MHSAA Winter Tournaments to Begin Busy Run of Streaming, Radio Broadcasts

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 18, 2021

More than 150 games in the District rounds of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments next week will have live streaming video on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.

Girls Basketball Districts begin Monday, March 22, with Boys Basketball Districts tipping off March 23. Games will be produced by MHSAA member schools participating in the School Broadcast Program, either with traditional student crews or by Pixellot, the NFHS Network’s automated production solution.

The broadcast schedules for the District Semifinals and Finals will be released the day before those rounds. You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games to be streamed by Clicking Here.
 
The MHSAA Finals for Competitive Cheer, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving will also be available on the NFHS Network:

► Competitive Cheer is March 26-27 from the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Stacy Smith and Genna Rose will be the broadcasters for the Cheer Finals.

► Gymnastics is March 26 (team) and 27 (individual) from Rockford High School, with Renae Weaver on the call.

► Ice Hockey Semifinals are March 25-26 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, with the Finals on March 27.  Joe Jason, Pat Ronayne, and Jeremy Otto will cover the nine games. All nine games also will be available on the MHSAA Radio Network.

► Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving is March 26 (diving) and 27 (swimming) at Hudsonville High School for Division 1, Jenison High School for Division 2, and Hamilton High School (diving only) and Holland Aquatic Center (swimming only) for Division 3. Announcers Tom Skinner, Phil Johnson, and Gary Ratski are returning to call the action in the pool.

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. 

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website

MHSAA TV Wraps with Big Fall Finish

November 20, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

High school sports fans can enjoy a huge weekend of live streaming audio and video of championship action this weekend on the MHSAA.tvFoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAANetwork.com websites and FOX Sports GO! app.

The weekend centers on MHSAA.tv wrapping up its Fall coverage with live video streaming of all Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the Final round of Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving and 13 Semifinal games from the MHSAA Football Playoffs. All events will be shown live on a subscription basis.

The 8-Player Football Finals will be played Saturday (Nov. 17) between Suttons Bay and Colon at 11 a.m. in Division 1 and Pickford and Portland St. Patrick at 2 p.m. in Division 2, both at Marquette’s Superior Dome and streamed live on the Prep Zone on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website and FOX Sports GO!  The games also will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Tuesday (Nov. 26), with Division 1 at 8 p.m., followed by Division 2 at 11 p.m. This also is the last week of the Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com, with three 11-Player Football Semifinal games being streamed live. 

The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 21-23), as well as the 8-Player Football Finals.

Here is this week's video streaming schedule (all events live online):

Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Mendon v. Southfield Christian, Division 4 – Noon 
  • Rudyard v. Leland, Division 4 – 2 p.m. 
  • Lake Orion v. Lowell, Division 1 – 4:30 p.m. 
  • Ann Arbor Skyline v. Farmington Hills Mercy, Division 1 – 6:30 p.m. 

Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Saginaw Valley Lutheran v. Schoolcraft, Division 3 – Noon 
  • Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central v. Beaverton, Division 3 – 2 p.m. 
  • Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Lake Odessa Lakewood, Division 2 – 4:30 p.m. 
  • Kingsley v. Grand Rapids Christian, Division 2 – 6:30 p.m.  

Friday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – MHSAA.tv – 7 p.m.

  • Iron Mountain v. Pewamo-Westphalia, Division 7 

Saturday - 8-Player Football Finals  FOXSportsDetroit.com , FOX Sports GO! & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Suttons Bay v. Colon, Division 1, 11 a.m.   
  • Pickford v. Portland St. Patrick, Division 2, 2 p.m. (approx.)
    Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Tuesday, Division 1 - 8 p.m.; Division 2 – 11 p.m. Archived at MHSAA.tv.

Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Class D Final, 10 a.m. 
  • Class C Final, Noon 
  • Class A Final, 2 p.m. 
  • Class B Final, 4 p.m.  

Saturday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals - MHSAA.tv

  • Division 1 – Holland Aquatics Center - Noon 
  • Division 2 – Oakland University – 5 p.m. 
  • Division 3 – Oakland University – 10 a.m. 

Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com – 1 p.m.

  • Brighton v. Belleville, Division 1 
  • Muskegon Mona Shores v. Walled Lake Western, Division 2 
  • Muskegon v. DeWitt, Division 3 

Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.tv - All games 1 p.m. unless noted

  • Davison v. Sterling Heights Stevenson, Division 1 
  • Detroit King v. Birmingham Seaholm, Division 2 – 3 p.m. 
  • Chelsea v. River Rouge, Division 3 
  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Hudsonville Unity Christian, Division 4 
  • Flint Powers Catholic v. Detroit Country Day, Division 4 
  • Kingsley v. Lansing Catholic, Division 5 
  • Almont v. Detroit Denby, Division 5 
  • Maple City Glen Lake v. Montague, Division 6 
  • Onsted v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Division 6 
  • Jackson Lumen Christi v. Cass City, Division 7 – 11 a.m. 
  • Beal City v. Ubly, Division 8 
  • Fowler v. Reading, Division 8 

A subscription to MHSAA.tv is $10.99 and allows 30 days of viewing live content on the NFHS Network.