TSB Television heads to the high school state quarterfinals

The following is a release from Community Hoops, but TSB Television will once again join forces to provide coverage of the entire high school state tournament bracket. We'll see you at Williams Arena and Target Center!

CommunityHoops.com has stepped up to the free throw line to bring everyone a chance to see the entire 2011 boys and girls state basketball tournament games on the internet! 

In concert with MSHSL, Grandstadium.tv, and KSTC45.com CommunityHoops.com owner Tony Geer has secured permission to record and webcast all 40 state quarterfinal games and 3rd place games that are normally not part of the broadcast schedule. 

These games will be recorded live, and within 24 hours, will then be placed on the prep45.kstc45.com and grandstadium.tv websites where fans can watch them for free for 1 week (normally an on demand game is $9.95). 

There will be several volunteers doing the production work for these games, even some of the folks that are regular contributors here on this message board. Tony has a few production spots still open but they are filling up fast. If you want to help out and play a part in this first ever type of media coverage for the tournaments please send him an e-mail. Talent@grandstadium.tv 

Game 8: Humboldt vs. Highland Park

TSB Television took a trip to our other backyard in St. Paul to present a battle for 2nd place in the St. Paul City Conference. Humboldt visited Highland Park, seeking an answer for a 77-73 loss at Humboldt's home court, despite a 30-point showing from Angelina Hicks. Highland Park center Kionda Nicks has had her way in the paint against the small Humboldt roster and looked to continue her inside dominance.

Watch highlights, then tune in to GrandStadium.tv to watch the game in its entirety, including interviews with Humboldt's Angelina Hicks and Highland Park's Kionda Nicks.

Game 7: Eden Prairie vs. Minneapolis South

This game wasn't on our schedule when we began the 2010-11 season, but we were fortunate to bring Eden Prairie and Minneapolis South's battle to you, and it lived up to the hype! TSB Television will return to Minneapolis South on February 26th to televise the annual Twin Cities Championship, and South will host by virtue of clinching the Minneapolis City Conference title, their 6th in the last 7 years. While you wait for our next game, Humboldt vs. Highland Park, check out highlights and visit GrandStadium.tv to watch the game in its entirety.

Game 6: North St. Paul vs. Richfield

TSB Television was on hand for a thrilling game at Richfield High School in a Classic Suburban Conference match between the hometown Spartans and North St. Paul Polars. North St. Paul was 1 game behind Hill-Murray for the conference lead and used their stifling defense to upset Richfield in overtime in the first meeting of the series at North St. Paul. Jessica January and her Spartans sought to outlast the Polar defense and prevent a series sweep.

Watch the highlights here, then visit GrandStadium.tv to watch the game in its entirety!

Game 5: Highland Park vs. Como Park

We just finished a thrilling game between North Saint Paul and Richfield, but while you wait, check out our first boys game of the season as we feature Highland Park and Como Park dueling it out in a St. Paul City Conference game. To watch the game in full, visit GrandStadium.tv and enjoy a fast-paced game!

The week ahead: January 24th-31st

TSB Television will be bringing you a week filled with aura and nostalgia starting next Tuesday, when we offer a bonus game with Hill-Murray taking on Richfield in girls basketball with Classic Suburban Conference implications at stake. Then on Friday, January 28th, we visit Como Park for a St. Paul City Conference battle between Highland Park and Como Park in boys basketball. We wrap up the week with a special presentation on Sunday, January 30th at Williams Arena, as we televise the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher women's basketball alumni game for the first time! To coincide with going "back in the day," TSB Television will also roll back with a throwback design!

You can watch full broadcasts of the Hill-Murray/Richfield and Highland Park/Como Park games on GrandStadium.tv as they're posted to the site, and we'll post the Gopher women's basketball alumni game in its entirety here! DVD copies of all three games will also be available.

Stay tuned for further updates from TSB Television as we continue broadcasting the 2010-11 basketball season. And as always, contact us at thesportsbrain@gmail.com to sponsor a production or have your event televised.

Game 3: Minnehaha Academy vs. St. Paul Central

TSB Television covered our first boys game of the season, as Minnehaha Academy took on St. Paul Central in a pseudo-Twin Cities rivalry game. Check out the highlights to find out how the game came down to the final seconds, then visit GrandStadium.tv and click "Search Archive" to watch the game in its entirety!

Stay tuned for an upcoming schedule announcement from TSB Television!

Looking ahead...December coverage

TSB Television is partnering with Community Hoops and GrandStadium.tv to increase our basketball coverage like never before! The following is a press release from Community Hoops. TSB Television will also submit at least one feature game with the coverage you've come to expect from TSB as we enter our 5th year of high school basketball coverage. With all 12 games from the Hamline University event this past weekend now posted, Community Hoops (in partnership with TSB Television Productions - http://www.thesportsbrain1.blogspot.com) would like to announce 4 other fantastic events we will be bringing to the Internet for Minnesota Girls' Basketball fans around the world!!! December 4th, 2010 - The 7th Annual Breakdown Sports Girls’ Tip Off Classic presented by Eastbay (http://www.breakdownsportsusa.com) - We have an exclusive agreement with the organizers of this event to bring all 13 games to the fans. December 11th, 2010 - The 7th Annual Breakdown Sports Boys’ Tip Off Classic presented by Eastbay (http://www.breakdownsportsusa.com) - We have an exclusive agreement with the organizers of this event to bring all 14 games to the fans. December 27th & 28th - The Richfield Girls' Basketball Holiday 4 Team Tournament  (http://www.richfieldgirlsbasketball.org)- This event will have 4 teams that can surprise anyone on any given night - Richfield, Burnsville, Jefferson, & Apple Valley. December 28th, 29th, & 30th - The Dick's Sporting Goods Holiday Classic hosted by Hopkins Girls Basketball Program (http://hopkinsgirlsbasketball.com) - We will have all 12 games of this event which is rated as the top holiday tournament for girls' basketball in the state of Minnesota. These events/games will be made available the week after the event.  The games are offered as Pay Per View at $9.95 per game and High Quality DVD's are available for $24.95 or for $20 if you fill out the order form and hand it to us at the events. A complete list of games offered by Community Hoops can be found on the website www.communityhoops.com. Community Hoops will place the games into the 45.grandstadium.tv library for fans to view. Grand Stadium and KSTC 45 (http://prep45.kstc45.com) together bring fans free live streams on the Internet of all MSHSL State Tournament Coverage normally available on Ch. 45 in the Twin Cities area as well as the ability for fans to relive these games on the Internet as on demand viewing and through high quality DVD's.

Sponsorship information

Followers of this blog may know that I've moved from Keystone Productions to Ty Video Productions. The changes of switching companies include an increased emphasis on sponsorships to help support our broadcasts.

Sponsorship packages start at just $25 and your business would be featured on Metro Cable Network, where our games will be broadcast this season. MCN broadcasts to 1.5 million cable viewers in the Twin Cities area. Of course, the MCN telecasts are on top of our broadcasts online. Whether you sponsor just one game or the entire season, our broadcasts won't be possible without your help!

If you or someone you know is part of a business that would like to be a part of these games, please contact Jeremy Connolly at 651-955-6505 or by e-mail at tyvideoproductions@gmail.com. Learn more by visiting the Ty Video Productions website.
You can also contact Ty Video Productions to order DVD copies of our games!

Mark your calendars!

We're less than two weeks away from the start of high school basketball coverage with Ty Video Productions. 15 games are scheduled for telecast this season on Metro Cable Network from late November through early March. Look for all our games online and on TV starting in December. Match-ups are listed below with pregame summary.

Saturday, November 28th (girls)
Pat Paterson Thanksgiving Tournament @ Hamline University
Bracket A Championship - Rosemount/St. Paul Central vs. Highland Park/Centennial, 10:45 a.m.
Bracket B Championship - White Bear Lake/Minneapolis North vs. Lakeville North/Osseo, 2:15 p.m.

Last year's AAAA runner-up will be one of the stronger teams to start the season, followed by a deep Lakeville North team led by Wisconsin recruit Cassie Rochel, provided those two win their respective first-round games. South Dakota State recruit Megan Waytashek and junior Kahla Becken are key returning players for Centennial. Central will be in rebuilding mode this year, but they do have head coach Willie Taylor, who carries a 262-51 overall record in his head coaching career with the Minutemen.

Saturday, December 5th (girls)
Breakdown Tip-Off Classic @ Hopkins, Lindbergh Center
DeLaSalle vs. St. Paul Central, 11:45 a.m.
followed by
Bloomington Kennedy vs. Minnehaha Academy, 3:45 p.m.
OR
Lakeville North vs. Minneapolis Roosevelt, 5:30 p.m.

The second game will depend on the results of the Pat Paterson tournament. Faith Johnson Patterson moves to the island along with some of her players that got her a 2nd place finish with Minneapolis North in the class AAA state tournament last season. No doubt they will be a contender, looking to erase years of big-game futility under former head coach Brian Frye.

Saturday, December 12th (boys)
Buffalo vs. St. Cloud Apollo @ St. Cloud State, 7:00 p.m.
Our first boys game of the season. Both teams finished in the top 10 in class AAA last season. This may not be the only these two teams fight in 2009-10.

Thursday, December 17th (boys)
Monticello vs. Elk River @ Elk River, 7:00 p.m.
Another top 10 team in AAA last season (Monticello) against a school that plays well with the Magic.

Friday, January 8th (boys)
St. Paul Johnson vs. St. Paul Central @ Central, 7:00 p.m.
Top two teams in the St. Paul City Conference last season play the first of two games. Johnson usually fields teams in the AAA boys state tournament and Central is no slouch either.

Tuesday, January 12th (boys)
Minneapolis North vs. Minneapolis Washburn @ Washburn, 7:00 p.m.
We head to the west side of the river to cover yet another top 10 team last season in AAA (Washburn) facing a school with a rich history behind its back.

Tuesday, January 19th (girls)
Eden Prairie vs. Chaska @ Chaska, 7:15 p.m.
OR
DeLaSalle vs. Minnehaha Academy @ Minnehaha, 5:45 p.m.

This girls date will also depend on the Pat Paterson tournament and how the teams fair in the early leg of the season. Eden Prairie reached the AAAA semifinals last season before falling to Centennial.

Tuesday, January 26th (girls)
Robbinsdale Armstrong vs. Minneapolis South @ South, 7:00 p.m.
The 2009 AAAA state champions in girls basketball will have to defend against a team upset by Minneapolis Southwest in last year's section playoffs. South is the preseason favorite to win the Minneapolis City Conference, but expect a wide open race for some time. This will be Armstrong's final year in the Classic Lake before that conference is dissolved.

Friday, February 5th (girls)
Lakeville North vs. Chaska @ Chaska, 7:15 p.m.
Two solid Lake Conference programs for girls basketball. The Panthers were ranked 4th in class AAAA in 2009 while the Hawks were #5. The matchup between Rochel and Tisch will be key.

Friday, February 12th (girls)
Osseo vs. Centennial @ Centennial, 7:00 p.m.
We move to the Northwest Suburban Conference for this girls game. Osseo has played stubborn against Centennial before, delivering the biggest upset in 2008 by knocking the Cougars out in the section final and giving them two competitive games last year under new head coach Joey Waters.

Saturday, February 20th (boys)
DeLaSalle vs. Cretin-Derham Hall @ Cretin, 5:00 p.m.
Both teams were unranked last season, but the Raiders import several top football players who also show court skills. DeLaSalle produces high-level talent as well.

Saturday, February 27th (girls)
Twin Cities girls championship @ St. Paul, 1:30 p.m.
I wish I could tell you who will play against each other here, but parity will be much higher to start the season as both conferences lost a lot of talent to graduation. Minneapolis and St. Paul will be weaker, as will most of the state. Whoever plays here will likely be the result of good coaching versus pure talent.

Saturday, March 6th (boys)
Twin Cities boys championship, 1:30 p.m. (site TBD)
The talent on the boys side hasn't dropped, and fans will get a good game with the boys conference winners.

Sponsorship information will be posted tomorrow.