Montrose Wins Top SBP Award Again
April 18, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Montrose High School maintained its spot as the “Program of the Year” in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program Excellence Awards in 2016-17, claiming the top honor for the fourth straight year.
The SBP Excellence Awards will award certificates and plaques to the schools which took individual honors, with the presentation dates and times to be announced.
Montrose took first place in Best Multicamera Production, Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Sports Graphics, Best Use of PlayOn! Sports Graphics and swept the top three spots in the Best Produced Commercial/Feature category.
Montrose became the first SBP school to produce live coverage of its entire regular-season football schedule during the 2016 season, continued to demonstrate good blend of productions in a variety of sports covered and an overall command of the PlayOn! Sports software used for graphics and inserting commercials/features during the course of productions.
Other category winners were Negaunee High School for Best Highlight and Lake Orion High School for Best Play-by-Play.
Other criteria used in selecting the top program awards were sporting events produced, where East Lansing High School headed the list followed by Comstock Park High School and Montrose, and subscriptions sold, which was led by Calumet High School followed by Negaunee, Lake Orion and Marquette High School.
Here is the complete list by categories of the schools and students being honored in this year’s SBP Excellence Awards:
Best Highlight
First Place – Negaunee – Evan Hassell, Keegan McGonigle, Hannah Skewis – Football game vs. Charlevoix.
Best Multicamera Production
First Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Ben Dennings, Sam Wade, Jared Adams, Noah Rowe – Football game vs. Birch Run.
Second Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Peyton Hobson, Noah Rowe, Cameron Tupper, Sam Wade, Randal Smith, Amanda Conrad – Football game vs. Corunna.
Third Place – Lake Orion – Micah Williams, Ben Wellman, Brad Daenzer, Brandon Morrow, Gracen Zotter, Jack LaBounty, Rachele Pozzo – Boys Basketball game vs. Birmingham Seaholm.
Best Play-By-Play
First Place – Lake Orion – Brad Daenzer and Ben Wellman – Boys Basketball game vs. Oxford.
Second Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer and David Sackrider – Football game vs. Birch Run.
Third Place – Lake Orion – Brad Daenzer and Ben Wellman – Boys Basketball game vs. Birmingham Seaholm.
Best Produced Commercial/Feature
First Place – Montrose – Jared Adams, Elyssa Climie, Eric Vandefifer – Mike Young Buick/GMC Commercial.
Second Place – Montrose – Elyssa Climie, Jared Adams, Camryn Blair, Molly Dunton, Sarah Jones – Ford Field Trip Feature.
Third Place – Montrose - Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Jared Adams – Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association MSU-U of M Tailgate Luncheon Feature.
Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Graphics
First Place – Montrose – David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Sarah Jones – Boys Basketball game vs. Flint Kearsley.
Second Place – Cedar Springs – Noah VanKampen – Boys Soccer game vs. Greenville.
Third Place – Negaunee - Evan Hassell, Hannah Skewis – Football game vs. Calumet.
Best Use of PlayOn! Graphics/Software
First Place – Montrose – David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Sarah Jones – Boys Basketball game vs. Flint Kearsley.
Second Place – Negaunee – Robby Williams, Travis Nelson – Girls Basketball game vs. Iron Mountain.
Third Place – Montrose - Carter Inman, Reco Delacruz, Camryn Blair, Jared Adams, John Blackford – Boys Basketball game vs. Burton Bendle.
Spring sporting events are beginning to populate the MHSAA.tv website, with this week’s schedule featuring action on the track and the baseball, lacrosse and soccer fields.
In its eighth 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 program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
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.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of live video streams being produced by SBP members (All times Eastern):
Tuesday, April 18
- Track & Field – Marquette Invitational at Superior Dome, 2:30 p.m.
- Boys Lacrosse – Detroit U-D Jesuit at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19
- Softball – Indian River Inland Lakes at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 20
- Baseball – Oscoda at Rogers City, 4 p.m.
- Girls Soccer – Durand at Montrose, 4:30 p.m.
- Baseball – Oscoda at Rogers City, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 22
- Baseball – Ubly at Montrose, noon
- Boys Lacrosse – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25
- Basketball – Millington at Montrose, 4 p.m.
- Boys Lacrosse – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 6:30 p.m.
- Boys Lacrosse – Clarkston at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.
The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. 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. 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 Sets OAA Red Volleyball Race
October 15, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The chase for the Oakland Activities Association Red volleyball title will get a lot of attention on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network this week, with matches on Tuesday (Oct. 15) and Thursday (Oct. 17) that will determine the champion.
Clarkston enters the week on top of the Red at 5-0 in division play with Lake Orion and Rochester Hills Stoney Creek chasing the Wolves at 4-1. Lake Orion is at Stoney Creek on Tuesday, while Clarkston can clinch at least a share of the title hosting Rochester Adams (3-2) – both games will be streamed live on MHSAA.tv. On Thursday, Clarkston at Troy (1-4) and Adams at Lake Orion will both be streamed live, while West Bloomfield (2-3) is at Stoney Creek.
Clarkston was the highest-ranked OAA team in last week’s statewide coaches poll, and Lake Orion was an honorable mention.
Among School Broadcast Program-produced football streams Friday (Oct. 18) is Grand Rapids Christian at East Grand Rapids for the lead in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold. Saline can clinch the Southeastern Conference Red title with a win over visiting Ann Arbor Pioneer, but a Pioneer win would put both teams tied at the top and possibly be joined by Temperance Bedford. Fowler is at Pewamo-Westphalia to determine the Central Michigan Athletic Conference crown.
Plus, Boys District Semifinal and Final games from a number of sites around the state will be streamed. Here’s the complete list of varsity-level events to be broadcast live during the coming week:
Monday - Oct. 14
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – Warren Wood Tower v. Hazel Park - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Escanaba - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Byron v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Belleville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille v. Flint Kearsley - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs -Warren Fitzgerald v. Madison Heights Lamphere - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Morley Stanwood v. Big Rapids - 7 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 15
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Greenville v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern - 3:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District - Thornapple Kellogg v. Plainwell - 4:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Flushing v. Grand Blanc - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs- Edwardsburg v. St. Joseph - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Eastern v. Cedar Springs - 5:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming v. West Iron County - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Sparta v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Brighton v. Howell - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Morris v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Plymouth Christian v. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids South Christian v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon East v. Waterford Kettering - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon v. Walled Lake Western - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Calumet v. Negaunee - 6:45 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Swartz Creek v. Oxford - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Remus Chippewa Hills - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Essexville Garber - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont v. Howard City Tri County - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Lake Orion v. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston v. Mancelona - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield v. Oxford - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Reese - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 16
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Mattawan - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Districts - Final at Madison Heights Lamphere - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Riverview Gabriel Richard v. Macomb Lutheran North - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Flint Kearsley v. Fenton - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Edwardsburg - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Petoskey v. TBA - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Cadillac v. Alpena - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth v. Alma - 7 PM
Thursday - Oct. 17
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Cedar Springs - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart v. New Lothrop - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Grand Blanc - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Gobles - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon v. Waterford Mott - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at East Lansing - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball – Troy Athens v. Rochester - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Hopkins - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Rochester Adams v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy v. Clarkston - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Walled Lake Northern v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Friday - Oct. 18
Football - Sparta v. Comstock Park - 5 PM
Football - Byron v. Montrose - 5:45 PM
Football – Grand Rapids Christian v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Football - Howell v. Brighton - 6:45 PM
Football - Bad Axe v. Caro - 7 PM
Football - Brighton v. Howell - 7 PM
Football - Calumet v. Hancock - 7 PM
Football - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 7 PM
Football – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 7 PM
Football - Freeland v. Bridgeport - 7 PM
Football – Saginaw Heritage v. Bay City Western - 7 PM
Football – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Warren Woods-Tower - 7 PM
Football - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Kalamazoo Central - 7 PM
Football - Munising v. Ishpeming - 7 PM
Football - Novi v. Northville - 7 PM
Football - Petoskey v. Alpena - 7 PM
Football - Portage Central v. Mattawan - 7 PM
Football - Saline v. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
Football – Birmingham Seaholm v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Football - Walled Lake Central v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Football - Walled Lake Northern v. Walled Lake Western - 7 PM
Football - Fowler v. Pewamo Westphalia - 7 PM
Football - Fowlerville v. Lansing Catholic - 7 PM
Football – Lake Orion at Clarkston – Friday – 7 PM
Football - Otsego v. Sturgis - 7 PM
Football – Benzie Central v. Boyne City – 7 PM
Football – Detroit Country Day v. Haslett – 7 PM
Football – Beal City v. McBain – 7 PM
Football – Muskegon v. Muskegon Mona Shores – 7 PM
Football – St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. Port Huron – 7 PM
Football – Chesaning v. Mt. Morris – 7 PM
Football – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Detroit Public Safety Academy – 7 PM
Football - Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc ?- 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 19
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Plainwell - 11 AM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. TBA - 12 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. TBA - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Vandercook Lake - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Mt Morris v. TBA - 9 AM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. TBA - 9 AM
Monday - Oct. 21
Girls Volleyball - Multi-team Event at Ishpeming - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. West Iron County - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Riverview Gabriel Richard v. Macomb Lutheran North - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Macomb Lutheran North v. New Haven - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Clare v. Sanford Meridian - 7:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 7:30 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 22
Girls Volleyball - Capac v. Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Coopersville v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Roseville - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Grant - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Gladstone v. Marquette - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Canton - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Ann Arbor Skyline - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at Troy – 5 & 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at West Bloomfield – 5 & 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at Chesaning – 5 & 7 PM
All of the games are produced by participants in the School Broadcast Program – with East Lansing, Lake Orion, Pewamo-Westphalia, Saline, Marquette, Fowlerville, Montrose and Comstock Park deploying traditional, hands-on, student crew crews to capture the action. The other games are produced by schools using Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution.
Now in its 11th 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 $9.95 a 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 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.