MHSAA TV Serves Up Key TVC Match
October 4, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
A battle for control of the Tri-Valley Conference Central takes place today (Oct. 4) on MHSAA.tv when Freeland hosts Saginaw Swan Valley in girls volleyball at 7 p.m.
Swan Valley enters this week’s action 31-8-2 and ranked seventh in the latest Class B coaches poll. Freeland, which garnered honorable mention this week in the same poll, is 26-5-2 overall. Both teams are 3-0 in league play.
Freeland is one of more than 60 MHSAA member schools across the state participating in the
School Broadcast Program, and one of nearly a dozen schools to be streaming live video of its home athletic events using the NFHS Network’s Pixellot technology.
Pixellot is a unit equipped with four High Definition cameras which cover the length of the playing surface and then focus in on the ball and player movement to deliver the action. The unit communicates with the scoreboard to insert a time and score graphic on the screen. Ambient audio is picked up by the device, but the play-by-play of an in-person announce team can also be patched in. Freeland is one of several schools in the state using Pixellot in its gymnasium and at its football/multipurpose field.
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 is used by schools wishing to stream games but which lack the ability to staff the events. The SBP 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, October 3
- Girls Volleyball - Houghton at Calumet, 6:30 p.m.
- Boys Soccer – Lansing Everett at Fowlerville, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Gwinn at Marquette, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Manistique at Negaunee, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 4
- 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.
Thursday, October 5
- Freshman Football – Sturgis at Plainwell, 4:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Mio at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Crystal Falls Forest Park at Norway, 6 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Corunna at Otisville Lakeville, 6 p.m.
- JV Football – Standish-Sterling at Freeland, 6 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Corunna at Otisville Lakeville, 6 p.m.
- JV Football – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- JV Football – Sturgis at Plainwell, 6:15 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Corunna at Otisville Lakeville, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - West Iron County at Calumet, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Menominee at Marquette, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Crystal Falls Forest Park at Norway, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 6
- Football - Lakeland Union (WI) vs. Marquette @ Superior Dome, 7 p.m.
- Football – Carson City-Crystal at Vestaburg, 7 p.m.
- Football - Sanford Meridian at Clare, 7 p.m.
- Football - Lake Orion at Oxford, 7 p.m.
- Football – Mt. Morris at Montrose, 7 p.m.
- Football – Manistique at Negaunee, 7 p.m.
Monday, October 9
- JV Boys Soccer – Paw Paw at Plainwell, 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Plainwell Quad, 5 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Escanaba at Norway, 6 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Paw Paw at Plainwell, 6:45 p.m. Plainwell 8 in D2, PP 18th D3
- Girls Volleyball - Escanaba at Norway, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 10
- Girls Volleyball - Au Gres-Sims at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Negaunee at Calumet, 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Merrill at Vestaburg, 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 fifth week. Featured events are in girls volleyball with Clarkston at Lake Orion, football with Lowell at Cedar Springs and football with Lansing Catholic at Fowlerville. 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:
- Chelsea at Ypsilanti
- Warren Mott at Romeo
- Redford Union at Redford Thurston
- Clarkston Everest at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
- Warren Fitzgerald at Madison Heights Madison
- Hudsonville at Caledonia
- 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 concussion protocols and the Association’s concussion insurance program.
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.
Soccer, XC Finals Stream Saturday
October 30, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
There’s live internet streaming of four MHSAA tournaments this week, featuring the Finals in two sports.
On Saturday (Nov. 3), the four championship games of the Lower Peninsula Boys Soccer Tournament will have live streaming video on MHSAA.tv and live streaming audio on MHSAANetwork.com. Also Saturday, the Finish Line Cam at Michigan International Speedway returns at the L.P. Cross Country Finals on MHSAA.tv.
Three Prep Zone games will take place Friday (Nov. 2) on FoxSportsDetroit.com and the FOX Sports app at 7 p.m.:
• Detroit Catholic Central at West Bloomfield (Div. 1)
• Birmingham Brother Rice at Birmingham Groves (Div. 2)
• Flint Powers Catholic at Williamston (Div. 4)
Viewing of the Prep Zone games is free on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website. Authentication may be required to view on the FOX Sports app. All Prep Zone games also will be available for free on-demand viewing on the MHSAA.tv website.
The Prep Zone is part of the “Football Week In Michigan” promotion by FOX Sports Detroit, which is offering a $2,500 cash prize for the best photo posted on Instagram which shows what Football Week In Michigan means to that individual. Tag the photo @FOXSportsDetroit and include the hashtag #FWIMPHOTOCONTEST. Submissions will be accepted until Nov. 13.
Saturday’s Boys Soccer Finals will be Live on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis with games at Noon and 3 p.m. at Novi and Comstock Park High Schools, with the games at each site to be announced after the Semifinals on Wednesday (Oct. 31). All games also will have live streaming audio at MHSAANetwork.com.
Both Division 3 Soccer Semifinal games – Macomb Lutheran North vs. Grosse Ile and Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Ludington – will be live on MHSAA.tv at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
MHSAA.tv also will offer a free live video stream Saturday of the finish line at the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway. The stream will include audio commentary from announcers around the course throughout each race. The morning session with the boys and girls races in Divisions 3 and 4 begins at 9:30 a.m., and the afternoon session with races in Divisions 1 and 2 starts at 1:30 p.m. Live timing of each race will be available on the Cross Country page of the MHSAA Website. Weather permitting, coverage of the awards ceremonies will be provided.
There also will be live coverage of Football District Finals and Girls Volleyball District games this week on MHSAA.tv, being produced by School Broadcast Program schools.
Here is this week’s full schedule on MHSAA.tv:
Tuesday, Oct. 30
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District - Flint Beecher vs. Montrose - 12:30 PM
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District - Swartz Creek vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill - 5 PM
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District - Flushing vs. Saginaw Heritage - 7 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 31
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District – Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 5 PM
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District - Covenant Christian vs. Potter's House - 5:30 PM
- Div. 3 Boys Soccer Semifinal - Macomb Lutheran North vs. Grosse Ile - 6 PM
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District - Iron Mountain vs. Norway - 6 PM
- Div. 3 Boys Soccer Semifinal - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Ludington - 6 PM
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District - Dexter vs. Ann Arbor Huron - 7 PM
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District - West Iron County vs. Norway - 8 PM
Thursday, Nov. 1
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District - Carman-Ainsworth vs. TBA - 5 PM
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District Final @ Norway - TBA vs. TBA - 6 PM
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District - Flint Kearsley vs. TBA - 7 PM
- Div. 3 Girls Volleyball District Final @ NorthPointe Christian- TBA vs. TBA - 7 PM
Friday, Nov. 2
- Div. 3 Football Playoffs - District Final - Cedar Springs at Mt. Pleasant - 7 PM
- Div. 6 Football Playoffs - District Final - Millington at Montrose - 7 PM
- Div. 2 Football Playoffs - District Final – Warren DeLaSalle vs. Oak Park - 6 PM
Saturday, Nov. 3
- L.P. Cross Country Finals - Finish Line Camera - Divisions 3 & 4 - 9:20 AM
- Div. 1 Girls Volleyball District Final @ Saginaw Heritage – Flint Carman-Ainsworth vs. Flushing – 10 AM
- Div. 4 Football Playoff District Final - Escanaba vs. Alma - 12 PM
- Div. 1 Football Playoff District Final - East Kentwood vs. Saline - 1 PM
- L.P. Cross Country Finals - Finish Line Camera - Divisions 1 & 2 - 1:20 PM
- Div. 4 Boys Soccer Championship – Ann Arbor Greenhills vs Leland - 12:00 PM
- Div. 3 Boys Soccer Championship – Grosse Ile vs Hudsonville Unity Christian - 12:00 PM
- Div. 1 Boys Soccer Championship – Ann Arbor Skyline vs East Kentwood - 3:00 PM
- Div. 2 Boys Soccer Championship – Detroit Country Day vs Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern - 3:00 PM
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month and allow access to the full schedule of MHSAA Tournaments during November:
• Nov. 3 – Boys Soccer Finals
• Nov. 10 – Selected Football Playoff Regional Finals
• Nov. 15-17 – Girls Volleyball Semifinals & Finals
• Nov. 17 – Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals
• Nov. 17 – Football Playoff Semifinals (13 games)
All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.