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Local Spotlight
Send us a photo or a clip. We build the post and put you in front of the county. Free. Any sport, youth through high school. You do not need a coach to send it in.
Send yours
A real card we posted. Yours looks like this.
How it works
You send it
A photo or one clip, and one line about what you did.
We build it
Your colors, your name, your handle on it.
We post it
Watch the page. We try to tag everyone, then you share it.
What makes it
We do not post everything we get. Send it like this and you have a real shot.
Photos
- A good sideline or game shot
- A roster or media day photo
- Your face does not have to show. A helmet shot works
- Blurry. This is what kills most of them
- Dark, tiny, or a photo of a screen
Clips
- One play. Just the one
- Best is a real video. Sideline video, phone video from the stands, anything shot live
- No live video? Use Hudl or QwikCut, but hit download and upload that file
- Tell us your number so we can find you
- A screen recording of Hudl. It always comes out blurry
- A whole highlight tape
Why we do this
The local paper and the local news used to cover high school sports. Around here, that is mostly gone.
I grew up on it. Small town in northern Michigan, and when we played, it was in the paper on Saturday morning. I read it. So did my teammates. It gave me confidence I leaned on later, when things got hard and when I did not feel like working. I do not think that is vanity. Being seen is part of how a young athlete starts to believe they can actually do something.
I got to keep playing after high school, at Army, and none of that happens without my family, my coaches, and a town that paid attention.
So we are trying to be that here. If seeing yourself up there makes you dig a little deeper in the fourth quarter, or work a little harder in the offseason, that is the whole point.
We are not a big media company. We are a husband and wife who love this stuff and want our local athletes to win.
If you are curious: high school · Army
John Plumstead · East of Tampa
Send yours
Takes about two minutes.
Questions
Does this cost anything?
No. It is free.
Can I send in my own?
Yes. Send your own, a teammate's, or your kid's. You do not need a coach.
Do you cover youth teams?
Yes. Youth, middle school, club and high school, any sport, anywhere in Hillsborough County.
When will mine post?
Posts run all week. Watch the page. We do our best to tag everyone we post, but you have to watch the page.
Does everything get posted?
No. We pick what runs. Blurry photos and screen recordings are the usual reason one does not.
What clip should I send?
One play. Real video from the sideline or the stands is best. From Hudl or QwikCut, download the file and upload that, not a screen recording.
How do I send the video?
Pick "A clip" and upload it from your phone. If it is too big, paste a link to it instead.
Can I repost it?
Please do. Share it, repost it, send it to family. That is how it reaches the county.