Jennings also plays the game. In fact he was on the Skagway Panthers team but, as an eighth grader, and with the school not in need of younger athletes to fill decimated population numbers, the Alaska School Activities Association would not allow him to continue.
“So I get another year of doing this,” Jennings said with glee. “It actually was pretty upsetting, but it worked out. Sadly I won’t get to call games when I start playing, but hopefully when I am done with high school I country wise email marketing list will get back into it. If I can I do want to go to college for this or study in this type of atmosphere.”
His idol is former NFL announcer Joe Buck
“He called Mark McGwire’s 62nd home run and a bunch of other iconic calls,” Jennings said.
The Region V 1A tournament is not cut-and-dry according to Jennings.
“I’m not trying to be biased, but in the boys tourney I think Skagway and Kake are going to go to state,” Jennings said. “And in the girls I think it is going to be Klawock and Skagway.”
He said he gets no perks on the streets of Skagway.
“But people talk to me about it and say how great I have been doing,” Jennings said.
He said he doesn’t do a lot of but lets his expertise flow from experience.
“It came natural to me,” he said. “I didn’t do any research prior
His favorite game to call so far was last year’s Region V 1A runner-up game to State.
“Last year the Skagway boys played against the Klawock boys,” Jennings said. “Sadly we lost that game, but it was super fun to call because it was back and forth the whole game. Klawock hit a buzzer-beater at region 1a tournament starts the final seconds.”
Don’t feel sad for Jennings though, he went to State anyway and called some action.
“The girls went to State last year and I called all thos e discount promo games,” he said. “And they placed sixth.”
Jennings has advice for fans who want to become announcers.
“If you are going to do research look for college announcers,” Jennings said. “They know a lot more than NBA announcers or NFL announcers who are more opinionated.”