Mat Action Abounds on MHSAA TV

March 3, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The mats in Grand Rapids and Detroit will get a workout this weekend with live streaming video on MHSAA.tv both Friday and Saturday (March 6-7), with NFHS Network coverage of the MHSAA Girls Competitive Cheer and Individual Wrestling Finals.

This will be the second of five straight weekends of Winter championship activity, which also will include more than 100 District games from the Girls Basketball Tournament and the final week of the regular season in boys basketball.

The Competitive Cheer coverage on MHSAA.tv begins at 6 p.m. Friday from the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids.  Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday – March 6

  • 6 PM – Division 1 - Brighton, Grand Blanc, Hartland, Lake Orion, Plymouth, Rochester, Rochester Adams, Utica Eisenhower

Saturday – March 7

  • 10 AM – Division 2 - Allen Park, Cedar Springs, Charlotte, DeWitt, Gibraltar Carlson, Muskegon Mona Shores, Southgate Anderson, Walled Lake Western
  • 2 PM – Division 4 - Addison, Adrian Madison, East Jordan, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Hudson, Munising, Pewamo-Westphalia, St. Charles
  • 6 PM – Division 3 - Berrien Springs, Comstock Park, Croswell-Lexington, Escanaba, Paw Paw Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Onsted, Richmond 

At Ford Field, there will be 20 mats providing 1,680 bouts over two days from the Individual Wrestling Finals. Here’s the round-by-round schedule:

Friday – March 6

  • 11:30 AM – First Round – Championship Bracket
  • 2:45 PM – Second Round – Consolation Bracket (Round may begin earlier if time allows)
  • 4:15 PM – Third Round – Quarterfinal Bracket (Round may begin earlier if time allows)
  • 6 PM – Fourth Round – Blood Round-Consolation Bracket (Round may begin earlier if time allows)
  • 7:30 PM – Fifth Round – Semifinal Round-Championship Bracket (Semifinals will not begin early)

Saturday – March 7

  • 9 AM – Sixth Round – Consolation Bracket
  • 10 AM – Seventh Round – Consolation Bracket (Round may begin earlier if time allows)
  • 11 AM – Eighth Round – Medal Round – Consolation Bracket (Round may begin earlier if time allows)
  • 3:30 PM – Ninth Round – Finals – Championship Bracket (Finals will not begin early)

Over the remainder of the Winter season, MHSAA.tv will have live final round coverage of the following:

  • Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals – March 12-13-14
  • L.P. Boys Swimming & Diving Finals – March 14
  • Girls Basketball Quarterfinals & Semifinals – March 17, 19-20
  • Girls Basketball Quarterfinals & Semifinals – March 24, 26-27 

You always can reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here. Fans can purchase a Month Pass to watch on the NFHS Network for $10.99.

Subscribers will have access to all live video across the country for 30 days.  All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live.

Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 10, 2023

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western earned coach Tim McDonald his 800th career win with a 5-0 shutout of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Bay City Times

2. TRACK & FIELD Hart swept girls and boys championships at its Hart & Sole Music Invitational – Ludington Daily News

3. BASEBALL Saginaw Heritage swept Division 2 No. 16 Petoskey 2-1 and 2-0 – Saginaw News

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 4 Midland and Traverse City West played to a weekend split, West winning the opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Howell swept Fowlerville, with Owen Elsey throwing a no-hitter in the opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. TRACK & FIELD The Grass Lake boys and Quincy girls won Grass Lake Invitational titles – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. TRACK & FIELD The Indian River Inland Lakes girls and Charlevoix boys were victorious at the Lake
Superior State University Indoor Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

8. BASEBALL Michigan Center defeated Sand Creek and Constantine to win the Union City Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. SOFTBALL Monroe Jefferson swept Hazel Park in its Ring of Honor doubleheader – Monroe News

10. GIRLS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm and Ann Arbor Pioneer played to a 2-2 draw – Hometown Life

Also of note …

BOYS LACROSSE Ron Hebert became the winningest boys lacrosse coach in Michigan high school history (including pre-MHSAA sponsorship) with Lake Orion’s 13-7 win over Birmingham United – Oakland Press