Stellar teams deserve stellar coverage

Girls basketball state tournament live play-by-play from QCSportsNet.com!

Presented by the Wheelan-Pressly family of funeral homes

For the first time in what is believed to be more than a decade, live play-by-play of girls high school basketball is returning to the Quad Cities! QCSportsNet.com, the leading provider of high school sports in the Quad Cities, is pleased to announce live coverage of all girls basketball state tournament games involving Rock Island and Pleasant Valley high schools, presented by the Wheelan-Pressly family of funeral homes in Rock Island, Milan, and Reynolds. This is in addition to QCSportsNet’s current programming of complete regular season and state tournament coverage of the Rock Island, Pleasant Valley, and United Township boys teams.

The girls tournaments begin in mid-February, making it five teams with championship aspirations that QCSportsNet will carry live for as far as they go in their quest to make it to the Final Four. On the girls side, Rock Island (20-3, #6 in Illinois Class 4A) and Pleasant Valley (9-3, #15 in Iowa Class 5A) are having excellent seasons, as are, on the boys side, Rock Island (12-3, #8 in Illinois Class 4A), United Township (15-4, Honorable Mention in Illinois Class 4A), and Pleasant Valley (12-0, #2 in Iowa Class 4A).

“I think that sounds great,” said Rock Island girls coach Thad Hoover about the news. “Excited to have the coverage.”

In addition to Wheelan-Pressly (www.wheelanpressly.com), participating sponsors include Crawford Company Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning (www.crawford-company.com); and Blackhawk Bank & Trust (www.choosethechief.com). Tournament sponsorship plans are available for as low as $12 per game, for all games up to and including the Final Four.

Fans can enjoy live play-by-play of their favorite teams on any desktop, laptop, or mobile device with Internet capability. Get information about upcoming games, along with links to the live stream by going to www.QCSportsNet.com. Updates are also available on Twitter @QCSportsNet or by searching the #qcsportsnet hashtag, and on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/QCSportsNet.

Listen to Dallon Christensen‘s call of all 10 North Scott goals in the Lancers’ 10-0 victory over Maquoketa in the Iowa 2A regional finals on June 9, 2014 at North Scott High School. The Lancers will face Council Bluffs Lewis on Thursday, June 12 at the state tournament in Des Moines.

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This week’s QCSportsNet Central features interviews focused on a great variety of topics.

Kedric Prince – Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus writer talking about the future of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball.

Bobby Metcalf (@BobbyMetcalf88) – Quad City Times beat writer for the Quad City Mallards discussing the stability of the Mallards franchise and the upcoming Mallards playoff run.

Pete Ivanic (@SAUStadiumYes) – Mediacom MC-22 play-by-play announcer and Saint Ambrose University alumnus discussing the SAU Stadium Yes project supporting a new athletic complex for Saint Ambrose.

All episodes of QCSportsNet Central can be found on the achives page.

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I had the opportunity to interview the following individuals associated with Bettendorf basketball following the Bulldogs’ 59-38 victory over Davenport Central in the Iowa 4A substate final at Davenport West High School on March 4, 2014. The Bulldogs are now 22-1 on the season and will face Urbandale at 2:45 PM on Wednesday, March 12 in the Iowa 4A state tournament.

Head Coach Curtis Clark

Nicholas Baer

Cole Clearman

Dylan Sortillo