Scorebook Live Today podcast: Analyzing news that the 3A/4A basketball championships will be streamed, not televised. Plus, Auburn's Ryan Hansen and Battle Ground's Manny Melo

The 3A/4A Washington high school basketball state championships will not be televised for first time in nearly 40 years, as ROOT Sports informed the WIAA it

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Feb 21, 2020

Scorebook Live Today podcast: Analyzing news that the 3A/4A basketball championships will be streamed, not televised. Plus, Auburn's Ryan Hansen and Battle Ground's Manny Melo /

The 3A/4A Washington high school basketball state championships will not be televised for first time in nearly 40 years, as ROOT Sports informed the WIAA it would not broadcast the event, citing low returns and high production cost.

The games will be streamed on the NFHS Network, a subscription service. What does that mean for the future of watching Washington high school sports? The Scorebook Live Today podcast — Dan Dickau, Andy Buhler and Todd Milles — breaks down details of the story, including some that were not included in the story. Then, Todd previews the top storylines across the state heading into Mat Classic.

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Plus, in this week's Coaches Corner with Dan Dickau, Auburn head basketball coach Ryan Hansen joins (16:45 mark), followed by Battle Ground coach Manny Melo (21:43).

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Published Feb 21, 2020

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.