LMU’s Broadcast Offers A New Way To Support Games From Home

LMU Media is a newly founded broadcasting channel that streams every home game of the Lab Museum United (LMU) volleyball and girls' basketball games. These broadcasts are hosted by three juniors: Noah Trencher, Lance Rosenstrock, and Dylan Paris. They switch roles throughout the games, typically starting with Noah doing play-by-play (narrating the events of the game live) and Dylan and Lance doing analysis and statistics (giving opinions or insight into the game). 

This channel was inspired by a summer pre-college program Noah and Lance attended, which was an introduction to journalism and broadcasting in general, but with a specific focus on sports topics. “I was really enjoying it, and when walking back to our dorms after class, I thought of the idea and suggested to Lance,  ‘What if we started broadcasts at the school, like of basketball or softball games?’” Noah recalls. “Lance liked the idea, and once school started we immediately went to Brooke and the other admin about starting it. Fortunately, we were met with support, one thing led to another, and now we broadcast every home volleyball game and will be broadcasting every home basketball game.” 

When asked why he wants to continue doing sports broadcasting work at Lab rather than finding outside opportunities, Noah described players asking about the broadcast before the game, eagerly participating in post-game interviews, and providing feedback on the final product. “Seeing players excited and interested in the broadcast, is the overall reason for us doing this: to give a spotlight to the players and give them exposure.”

School sports get a lot of support and encouragement, such as Mr. Drozd’s posters in the hallways and help from the administration. However, when most people want to go to events to show support, often the problem is that they’re busy with other activities, homework, or they simply need to be home before the game starts. Luckily, LMU Media is now making watching games much easier and more accessible to anyone who wants to connect with the teams. If you also want to support your classmates and student-athletes but can’t make the actual games, you can find the channel at @LMUmedia on YouTube, scan this QR code to watch old volleyball games, or join a live stream the next time there’s a home game.