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The KPTR.com Story. . . . . . .
Centralia, Illinois. The year 2000. The Centralia Holiday Tournament, a 16-team boys basketball tournament in the quaint basketball hotbed in southern Illinois. Mike Cooper, Ken Opperman, Eric Opperman, and Matt Cooper talked at McDonald's about how they wished they could broadcast Bartlett basketball like numerous small town radio stations, including Centralia's WRXX, do for their high schools. And so the dream began.
It was a dream that would take two full years to come true, and beginning in 2002, KPTR.com became a reality, as Mike, Ken, and Matt broadcast the first Bartlett Panther basketball game of the 2002-03 season at Harding Academy in Memphis. A week later, Eric joined them for the Rumble on the Ridge in Forrest City, Arkansas, and the KPTR.com "Skybox Crew" was on its way to broadcast its first year of Panther athletics.
KPTR.com has covered nearly all of Bartlett's football, boys basketball, and girls basketball games since that first broadcast at Harding Academy, and we have covered numerous other events as well, including several Panther baseball games and a competition including Bartlett's award-winning Winter Guard team. In the fall of 2003, we began WVWT — the Webcast Voice of West Tennessee — to cover various other high school and even college athletics, and we broadcast 11 games involving 11 boys basketball teams from three states at the 2003 Centralia Holiday Tournament via KPTR and WVWT.
Beginning in 2006, all Bartlett Panther Broadcasts were simulcast on both KPTR and WVWT and we formed our second sister station, KTSQ-The Sports Quest-to cover other schools activities. In 2008, The SkyBox Broadcasting International Network was formed in order to expand the coverage of exciting Secondary School and College Sports. KPTR.com is the Flagship Station of SkyBox Broadcasting International and still is The Voice of the Bartlett Panthers. As of 01/05/09, KPTR.com has broadcast 569 Bartlett events since that first night at Harding Academy in November of 2002. We have broadcast events in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, and Illinois and we have had listeners contact us from most of the 50 states, as well as Central America, The Middle-East, China, and The Russian Federation.
The goal of KPTR.com, WVWT.com, and KTSQ.com, as well as that of the SkyBox Broadcasting International Network, is to highlight the hard work of the dedicated student athletes and their coaches, along with the sacrifices of their parents and other family members, in order to achieve the great things they do and to provide a media outlet for these outstanding individuals. The motto of SkyBox Broadcasting International is: "It's all about the kids".
Please be sure and check out our sister stations, WVWT.com and KTSQ.com by clicking the link to the left or by going to www.wvwt.com.ww.wvwt.com
We would like to thank you for visiting us, and we hope you enjoy our broadcasts.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-Mail: skyboxcrew@kptr.com
KPTR.com/WVWT.com/KTSQ.com-SkyBox Broadcasting International
P.O. Box 34306 Bartlett, Tennessee 38184 USA
Telephone: 901-619-0856
James M. (Mike) Cooper, Executive Producer
Matthew B. Cooper, Director of Broadcast Operations
Would you like to help KPTR.com and our sister stations, WVWT.com and KTSQ.com? Please go to the WVWT.com website and click on the Donation button. (
www.wvwt.com ) Our stations operate on a very limited budget and our advertising rates are some of the lowest that can be found anywhere. We appreciate any donations OF ANY SIZE. Also, if you are interested in being an advertiser on our stations, please e-mail us at skyboxcrew@kptr.com and we will be glad to help you. We sincerely thank you for supporting our stations.
Panther Points. . . . . . .
"Special Broadcasts with Bartlett Panther coaches and athletes presented by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew/KPTR.com-WVWT.com."
11/05/07-Interview with Coach Bobby Armbruster discussing 2007 Bartlett Panther Football. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=70618http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=70618
08/15/08-Interview with Coach Bobby Armbruster discussing the upcoming 2008 Bartlett Panther Football Season. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=80538http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=80538
10/18/08-Live fundraiser for 2008-2009 Bartlett Panther Basketball from the Kroger-Bartlett Town Center. Preview of the upcoming Basketball season and interviews with Coaches David Owen, Matthew Cooper, Wes Shappley, and also several Panther Basketball players. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=83448http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=83448
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Mid-South Classics. . . . . . .
A special presentation of KPTR.com & WVWT.com...We proudly present games which have been considered some of the greatest of all time in the Mid-South. We hope you enjoy these exciting broadcasts! Lone Oak (KY) vs Paducah Tilghman (KY), First Round of the 2nd District Boys Basketball Tournament, Feb. 28, 1973, from Heath High School-West Paducah, KY. This classic game has gone down as one of the Commonwealth of Kentucky's biggest upsets ever. Play-by-play is called by legendary Paducah area sportscaster George "Gabby" Bell and he is assisted by Robert Davis, Cobbo Wyatt, and Shorty Ford. There are also interviews with Paducah area legendary coaches Albert Norris, Berney Miller, and Glen Earl Dexter. This exciting game is truly a Mid-South Classic. Thanks to Wayne Elliott of Lone Oak, Kentucky for getting us the tape of this great game. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=85200 Bartlett vs O'Fallon (IL), Dec. 29, 2003, in the Centralia Holiday Tournament. This exciting game, which was called by The Original Sky Box Crew of Ken Opperman, Eric Opperman, Matthew Cooper, and Mike Cooper, featured the underdog Bartlett Panthers climbing back to take the lead with 10 seconds left and seemingly pulling the big upset...only to be stunned by an unbelievalbe desperation shot at the buzzer producing the O'Fallon win and one of the most memorable, (eventhough heartbreaking for Bartlett Fans), calls made by the Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Eric Opperman. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=18048 Lone Oak (KY) vs Graves County (KY), Feb. 26, 2004, a key Mid-South Matchup, (Girls & Boys Basketball) was called by Matthew Cooper and Mike Cooper on WVWT.com. These games, played before an overflow crowd at Lone Oak High School's John Robinson Arena in Paducah, KY., helped set the stage for the exciting post-season play which started the next week. Lone Oak won both games, the Lady Flash by 4, 40-36, and the Purple Flash, a thrilling 63-61 double-overtime victory. ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=19506 Bartlett vs Memphis Harding Academy, Nov. 16, 2004, the opening game of the 2004-2005 Basketball season for the Bartlett Panthers saw them erase a 20 point Harding Lion lead and win a thriller in overtime, 78-71. The game, played at Thomas M. Farley, Jr. Memorial Gymnasium in Bartlett was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Matthew Cooper, Eric Opperman, and Mike Cooper. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=50463 Bartlett vs Germantown, Feb. 10, 2005, the Shelby County Freshman Boys District Championship, gave the Panthers the title for the first time since the early 90's and provided for a thrilling 66-55 Bartlett win. The game, played at Thomas M. Farley, Jr. Memorial Gymnasium in Bartlett was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Eric Opperman, Matthew Cooper, and Mike Cooper. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=51564 Bartlett vs Tuscaloosa County (AL), Mar. 31, 2005, the Bartlett Panthers erase a 7-0 deficit to claim a thrilling 9-7, come-from-behind victory at Scott Elrod Field in Bartlett. This exciting Baseball game was called by The Original Bartlett Sky Box Crew, Ken Opperman, Eric Opperman, Matthew Cooper, and Mike Cooper. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=52281 Bartlett vs South Doyle, 2007 AAA Tennessee State Baseball Championship, May 24, 2007, this thrilling game produced Bartlett's first ever Baseball State Championship. The game which was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Matthew Cooper, Mike Cooper, and Jonathan Sturdivant on KPTR.com & WVWT.com, was played at Reese Smith Stadium-Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=66548 Bartlett vs Bolton, Sept. 7, 2007, this HUGE 7-AAA Football matchup produced a Panther win in thrilling fashion, 10-3, played before a capacity crowd at Bartlett Panther Stadium. The game was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Matthew Cooper, Mike Cooper, and Jonathan Sturdivant. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=68520 Bartlett vs Arlington, Sept. 14, 2007, the first ever varsity Football matchup between the two schools provided a thrilling last second win for the Bartlett Panthers, 29-28 in another key Region 7-AAA matchup. The game, played at Bartlett Panther Stadium before yet another capacity crowd was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Matthew Cooper, Mike Cooper, and Jonathan Sturdivant. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=68749 Bartlett vs Millington, Feb. 8, 2008, the Bartlett Lady Panthers upset top-ranked Millington, handing the Lady Trojans their first defeat of the 2007-2008 Basketball season by the score of 56-43. The game, played at Thomas M. Farley, Jr. Memorial Gymnasium in Bartlett, Tennessee was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Mike Cooper and Jonathan Sturdivant. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=74393 Bartlett vs Mt. Juliet, 2008 AAA Tennessee State Baseball Tournament, First Round, May 20, 2008, this exciting game, which was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Matthew Cooper and Mike Cooper, had one of the most unbelievable come-from-behind wins, as the Bartlett Panthers won 4-3. The game was played at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=78541 Bartlett vs Cairo, IL, 2008 45th Annual Carbondale Holiday Tournament, Second Round-Consolation Bracket, December 28, 2008, this memorable game featured the underdog Panthers leading most of the way, only to have Cairo tie it up and force overtime. It would take two overtime periods but the Panthers won a thriller, 92-83. The game was played at Carbondale High School in Carbondale, Illinois and was called by The Bartlett Sky Box Crew's Mike Cooper. http://ibn.ihigh.com/play/index.cfm?id=86880
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