Busy Week of Live Streams on MHSAA TV
January 10, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
More than two dozen games in a variety of sports will have live streaming this week on the MHSAA.tv website, with those events produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.
In its eighth 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.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream over the next week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
- JV Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian at Wyoming Lee, 4:15 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian at Wyoming Lee, 5:30 p.m.
- Wrestling – Quad at Marquette, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Oxford at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Cheboygan at Alpena, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Greenville at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
- Ice Hockey – Gaylord at Alpena, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
- Boys Basketball – Berkley at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Iron River West Iron County at Calumet, 7:20 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13
- Ice Hockey – Detroit Catholic Central at Toronto St. Michael’s (ONT), 2:40 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills at Cedar Springs, 5:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball – Mio at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Mio at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Ice Hockey – Detroit U-D Jesuit at Calumet, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Ogemaw Heights at Alpena, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Ice Hockey – Grosse Pointe South at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 7:15 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14
- Ice Hockey – Detroit Catholic Central at Toronto St. Michael’s (ONT), 11:10 a.m.
- Ice Hockey – Detroit U-D Jesuit at Calumet, 7 p.m.
- Ice Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 16
- JV Girls Basketball – Indian River Inland Lakes at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Indian River Inland Lakes at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 17
- Girls Basketball – Burton Bendle at Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Gymnastics – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Negaunee, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Sparta at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Burton Bendle at Montrose, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Ogemaw Heights at Alpena, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.
The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. 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. Some schools also will be selling Annual Passes at a discounted rate. 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.
Fans also can access scores of games in-progress on the NFHS Network website via ScoreStream. Click on the Scores button in the upper right corner.
A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program.
This week’s highlights package consists of clips from the Battle Creek Lakeview at Plainwell boys basketball game, Baraga at Lake Linden-Hubbell girls basketball game and Okemos at East Lansing boys swimming & diving meet.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Montrose Junior Named NFHS Network's Best
By
John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director emeritus
April 26, 2017
Eric Vandefifer, a junior at Montrose High School, was named today the Best Student Broadcaster nationally in the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program Awards.
For the second straight year, James Kitts, the coordinator of the School Broadcast Program at Montrose, was a finalist in the Teacher of the Year category.
Just last week, Montrose was named the “Program of the Year” in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program Excellence Awards for 2016-17, claiming the top honor for the fourth straight year. Montrose took first place in four categories.
Vandefifer also was honored recently by the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association as the top Student Broadcaster in Division 3. Vandefifer and his broadcast partner David Sackrider placed second in the Play-By-Play Category in the MHSAA SBP awards and first in the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation Sports Announcing Team category this year.
In its eighth 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.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – live or delayed – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of live video streams being produced by SBP members (All times Eastern):
Wednesday, April 26
- JV Softball – Onaway at Rogers City, 4 p.m.
- JV Softball – Onaway at Rogers City, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 27
- Girls Soccer – Lake Fenton at Montrose, 4 p.m.
- Baseball – Rudyard at Rogers City, 4 p.m.
- Softball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet, 4 p.m.
- Softball – Troy Athens at Lake Orion, 4:30 p.m.
- Baseball – Rudyard at Rogers City, 5:30 p.m.
- Softball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet, 6 p.m.
- Boys Lacrosse – Holt at East Lansing, 7 p.m. (On Demand)
Monday, May 1
- Baseball – Mt. Morris at Montrose, 4 p.m.
- Softball – Baraga at Calumet, 4 p.m.
- Softball – Baraga at Calumet, 6 p.m.
- Girls Soccer – Clarkston at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2
- Baseball – L’Anse at Calumet, 4 p.m.
- JV Softball – Oscoda at Rogers City, 4 p.m.
- JV Softball – Oscoda at Rogers City, 5:30 p.m.
- Baseball – L’Anse at Calumet, 6 p.m.
- Girls Soccer – Montrose at Corunna, 7 p.m.
Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.
The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. 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. 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.
PHOTO: Montrose's Eric Vandefifer (left) and Conner Pyrc call an MHSAA Girls Soccer Semifinal last season for the NFHS Network. (Photo courtesy of Montrose High School digital media.)