Any coverage on the net, video or audio? This is the problem when you have two teams traveling 2 and 4 hours away to a quarterfinal game that does not have a kid named McClung in the lineup. The locals at the neutral site won't touch it.
Martinsville vs Graham Radio Coverage
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I know that Mavahi hasn't had radio coverage in many, many years. WMVA used to do all the games in the 70s and 80s.
The problem is.......if you are in the Martinsville or Bluefield areas, you are likely losing money sending a radio crew that far. Financially, its a loss. Locally at the area of the game for the immediate stations in or around Wise, are you making money by carrying a game few have interest in? Unlikely.
Best bet is probably to follow Tim Hayes on Twitter. BHC sports. I wont be able to go. Get off work at 5:00. Im still a little pissed that this game isnt closer. Graham wins the region and goes to olay in the backyard of Gate City and Union? Allows Martinsville to play at same site as their girls team. I would make it as difficult as possible on Martinsville. Oh well. Guess we will see hiw it works out. Still pissed I cant go.
LOL, mentioned that the other day. Win or lose for Graham, that makes no sense, IF it's reasonable to have the ability to play at a closer place. Never heard of a team driving two hours (if its that far, dont know) to host a game, LMAO. Regardless of who's backyard, it makes no sense. I guess you have a thousand or so GC fans rooting against Graham as well. Just crazy.
Asked this earlier and nobody answered. Doesn't Bluefield, WV, have a National Guard gym or something like that that holds 2000? Why not play it there if Graham plays it's football games in the same town in West Virginia?
I know that during the last 2 state championship years, WMVA was going to cover MHS's run, but they needed some substantial donations to do it I think bc of their own costs as well as the fees that the VHSL was going to charge.
And I'd add that you could follow the Martinsville Bulletin's Twitter feed as well @BulletinSport
And I'd add that you could follow the Martinsville Bulletin's Twitter feed as well @BulletinSport
Bluefield high school used to play at Bluefield State College but it was too small so they play their games now at the Brushfork National Guard Armory which is just a couple miles outside of the city of Bluefield, WV and only around 6 miles from Graham High School. I’m not sure how much exactly it holds but it’s a good venue to watch an event. Other than the games they have big events there like the Coal show, the better living show, womens expo, etc. I don’t know if you follow Barstool Sports but they recently bought a boxing contest company called “The Rough n Rowdy Brawl”... and the Armory hosts the “rough n rowdy brawl” there each year & in December it was Barstool Sports first one as owners and they said it sold out both nights and ticket sales and pay per views sales equaled over 1 million dollars. I take the kids to a circus there each year and there’s not a bad seat in the place. The lower bleachers have backs to the seats too.
Graham plays all of their home football games at Mitchell Stadium in the city of Bluefield, WV and the VHSL is okay with that so I’m sure they could okay the Amory if they put in a little work but it’s the VHSL.
You can kind of tell in this pic how big the armory is. Under the opposite basket is a stage but I think there are pull out bleachers there too. If not they could always bring in temporary if more seats were needed.
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One of our parents goes live for the last few mins of pretty much every game, but not for the whole thing
Brushwork Armory would still hold more than Tazewell High, I presume. I dont know how much Tazewell hold's, but I would assume its not 3,000 to 3,500 people. But, as one poster mentioned, if Tazewell County Schools has to pay money to rent that facility in Bluefield WV, them I could see why they want Graham to play at Tazewell, BUT not sure why they would allow them to travel to Wise tonight.
