MHSAA TV Marches On The Mats
February 27, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Another big weekend of MHSAA Championships take place on Friday and Saturday (March 2-3) on MHSAA.tv, as March Magic marches onto the Individual Wrestling and Girls Competitive Cheer mats.
Live Finals streaming this week begins at noon Friday from Ford Field in Detroit at the Individual Wrestling Finals. Manned cameras will be on each of 20 mats on the floor, and broadcasts will include full graphics to indicate the participants in each match, plus full in-progress scoring information via Trackwrestling.
The Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids begin Friday evening with Division 1, followed by the other three divisions Saturday.
Here’s the complete wrestling coverage schedule:
- Friday – Rounds 1-2-3-4 – Noon
- Friday – Semifinal Round – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday – Rounds 6-7-8 – 8:30 a.m. - Round 6 at 8:30 a.m. is the third Consolation round. Round 7 at about 9:45 a.m. is the fourth Consolation Round. Round 8 at about 11 a.m. is the final round in the Consolation bracket.
- Saturday – Finals – 3 p.m.
- Saturday – Awards – 6 p.m. (TENTATIVE - Time approximate following conclusion of wrestling)
You can get to all of the wrestling action on a single landing page on the NFHS Network – Click Here.
Here’s the complete cheer coverage schedule:
- Friday – Division 1 – 6 p.m. (East Kentwood, Grand Blanc, Grandville, Lake Orion, Rochester, Rochester Adams, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Sterling Heights Stevenson)
- Saturday – Division 2 – 10 a.m. (Allen Park, Dearborn Divine Child, DeWitt, Gibraltar Carlson, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, Muskegon Mona Shores, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer,
Southgate Anderson) - Saturday - Division 4 – 2 p.m. (Addison, Adrian Madison, Farwell, Houghton Lake, Hudson, Merrill, Pewamo-Westphalia, Sanford Meridian)
- Saturday - Division 3 – 6 p.m. (Charlotte, Comstock Park, Escanaba, Flat Rock, Lake Odessa Lakewood, Monroe Jefferson, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Richmond)
The continued Wrestling and full Cheer coverage is part of six straight weekends of live MHSAA Championship coverage on MHSAA.tv, and online viewers can catch every weekend of action for one low cost of $9.95. Over the next three weeks of live Winter championship coverage, the following events will be featured:
- March 8-10 – Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals
- March 13 – Girls Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 15-16 – Girls Basketball Semifinals
- March 20 – Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 22-23 – Boys Basketball Semifinals
In addition to all of the tournament action, regular-season coverage of contests by participants in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program will bring more than 45 contests into homes over the coming week – including a number of District contests in Girls Basketball.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members:
Tuesday, Feb. 27
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont – 4 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 4:15 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball – Standish-Sterling at Freeland - 4:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Houghton at Calumet - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Standish-Sterling at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont - 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Fowlerville at Hartland - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Berkley at Lake Orion - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Comstock at Plainwell - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Houghton at Calumet - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Chassell at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Standish-Sterling at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Ludington at Fremont - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
- Girls Basketball – Fowlerville v. Lansing Sexton – MHSAA District Semi at Haslett – 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Carrollton v. Midland Bullock Creek/Freeland winner – MHSAA District Semi at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Sparta v. Belding/Fremont winner – MHSAA District Semi at Fremont - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Wellspring Prep v. Ada Forest Hills Eastern/Grand Rapids Catholic Central winner – MHSAA District Semi at Comstock Park - 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District Semi at Ann Arbor Greenhills – 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Iron Mountain at Norway – MHSAA District Semi - 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Williamston at Haslett – MHSAA District Semi – 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Grant v. Howard City Tri-County/Newaygo winner – MHSAA District Semi at Fremont - 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Saginaw Swan Valley v. Bay City John Glenn/Essexville Garber winner – MHSAA District Semi at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District Semi at Ann Arbor Greenhills – 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Coopersville v. Grand Rapids West Catholic/Comstock Park winner – MHSAA District at Comstock Park - 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 1
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Utica at Macomb Lutheran North - 4 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball - TBA at Plainwell - 4:15 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Basketball - Beaverton at Harrison - 4:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Ottawa Lake Whiteford at Ann Arbor Greenhills – 5 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Utica at Macomb Lutheran North - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - TBA at Plainwell - 5:45 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Beaverton at Harrison - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Riverside West at Freeland - 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball - Rapid River at Norway - 6:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Ottawa Lake Whiteford at Ann Arbor Greenhills – 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart at Vestaburg - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Fowlerville at Charlotte - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Utica at Macomb Lutheran North - 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - TBA at Plainwell - 7:15 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Riverside West at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Beaverton at Harrison - 7:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Rapid River at Norway - 8 p.m.
Friday, March 2
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District Final at Comstock Park - 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District Final at Freeland - 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – MHSAA District Final at Fremont - 7 p.m.
Monday, March 5
- Boys Basketball – Chassel at Dollar Bay – MHSAA District – 5:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Painesdale Jeffers v. Ontonagon at Norway – MHSAA District – 7:30 p.m.
Be sure to check “Upcoming Events” on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.
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. 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.
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
feature a girls basketball game, Powers North Central at Norway, and a boys basketball game, Fowlerville at Lansing Catholic.
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
Football Fridays Return to Bally Sports Detroit
August 19, 2022
Bally Sports Detroit continues its commitment to Michigan High School Athletic Association sports with Football Fridays presented by Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers.
Bally Sports Detroit will broadcast MHSAA football games each Friday night during the regular season and into the playoffs. Football Fridays Overtime powered by State Champs, a one-hour scores-and-highlights show, will follow each game.
Football Fridays presented by Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers will run the entire MSHAA season, beginning Thursday with the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University, through the MHSAA playoffs and state championship games at Ford Field on Nov. 25 and 26.
"Everyone at Bally Sports Detroit is thrilled to kick off this year's coverage of MHSAA football," said Greg Hammaren, senior vice president/general manager of Bally Sports Detroit. "Our crew is excited to feature another season of great rivalries, sportsmanship and great plays that make MHSAA football so fun and compelling. We know that fans are anxious to get this season started, so we'll see you at the Kickoff Classic."
The initial schedule (below) highlights the games, locations and broadcast schedule. Dates and matchups beyond Sept. 23 will be released at a later date. Information will be updated on BallySports.com as it becomes available.
AUGUST
25, 4 p.m., Kickoff Classic: Macomb Dakota vs. Brother Rice, BSD, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+
25, 7 p.m., Kickoff Classic: Sterling Heights Stevenson vs. West Bloomfield, BSD, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+
SEPTEMBER
2, 7 p.m.: Birmingham Groves at Oxford, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+
9, 7:30 p.m.: Clarkson at Rochester Adams, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+
16, 7:30 p.m.: Detroit MLK at Detroit Cass Tech, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+
23, 7:30 p.m.: Detroit Catholic Central at Brother Rice, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+