The COVID season has certainly hurt us all in some way or another. But with pain sometimes comes growth opportunities! That has certainly been the case for the Carroll Athletic Department.
We ended last spring with the heartache of having a canceled a spring season, couldn’t do anything with our kids until July and started the athletic year with “no fans in the stands.” We then expanded to 2 tickets per athlete and currently trying to expand attendance where we can depending on venue size and roster sizes.
The desire to begin live streaming events has been a goal of the Carroll Athletic Department for several years with the hopes that we could expand into full gameday productions in the future. The COVID restriction of fans has provided the energy to move forward and learn on the fly in order to provide a service for spectators to see games while they cannot attend. In a short amount of time we have developed a small group of dedicated students and invested in a significant amount of technology to make it happen.
Our first streamed event took place on August 15th and since that start date to last night (9/15) we have streamed 47 different games to over 20,000 viewers online. “Unique Plays”, is frequently the best analytic for determining viewership and is often sought after by sponsors. Since mid-August we have had over 11,000 unique plays. Also, recently, Heath Shanahan from the IHSAAtv network sent this to Athletic Directors around the State, “I wanted to highlight a fantastic success story on IHSAAtv.org. Carroll High School has done the most broadcast of all affiliates (Educational and Commercial). They have a fantastic crew of kids who are really leading the charge and they have covered Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball, in a combination of JV and Varsity. Kudos to Dan Ginder and the whole Carroll team!”
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Sport
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Total Loads
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Total Loads (live)
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Unique Plays (via players)
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Total Web Viewers
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9/14/2020 JV Football vs. Northrop 6:00
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Football
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574
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483
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173
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508
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9/10/2020 9th Football vs. North Side 6:00
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Football
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433
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351
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216
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338
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9/3/2020 9th Football vs Snider
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Football
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864
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720
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347
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742
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8/24/2020 JV Football vs Luers
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Football
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1380
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1037
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732
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1042
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9/15/2020 V Girls Soccer vs. south Adams 5:30
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Soccer
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427
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401
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115
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393
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9/10/2020 V Girls Soccer vs.Dekalb 6:30
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Soccer
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290
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201
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171
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253
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9/10/2020 JV Girls Soccer vs.Dekalb 5:00
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Soccer
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347
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279
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113
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325
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9/9/2020 V Boys Soccer vs Leo approx. 7:00
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Soccer
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394
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225
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216
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345
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9/9/2020 Boys JV Soccer vs Leo 5:30
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Soccer
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268
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161
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112
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240
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9/8/2020 Girls Varsity Soccer vs. North Side 5:30
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Soccer
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103
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77
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53
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70
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9/7/2020 Boys C Team Soccer vs Goshen
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Soccer
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119
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60
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58
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107
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9/5/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Westview Approx. 3:30
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Soccer
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326
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162
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143
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284
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9/5/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Northridge
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Soccer
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395
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210
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185
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345
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9/3/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs North Side
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Soccer
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305
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154
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153
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268
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9/3/2020 JV Boys Soccer vs North Side
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Soccer
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348
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241
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135
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313
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9/1/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Bishop Dwenger
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Soccer
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518
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245
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236
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471
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9/1/2020 Boys JV Soccer vs Bishop Dwenger
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Soccer
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661
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524
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157
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624
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8/31/2020 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Bishop Dwenger
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Soccer
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182
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148
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121
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131
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8/31/2020 Girls JV Soccer vs Bishop Dwenger
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Soccer
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302
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232
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198
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269
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8/25/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Canterbury
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Soccer
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735
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500
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326
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667
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8/25/2020 JV Boys Soccer vs Canterbury
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Soccer
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566
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359
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253
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505
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8/24/2020 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Leo
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Soccer
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348
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261
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179
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277
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8/24/2020 Girls JV Soccer vs Leo
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Soccer
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655
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505
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262
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559
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8/19/2020 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Penn
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Soccer
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281
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209
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143
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219
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8/19/2020 Girls JV Soccer vs Penn
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Soccer
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558
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455
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299
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462
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8/15/2020 Girls Varsity Soccer vs Mishawaka Marian
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Soccer
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598
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428
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319
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466
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8/15/2020 Girls JV Soccer vs Mishawaka Marian
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Soccer
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530
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386
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340
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465
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8/15/2020 Boys Varsity Soccer vs Warsaw
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Soccer
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1140
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563
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468
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1045
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8/15/2020 Boys JV Soccer vs Warsaw
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Soccer
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792
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517
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414
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677
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8/15/2020 Boys C Team Soccer vs Warsaw
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Soccer
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1339
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912
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545
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1230
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8/20/2020 Boys Tennis vs Snider
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Tennis
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335
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186
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161
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291
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9/9/2020 V Volleyball vs Bellmont approx. 7:00
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Volleyball
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256
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204
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108
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191
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9/9/2020 9th Volleyball vs Bellmont 6:00
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Volleyball
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176
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113
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61
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159
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9/9/2020 JV Volleyball vs Bellmont 6:00
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Volleyball
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256
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117
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102
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208
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9/5/2020 Varsity Volleyball vs Munster Approx. Noon
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Volleyball
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274
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194
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101
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216
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9/5/2020
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Volleyball
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73
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44
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46
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50
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9/5/2020 Varsity Volleyball vs Elkhart 10:00
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Volleyball
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337
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202
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132
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280
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8/29/2020 JV Tournament Game 4 Approx. 4:30
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Volleyball
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247
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168
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128
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179
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8/29/2020 JV Tournament Game 3 approx. 1:30
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Volleyball
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186
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139
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105
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135
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8/29/2020 JV Tournament Game 2 Approx. 11:00
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Volleyball
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278
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201
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166
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216
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8/29/2020 JV Tournament Game 1 9:00
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Volleyball
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535
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408
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202
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470
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Heritage Varsity Volleyball
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Volleyball
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387
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186
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210
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334
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8/25/2020 Varsity Volleyball vs Heritage
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Volleyball
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1410
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824
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694
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1247
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8/25/2020 JV Volleyball vs Heritage
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Volleyball
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1347
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808
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632
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1198
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8/19/2020 Varsity Volleyball vs East Noble
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Volleyball
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480
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394
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315
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415
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8/19/2020 JV Volleyball vs East Noble
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Volleyball
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566
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480
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329
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449
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8/18/2020 Freshman Volleyball vs Leo
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Volleyball
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780
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434
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441
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698
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16108 (avg. 342/stream)
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11115 (Avg. 236/stream)
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20376 (Avg. 433/stream)
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Sponsorship will help support this new program purchase additional equipment to improve broadcast, include play by play, use instant replay capabilities, provide training and support the overall Athletic Department that is still providing Educational Based Athletics without normal revenue streams from gate/ticket sales and concessions.
If you would like to be included in this new opportunity for our students, athletes and the entire Carroll community and beyond, please let us know! I would be glad to email, talk on the phone or meet you in person to discuss further.
Dan Ginder
Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
Carroll High School
3701 Carroll Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
260-338-5334 ext. 3035
@carrollchargers