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Otisville-LakeVille First SBP Using Pixellot
January 31, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
A challenge to schools wanting to stream live video of their athletic events to their communities is being able to adequately staff those productions.
“We had signed up for the School Broadcast Program over a year ago and we were really excited to get our games out to the community, and when it came to it, we just couldn’t get the manpower to run the equipment,” said Drew Johnson, the athletic director at Otisville-LakeVille High School in Genesee County. “That first day, we had everything lined up, we were ready to go, and two of our three kids missed school that day for being sick. It was just a hassle.
“So when we heard about Pixellot, it was a quick and easy decision.”
Just three weeks ago, LakeVille became the first school in Michigan and one of the first in the country to install a Pixellot unit in its gymnasium, automating the process of streaming live video on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network.
Pixellot is a unit equipped with four High Definition cameras that 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.
All that has to be done from a school’s perspective is type in the event schedule, and promote the fact that the games are available on MHSAA.tv. Pixellot does the rest. The unit can also be set up to isolate a camera on a fixed location, which allows for activities like wrestling to also be streamed.
“We’re going to do everything that takes place in our gym,” Johnson said. “We’re also excited about being able to record our practices as well.”
Johnson added that the school will look into installing additional Pixellot units at its middle school auditorium for musical events and LakeVille’s outdoor athletic fields in the future.
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 On-Demand – 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 the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream over the next week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
- JV Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville Lakeville, 5:25 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Goodrich at Davison, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - North Branch at Otisville Lakeville, 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Williamston at East Lansing, 7 p.m. (On Demand)
- Girls Basketball - Hopkins at Plainwell, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Hudsonville Unity Christian at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Birmingham Seaholm at Lake Orion, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Negaunee at Calumet, 7:20 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Goodrich at Davison, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
- Wrestling – Quad at Cedar Springs, 5:20 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Leroy Pine River at Beal City, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2
- JV Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Otisville Lakeville, 5:25 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball – Coopersville at Comstock Park, 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Basketball - Oscoda at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Birch Run at Otisville Lakeville, 6:45 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Oscoda at Rogers City, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Gaylord at Alpena, 7, p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
- Ice Hockey - Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase, 4 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Lowell at Cedar Springs, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Burton Atherton vs. Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell, 6 p.m.
- Ice Hockey - Notre Dame De La Baie Academy vs. Detroit Catholic Central @ MIHL Showcase, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Coopersville at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Lapeer at Davison, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Burton Atherton vs. Montrose, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - McBain at Beal City, 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Coopersville at Comstock Park, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4
- Ice Hockey - Notre Dame De La Baie Academy vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase, 12:40 p.m.
- Ice Hockey - Novi vs. Detroit Catholic Central @ MIHL Showcase, 6:50 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 6
- JV Girls Basketball – Hillman at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
- JV Girls Basketball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Midland Dow at Mt, Pleasant, 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Greenville at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball - Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Midland Dow at Mt. Pleasant, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Chassell at Calumet, 7:20 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. Some schools also will be selling 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.
Fans also can access scores of games in-progress on the NFHS Network website via ScoreStream. Click on the Scores button in the upper right corner.
A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program.
This week’s highlights package consists of clips from last week’s Bark River-Harris at Powers North Central boys basketball game in which the Jets set a state record for consecutive boys hoops victories, an ice hockey game pitting Detroit Catholic Central at Brighton in a battle of two of the top teams in the state and a demonstration of Pixellot in action during a boys basketball game with Millington at Otisville-LakeVille.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
PHOTOS: (Top) A laptop shows the variety of angles for the Pixellot and the calibration of its four cameras. (Middle) This Pixellot hangs at midcourt at Otisville-LakeVille High School.
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Football Reair Part of Busy Holiday Slate
December 18, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
FOX Sports Detroit will reair the eight MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals on Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
Here’s the complete schedule:
10 a.m. – Division 8 – Reading 39, Beal City 6 – The Reading Railroad rolls to a repeat in Division 8. Ben and Nick Affholter combine for 18 tackles – six for losses.
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Noon – Division 2 – Muskegon Mona Shores 35, Detroit Martin Luther King 26 – Backup QB Brady Rose throws for three TDs, rushes for a fourth and intercepted a pass to lead the Sailors.
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2 p.m. – Division 6 – Monroe SMCC 7, Maple City Glen Lake 0 – A 94-yard second quarter drive capped by QB Wyatt Bergmoser’s six-yard TD run carries the Falcons to the championship.
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4 p.m. – Division 4 – Grand Rapids Catholic Central 44, Detroit Country Day 0 – Sophomore QB Joey Silveri accounted for six touchdowns and 379 yards in total offense for the Cougars.
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6 p.m. – Division 7 – Pewamo-Westphalia 14, Jackson Lumen Christi 0 – In this battle of unbeatens, defense dominated. P-W scores in the second and fourth quarters to take the win.
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8 p.m. – Division 1 – Davison 35, Brighton 25 - Brendan Sullivan passes for 290 yards to lead Davison to its first football title.
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10 p.m. – Division 5 – Lansing Catholic 31, Almont 17 – The Cougars score the last 24 points of the game to rally from a 17-7 deficit late in the third quarter. QB Zach Gillespie ran for two and passed for two scores.
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Midnight – Division 3 – River Rouge 30, Muskegon 7 – The Panthers stunned the Big Reds. Junior QB Mareyohn Hrabowski rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on just 15 carries.
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Instant Video Downloads are $19.99 and Instant Audio Downloads are $4.99. Video DVDs are available for $24.95 – allow 4-to-6 weeks for delivery.
MHSAA.tv has a big schedule to close out 2019 and head into 2020. A record 132 games will take place on Tuesday (Dec. 17). Here is the complete list of upcoming varsity games being streamed on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday - Dec. 17
Boys Ice Hockey - South Lyon v. Livonia Franklin - 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Burton Bendle v. Webberville - 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Coloma - 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Mt Morris v. Otisville Lakeville - 5:30 PM
Boys Wrestling - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Away - 6 PM
Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Saginaw Swan Valley v. Hemlock - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Grandville v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - 6:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Burton Bendle v. Webberville - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Bloomfield Hills v. Novi - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Cadillac v. Traverse City Central - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Corunna v. Linden - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Warren De La Salle Collegiate v. West Bloomfield - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Maple City Glen Lake v. Kingsley - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Cedar Springs - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Coloma - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Battle Creek Central - 7 PM
Boys Basketball – Macomb L'Anse Creuse North v. New Baltimore Anchor Bay - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Montrose v. Byron - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Mt Morris v. Otisville Lakeville - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - New Lothrop v. Durand - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Ovid-Elsie v. Chesaning - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Plymouth Christian Academy v. Whitmore Lake - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Flint Powers Catholic v. Midland Dow - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Rochester Adams v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - South Lyon v. Walled Lake Western - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Walled Lake Central v. TBD - 7 PM
Boys Ice Hockey - Hancock v. Marquette - 7 PM
Boys Ice Hockey - Houghton v. Calumet - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Troy Athens v. North Farmington - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Big Rapids v. Cedar Springs - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - East Grand Rapids v. East Kentwood - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Fenton v. Owosso - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Fowlerville v. Charlotte - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Holly v. Clio - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Flint Kearsley v. Goodrich - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - White Lake Lakeland v. Waterford Mott - 7 PM
girls Basketball - Linden v. Corunna - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Macomb Lutheran North v. Utica - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Saline v. Detroit Henry Ford Academy - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - South Lyon East v. Milford - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Troy v. Oxford - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Walled Lake Northern v. South Lyon - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - West Bloomfield v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Brownstown Woodhaven v. Trenton - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Painesdale Jeffers v. Dollar Bay - 7:10 PM
Girls Basketball - Hancock v. Calumet - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Macomb Lutheran North v. Armada - 7:20 PM
Boys Basketball - Bear Lake v. Mason County Eastern - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Freeland v. Bay City Western - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Grand Rapids Christian - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Harrison v. Gladwin - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Hart v. Hesperia - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Hopkins v. Comstock Park - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball – New Haven Merritt v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Saginaw Swan Valley v. Hemlock - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Caro v. Ubly - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Harbor Beach v. Reese - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Munising v. Brimley - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Dec. 18
Wrestling - Troy Athens v. Away - 1 PM
Wrestling - East Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern - 5:30 PM
Wrestling – Brighton hosts Multi-team Event - 5:30 PM
Wrestling - Clare v. Ithaca - 6 PM
Wrestling - Frankenmuth v. Otisville Lakeville - 6 PM
Wrestling - Manchester v. Away - 6 PM
Wrestling - Mt Morris v. Flint Kearsley - 6 PM
Wrestling - Ovid-Elsie v. Hemlock - 6 PM
Competitive Cheer – MAC Jamboree at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 6 PM
Wrestling – Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Grand Blanc - 6 PM
Wrestling - Zeeland West v. E. Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Morley Stanwood v. Tri County - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Walled Lake Western v. Detroit University Prep - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Maple City Glen Lake v. Traverse City St. Francis - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Away - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Flint Powers Catholic v. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - St. Charles v. Breckenridge - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Bad Axe v. Sandusky - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Caro v. Ubly - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Harbor Beach v. Reese - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Munising v. Eben Junction Superior Central - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Bear Lake v. Walkerville - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Grosse Pointe Woods Univ. Liggett - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Mason Co. Eastern v. Brethren - 7:30 PM
Thursday - Dec. 19
Girls Basketball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Constantine - 6 PM