Football Selection Show Goes Global

October 13, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
 

The watch party of the MHSAA Selection Show on FOX Sports Detroit will go global for the first time Oct. 25, as the 60-minute program announcing the qualifiers and pairings for the MHSAA Football Playoffs also will be streamed online on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website.

Mobile viewing also will be available of the program on FOX Sports GO, which is a free download for Android and iOS devices. The Selection Sunday Show will air live on FOX Sports Detroit at 7 p.m. Oct. 25.

One of the newest members of the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program will debut content Wednesday – live coverage of the Detroit Catholic High School League Boys Soccer Finals. In the first game at 5 p.m., Dearborn Divine Child faces the No. 7 team in the Division 2 coaches poll, Orchard Lake St. Mary's, in the CB title match. The AB championship has Birmingham Brother Rice against Detroit Catholic Central, which is ranked No. 7 in Division 1, at 7 p.m.

The CHSL also will stream its annual football championships Oct. 24 and its girls volleyball finals Oct. 26.

More than two dozen athletic events produced by students involved in the School Broadcast Program are scheduled for the coming week on MHSAA.tv.

In its seventh 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 School Broadcast Program events planned this week at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion.  (List as of Oct. 13):

Tuesday – Oct. 13

Wednesday – Oct. 14

Thursday – Oct. 15

Friday – Oct. 16

Tuesday – Oct. 20

Weekly highlights from games produced by participants in the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program are back for another school year on MHSAA.TV. This week's highlights are from football games East Kentwood at Rockford and Bloomfield Hills at Lake Orion and a boys soccer semifinal match in the Capital Area Activities Conference Cup between Williamston at East Lansing. Watch this week's highlights below.  

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Launching at Midnight every Friday throughout the season is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick host the weekly 30-minute highlights show.  The show will re-air most Saturday and Sunday mornings – and will be archived on the FOX Detroit Website. This week, FFOT will re-air at 6, 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday; and 7 a.m. Sunday on FOX Sports Detroit. 

The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:

  • Mayville at Detroit Cesar Chavez
  • Southfield at Oak Park 
  • Detroit Catholic Central vs. Warren DeLaSalle at Wayne State University 
  • New Haven at Clawson 
  • St. Clair Shores South Lake at Madison Heights Madison    
  • Plus – SBP Coverage of East Grand Rapids at Lowell and Ironwood at Calumet.

Tune to MHSAA TV for Wrestling & Cheer

February 18, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The second week of Winter MHSAA Tournament coverage on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network will feature mat action Wednesday (Feb. 19) and Saturday (Feb. 22) in wrestling and girls competitive cheer.
 
You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
Here’s the schedule for Team Wrestling Regionals on Wednesday:

Division 1
At Rockford – SEMIFINALS – 5 p.m. – Grand Haven v. Grandville; Rockford v. Jenison. FINAL – 6:30 p.m.
At Saline – SEMIFINALS – 5:30 p.m. – Dexter v. Canton; Saline v. Detroit Catholic Central. FINAL – 7 p.m.
At Walled Lake Western – SEMIFINALS – 5:30 p.m. – Hartland v. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice; Walled Lake Western v. Detroit U-D Jesuit. FINAL – 7 p.m.
 
Division 2
At Madison Heights Lamphere – SEMIFINALS – 5 p.m. – Detroit Mumford v. Madison Heights Lamphere; Ferndale v. Warren Woods Tower. FINAL – 6:30 p.m.
 
Division 3
At Mt. Morris – SEMIFINALS – 5 p.m. – Montrose v. Birch Run; Mt. Morris v. Otisville Lakeville. FINAL – 6 p.m.
 
Division 4
At Hemlock – SEMIFINALS – 5:30 p.m. – Cass City v. New Lothrop; Hemlock v. St. Louis. FINAL – 7 p.m.
At Manchester – SEMIFINALS – 5:30 p.m. – Byron v. Springport; Manchester v. Dansville. FINAL – 7 p.m.
 
This week’s wrestling schedule also includes Individual Regionals on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Grandville and Saline.
 
Girls Competitive Cheer sites with live streaming video on Saturday are:

Division 1 – East Kentwood, 10 a.m.; Brighton, 2 p.m.
Division 3 – Frankenmuth, 10 a.m.
Division 4 – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 4 p.m.
 
The wrestling and cheer action is part of a week of nearly 500 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