Highlight Reel: Boys & Girls Lacrosse Finals

June 11, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

Three teams maintained their winning ways at the MHSAA Lacrosse Finals on June 11, as Birmingham Brother Rice, East Grand Rapids and Rockford all successfully defended their titles in games played in Brighton and Howell.

Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch games in their entirety and purchase DVDs.

Boys Finals

Division 1: Birmingham Brother Rice 10, Detroit Catholic Central 8

Great Scott - Birmingham Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central traded goals for most of the first half of the Division 1 Final, but Brother Rice took a 5-4 halftime lead on a goal off a restart by Ryan Scott.

Shamrocks Keep It Close - Detroit Catholic Central pulls closer in the fourth period against Brother Rice on this goal from Brennan Kamish.

Division 2: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 10, East Grand Rapids 6

Hallock Hammers It - Tanner Hallock of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored the first two goals of the Division 2 championship game against East Grand Rapids, the first coming on this blast with 8:31 remaining in the first period.

Pretty Play For Pioneers - In transition, East Grand Rapids gets its first goal against Forest Hills Central. Ben Keller finishes the play.

Girls Finals

Division 1: Rockford 12, Birmingham United 9

Stachler Steals One - Birmingham United jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Rockford midway through the first half of the Division 1 title game. The fourth goal came when Jena Bazil steals the ball from Rockford's goalkeeper, and Anna Stachler converts on the turnover.

Mac Attack - Rockford scored the last four goals of the game against Birmingham United; the second off a restart by Mekenzie Vander Molen proved to be the game winner.

Houle Stones Waechter - In the final minute of the Division 1 Final, Birmingham United's Abbie Waechter breaks loose for a 1 v. 1 on Rockford goalie Briana Houle, who makes the big save to preserve the lead.

Division 2: East Grand Rapids 13, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 11 

Cranes Start Hot - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood started off the Division 2 Final against East Grand Rapids with three unanswered goals in less than four minutes. Here's some nifty work by Isabelle Scane on the second goal.

Elliott to Duca - East Grand Rapids opened up a six-goal lead in the second half. The goal that proved to be the game winner came from Auden Elliott with the assist by Lindsay Duca, who had eight assists on the day, one short of a Finals game record.

PHOTO: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and East Grand Rapids face off during the Division 2 girls championship game.

List of 2021-22 MHSAA Network Affiliates Growing as Fall Sports Ramp Up

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 31, 2021

More than 70 radio stations and web audio outlets have joined a growing list of Michigan High School Athletic Association Network affiliates for the 2021-22 school year, with more expected to come on board as fall sports schedules continue to build toward a busy September and October.

Affiliates carry games and also the MHSAA Network radio show – “This Week in High School Sports” – which began its seventh season last week.

A list of MHSAA Network affiliates can be found on the MHSAA Website. Below is a list of those affiliates and links to their broadcast platforms through Aug. 30.

Alma - WQBX (104.9 FM) 
Auburn Hills - 
WAHS (89.5 FM)
Benton Harbor - WSJM (94.9 FM) 
Bloomfield Hills - WBFH (88.1 FM) 
Bloomfield Hills - BRBN
Canton - WSDP (88.1 FM)
Caro - WIDL (92.1 FM) 
Cheboygan - WCBY (1240 AM) 
Cheboygan - WCBY (100.7 FM) 
Deckerville - Thumb Tailgater Sports
Dowagiac - Dowagiac Chieftains Network
Escanaba - WCHT (93.5 FM) 
Escanaba - WCHT (600 AM) 
Escanaba - WYKX (104.7 FM) 
Escanaba - WDBC (94.5 FM) 
Escanaba - WUPF (107.3 FM) 
Ferndale - WDTK (101.5 FM) 
Frankenmuth - Frankenmuth Sports Network
Flushing - MFNT 
Gaylord - WMJZ (101.5 FM) 
Grand Haven - WGHN (92.1 FM) 
Grand Haven - 
WGHN (94.9 FM) 
Grand Haven - WGHN (1370 AM) 
Grand Haven - 
WMPA (93.1 FM) 
Grand Haven - 
WAWL (103.5 FM)
Grand Haven - Michigan Game Night
Grand Haven - JoeInsider.com
Grand Rapids - WMAX (96.1 FM) 
Grayling - WQON (100.3 FM) 
Grayling - WGRY (101.1 FM) 
Grayling - WJML (1110 AM) 
Grayling - WJNL (1210 AM) 
Grayling - 
W266CS (101.1 FM) 
Hancock - WMPL (920 AM) 
Hillman - WKJZ (94.9 FM) 
Hillsdale - WCSR (92.1 FM) 
Hillsdale - WCSR (99.5 FM) 
Holland - WHTC (1450 AM) 
Holland - WYVN (92.7 FM) 
Houghton - WHKB (102.3)
Iron Mountain - WZNL (94.3 FM) 
Ironwood - WJMS (590 AM) 
Jackson - WKHM (970 AM) 
Jackson - WKHM (105.3 FM) 
Manistique - WTIQ (1490 AM) 
Marquette - WFXD (103.3 FM) 
Marquette - WZAM (106.9 FM) 
Marquette - WZAM (970 AM) 
Marquette - W286BC (105.1 FM) 
Marquette - W262AG (99.9 FM) 
Marquette - WKQS (101.9 FM) 
Marquette - WRUP (98.3 FM) 
Marquette - GTO (97.5 FM) 
Marquette - WUPG (96.7 FM) 
Marquette - WUPT (100.3 FM)
Midland - WMPX (97.7 FM) 
Mt. Pleasant - WMMI (92.3 FM) 
Muskegon - WLCS (98.3 FM) 
Muskegon - WVIB (100.1 FM) 
Novi - WOVI (89.5 FM)
Ontonagon - 
WUPY (101.1 FM) 
Ovid - WOES (91.3 FM)
Prudenville - WTWS (92.1 FM) 
Rockford - Michigan Sports Radio 
Sault Ste. Marie - WUPN (95.1 FM) 
St. Ignace - WWMK (106.3 FM) 
Stevensville - Lakeshore Lancers Network
Tawas City - WKJC (104.7 FM) 
Tawas City - WQLB (103.3 FM) 
Tawas City - WTZM (106.1 FM) 
Temperance - WMLZ-LP (107.9 FM)
Traverse City - WWMN (106.3 FM) 
Warren - WPHS (89.1 FM)
West Bloomfield - 
WBLD (89.3)

MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network enjoyed an exciting opening weekend of football video streaming, with 16 games played as part of the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic, Battle at the Big House and Xenith Prep Kick Off Classic receiving a combined 22,494 live views on MHSAA.tv, with the Big House game featuring Traverse City Central and DeWitt leading that list with nearly 5,000 views. Those totals do not include views by those who watched two Xenith games live on MHSAA broadcast partner Bally Sports Detroit’s cable channel and digital platforms.

Bally Sports Detroit will take its live cable broadcast to Muskegon on Friday (Sept. 3) for the Big Reds’ 7 p.m. matchup with Detroit Cass Tech. The game can be watched on live TV on Bally Sports Detroit-PLUS and on BSD’s website.

MHSAA broadcast partner State Champs! Sports Network will begin its series of live Saturday football streams this week as well, covering Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean at Grand Rapids Catholic Central at 4 p.m. Sept. 4. 

A number of other intriguing events are scheduled to be streamed live on MHSAA.tv, including the following:

FOOTBALL
Sept. 2: Cedar Springs at Rockford, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2: Livonia Stevenson at Dearborn Fordson, 7 p.m.
All football games: MHSAA.tv Football

VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 31: Marquette at Menominee, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1: Traverse City Central at Traverse City West, 5 p.m.
Sept. 1: Saginaw Valley Lutheran at Midland Bullock Creek, 7 p.m.
All volleyball matches: MHSAA.tv Volleyball

BOYS SOCCER
Sept. 1: Ludington at Whitehall, 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 1: East Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids South Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 2: Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline, 7 p.m.
All soccer matches: MHSAA.tv Boys Soccer

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 per month. Subscribers have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. More than 400 MHSAA member schools are participants in the School Broadcast Program, now in its 13th year, producing games using traditional hands-on student crews or via Pixellot cameras installed at stadiums and gymnasiums across the state. A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.