Speaking of Sports Column Archive

Speaking
of
Sports

by
Bernie
Fratto

Football 2005-
A Cyberspace Odyssey

8/29/05

For the thousands filing out of Rynearson Stadium just before midnight on Saturday, they knew they’d been treated to some very entertaining High School Football.

But what if you couldn’t make it to the game? Well, the home games this season are once again broadcast live on Novi’s own WOVI 89.5fm.

But, what if you were out of town? Well, you could logon to novi.org and find the results in very timely fashion.

But, what if you wanted more detail, more instantaneous information, in fact, what if you wanted to know what was happening, play-by-play, as it happened regardless of where you were on the planet?

Well, just when you think it can’t get any better, Novi resident Willy Mena, has devised a schematic that will allow you to follow a Novi Wildcat football game live on your computer!… No matter where you are.

Using a laptop, cellphone techonology, a wireless router and a team of dedicated spotters, stringers and assistants, you can logon to this website and never miss a play!

For a long time, the business of covering sport, has been as big as the sports themselves. Even on the High School level, websites like studentsports.com, etc., and media outlets like ESPN, USA Today/Gannett News, and FoxSports have been bringing us High School news from around the nation.

But this might be the coolest thing yet…

Fans are getting tougher to please. With the advent of Fantasy Football, dedicated sports channels and publications, the thirst for knowledge, information and insight has become insatiable.

Major League Franchises like the Detroit Lions, Tigers and Pistons all employ writers whose job it is to literally update their websites with timely, accurate, and entertaining information, so they can keep their fan base up to date and happy.

So if you haven’t seen the latest in Sports Coverage, check out Willy Mena’s newfangled concept. It is so cool, I can hardly express it.

Oh by the way, Novi won 14-7…

But you probably already knew that.

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Bernie Fratto is a freelance writer, radio personality, and motivational speaker. His passion for sports comes in part from his experience as a former Cincinnati Red farm- hand. "Behind every sports story lies the hearts and minds of real human beings" said Fratto. "These athletic endeavors often serve as a metaphor for the game we call life."

Bernie is also on the broadcast team at Live 97.1FM talk-radio, and is a frequent co-host on the popular "Parker & The Man Show," a nightly sportstalk show which airs Monday-Friday from 7-11pm.