Overtime: The Future of Sports News

Have you ever wanted to attend one of Scituate High’s many sporting events, but work or other responsibilities forced you to miss it? Have you ever had your heart set on watching the Patriots game only to have your hopes dashed by a school project that took all night? Well, a new app called Overtime from the creators of Draw Something may be the solution. This revolutionary app will change how this generation discusses and views high school, college and professional sports.

The app allows users to post images, GIFs, videos or links about sports events, but the forum-type discussions that take place afterward are what truly makes this app so intriguing. Other users can comment on these posts which often lead to interesting and intellectual discussions about what’s going on in sports today. The app is also very user-friendly. When creating an account, one can personalize with their own signature and profile picture. Also, the app itself is very easy to navigate as categories are accessible and a search bar makes finding feeds less of a hassle.

The other amazing aspect of this app is its focus on high school sports. Overtime looks for users from communities like Scituate who can consistently go to local sporting events and report on what’s new. Tobias Lange, the Northeast High School Coordinator for OT, “goes to High Schools where [he] know kids there and talks to them and convinces them to create a feed.” These users become leaders for their feed  and can even gain “serious perks” from the app creators. When asked how Overtime could benefit a town like Scituate, Lange replied,“No one has time to go to every single game, but in two minutes on your iPhone or on your computer, you will be completely updated every single night.”This means no more long weekends wondering if the football team was victorious or sleepless nights wondering if girls soccer managed to seal the win. Overtime will allow users to stay up-to-date with their local and global sports news 24/7.

Josh Hirsh, a Junior and user of Overtime, stated, “ This app is going to be huge. It’s a quick way to stay connected with your favorite sports whenever you need to. You can even check on other towns and see how their high school teams are doing. I think it’s going to be big because it captures a wide range of ages, and it’s not just for college kids.”

Of course, with every new app comes its growing pains. Overtime has struggled to make the transition over to Android as the code must be completely rewritten. The app also faces challenges in finding community leaders who are willing to post and run the feeds for their local sports teams. But with only a month under their belt, the Overtime development team has been off to a great start.

The Overtime App is great for anyone interested in local and professional sports, and best of all it’s free. The app could change the way students at Scituate High stay connected to our sports teams and discuss important and even controversial sports topics. Overtime gives a voice to the many athletes and sports enthusiasts who until now have had to watch on as sports analysts and reporters were the only one’s with a perspective that mattered.