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Lake Orion SBP Named Nation's Best

May 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Lake Orion High’s School Broadcast Program – previously named “Program of the Year” statewide as part of the MHSAA Excellence Awards – was named Thursday as the nation’s best SBP by the NFHS Network.

Lake Orion previously had received “Select School” recognition for production from the NFHS Network. 

Additionally, Rockford High School's SBP was selected for Best Original Programming. 

See the tweets below to learn much more about Lake Orion and Rockford's programs.

In its 10th 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 SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

Track & Field Finals Lead Off Spring Championship Streaming

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 2, 2021

Live streaming video of the MHSAA Track & Field Finals on Saturday, June 5, will kick off three straight weekends of MHSAA Spring Championships action on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.

Track action begins at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Saturday at Lower Peninsula sites in the greater Grand Rapids area at East Kentwood (Div. 1), Zeeland (Div. 2), Jenison (Div. 3) and Hudsonville (Div. 4); as well as at the Upper Peninsula Finals in Kingsford. All of the action can be viewed by purchasing a Month Pass for just $10.99. Here’s the complete schedule:

Lower Peninsula Finals (All times EDT) 

► 10 a.m. – 3,200-Meter Relay Final; other Running Preliminaries (100-Meter Dash, 100 & 110-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash)

► 1 p.m. – Running Finals (100 & 110 Hurdles, 100 Dash, 800 Relay, 1,600 Run, 400 Relay, 300 Hurdles, 800 Run, 200 Dash, 3,200 Run, 1,600 Relay)

Upper Peninsula Finals (All event times approximate & EDT) 

► 10 a.m. – 3,200 Relay
► 11:40 a.m. – 100 & 110 Hurdles
► 12:00 p.m.  – 100 Dash
► 12:30 p.m. – 800 Relay
► 1 p.m. – 1,600 Run
► 1:30 p.m. – 400 Relay
► 1:55 p.m. – 400 Dash
► 2:25 p.m. – 300 Hurdles
► 2:55 p.m. – 800 Run
► 3:30 p.m. – 200 Dash
► 4 p.m. – 3,200 Run
► 4:45 p.m. – 1,600 Relay

Field events will not be shown, and awards presentations in all events will be shown when not in conflict with running events taking place at the same time.

Click the following links to watch:

LPD1 | LPD2 | LPD3 | LPD4 | UP (all)

Over the following weekends, MHSAA Finals in Boys and Girls Lacrosse (June 12), Girls Soccer (June 18-19) and Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball (June 17-19) will be streamed live. All events will be archived for on-demand viewing after their completion.

The Lacrosse, Baseball/Softball and Girls Soccer events also will have live streaming audio on the MHSAA Network.

The coming two weeks also will feature pre-Finals games produced by MHSAA members participating in the School Broadcast Program. Today (June 2) features 10 Lacrosse Regional games on the broadcast schedule; click for listings: GIRLS | BOYS

Now in its 13th 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 per month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and on-demand video from across the country. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. (Subscriptions must be cancelled before the 30-day period is over to avoid recurring charges.)