2011 BlueCross Spring Fling Coverage Produced LIVE By TSSAA Network

May 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Hermitage, Tennessee (May 16, 2011) – The arrival of Spring marks tournament season for high school athletes across Tennessee, and the celebration of championships at the 2011 BlueCross Spring Fling.  The TSSAA Network will stream LIVE coverage of Girls’ and Boys’ Track & Field meets, Baseball Championships, and Soccer Championships.  All events can be accessed via the TSSAANetwork.com video portal. The events will also be rebroadcast in the weeks following the LIVE coverage of events across the entire state on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations.

“The BlueCross Spring Fling is a celebration of athletic achievement and a fitting end to a great year,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director for TSSAA. “We are proud to have the events broadcast LIVE on www.TSSAAnetwork.com for families and fans of the student athletes that are not able to make it to the events.”

The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayON! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet.  The TSSAAnetwork.com video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access, at no charge, to a wide variety of events including the recent BlueCross Basketball Championships, the TSSAA’s basketball championships hosted at Middle Tennessee State University.

The events listed below will be available for LIVE viewing on the TSSAAnetwork.com video portal.


2011 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 26  |  Division II – A |  10:00am CT
Thursday, May 26  |  Division II – AA  |  12:30pm CT
Friday, May 27  |  Division I – A  |  11:00am CT
Friday, May 27  |  Division I – AA  |  2:00pm CT
Friday, May 27  |  Division I – AAA  |  5:00pm CT


2011 GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 26 |  All Divisions |  6:00pm CT (Running Events Only)


2011 BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, May 27  |  All Divisions |  5:00pm CT (Running Events Only)


2011 SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, May 26  |  Division II – A  |  4:30pm CT
Thursday, May 26  |  Division II – AA  |  7:00pm CT
Friday, May 27  |  Division I – A–AA  |  4:30pm CT
Friday, May 27  |  Division I – AAA  |  7:00pm CT


The BlueCross Spring Fling events will rebroadcast on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council television stations, including Chattanooga, Cookeville, Martin/Jackson, Tri-Cities, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville.  The stations and over-the-air broadcast channel numbers are provided below, but check local listings for the channel number on your cable or satellite provider.


WTCI–TV Chattanooga  |  Channel 45
WCTE–TV Cookeville  |  Channel 22
WLJT–TV Martin/Jackson  | Channel 11
WETP–TV Tri-Cities  |  Channel 2
WKOP–TV Knoxville  |  Channel 15
WKNO–TV Memphis  |  Channel 10
WNPT–TV Nashville  |  Channel 8


SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2011
Soccer Championships  |  Division II – A & AA  |  5:00pm CT


SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011
Soccer Championships  |  Division I – A, AA & AAA  |  1:00pm CT



SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011
Girls’ & Boys’ Track & Field Championships |  All Divisions (Running Events Only)  |  5:00pm CT


SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
Baseball Championships  |  Division I – A, AA & AAA  |  1:00pm CT



The 2011 BlueCross Spring Fling events are presented by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the TSSAA Network.   For additional information about broadcast schedules for BlueCross Spring Fling events, please visit www.TSSAANetwork.com/bluecrossspringfling

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About Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA):
The mission of the TSSAA is to serve its members by providing leadership and coordination for the administration of interscholastic athletics, which will enhance the educational experiences of students. The TSSAA will promote participation and sportsmanship to develop good citizens through interscholastic athletics, which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals. For more information, contact the TSSAA at tssaa@tssaa.org, or visit www.tssaa.org.


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