NIAA Renews Official Ticketing Partnership with Hometown Ticketing Through 2026
COLUMBUS, OH – May 13, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing has renewed their partnership as the Official Ticketing Provider of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) for the next five years and is excited to continue their relationship with this organization. HomeTown Ticketing and the NIAA will collaborate on their 2021 spring championships as they return to hosting these championship events. HomeTown’s convenient online ticketing options allow for cashless transactions while the fast and easy ticket scanning of the HomeTown Gate App makes gate entry quick, eliminating long lines or wait time to enter the game. “On behalf of the students, NIAA staff, Board of Control, and all athletic personnel within our 118 member schools, I want to sincerely thank HomeTown Ticketing’s commitment to our activity programs. Our school personnel and fans will benefit tremendously from this partnership. HomeTown’s mobile ticketing platform enables the NIAA and its member schools to more effectively provide an advanced and automated service in safe, proficient, and easily reconcilable manners. This will be a fantastic cooperative effort, sure to yield the praises of our school bookkeepers, tournament directors, and families and friends.”– Bart Thompson, Executive Director | NIAA HomeTown Ticketing is thrilled to renew its partnership with the NIAA as they move into their spring championships and the coming school year. Our team is here to support the association and its member schools with our simple-to-use, online platform to ensure that the students, families, and community members can cheer on their favorite players from the stands. We look forward to many successful years of working with the NIAA.– Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K-12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours of a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT THE NIAAThe Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) is a private, non-profit organization (501c3) governing high school athletics in the Silver State. The NIAA was formed originally by the state’s secondary schools and their district superintendents, and it is recognized by the Nevada state legislature. The Association’s purpose is to promote, coordinate, and regulate statewide activities on an equal level that is part of the total educational program for the students. It is important to note, however, that the NIAA does not receive direct state funding. The NIAA’s three revenue streams are corporate partnerships, event ticket sales, and member school’s dues.
HomeTown Ticketing and Stack Sports Announce Partnership Bringing Streamlined Digital Ticketing and Payment Processing Solutions to Clients
COLUMBUS, OH – May 11, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing and Stack Sports, along with its payment processing solution Stack Pay, are pleased to announce an innovative partnership that brings together the best in technology and service for the benefit of youth organizations, K12 Schools, colleges, and associations across the country. Existing clients of both companies will benefit from new features, pricing options, and services. For Stack Sports more than 20,000 partner organizations, HomeTown is now the Official Digital Ticketing Provider for Stack Sports. Organizations will now be able to use the digital ticketing services, along with their Stack Pay account for revenue collection. HomeTown offers end-to-end management of ticket sales, passes, and fan data, as well as a personalized online box office embedded directly on the organization’s website. Additionally, Stack Sports partners will benefit from the Point-of-Sale solutions for on site ticket sales. For HomeTown’s K12 and collegiate users, Stack Pay is now the Preferred Payment Processor of HomeTown Ticketing, offering more flexibility in fee and onboarding options for HomeTown clients. Stack Pay makes it easier to sign up for a merchant account with options that provide a straightforward onboarding experience for financial departments using the HomeTown platform. As an added benefit, HomeTown users will receive a preferred rate on all credit card transactions along with the HomeTown $1 fee, saving schools, organizations, and fans money while making the move to digital ticketing for their events. “At Stack Sports we are always looking for new ways to help improve the life of our club partners in innovative ways,” said Stack Sports CRO Jeff Brunsberg. “By combining industry-leading technology solutions at Stack Sports with a best-in-class HomeTown ticketing experience, we see a huge benefit to our Partners. We are proud to add HomeTown Ticketing as a partner and work hand in hand with them to help fuel a safe return to play for our club organizations.” “HomeTown is thrilled to work with Stack Sports to expand its digital ticketing solutions to youth organizations across the country. With the trend of community, educational, and youth sports moving to digital options, HomeTown and Stack Sports will be able to provide a seamless experience for all of our users. HomeTown will provide digital ticking services, and Stack Pay will provide payment processing services. That is a win-win for everyone!”— Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT STACK SPORTSWith nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations, including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars, rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on three key pillars — Play, Improve, and Engage. To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit StackSports.com ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown, the leader in digital ticketing for K-12 schools and colleges, helps thousands of schools across the country seamlessly transition from cash and paper to digital ticketing. Our professional-grade ticketing platform is purpose-built for schools to easily sell tickets, quickly scan attendees and immediately access revenue faster than any other provider, without ever touching school funds. Schools, districts, colleges, universities and governing bodies rely on us to sell online tickets to help fund student athletics, theater, music and arts programs in local communities all over America. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, HomeTown prides itself on providing year-round customer service and support, even on nights and weekends, to help schools deliver the best game-day experience for students, families and fans nationwide.Learn more about HomeTown at hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
HomeTown Ticketing Renews Official Ticketing Partnership With Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
COLUMBUS, OH – May 4, 2021 For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is proud to announce our renewed partnership with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). As the official online ticketing partner of the PIAA for all PIAA Boys and Girls Championships, HomeTown is honored to provide the platform for the organization to pursue their goal of moving to entirely digital ticketing for the coming school year. This continued partnership will allow fans to have a secure, simple, and fast ticketing experience both when they purchase tickets to these championship events and when their tickets are scanned at the gate. HomeTown is proud to have entered into this five-year partnership with PIAA to ticket events through 2026. “The PIAA is excited to renew and expand its partnership with HomeTown Ticketing. Their state-of-the-art platform has given our fans a safe, reliable, and easy way to purchase student and adult tickets for our events, no longer requiring a special trip to the qualifying school’s athletic department or championship venue. We are confident in recommending a relationship with HomeTown Ticketing for our membership as well.”— Mark E. Byers, Chief Operating Officer | PIAA “We are thrilled to renew our partnership with the PIAA to continue and expand our role in ticketing their championship events. We are committed to providing them with the tools, resources, and support they and their members need to host their events for years to come.— Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT THE PIAABeginning in Pittsburgh, on December 29, 1913, PIAA was given the privilege of serving its member schools and registered officials by establishing policies and adopting contest rules that emphasize the educational values of interscholastic athletics, promote safe and sportsmanlike competition, and provide uniform standards for all interscholastic levels of competition. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K-12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan-specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
HomeTown Ticketing Named Official Ticketing Partner of NYSPHSAA Section III Athletics
COLUMBUS, OH – May 3, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing has been named the Official Ticketing Partner with exclusivity for digital ticketing for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Section III (NYSPHSAA Section III). As the NYSPHSAA Section III transitions to digital ticketing and a cashless system, HomeTown is committed to providing the resources, tools, and support they need to manage their events across the association’s schools and a variety of sports. This exciting partnership brings together the industry-leader in K12 digital ticketing and a defining organization in high school athletics. Together they will collaborate on ticket sales for their events and will provide convenient online ticketing options for fans with flexibility for printed or mobile device tickets. “As we transition to a cashless ticketing system for all Section III sponsored events, we are pleased to announce our new partnership with HomeTown Ticketing. During our consideration process, HomeTown Ticketing demonstrated the greatest ability to not just join us as a sponsor, but their desire to become a valuable resource for our member school athletic programs and their student athletes.”— John Rathbun, Executive Director | NYSPHSAA Section III “At HomeTown, we are committed to providing innovative technology to better serve schools across the country. We are excited to have partnered with the NYSPHSAA Section III to support their students, schools, staff, and community members as their student athletes demonstrate their skills and talents on the field, in the gym, and on the track.”— Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K-12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT NYSPHSAA SECTION III ATHLETICSSection III Athletics provides to our 106 member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both in the classroom and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
