Highlight Reel: Girls Soccer Semifinal

June 10, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

Hudsonville Unity Christian defeated Freeland 4-0 in a Division 3 Semifinal on Tuesday. 

Below are highlights from the MHSAA.tv broadcast of the game. Click on the headings to watch. 

Balcer Scores First Goal Just five minutes into the game, Hudsonville Unity Christian's Bethany Balcer takes a pass and quickly turns it into the first goal of the game against Freeland. Unity won this Division 3 Semifinal, 4-0.

VanDyke Goes Over The Wall Unity Christian gets its second goal of the first half when Maddy VanDyke puts a free kick just over a Freeland defensive wall and just below the crossbar.

Balcer Breaks Loose A nice pass from Mackenna Nesky breaks Bethany Balcer loose for Hudsonville Unity Christian's third goal of the game against Freeland.

Nienhuis Closes Out The Scoring Abby Nienhuis closed out the scoring, taking a pass from Bethany Balcer and drilling the ball into the net for Hudsonville Unity Christian.

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Rockford, Canton Win for PSA Prowess

April 24, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

For their work getting out the good word on sportsmanship and officials recruitment, respectively, Rockford and Canton were among those honored this spring with Michigan Student Broadcast Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.

The MHSAA sponsors awards for Sports Public Service Announcement for both TV and radio. Rockford’s Payton Longeliere, Mylei Cullivan and Lindsay Carpenter won the TV category with “Sportsmanship – It’s Not That Hard” shown below:

The PSA was deemed suitable for broadcast and was shown on FOX Sports Detroit during the Basketball Finals and will be included in broadcasts on MHSAA.tv.

Canton’s winning radio PSA by Fiona Hughes detailed the importance of “Officials Recruitment” – click to listen.

Additionally, Rockford’s Noah Ike, Noah Stallworth, Dimitra Colovos and Tatum Kleis were recognized as the top sports announcing team for TV, and Canton’s Jack Krumm and Max Mulvaney were the award-winning team for radio.

Click to see all of the award winners and placers from the Michigan Student Broadcast Awards.