27 Oct 2015

SPELLBOUND SET TO BRING HALLOWEEN FUN TO ALL AT FRIGHT NIGHT IN THE DISTRICT

By Ken Jacoby
This year's Fright Night in The District promises to be extra special, with the addition of Spellbound, a shop with a Halloween vibe year-round, in the midst of the festivities.  Spellbound, which opened August 11, is located in the Shoppes on 2nd Avenue, part of the two-block stretch of The District, between 17th and 19th streets, where Fright Night, a great time for kids to have Halloween fun, takes place this Thursday, October 29, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Spellbound will offer lots of fun for the kids, with story-telling, arts and crafts, trick-or-treating, and a special appearance by the kid-friendly fortune teller, Madam Casey, in Suite 3 of the Shoppes on 2nd.  In addition, the Spellbound shop itself carries a variety of unique items to help celebrate Fall, Halloween, and the Day of the Dead.  Spellbound is normally open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but on the 29th will be open throughout Fright Night in The District.

Since opening in August, Spellbound has garnered rave reviews on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/spellboundqc) for its friendly atmosphere and distinctive selection of gifts and New Age items, including jewelry, incense, herbs, essential oils, dragons, candles, fairies, figurines, crystals, wind chimes, books and magazines, and much more.  Spellbound also offers personal dream analysis, with both appointments and walk-ins welcome.

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22 Oct 2015

QCSportsNet.com is road-tripping to Michigan with the Rocks!

By Ken Jacoby
For Rocky fans who just can't see making the four-hour-plus trip to St. Joseph, Michigan, for the regular season

football finale, QCSportsNet.com is pleased to announce plans to bring exclusive live play-by-play of the game

this Friday night! The kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m., Central time. Rock Island High School Football on

QCSportsNet.com is presented by Chris Elsberg State Farm Insurance.

With the game being played so far away, fans will be tuning in live via their computers and mobile devices, to

find out if Rock Island (5-3), the Western Big 6 conference champions, can go into the playoffs on a four-game

winning streak. The Rocks' opponents, the Ypsilanti (Mich.) Grizzlies, have a 4-4 record, but finished tied for

their conference championship at 4-1. The game site, St. Joseph, is in southwest Michigan, 159 miles west of

Ypsilanti on the Lake Michigan shoreline. That makes this a neutral site game, despite the 243-mile trip

through suburban Chicago traffic for the Rocks.

Games can be accessed via any desktop, laptop, or mobile device with Internet capability, by going to

QCSportsNet.com, which will contain preview information and a link to the live stream. Or, fans can directly

access the live stream by going to network1sports.com/station/qcsportsnet.

Michigan State University women's basketball/volleyball radio play-by-play announcer Keaton Gillogly will call

the action of Rocky vs. Ypsilanti this Friday night. Gillogly is also the play-by-play announcer for the Class A

Modesto (Calif.) Nuts minor league baseball team. He was formerly in the Midwest League, which includes

the Quad City River Bandits, as an announcer for the Kane County Cougars (2013) and Lansing Lugnuts (2012).

QCSportsNet.com, the Quad Cities' premier producer of live high school sports, will carry all Rock Island

football playoff games. In addition to Chris Elsberg State Farm Insurance, sponsors of Rock Island Rocks

Football are Crawford Company, American Family Insurance - Michael Orth Agency, Wheelan-Pressly Funeral

Homes, Comedy Sportz, Blackhawk Bank and Trust, Hungry Hobo, and Spellbound New Age & Gift Shop.

QCSportsNet.com will soon announce plans for live high school basketball during the 2015-16 season.

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11 Sep 2015

Rock Island High School Football Is Back!

By Ken Jacoby
QCSportsNet.com, the Quad Cities' premier producer of live high school sports, is proud to announce the return of live play-by-play of Rock Island High School football! With no regular coverage of Rocks games on any radio station this year, QCSportsNet.com will be there to respond to the Rocky community's outpouring of support for live games throughout the season.

Lead announcer Ken Jacoby begins his third consecutive season calling Rocky games, starting with the September 18 Homecoming contest against the Quincy Blue Devils. He and his team of broadcasters and producers will bring you all the action throughout the regular season and any possible playoff contests.

"The athletic department at Rocky has been fielding calls from followers of the football team, wondering where the games are this year," said Jacoby. "I'm very pleased that the partnership with Dallon Christensen at QCSportsNet.com, and with the business community, has made it possible to serve the most supportive high school sports fan base in the Quad Cities."

Live play-by-play coverage of Rock Island Rocks football is presented by Chris Elsberg State Farm Insurance. In addition, Crawford Company is the title sponsor of all pre-game shows; American Family Insurance - Michael Orth Agency is the title sponsor of all halftime shows, and Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Homes is the title sponsor of all post-game shows. Other high-visibility sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Games can be accessed via any desktop, laptop, or mobile device with Internet capability, by going to QCSportsNet.com, which will contain preview information and a link to the live stream. Or, fans can directly access the live stream by going to network1sports.com/station/qcsportsnet.

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