HURON — Going out to watch a high school sporting event and supporting the local team is an enjoyable way to spend an evening. And the popcorn always tastes better at a game.
But for those times when you can’t make it out to a Tigers’ home game, or your grandchild is playing somewhere else, you can still catch all the action and play-by-play. Just log on.
The website is www.nfhsnetwork.com and it handles games from hundreds of schools across the country, including more than two dozen in South Dakota, including the Huron Tigers and Miller Rustlers from the Heartland area.
When you are on the site, easy-to-follow instructions get you to where you want to go to watch whichever school you choose to follow.
“The cameras cost $9,500 to get,” said Huron School District Activities Director Terry Rotert. “I was able to get a $5,000 grant from the Huron Community Foundation for part of the cost and the Quarterback Club stepped in to cover the rest of the cost. So there was no cost to the school district.”

The two cameras - one at Huron Arena and the other at Tiger Stadium - broadcast video from games taking place at each respective venue. The cameras operate on their own and require no personnel to be on hand to work the camera.
“Each camera has two lenses,” Rotert pointed out. “At Huron Arena, for instance, the camera is mounted on the west side of the playing surface, directly on the center line. Each lens covers an end of the floor and it automatically detects motion and plays the feed from that camera.”
Motion switches from end to end quickly and seamlessly, even for a sport that moves as fast as volleyball does. And to help keep track of what is taking place on the court, the radio broadcast from Tiger 95 accompanies the video feed.
Fans who wish to watch games must subscribe, however, to see them. A 30-day subscription is $9.95, a ‘season’ subscription, which is 120 days is $30, and a full year subscription is $60. Subscribers may have up to three concurrent users, according to Rotert.
This week, three volleyball games were on the schedule (JV, sophomore and varsity against Yankton at Huron Arena) and there was also a freshman football game, and both a boys’ and a girl’s soccer match from Tiger Stadium.
In addition to the NFHS site, many schools have created YouTube or have school video sites, for fans to watch the action.

COURTESY PHOTO
This is a screen shot of a recent volleyball game broadcast using the NFHS equipment at Huron Arena, with the Huron Tigers facing the Brookings Bobcats.