as she dedicated her Saturday afternoon to providing color commentary for the event and did a tremendous job, despite having no previous broadcasting experience.

And thank you to those who tuned in to the event to show The Cube that water polo in Illinois has the best fans in high school sports.