HOW WELL DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL SPORTS CAREER? If you're like me ... not much. With that in
mind, welcome to MATCHUP. We are a business that works with high school sports teams to provide a quality yearbook that
commemorates an individual sports team's season. These high-quality, magazine-style publications feature game recaps,
statistics, photographs, feature articles and more. It's a valuable sports yearbook everyone will appreciate forever.
About Matchup
MATCHUP STARTED in
2007 as the name of a 12-
page game program that
was offered to Utah high
schools, which they could
provide to their fans for their
home football and basketball
games.
That product is still offered, but the business has changed
considerably and now focuses almost entirely on sports
yearbooks and media guides. It is owned and operated in
Salt Lake City, Utah by Bruce Smith, a former newspaper
sports writer. To my knowledge, there's no other business in
America like this..
Matchup has grown substantially since it started and there is
no end in sight. The first year, Bruce looked at this as a
hobby and provided a yearbook to just four local schools. He
showed it around and, the next year, it increased to 26 and
last year it almost tripled - to 75.
The demand continues to grow and Bruce has hired people
to help. This sports yearbook idea a great way for teams to
commemorate their seasons. It will continue to grow as
schools, and booster clubs, realize the value that this
product brings to their teams.
"Our players and coaches loved the book. Bruce took the
time to make it professional. It is not some cheap 'cut and
paste' packet."
- Ron Ence, Riverton (Utah) head girls basketball coach
Schools often provide their players with a post-season gift,
but they don't really spark memories like the Matchup sports
yearbook.
High-school sports are often the pinnacle of a player's
career, and the yearbooks the schools provide really can't do
it justice. Most sports get 1-4 pages, with spring sports
getting hurt the most because their seasons often take place
after the annual's deadline.
Keep in mind, this is a small business and, if you're not
familiar with it, it's because I haven't invested in a huge
marketing campaign or just haven't visited you. Right now,
I've focused primarily on Utah and Southern Idaho schools.
However, I'm not limited. You can always contact me.
So, what happens now:
* - If you're curious and would like to see actual copies of
some high-school sports yearbooks produced by Matchup,
click here. (This page is frequently updated as I finish
yearbooks). I can also mail some to you.
* - If you'd like to see comments from coaches who have had
yearbooks produced for them, click here.
* - For pricing information, click here.
* - If you have more questions, click here.
* - To contact Bruce Smith, click here or call (801) 520-4330.
The high school football season is over, and I've already started working on
fall football yearbooks for the 2011 season. You can see some above.
I'm working on football yearbooks for: Copper Hills, Cottonwood, East,
Highland, Lone Peak, Nampa (ID), Olympus, Skyview (ID) and West. Web
pages for these schools will be designed shortly.
Basketball is quickly approaching and I'm helping publish game-program
projects for: Orem, American Fork, West Jordan and Copper Hills.
As for basketball yearbooks, I've already received commitments from:
UTAH: American Fork, Bingham, Brighton, Cedar City, Copper Hills,
Cottonwood, Davis, Granger, Highland, Kearns, Lehi, Logan, Murray,
Olympus, Pleasant Grove, Riverton, Skyline, Sky View, Springville, West
Jordan.
IDAHO: Boise, Borah, Glenns Ferry, Kuna, Mountain View, Raft River, Rocky
Mountain, Vallivue.
YOU CAN BUY YOUR FAVORITE TEAM'S YEARBOOK ONLINE.
They are available for $25 each. To get started, click here
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Current projects
The high school football
season is over, and basketball is in full
swing. I'm now working on football
yearbooks and a couple of basketball
media guides. I have a long list of
yearbooks and all should be done within
the next month or two. To access my
projects, click on the link here.
Recently finished projects
To do list
Kuna (Idaho)
Skyview (Idaho)
Olympus (Utah)
East (Utah)
Highland (Utah)
Cottonwood (Utah)
Lone Peak (Utah)
Nampa (Idaho)