Today in the MHSAA: 12/5/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 5, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield downed South Lyon East 63-28 to lead the Oakland Activities Association to an OAA-LVC Challenge win – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Undefeated and Division 3 No. 8 Traverse Bay Reps handed Division 2 No. 8 Alpena its first loss 5-4 in overtime – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North improved to 2-0 with a 56-45 win over Detroit Country Day – Detroit News

4. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard to clinch the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ludington opened with a win at its home relays – Ludington Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City defeated the host Northmen 35-27 to win the Petoskey Invitational – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chelsea went on a late run to edge Freeland 58-52 in a game honoring late coach Tom Zolinski – Saginaw News

8. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 4 Marquette earned a big win over reigning Division 3 champion Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor improved to 3-0 with a 38-33 win over Dearborn Heights Crestwood – Southgate News-Herald

10. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 5 Muskegon Mona Shores welcomed back its goalie, who posted a 3-0 shutout of Jenison – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Longtime coach Dan Anderson is retiring from Detroit Catholic Central after 23 years including the last six as head coach – MLive-Detroit

Volleyball Regionals, 8-Player Football Semifinals Highlight MHSAA.tv Schedule

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

November 9, 2021

More than 40 Volleyball Regional Semifinals and all four 8-Player Football Semifinals highlight Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament events this week being broadcast by MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network.

All Volleyball Regional Semifinals will be played Tuesday (Nov. 9), with all Regional Finals played Thursday (Nov. 11). Among Tuesday matches of note (with links):

Division 1: Novi vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian
Division 2: Cadillac vs. Sault Ste. Marie
Division 3: Morley Stanwood vs. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
Division 4: Adrian Lenawee Christian vs. Fowler

Click for listings for all Regional matches: Volleyball

The third weekend of MHSAA Football Playoffs will include streams of all four 8-Player Semifinals on Friday (Nov. 12) and Saturday (Nov. 13) and 25 of the 32 scheduled 11-Player Regional Finals. See below for the 8-player games (with links):

Division 1
Friday: Martin at Adrian Lenawee Christian
Saturday: Colon at Au Gres-Sims

Division 2
Saturday: Marion at Powers North Central
Saturday: Rudyard at Suttons Bay

Click for listings for all 11-Player Regional games: Football

Additionally, MHSAA media partner Bally Sports Detroit will continue its weekly live cable TV broadcasts with Friday’s 11-Player Division 1 Regional Final of West Bloomfield (10-1) at Rochester Adams (11-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on BSD’s PLUS channel, and the game also may be watched on the BSD website and app.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 per month. Subscribers have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.

More than 400 MHSAA member schools are participants in the School Broadcast Program, now in its 13th year, producing games using traditional hands-on student crews or via Pixellot cameras installed at stadiums and gymnasiums across the state. A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.