5 Weekends of MHSAA Finals, 1 Low Price
February 20, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Over the next five weeks, fans of Michigan high school sports can catch hundreds of hours of live video coverage of MHSAA Championships on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network for just $9.95.
This week’s championship coverage comes from Wings Events Center in Kalamazoo on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-24) at the Team Wrestling Finals. Here’s the complete schedule:
Friday – Feb. 23 – Team Wrestling Quarterfinals
Division 4 @ Noon
- Hudson v. Onaway
- Mendon v. Leroy Pine River
- Carson City-Crystal v. New Lothrop
- Clinton v. Springport
Division 1 @ 2:15 p.m.
- Detroit Catholic Central v. Hudsonville
- Westland John Glenn v. Davison
- Macomb Dakota v. Oxford
- Brighton v. Hartland
Division 3 @ 4:30 p.m.
Division 2 @ 6:45 p.m.
- Lowell v. Tecumseh
- Eaton Rapids v. Stevensville Lakeshore
- Gaylord v. Goodrich
- Warren Woods-Tower v. Allendale
Saturday – Feb. 24 – Team Wrestling Semifinals & Finals
Division 4 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.
- Hudson/Onaway winner v. Mendon/Leroy Pine River winner
- Carson City-Crystal/New Lothrop winner v. Clinton/Springport winner
Division 1 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.
- Detroit Catholic Central/Hudsonville winner v. Westland John Glenn/Davison winner
- Macomb Dakota/Oxford winner v. Brighton/Hartland winner
Division 3 Semifinals @ Noon
- Dundee/Comstock Park winner v. Whitehall/Birch Run winner
- Remus Chippewa Hills/Dowagiac winner v. Richmond/Alma winner
Division 2 Semifinals @ Noon
- Lowell/Tecumseh winner v. Eaton Rapids/Stevensville Lakeshore winner
- Gaylord/Goodrich winner v. Warren Woods-Tower/Allendale winner
Saturday Finals - 3:30 p.m.
Here’s the week-by-week NFHS Network coverage schedule of MHSAA winter Championships:
- Feb. 22-24 – Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals-Semifinals-Finals
- March 2-3 – Individual Wrestling Finals
- March 2-3 – Girls Competitive Cheer Finals
- March 8-10 – Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals
- March 13 – Girls Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 15-16 – Girls Basketball Semifinals
- March 20 – Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 22-23 – Boys Basketball Semifinals
The 16 Team Wrestling events on Friday are part of the busiest day ever on MHSAA.tv, as a total of 44 events will be streamed by the NFHS Network and by participants in the School Broadcast Program.
In addition to day-to-day regular-season productions, School Broadcast Program participants cover tournament games taking place at their facilities as a condition of membership in the program. SBP schools also play a major role in the production of Quarterfinal games in the Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments in March.
For the second straight week, a record 115 events are on this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule, with 74 at the varsity level and more to be added as the week progresses. A total of 51 events will be produced by schools using Pixellot, the NFHS Network’s automated coverage solution. Be sure to check “Upcoming Events” on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members:
Tuesday – February 20
- Project Unified Basketball - Northville at Novi - 4 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 p.m.
- Boys Ice Hockey - Escanaba at Calumet - 5 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Byron at Montrose - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Plymouth at Novi - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Dowagiac at Plainwell - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Tawas Area at Rogers City - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – St. Johns at Fowlerville - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Delton Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Tawas Area at Rogers City - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Plymouth at Novi - 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Byron at Montrose - 7:01 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Dowagiac at Plainwell - 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday – February 21
- Freshman Boys Basketball - North Branch at Otisville-LakeVille - 4 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - North Branch at Otisville-LakeVille - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Posen at Rogers City - 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - North Branch at Otisville-LakeVille - 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Posen at Rogers City - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Rochester Adams at Lake Orion - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Galesburg-Augusta at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 p.m.
- Boys Ice Hockey - Hartland at Detroit Catholic Central - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday – February 22
- Freshman Boys Basketball – Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest at Macomb Lutheran North - 4 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Westland at Novi - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Sterling Heights Parkway Christian at Macomb Lutheran North - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Coopersville at Comstock Park - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Westland at Novi - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Ewen-Trout Creek at Dollar Bay - 5:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - TBA at Novi - 7 p.m.
- Boys Ice Hockey - Calumet at Marquette - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Sterling Heights Parkway Christian at Macomb Lutheran North - 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Ewen-Trout Creek at Dollar Bay - 7:20 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Calumet at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
Friday – February 23
- Project Unified Basketball - Plymouth at Novi - 4 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball – Sanford Meridian at Harrison - 4:30 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Basketball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore at Macomb Lutheran North - 4:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – TBA at Novi - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Byron at Otisville-LakeVille - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball – St. Clair Chores Lake Shore at Macomb Lutheran North - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Sanford Meridian at Harrison - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Fairview at Rogers City - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Fowlerville at Lansing Catholic - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Carrollton at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Howard City Tri County at Fremont - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian - 6 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball – Powers North Central at Norway - 6:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Coleman at Vestaburg - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - TBA at Novi - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Fairview at Rogers City - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Farmington Hills Harrison at Lake Orion - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Byron at Otisville-LakeVille - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Ice Hockey - Trenton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Carrollton at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Fowlerville at Lansing Catholic - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Howard City Tri County at Fremont - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Lawton at Kalamazoo Christian - 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore at Lutheran North - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Sanford Meridian at Harrison - 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Powers North Central at Norway - 8 p.m.
Saturday – February 24
- Boys Ice Hockey – Grosse Pointe North at Detroit Catholic Central - 7:30 p.m.
Monday – February 26
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Detroit Loyola at Macomb Lutheran North - 4:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Detroit Loyola at Macomb Lutheran North - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District – Ada Forest Hills Eastern v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park – 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District – Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District – Bay City John Glenn v. Essexville Garber at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Detroit Loyola at Lutheran North - 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District – Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park – 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District at Fremont (Belding v. Fremont; Howard City Tri-County v. Newaygo - TBA
Tuesday – February 27
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 4:15 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball – Standish-Sterling at Freeland - 4:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Houghton at Calumet - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Standish-Sterling at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont - 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Fowlerville at Hartland - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Berkley at Lake Orion - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Houghton at Calumet - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Chassell at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont - 7:30 p.m.
In its ninth 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 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.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.
Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members feature last weekend’s Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals.
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
With the winter sports season fully underway, StateChamps! High School Sports Show returns with new weekly editions debuting each Sunday at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports Detroit – featuring fresh editions of the MHSAA Minute.
The MHSAA Minute takes a look each week at different things happening in the life of the Association, from promoting educational programs to rules changes in high school sports. This week’s Minute takes a look at the School Broadcast Program – and as part of its salute to Black History Month, MHSAA Assistant Director Nate Hampton will be featured. Archived editions of MHSAA Minute can be found on the StateChamps! YouTube Channel.
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 here. Schools wishing to sign up for free Pixellot units should visit here.