Best of the Valley Awards

League Office Honors SID Staffs

(St. Louis, MO) – Missouri Valley Conference Sports Information offices work hard to promote their schools and sports teams and the Valley office looks for ways to recognize those efforts. The leagues ‘Best of the Valley’ Awards brings the schools that notoriety.

MVC Director of Digital Strategy, Malory Henze tells us the awards are voted on by a panel that carry out varied duties in the Missouri Valley Conference.

“We choose the categories based on what content we see the most of throughout the year,” said Henze. “We ask our SID and Marketing staffs to submit their best work.”

Valley Hoops Insider is most interested in the basketball oriented ‘Best of the Valley’ honorees.

 

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🚨BEST OF THE VALLEY🚨@DUBulldogs earn best Hype Video in The Valley for Men’s Basketball‼️ pic.twitter.com/OUaQmB7xtF

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) July 11, 2023

Valparaiso’s TV production crew earned a Best of the Valley award. Valpo’s ‘The Valley on ESPN’ production crew, led by Ron Blatz earned the ‘production of the year’ award. Blatz says the award was testament to his team’s hard work.

“It means a lot to be recognized for the hard work that everyone on the ESPN Valparaiso University Production Team puts in,” Blatz said. “I’m very humbled and honored to receive this award. I can’t do it without my crew and my management team. It takes 14-17 crew members to do a production of ESPN quality.”

 

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ESPN Valparaiso University Productions from @valpoathletics is the Production Unit of the Year‼️ pic.twitter.com/m870u0cEh3

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) July 12, 2023

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Henze says the league appreciates the har work and creativity of the marketing and sports information offices.

“What we enjoyed the most about this year’s awards were the thoughtfulness and innovative processes that our institutional staffs took to produce amazing content,” said Henze. “The Rob Perry graphic was best voted on for its sleek but dynamic design, highlighting his accomplishment. Every piece that we examined showed time, dedication, and passion for The Valley, their institution, and their Student-Athletes with pride in who they are and what they stand for, which was exactly what that graphic exemplifies.”

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🚨BEST OF THE VALLEY🚨@MSURacers earn the best in The Valley with their non-motion graphics highlighting Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete Rob Perry‼️ pic.twitter.com/ZDVx0rEwg4

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) July 11, 2023

 

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🚨BEST OF THE VALLEY🚨@SIUSalukis earn best game day promotion for their “New Year’s Day Bash” for Men’s Basketball‼️ pic.twitter.com/IbNhyMig3Q

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) July 11, 2023

Southern Illinois’ New Year’s Day award was tied to its January 1st contest with Belmont. SIU fans could purchase cheaper tickets and half time balloon drop.

 

 

 

Illinois State’s basketball guide is easy to use find valuable information.

“We found the design well executed as well as its organization,” said Henze. “It is direct in its communication of the history, and easy to navigate through when looking for specific facts, overall a very well-produced guide!”

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Best Media Guide in The Valley goes to @ISURedbirds‘ Men’s Basketball Guide‼️ pic.twitter.com/j9AnCn7GnK

— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) July 11, 2023

UIC receives an award for its Black History Month campaign.

“I am very proud of our Marketing and Communications teams for developing a compelling social media series in recognition of Black History Month,” said Deputy Athletics Director Frank M. Cuervo. “Our team places a priority on creating content that connects UIC alumni and fans to the Flames brand. I am confident this is only the first of many awards our team will receive in recognition to their efforts.”

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