Aug. 29, 2013 -- (New York)
MaxPreps.com, the online high school sports leader and a CBSSports.com site, announced on Thursday that it is launching sites dedicated to providing hyper-local coverage of 40 metro areas across the country. MaxPreps.com's deep national data and content will now be available to high school sports fans on the city level across digital platforms.
"With our new metro-focused sites, MaxPreps.com will deliver our most in-depth local high school sports coverage for fans, parents and communities," said Andy Beal, Founder and President of MaxPreps.com. "Our comprehensive content delivered in innovative formats will allow the student-athletes we cover to truly see themselves ‘in lights.'"
Each site will provide users with local rankings, upcoming game schedules, recent scores, coaches and players of the week, and stat leaders, including weekly stat stars and season-high leaders. When users on MaxPreps.com search for a high school in one of the 40 metro areas, they will have the option to visit the new metro-focused site. Utilizing responsive design, the local site will feature iconic imagery of games, players and teams, including full-screen slideshows that will adapt to all digital platforms.
The sites will also feature top games of the week, determined by algorithm, and more localized content including the MaxPreps score stream. Social integration of local school and reporter Twitter feeds will allow fans to stay up to the minute on the latest news. Additionally, users will be able to upload their own photos and videos.
The metro area sites will roll out over four weeks, with this being the second, and the most recent batch features sites for
Miami,
Houston,
Charlotte,
Austin,
Fresno,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh,
Portland,
Raleigh,
San Antonio,
San Diego and
Seattle.
Launch schedule:Aug. 29 - New York,
Sacramento,
Dallas,
Los Angeles,
Denver,
Bay Area,
Phoenix,
Salt Lake City,
Las Vegas,
Atlanta and
Cincinnati.
Sept. 5 - Miami,
Houston,
Charlotte,
Austin,
Fresno,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh,
Portland,
Raleigh,
San Antonio,
San Diego and
Seattle.
Sept. 12 - Albuquerque,
Baltimore,
Birmingham,
Chicago,
Cleveland,
Columbus,
Detroit,
Hartford,
Tampa,
Jackson and
Orlando.
Sept. 19 - Indianapolis,
Kansas City,
Nashville,
New Orleans,
Oklahoma City and
Washington D.C.
About MaxPreps.comMaxPreps.com is the leading online high school sports destination offering high school sports fans the most comprehensive coverage with the latest news, analysis, rankings, and streaming content. MaxPreps.com aspires to cover every high school team, game, and player by partnering with over 40,000 coaches throughout the country. A unit of CBS Interactive and a CBSSports.com site, MaxPreps.com was founded in August 2002 and is headquartered in Cameron Park, California.
Media ContactAnnie Rohrs 646-472-3961 annie.rohrs@cbsinteractive.com
