• A Moment With Steve Henkle, Saddleback Sports

    A Moment With Steve Henkle, Saddleback Sports0

    A chance meeting with Tony Lipold, Athletic Director at Saddleback College, on a Saturday nearly 10 years ago has led to a great retirement position for Steve Henkle, and the school with a football and basketball announcer. Lariat: The voice behind Saddleback sports Not only does Henkle announce games, he’s also been on the broadcast

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  • Ceremonial First Pitch

    Ceremonial First Pitch0

    Many baseball teams offer special guests, MVP’s, former players, or just choosing someone out of the stands to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game.  Below are several different examples of a first pitch that we’ve been part of that you can incorporate into your game production. Before the National Anthem: Teams

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  • P. A. Announcement: Baseball/Softball Starting Line-up0

    It’s time to meet the starting line-ups for today’s/tonight’s game, first for the visiting [visiting team proper name and nickname]. Leading off, the [position], number ___, [name] _________________________. Batting second, the [position], number ___, [name] _________________________. Batting third, the [position], number ___, [name] _________________________. Batting fourth, the [position], number ___, [name] _________________________. Batting fifth, the

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  • How Much Music Do You Need?

    How Much Music Do You Need?0

    This question comes up all the time and we’re going to answer it here.  You need as much music to cover three or more full games without repeating a song.  But, exactly how much is that?  We’ll cover the various sports and situations and give you an idea of how much music you should have. 

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  • P. A. Announcement: Foul Balls0

    “Ladies and gentlemen, bats, balls and other objects may leave the playing field and at a high rate of speed which may cause personal injury or damage to personal property.  [Team/School name] is not responsible for injury or damage that may be done to vehicles in the parking lot.”

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  • Burning Bridges0

    Recently, a fellow P. A. announcer shared that he’d lost a job that was once his, but due to family and other responsibilities, he had to step away from last year.  This year he would have been able to come back, however the organization found another announcer to take over. Through the course of conversation

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