Selection Sunday Show Returns to FSD

October 12, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

It’s become a ritual of the fall sports season – hundreds of high school football teams across the state of Michigan gathering for watch parties, hoping to hear their names and match-ups called for the MHSAA Football Playoffs during the Selection Sunday Show on FOX Sports Detroit.

This year’s show is set for 7 p.m. (EDT) on Oct. 23, originating from the FOX Sports Detroit studios in Southfield. In addition to the cable television broadcast, the show will be available via a live video stream on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website, and for mobile users on FOX Sports GO!

But to get to Selection Sunday, there’s still two weekends of regular-season football games to be played, and there are several games with playoff implications Friday night with livestreaming video on MHSAA.tv being produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.

At Clare, the 6-0 Pioneers are looking to clinch a share of the Jack Pine Conference championship, facing a 5-2 Beaverton squad looking to lock up a playoff berth. The winner of the Clarkston at Lake Orion game will not only send one of those 5-2 teams to the postseason party, but the winner also will secure at least a piece of the crown in the Oakland Activities Association Red. Traverse City West (5-2) can become playoff eligible by beating Gaylord (3-4) at Thirlby Field, and Saginaw Nouvel (5-2) can qualify if it beats a Montrose (4-3) team looking to keep its playoff hopes alive.

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 video streams available being produced by SBP members.

Thursday, Oct. 13

Friday, Oct. 14

Tuesday, Oct. 18

Here’s this week’s list of Football games streaming live statistics on the MHSAA.tv Website using Digital Scout. All games are Friday at 7 p.m.:

  • Addison v. Hanover-Horton
  • Bath v. Laingsburg
  • Carney-Nadeau v. Stephenson
  • Charlotte v. Lakewood Lake Odessa
  • Clinton v. Britton-Macon
  • Coldwater v. Hastings
  • Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Midland Dow
  • Flint Kearsley v. Flushing
  • Fowlerville v. Corunna
  • Goodrich v. Westland John Glenn
  • Grand Ledge v. East Lansing
  • Grand Rapids South Christian v. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
  • Grand Traverse Academy v. Brethren
  • Grandville Calvin Christian v. Leroy Pine River
  • Grosse Pointe South v. Macomb L’Anse Creuse North
  • Harrison v. Sanford Meridian
  • Hart v. North Muskegon
  • Hemlock v. Ithaca
  • Hopkins v. Wyoming Lee
  • Jenison v. Holland West Ottawa
  • Lake Fenton v. Lansing Waverly
  • Lansing Everett v. Lansing Sexton
  • Manchester v. Vandercook Lake
  • Marlette v. Memphis
  • Marshall v. Battle Creek Harper Creek
  • Marysville v. St. Clair
  • Mayville v. Dryden
  • Monroe Jefferson v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
  • North Adams-Jerome v. Adrian Lenawee Christian
  • Norway v. Gwinn
  • Onekama v. Mesick
  • Reed City v. Stanton Central Montcalm
  • Rudyard v. Onaway
  • Saginaw Arthur Hill v. Mt. Pleasant
  • Saginaw Heritage v. Bay City Central
  • Saline v. Tecumseh
  • Saranac v. Potterville
  • Unionville-Sebewaing v. Vassar
  • Warren Fitzgerald v. St. Clair Shores Lakeview
  • Wyoming v. Greenville 

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. Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office. 

Fans can also 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 football games Merrill at BreckenridgeIshpeming at Negaunee and Whittemore-Prescott at Rogers City.

Title IX at 50: Binder Among Voices Telling Our Story on MHSAA Network

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 15, 2022

Women have gained a growing voice on MHSAA Network radio broadcasts, and Carolyn Binder’s is among those who listeners will enjoy during this weekend’s MHSAA Girls Basketball Semifinals and Finals.

Binder is the voice of the Mattawan Wildcats Network and has more than 15 years of experience in radio broadcast and play-by-play. She’ll be providing the play-by-play for all four Division 3 and 1 Semifinals on Thursday and Friday, respectively, and then those division’s championship games Saturday from Michigan State’s Breslin Center.

The 2009 Western Michigan University graduate leant her voice for both play-by-play and analysis of WMU women’s basketball during her time as a student, and since has been part of broadcasts of Midwest League baseball, Opening Day coverage of the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix football and basketball and the USTA Junior National Championships played in Kalamazoo.

The MHSAA Network includes approximately 100 radio stations and web outlets across the state, with about 30 generally carrying the Girls Basketball Semifinals & Finals annually. Keep an ear open for Binder and her partner Lexi Ayala all weekend, and also Tara Fleming as she partners with Denny Kapp for the Division 2 and 4 girls games this weekend and Division 2 and 4 boys Semifinals and Finals next week.

Previous Title IX at 50 Spotlights

March 8: 28 Years, Thousands of Cheers - Read
March 1: 
Kearsley Rolls On Among Girls Bowling's Early Successes - Read
Feb. 22: Marquette Ties Record for Swim & Dive Finals Success - Read
Feb. 15: Jaeger's 2004 Winter Run Created Lasting Connection - Read
Feb. 8: Marian's Cicerone to Finish Among All-Time Elite - Read
Feb. 1: WISL Award Honors Builders of State's Girls Sports Tradition - Read
Jan. 25: Decades Later, Edwards' Legend Continues to Grow - Read
Jan. 18: Iron Mountain Completes Championship Climb - Read
Jan. 11: Harrold's Achievement Heralds Growth of Girls Wrestling - Read
Dec. 20: Competitive Cheer Gives Michigan Plenty to Cheer About - Read
Dec. 14: 
Evelyn's Game Had Plenty of Magic - Read
Dec. 7: 
Council Term Ends, But Leinaar Leaves Lasting Impact - Read
Nov. 30: 
Basketball Season Ready to Add to Rich Tradition - Read
Nov. 23: 
Marysville Builds Winning Streak Yet to be Challenged - Read
Nov. 16: Wroubel Has Championed Girls School Sports from Their Start - Read
Nov. 9: Pioneer's Joyce Legendary in Michigan, National Swim History - Read
Nov. 2: Royal Oak's Finch Leading Way on Football Field - Read
Oct. 26: Coach Clegg Sets Championship Standard at Grand Blanc - Read
Oct. 19: Rockford Girls Set Pace, Hundreds After Have Continued to Chase - Read
Oct. 12: 
Bedford Volleyball Pioneer Continues Blazing Record-Setting Trail - Read
Oct. 5: 
Warner Paved Way to Legend Status with Record Rounds - Read
Sept. 28: Taylor Kennedy Gymnasts Earn Fame as 1st Champions - Read
Sept. 21: 
Portage Northern Star Byington Becomes Play-by-Play Pioneer - Read
Sept. 14: 
Guerra/Groat Legacy Continues to Serve St. Philip Well - Read
Sept. 7: 
Best-Ever Conversation Must Include Leland's Glass - Read
Aug. 31: We Will Celebrate Many Who Paved the Way - Read

(Photos provided by those schools' competitive cheer programs or MHSAA files.)