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Sponsor a school
High school sports is the best performing thing we publish. Sponsoring a school puts your name on every card we run for them, all season.
The numbers
| Coverage | High school sports across Hillsborough County |
|---|---|
| Card types | Matchups, final scores, Athlete of the Week, weekly slates, school hype cards |
| Reach | Up to 50,000 views on a single post |
| Placement | Your logo and name on every card for your school |
| Also included | Athlete of the Week presenting sponsorship on your school |
| Price | School packages at $250 and $500 per month |
Why this works better than anything else we do
Parents, students, grandparents and coaches all share these. A score card from Friday night gets forwarded into group chats, screenshotted, and reposted by the players themselves. Nothing else we publish moves like that.
Your name sits on it every time, all season, in front of an audience that is paying close attention rather than scrolling past.
How the sponsorship works
You pick a school. Every card we produce for that school carries your business, in a consistent spot, in the same design so it reads as a partnership rather than an ad.
Most schools have one sponsor. When a school is taken we will tell you rather than stacking three businesses onto the same card and diluting all of them.
The other reason to do it
Local papers largely stopped covering high school sports out here. The recognition that used to come from being in the paper is the thing we are trying to put back, and it matters to these athletes more than people remember.
Sponsoring a school is a marketing spend that also visibly funds something the community cares about. Those are rare.
Questions we get
Which schools are available?
It changes through the season. Email us and we will tell you what is open at your school.
Do you cover more than football?
Yes. All sports, and Local Spotlight is open to middle school, youth and club teams too.
Can I sponsor more than one school?
Yes, and several partners do when their service area covers multiple.
Next step
Ask what is open at your school
Schools go fast at the start of a season. Tell us which one and we will tell you straight away whether it is available.
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