Watch 550+ Events on MHSAA TV
October 27, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The last week of the girls volleyball regular season, and playoff action in football and boys soccer will provide plenty of viewing this week on the NFHS Network, MHSAA.tv and FOX Sports Detroit.
Here’s the schedule:
Football Playoffs
Thursday - Oct. 29
Bay City Central vs. Pontiac - 7 PM
Midland Dow vs. Flushing - 7 PM
Suttons Bay vs. Manistee Catholic Central - 7 PM
Friday - Oct. 30
Traverse City West vs. Grand Rapids Union - 6 PM
Whitehall vs. Fruitport - 6 PM
Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Hesperia - 6:45 PM
Mt Morris vs. Pinconning - 6:55 PM
Birmingham Seaholm vs. Sterling Heights - 7 PM
Bloomfield Hills vs. Troy - 7 PM
Brandon vs. St. Clair - 7 PM
Brighton vs. Novi - 7 PM
Burton Bendle vs. Byron - 7 PM
Calumet vs. Houghton - 7 PM
Caro vs. Chesaning - 7 PM
Cass City vs. Reese - 7 PM
Cedar Springs vs. Petoskey - 7 PM
Charlevoix vs. Roscommon - 7 PM
Clare vs. Kent City - 7 PM
Corunna vs. Birch Run - 7 PM
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Whitmore Lake - 7 PM
Detroit Catholic Central vs. Walled Lake Northern - 7 PM
DeWitt vs. Jackson Northwest - 7 PM
Durand vs. Detroit Collegiate Prep - 7 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Northview - 7 PM
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker vs. Bad Axe - 7 PM
Erie-Mason vs. Ecorse - 7 PM
Fenton vs. Walled Lake Central - 7 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. Marshall - 7 PM
Fowlerville vs. Haslett - 7 PM
Frankenmuth vs. Bridgeport - 7 PM
Freeland vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran - 7 PM
Gladstone vs. Negaunee - 7 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Lake Orion - 7 PM – FOX PREP ZONE
Grass Lake vs. Manchester - 7 PM
Grosse Pointe North vs. Detroit U Of D Jesuit - 7 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary - 7 PM
Hartland vs. Howell - 7 PM
Hemlock vs. Vassar - 7 PM
Hillsdale vs Olivet - 7 PM – NFHS Network Bonus Coverage
Holt vs. Ann Arbor Skyline - 7 PM
Hopkins vs. Belding - 7 PM
Kalamazoo Central vs. Ann Arbor Huron - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Tecumseh - 7 PM
Macomb Dakota vs. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 7 PM
Manistee vs. Kalkaska - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Elk Rapids - 7 PM
Mason vs. Ionia - 7 PM
Midland vs. Alpena - 7 PM
Midland Bullock Creek vs. Carrollton - 7 PM
Millington vs. Otisville LakeVille - 7 PM
Mount Pleasant vs. Gaylord - 7 PM
Northville vs. Salem - 7 PM
Notre Dame Preparatory vs. Hazel Park - 7 PM
Pinckney vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary's - 7 PM – FOX PREP ZONE
Portage Northern vs. Battle Creek Central - 7 PM
Portland vs. Lakewood Lake Odessa - 7 PM
Ravenna vs. Morley Stanwood - 7 PM
Reed City vs. Cheboygan - 7 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. Springport - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Flat Rock - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Shepherd - 7 PM
Saline vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
South Lyon vs. Milford - 7 PM
South Lyon East vs. Garden City - 7 PM
St. Joseph vs. Richland Gull Lake - 7 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore vs. Niles - 7 PM
Unionville Sebewaing vs. Marlette - 7 PM
Vicksburg vs. Plainwell - 7 PM
Walled Lake Western vs. Waterford Mott - 7 PM
West Bloomfield vs. Utica Ford - 7 PM
Zeeland West vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 7 PM
Grosse Pointe South vs. Oak Park - 7:30 PM – FOX GAME OF THE WEEK
Saturday - Oct. 31
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Taylor Preparatory - 12 PM
Rockford vs. Holland West Ottawa - 12 PM
Peck vs. Ashley - 12:45 PM
Adrian Lenawee Christian vs. International Academy of Flint - 12:50 PM
Kingsford vs. Ogemaw Heights - 1 PM
Kingsley vs. Standish-Sterling Central - 1 PM
Portage Central vs. Jackson - 1 PM
Redford Union vs. Dearborn Heights Annapolis - 1 PM
Marquette vs. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer - 2 PM
Royal Oak Shrine vs. Waterford Our Lady - 2 PM
Kinde North Huron vs. Au Gres-Sims - 5 PM
Traverse City St. Francis vs. L'Anse - 6 PM
Zeeland East vs. Holland - 7 PM
Brethren vs. Bear Lake - 7 PM
Boys Soccer Regional Semifinals
Tuesday - Oct. 27
Alma vs. Macomb Lutheran North - 5 PM
Clawson vs. Clinton - 5 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. DeWitt - 5 PM
Hillsdale vs. Dowagiac - 5 PM
Petoskey vs. East Grand Rapids - 5 PM
Salem vs. Mattawan - 5 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. New Baltimore Anchor Bay - 6 PM
Dearborn Edsel Ford vs. Saline - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic vs. Grand Rapids South Christian - 7 PM
Grosse Ile vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 7 PM
Riverview vs. Chelsea - 7 PM
Spring Lake vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern - 7 PM
Williamston vs. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Utica Eisenhower - 8 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 28
Marshall vs. St. Joseph - 5 PM
Elk Rapids vs. Ogemaw Heights - 6 PM
Richland Gull Lake vs. Holland - 7 PM
Shelby vs. Muskegon Oakridge - 8 PM
Girls Volleyball
Tuesday - Oct. 27
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian vs. Montague - TBA
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Hamtramck - 4 PM
Vicksburg vs. TBA- 4 PM
Burton Bendle vs. Genesee - 5 PM
Fremont vs. Ludington - 5 PM
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian vs. TBA - 5 PM
Hart vs. Fruitport Calvary Christian - 5 PM
Multi-team Event @ New Lothrop - 5 PM
Multi-team Event @ Plainwell - 5 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Holly - 5 PM
Troy vs. Detroit Country Day - 5 PM
Multi-team Event @ Onekama - 5:30 PM
Cass City vs. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 6 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern - 6 PM
Fowlerville vs. Charlotte - 6 PM
Multi-team Event @ Grand Rapids Christian - 6 PM
Vermontville Maple Valley vs. TBA - 6 PM
Wayland Union vs. South Christian - 6 PM
Williamston vs. Lansing Catholic - 6 PM
Holland vs. Wyoming - 6:15 PM
Montrose vs. Ovid-Elsie - 6:15 PM
Mt Morris vs. New Lothrop - 6:15 PM
Stockbridge vs. Grass Lake - 6:15 PM
Warren Woods-Tower vs. Clint Twp. Chippewa Valley - 6:15 PM
St Johns vs. Portland - 6:20 PM
Bloomfield Hills Roeper vs. Novi Christian Academy - 6:30 PM
Erie-Mason vs. Sand Creek - 6:30 PM
Grosse Pointe North vs. Fraser - 6:30 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Oakland Christian vs. Lutheran Westland - 6:30 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep - 6:30 PM
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian vs. Westland Huron Valley Lutheran - 6:30 PM
Gladstone vs. Negaunee - 6:45 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Marlette - 6:45 PM
Brown City vs. Capac - 7 PM
Chesaning vs. Durand - 7 PM
Fulton vs. Ithaca - 7 PM
Garden City vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood - 7 PM
Hopkins vs. Allegan - 7 PM
Marquette vs. Escanaba - 7 PM
St Charles vs. Blanchard Montabella - 7 PM
Bad Axe vs. Caro - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 28
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North vs. Romeo - 4 PM
Waterford Our Lady vs. TBA - 4:30 PM
Grandville vs. Holland West Ottawa - 5 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep School vs. Bloomfield Hills - 5 PM
Mackinaw City vs. Harbor Springs - 5:30 PM
New Lothrop vs. Clio - 5:30 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. Dearborn Edsel Ford - 5:30 PM
Suttons Bay vs. Fife Lake Forest Area - 5:30 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Ferndale - 6 PM
Williamston vs. East Lansing - 6 PM
Blanchard Montabella vs. Fulton - 6:30 PM
Fennville vs. Bloomingdale - 6:30 PM
Petoskey vs. Traverse City West - 6:30 PM
Traverse City Central vs. Alpena - 6:45 PM
East Kentwood vs. Rockford - 7 PM
Freeland vs. Bay City John Glenn - 7 PM
Grandville vs. Rockford - 7 PM
Morley Stanwood vs. Lakeview - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Alma - 7 PM
Brethren vs. Evart - 7:30 PM
Pellston vs. Cheboygan - 7:30 PM
Thursday - Oct. 29
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Ypsilanti Community - 4 PM
Fenton vs. Flushing - 5:15 PM
Ortonville Brandon vs. Lake Fenton - 5:15 PM
Allen Park Cabrini vs. Garden City - 5:30 PM
Galesburg-Augusta vs. Battle Creek Central - 6 PM
Kinde North Huron vs. Owendale-Gagetown - 6 PM
Mason vs. St Johns - 6 PM
Munising vs. Eben Junction Superior Central - 6 PM
Vermontville Maple Valley vs. Parchment - 6 PM
Frankfort vs. Lake City - 6:30 PM
Southfield Christian vs. Sterling Heights Parkway Christian - 6:30 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Brown City - 6:45 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Mesick - 7 PM
Marquette vs. Calumet - 7 PM
Saline vs. Ann Arbor Huron - 7 PM
Kingsford vs. Houghton - 7:15 PM
Wixom St. Catherine vs. Novi Christian - 7:15 PM
Cass City vs. Bad Axe - 7:30 PM
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker vs. Caro - 7:30 PM
Friday - Oct. 30
Peck vs. Mayville - 6 PM
Dollar Bay vs. Baraga - 6:20 PM
St Charles vs. Carson City-Crystal - 7:35 PM
Saturday - Oct. 31
New Lothrop vs. Chesaning - 8 AM
Saline vs. TBA - 8:30 AM
Mt Morris vs. TBA - 9 AM
St Charles vs. TBA - 9 AM
Plymouth Christian Academy vs. TBA - 12 PM
In the coming week, more than 550 events at all levels in a variety of sports will be available on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv. Monthly subscriptions are $10.99. Click for a complete list of upcoming games, and for a complete list of on-demand games.
Fans also can type their school name into the search field on the MHSAA.tv page to search for events. Varsity games being streamed also have links from the MHSAA Website’s Score Center, and from the schedules on individual school pages. Clicking on the green TV set icon listed next to an event will take you directly to a game. You can also watch on Roku enabled devices.
Now in its 12th 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 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. A portion of every subscription sold by an SBP 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.
Grisdale to be Honored for 40 Seasons on Call for Cheboygan Football
By
Tom Spencer
Special for MHSAA.com
September 13, 2024
When Jason Friday was in high school, there were two types of football fans in Cheboygan.
Folks either went to watch the Cheboygan Chiefs play under the lights, or they listened to the game on the radio called by play-by-play announcer Mike Grisdale.
Well, not much has changed. Friday, a 1992 Cheboygan grad, is now the school’s athletic director. And Grisdale is in the middle of his 40th season on the air.
What is changing tonight, though, is Cheboygan will officially dedicate the stadium press box to Grisdale in a special pregame ceremony before the Chiefs (1-1) take on Elk Rapids (1-1).
Former Cheboygan coaches, Grisdale’s family and people who have worked with him on the radio over the years will be on hand for the ceremony.
“We were able to get Dan Miller, George Blaha, Ken Kal and Dan Dickerson — radio broadcasters for all four Detroit sports — to record statements that we will play over the public address system,” said Friday. “Mike will be presented a smaller version of the plaque that we will be hanging in the press box, and he will have a chance to talk.”
Naming the press box after Grisdale has been in the works for more than a year, Friday noted. Grisdale first learned of the plan when he was interviewing Friday during halftime of a football game last year.
“Jason surprised me on the air,” Grisdale recalled. “I was shocked, but honored and thankful.”
Grisdale, a 1979 Cheboygan grad, is humbled noting there are so many people who contribute to the radio broadcasts and football program. He remembers listening with his father to Jorden James and Bob Martin call Chiefs games when some of the older kids from the neighborhood were playing high school football.
“I have just been so fortunate to do it for this long and have become the go-to guy for historical information and perspective,” Grisdale said.
Grisdale, who has also done nearly 1,000 Chiefs basketball games on the air, along with some hockey and soccer, said his interest in sports goes back to his childhood.
Grisdale grew up in Cheboygan with three brothers in a neighborhood full of kids. Sports were a big part of their lives — collecting baseball cards, listening to the Detroit Tigers on the radio, and playing basketball, kickball and wiffle ball.
Grisdale, who also hosts a Saturday morning radio show from a local restaurant called “Coaches Corner,” vividly recalls trying to keep a scorebook while listening to high school basketball games on WCBY radio and dreaming of becoming the next Blaha, or Ernie Harrell, Bob Ufer, or Bruce Martin - four legendary broadcasters of Michigan professional and college sports.
While at Central Michigan University earning a broadcasting degree, Grisdale got extensive of on-air experience on student stations. He worked on Cheboygan radio stations during summers.
Some of his fondest memories of Chiefs broadcasts have come from the locations where they’ve played.
“I have enjoyed having the opportunity to cover games at places like the Pontiac Silverdome, Palace of Auburn Hills, Crisler Arena and the Breslin Center,” Grisdale said. “You remember the exciting moments and big games”
The 40 years on the air, along with earlier turns covering Marshall and Albion football and basketball games, are really just a blur to the highly-revered radio personality.
“The seasons just seemed to run together,” Grisdale said. “There were many, many times when the weather and the long road trips took their toll.”
Grisdale played football at Cheboygan High School and was an offensive end and a defensive safety on a 9-0 squad his senior year in 1978. He caught three touchdown passes that season. He also held for extra points, collecting snaps from his brother Mark, the Chiefs’ long-snapper.
Mike Grisdale doesn’t hesitate to point out the best player he covered was fullback Shannon Scarborough from the 1991 team that reached the Silverdome – “The all-stater was strong and fast and played both ways,” he noted. But Grisdale has loved all the players and teams over the years. “I do it because I enjoy promoting the kids, keeping the traditions alive, seeing the community come together, good sportsmanship, and being part of a team.”
Friday, who also has broadcast multiple games alongside Grisdale over the years, has enjoyed Grisdale’s efforts to promote every player.
“Kids always love to hear their name on the radio,” Friday said. “What I think he does better than anyone is to make sure the offensive and defensive linemen are consistently mentioned — those boys in the trenches often get overlooked, but not with Mike on the call.”
When Cheboygan installed NFHS Network cameras, the athletic department sought to successfully connect Grisdale’s radio broadcast through the video feed.
“That has been a huge bonus and something that many community members have told me they appreciate,” Friday said.
Grisdale, who also works part-time for Black Diamond Broadcasting in its Cheboygan studios and serves Mackinaw Health System based in St. Ignace as its marketing director, has no plans to end his broadcasting career.
“As long as our local radio station can keep the tradition alive and I am still around, it would be my privilege to keep it going,” Grisdale said.
Cheboygan High School games are carried on WCBY (Cheboygan) 1240 AM, 100.7 FM and 98.1 FM, and streaming at BigCountryGold.com.
Tom Spencer is a longtime MHSAA-registered basketball and soccer official, and former softball and baseball official, and he also has coached in the northern Lower Peninsula area. He previously has written for the Saginaw News, Bay County Sports Page and Midland Daily News. He can be reached at [email protected] with story ideas for Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Alcona, Oscoda, Crawford, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Charlevoix and Emmet counties.
PHOTOS (Top) Mike Grisdale, right, and partner Nate King broadcast a Cheboygan game from Central Michigan University. (Middle) The Cheboygan stadium press box will be dedicated to the longtime broadcaster. (Below) Grisdale is on the call for another Chiefs game. (Photos provided by Grisdale and the Cheboygan athletic department.)