Highlight Reel: Thursday Baseball/Softball Semis
June 16, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The first day of the MHSAA Baseball/Softball Semifinals at Michigan State University’s Old College Field began under rainy conditions Thursday, but finished under a flourish of sunshine as four teams punched their tickets into Saturday’s Finals.
Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch games in their entirety and purchase DVDs.
Baseball
Division 1
Warren DeLaSalle 3, Traverse City West 1
West Scores First - In the third inning, Traverse City West gets on the board with an RBI single by Gavin Gamhausen to score Nick Brzezinski.
Eagles Take The Lead - Hartland scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead, with John Baker delivering an RBI single.
Hovde Delivers - With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Saline's Richard Hovde delivers a two-out bases-loaded single to drive in two runs, which proved to be the winning margin.
Division 2
DeWitt Goes On Top - DeWitt took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Donovan Tarn doubled into the gap to score Michael Stygles.
Schut Scores Game Winner - In the seventh inning, Holland Christian's Cam Schut scores from third on a sacrifice fly by Josh Sterenberg.
Linden 5, Dearborn Divine Child 2
Chalk Chaser - Ryker Rivera hits the third base line with this run scoring single in the fourth inning to give Linden a 4-1 lead.
Koan Drives Two Home - Linden gets on the board in the third inning with this two-out, bases loaded single by Nick Koan.
Softball
Division 1
Dakota Double - The big hit in the Division 1 Semifinal between Macomb Dakota and Midland was this two-run double by Dakota's Julia Salisbury in the third inning to give the Cougars a 4-0 lead.
Gross Triples & Scores - Midland countered with two runs in the top of the fourth on this triple by Julia Gross to plate one run, and Gross then scored on a throwing error.
Farmington Hills Mercy 9, Mattawan 6
Swinehart Has A Big Game - Mackenzie Swinehart of Mattawan went 3 for 4 against Farmington Hills Mercy, scoring twice and driving in a run with this third-inning triple.
Three-Run Double For Padula - Farmington Hills Mercy scored five times in the second inning against Mattawan, the big hit this bases-clearing double by Cari Padula.
Division 2
Vicksburg 7, Livonia Ladywood 5
Helping With A Homer - Livonia Ladywood starting pitcher Rozlyn Price helped her own cause in the third inning with a two-run home run to center field against Vicksburg.
Bulldogs Begin Their Rally - Vicksburg started its rally back with two runs in the third inning. Alicia Cagney singles home the first run.
Eskymos Take Advantage - Escanaba tied the game at 2-2 in the second inning when Kathleen Ross scored on a Richmond error.
Richmond Tacks One On - Rachel Leach finishes the scoring for Richmond against Escanaba with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, one of her two hits in the game.
PHOTO: An Escanaba runner tries to beat a throw to second base during her team’s Semifinal against Richmond.
O-K Blue Battle Comes to MHSAA TV
September 26, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
As we hit the home stretch of the regular season in football, MHSAA.tv will play host to key games produced by MHSAA member schools participating in the School Broadcast Program.
Topping this week’s list of nearly 50 events is an Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue matchup with Grand Rapids West Catholic playing at Comstock Park on Friday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. The two teams are tied with Grand Rapids Catholic Central atop the Blue at 2-0 and have overall records of 4-1. Comstock Park was ranked ninth last week in The Associated Press Division 4 poll, while West Catholic was No. 1 in Division 5.
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. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members:
Tuesday, Sept. 26
- JV Girls Volleyball - Spring Lake at Comstock Park, 5 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Ontonagon at Dollar Bay, 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Gabriel Richard at Macomb Lutheran North, 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Stanton Central Montcalm at Fremont, 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Gabriel Richard at Macomb Lutheran North, 5:30 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Belding at Wyoming Lee, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Chassell at Lake Linden-Hubbell, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Spring Lake at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Ashley at Vestaburg, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Gabriel Richard at Macomb Lutheran North, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Stanton Central Montcalm at Fremont, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
- JV Boys Soccer - Dowagiac at Plainwell, 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Alma at Freeland, 5 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Alma at Freeland, 6 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Dowagiac at Plainwell, 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Alma at Freeland, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 28
- Freshman Football - Edwardsburg at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m.
- Freshman Football - Alma at Freeland, 4:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Durand at Otisville Lakeville, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Alma at Freeland, 6 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Durand at Otisville Lakeville, 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Edwardsburg at Plainwell, 6:15 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - L'Anse at Calumet, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Durand at Otisville Lakeville, 6:30 p.m.
- JV Football - Munising at Norway, 6:30 p.m.
- Boys Soccer – Lowell at Cedar Springs, 6:45 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Kingsford at Marquette, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29
- Football - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Football - Mio at Rogers City, 7 p.m.
- Football - Merrill at Vestaburg, 7 p.m.
- Football - Benton Harbor at Traverse City West, 7 p.m.
- Football - Kingsford at Marquette, 7 p.m.
- Football – Lowell at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30
- JV Boys Soccer - Marshall at Plainwell, 9 a.m.
- Boys Soccer - Marshall at Plainwell, 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 2
- Girls Volleyball - Birch Run at Freeland, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3
- JV Girls Volleyball - Newaygo at Fremont, 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Macomb Lutheran North, 5:30 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Macomb Lutheran North, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Houghton at Calumet, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Macomb Lutheran North, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Newaygo at Fremont, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Gwinn at Marquette, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - TBA at Fremont, 4:30 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland, 5 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland, 7 p.m.?
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 per 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 will also be selling Season and 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.
Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members are in their fourth week. Featured events are in football with Hudsonville Unity Christian at Comstock Park, girls volleyball with Lake Fenton at Otisville Lakeville and in girls swimming & diving with Holt at East Lansing. Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
More than 15 football games are featured each week on the State Champs! Sports Network Extra Point – powered by the Michigan High School Athletic Association – Saturday at 10 a.m. on FOX Sports Detroit.
The half-hour program features highlights from more than a dozen games each week, including clips from games produced by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members. The program airs multiple times each weekend on FOX Sports Detroit and on Comcast Channel 900, and will be archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel. Consult your local listings for additional playback times.
Here are some of the games to be featured this week on State Champs! Extra Point:
- White Lake Lakeland at Walled Lake Western
- Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Mattawan
- Belleville at Dearborn Fordson
- Canton at Livonia Stevenson
- Detroit Cody at Detroit Cass Tech
- Melvindale at Woodhaven
- PLUS - Additional coverage from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Upper Peninsula and School Broadcast Program games.
The MHSAA also has a presence on other State Champs! Network programs throughout each weekend. The MHSAA Minute is a weekly part of the State Champs! High School Sports Show on FOX Sports Detroit at 9 a.m. every Sunday – with multiple replays on FOX Sports Detroit and Comcast Channel 900 throughout the week. That program also is archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel. Consult your local listings for additional playback times.
This week’s MHSAA Minute on State Champs talks about the MHSAA Student Advisory Council.
The MHSAA also has content on the State Champs Scoreboard! High School Football Radio Show on Friday nights during the football and basketball seasons, originating on WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit and carried on more than 10 radio stations across the state. This Week In High School Sports and Be the Referee are weekly features on the program.