Jeffco League Boys Hoops Rivals to Meet this Saturday

Two very similar Denver metropolitan area boys basketball teams will take to the hardwood this Saturday in a spirited conference game.

Those teams – Jeffco League members Highlands Ranch Valor Christian High School (4-3) and Golden High School (6-2) – are both led by a star guard with nearly identical stats to the other and skilled frontline players.

Click here to watch the game on demand.

Spirit Championships to be Held in Rocky Mountain State

This Friday and Saturday, the Denver Coliseum will be the site as state spirit titles in six enrollment classifications will be conferred at the 2014 Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) state championships.

When all is said and done, state championships in Class 2A, Class 3A, Class 4A, Class 5A, Class 2A/3A and Class 4A/5A will be claimed in poms, cheer, co-ed cheer, jazz and hip-hop.

Six Football Teams Seek Ultimate ‘Rocky Mountain High’ on Saturday

This Saturday, the Colorado High School Activities Association will crown 2014 state football champions in three of its enrollment classifications at three different sites.

Watch all of the action on demand.

Outstanding Rocky Mountain Volleyball Teams to Collide

On Tuesday, two of Colorado’s top girls volleyball teams will take the court for what promises to be an exciting and intense showdown.

In that match, Lewis-Palmer – which is 17-0 and the No. 1 team in the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Class 4A rankings ‑ will visit Chaparral, which sports a 12-6 record and is ranked No. 5 in CHSAA Class 5A.

Click here to watch Chaparral High School’s broadcast of the match.

Crosstown Rivals Meet in Rocky Mountain Volleyball Showdown

This Thursday, two talented Colorado girls volleyball teams will take the court as the Legend Titans (6-2) seek revenge for a 3-1 August 29^th setback at the hands of the Chaparral Wolverines (7-2).

Denver East, TJ Clash in Inner-city Rivalry Game

This Friday, the Rocky Mountains will serve as a breathtaking backdrop when two top boys basketball teams with star players meet in a pivotal Class 5A/4A Denver Prep League showdown.

In that game, 11-3 Denver East will host 9-4 Denver Thomas Jefferson. Both are 1-0 in league play.

Click here to watch this game on the NFHS Network produced by the Denver East High School Broadcast Program.

School of the Week: Regis Jesuit High School, Colorado

Congrats to Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, on being selected as this week’s School of the Week!

RJTV has been part of the School Broadcast Program for three years. The program is run as a club and is open to all students. Currently, 20 students are members of the RJ Sports Broadcast club. The school hopes to add a Sports Broadcasting class in 2014-2015. Many of their students have gone on to do internships with various broadcast entities.

Adam Dawkins, the program’s advisor, shared some background and thoughts on the program with us:

Our RJTV Sports Network broadcasting students work in teams of four or five. Once they are trained, they can be completely self-sufficient. They meet at lunch to prepare and to train newcomers, they travel with the athletic teams, they stay late at night and they come in early.

 

Working with them is an absolute thrill. The experience of being live on air is so completely real — so full of energy, passion and raw decision-making —  the students are hooked after one broadcast. The improvement from one game to the next is amazing. A member of a broadcasting team gets first-hand experience in research skills, public speaking, interviewing, troubleshooting, production-based software and video broadcast technology, professional collaboration, market analysis and more.

 

And there’s a place for everyone. The technical computer guru in the producer’s chair, the statistician, the on air play-by-play and commentary personalities, the sideline reporters, the camera operator, and the spotter all work together in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment to deliver a product to their audience LIVE. It doesn’t get any more real than this.

 

We’ve had viewers from Alaska, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada and Germany.  Eight hundred viewers watched a football playoff game that was held six hours away in the corner of our state. We won the game on a last-second touchdown reception in the back of the end zone.

 

I feel very fortunate to work with these awesome young people as they figure out who they are and what they want to do. Whatever it is, I know they will totally rock it. If this is a small reason why, that’s pretty darn cool.

See the team in action! Check out this video Regis Jesuit produced about their program:

Finally, you can follow RJTV on Twitter at @RJ_Media

To be considered for School of the Week, simply send us your behind the scenes pictures of your broadcast team in action at an event, school activity or newscast. It’s that easy! Tag your photos on Twitter or Instagram with #WeAreHighSchool or email them to info@nfhsnetwork.com.

NFHS Network Kicks off a Record Setting Fall Season

The NFHS Network’s inaugural sports season is in the books and with it came numerous record setting performances from student-athletes across the nation.