42 MIHL Showcase Games to Stream Live

February 4, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The NFHS Network has completed arrangements with LiveBarn for the live video streaming of the 20th Annual MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase this Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 6-8) at Kennedy Recreation Center in Trenton.
 
All 42 games over the three-day event will be available on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv and LiveBarn. To get directly to the games on MHSAA.tvClick Here.  Here’s the complete schedule:
 
Thursday - Feb. 6      
5:20 p.m.         Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
5:40 p.m.         Grosse Pointe North vs.  Allen Park Cabrini
6 p.m.              Lake Orion vs. Plymouth
7:20 p.m.         Port Huron Northern vs. Rochester United
7:40 p.m.         Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Novi
8 p.m.              Riverview Gabriel Richard vs. Howell
 
Friday - Feb. 7
9:30 a.m.         Grosse Pointe South vs. Salem
9:50 a.m.         Grandville vs. Detroit County Day
10:10 a.m.       Hancock vs. Utica Eisenhower
11:30 a.m.       Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Traverse City Central
11:50 a.m.       Brighton vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
12:10 p.m.       Flint Powers vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
1:30 p.m.         Calumet vs. Livonia Stevenson
1:50 p.m.         Plymouth vs. Byron Center
2:10 p.m.         East Grand Rapids vs Ann Arbor Skyline
4 p.m.              Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Hartland
4:40 p.m.         Allen Park Cabrini vs Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern
4:20 p.m.         Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Saginaw Heritage
6 p.m.              Detroit Catholic Central vs. Green Bay Notre Dame Academy
6:20 p.m.         Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Midland Dow
6:40 p.m.         Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett vs. Big Rapids
8 p.m.              Trenton vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius
8:20 p.m.         Houghton vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard
8:40 p.m.         Port Huron Northern vs. Grand Rapids Christian
           
Saturday - Feb. 8       
8 a.m.              Detroit Country Day vs. Midland Dow
8:20 a.m.         Howell vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
8:40 a.m.         Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Hancock
10 a.m.            Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Green Bay Notre Dame Academy
10:20 a.m.       Grosse Pointe South vs. Grandville
10:40 a.m.       Big Rapids vs East Grand Rapids
Noon               Trenton vs. Calumet
12:20 p.m.       Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Houghton
12:40 p.m.       Traverse City Central vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern
2:30 p.m.         Livonia Stevenson vs. Saginaw Heritage
2:50 p.m.         Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
3:10 p.m.         Byron Center vs. Flint Powers
4:30 p.m.         Detroit Catholic Central vs. Hartland
4:50 p.m.         Cleveland St. Ignatius vs. Brighton
5:10 p.m.         Grand Rapids Christian vs. Utica Eisenhower
6:30 p.m.         Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Salem
6:50 p.m.         Novi vs. Lake Orion
7:10 p.m.         Grosse Pointe North vs. Rochester United
 
The Showcase is part of a week of nearly 600 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.           
 
Now in its 11th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.

NFHS Offers Pixellots, School Support

July 7, 2020

National Federation of State High School Associations

As high schools nationwide continue to deal with the fallout from COVID-19 and make plans for the restarting of activities this fall, the NFHS Network – the leader in streaming live and on-demand high school sports – has announced an unprecedented offer for schools that are facing possible attendance restrictions at events during the 2020-21 school year. 

Through its High School Support Program, the NFHS Network is offering up to two free Pixellot automated-production units for schools that lack production capabilities to stream events on the NFHS Network.  

The offer of two Pixellot units – one for indoor events and the other for outdoor contests – has been extended to all 19,500 high schools in the 51 NFHS member state associations. The NFHS Network is a joint venture of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), its member state associations and PlayOn! Sports. 

In addition to receiving two free Pixellot production units, schools will receive a larger percentage of subscription revenue generated from their events, effective Aug. 1, in an effort to offset revenue losses from reduced attendance. 

“We recognize that the next several years will be challenging for our high schools and state associations,” said Mark Koski, CEO of the NFHS Network. “Many are facing budget cuts and reduced resources, and attendance at athletic and other school events may be restricted. From the NFHS Network’s inception seven years ago, we have been driven by the goal to create a platform that showcases every high school event across every sport and every level of competition. Consistent with this goal, we want the High School Support Program to demonstrate our continued commitment to help our partner schools manage through the inevitable complications created by COVID-19.”  

The Pixellot automated production solution was introduced to high schools three years ago and has quickly become an integral component of the NFHS Network’s offerings. The Pixellot solution allows every event to be streamed live without requiring personnel to produce the games. There are currently more than 5,000 Pixellot units in high schools across the country which will produce in excess of 250,000 live games this upcoming school year with no human involvement. 

In addition to livestreaming 27 sports, the NFHS Network also covers performing arts, graduations, award ceremonies and other school events. To date, the NFHS Network has distributed more than $25 million back to participating high schools and state associations. 

For more information about the High School Support Program, click hereSchools wishing to sign up for free Pixellot units should visit here.