HS Sports News Sites

[Joel Reagan]

Is anyone doing an online-only HS sports news site without a recruiting focus?

Always looking to share ideas.

 

[Here me roar]

I think the Southwest Ohio sports daily is but you don't get access unless you pay

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

The Lee papers in Montana have 406mtsports.com, which also covers Montana and Montana State. Preps is a main part of their coverage, though.

 

[HanSenSE]

For California, check out calhisports.com. Another pay site, but on top of all the current stuff, their hisorical information can't be beat by anyone in the state.

 

[Joel Reagan]

It seems like everyone is doing a paywall.

 

[Here me roar]

It seems like everyone is doing a paywall.

Of course they are. For the most part, these are people who were newspaper sports journalists who were let go. They wanted to continue doing the job. The only way to do it was to create their own site and survive on subscriptions. They cannot give it away.

 

[MileHigh]

Coloradopreps.com actually is free and does a really good job.

 

[Joel Reagan]

Of course they are. For the most part, these are people who were newspaper sports journalists who were let go. They wanted to continue doing the job. The only way to do it was to create their own site and survive on subscriptions. They cannot give it away.

I’m trying with advertising rather than a paywall.

 

[Here me roar]

I’m trying with advertising rather than a paywall.

Good luck. There's also Low County or low country sports. I'm not sure what their financial model is but I don't think they don't make money. I think instead of looking at these sites you need to talk to the people who started them and see how they make it viable. I mean if you have to sell your ads, how are you going to have time for actual coverage?

 

[Joel Reagan]

I’m just looking to learn more about different people operate. I don’t think there is a right way or wrong way to do it.

I only cover five schools so it’s a smaller scale than some of these other sites. I’m the only one so I have to sell as well. I have a day job so this is a side thing.

 

[Joel Reagan]

Good luck. There's also Low County or low country sports. I'm not sure what their financial model is but I don't think they don't make money. I think instead of looking at these sites you need to talk to the people who started them and see how they make it viable. I mean if you have to sell your ads, how are you going to have time for actual coverage?

I think I will talk to them.

My post was asking if someone on this forum was doing something similar.

 

[jr/shotglass]

If anything can put you over the top in that endeavor, I'd say it's live game streaming. Which I understand might not be in your plans, but that's what is going to get eyeballs.

 

[Joel Reagan]

If anything can put you over the top in that endeavor, I'd say it's live game streaming. Which I understand might not be in your plans, but that's what is going to get eyeballs.

That's something I'm looking at doing for my schools in the future. I freelance for a local NAIA school, doing baseball PBP.