HAMPTON ROADS PIRANHAS PARTNER WITH CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH TO WEBCAST GAMES LIVE IN 2010
Virginia Beach, Virginia - The Hampton Roads Piranhas are pleased to announce that Premier Development League and W-League home and away matches this season will be webcast live in partnership with the City of Virginia Beach as the presenting sponsor. The season will begin May 9 when the PDL Piranhas travel to Reading to kick of this seasons campaign. The W-League will open their 2010 season on May 14 at Charlotte.
"The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to be partnering with the Hampton Roads Piranhas, a true force in the United Soccer Leagues who just celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2009," says Ron Kuhlman, Vice President of Tourism Marketing & Sales for the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau. "What an amazing time to extend our outreach with enhanced media coverage which will include commercial radio, game day announcements and live game day web casts on the Hampton Roads Piranhasb web site that will reach a global audience. We want people to learn more about this amazing franchise that we are so fortunate to have right here in Hampton Roads."
Marcie Laumann, Piranhas President, is equally pleased with the partnership. "The Piranhas are thrilled to partner with the City of Virginia Beach to be able to provide a global audience accessibility to our games via audio web casts. With 15 seasons under our belt, the Piranhas have former players and many fans spread across the world. These web casts will allow our fans to listen to the matches live and enjoy the action."
All Piranhas webcasts in 2010 will begin 30 minutes before kickoff with a game preview. Webcasts can be accessed through the Piranhasb website at www.hrpiranhas.com and all webcasts are free.
For more information on the 2010 Hampton Roads Piranhas, including tickets and sponsorships, please call 757-226-9040 or visit www.hrpiranhas.com.