'Best of' Closes with Big-Time Broadcasts

August 12, 2014

A Football Playoff Semifinal game which went down to the wire highlights the eighth and final week of the "Best Of 2013-14” offerings on the MHSAA.tv Website.

For eight weeks over the summer, MHSAA.tv spotlighted some of the best tournament action from the 2013-14 school year, presenting four games each week.

Each contest is easily identified with a “Best Of 13-14” thumbnail on the home page of the MHSAA.tv Website. Here’s a look at games which will be featured from Aug.11-18:

Ithaca v. Montrose: 2013 Division 6 Football Playoff Semifinal. Ithaca rallied to claim a 21-20 victory, which wasn't secured until Travis Smith intercepted a Montrose pass with a minute to play and then picked up a first down on a quarterback keeper on the subsequent drive.

Gladstone v. Unionville-Sebewaing: 2014 Division 3 Softball Final. Amid chants of “U.P. Power” and “U-S-A,” the Braves made a third-inning run-scoring double by Lexi Hongisto stand up and took the Division 3 championship trophy across the Straits with a 2-1 win over the Patriots.

DeWitt v. Richmond: 2014 Division 2 Baseball Semifinal. Zach Leach pitched a complete-game four-hitter, and Dillon McInerney drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a sixth-inning double as Richmond advanced to the Final game with a 2-1 win over DeWitt.

Detroit Country Day v. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood: 2014 Division 2 Boys Lacrosse Final. Emilio Sosa scored three goals, and four other players had two goals apiece as Country Day cruised to a 12-8 victory over the Cranes.

During the course of the 2013-14 school year, more than 3,000 events were produced on MHSAA.tv by PlayOn! Sports and MHSAA member schools participating in the School Broadcasting Program, covering everything from athletics to announcements to commencements to the performing arts and school board meetings.

DVD’s of the “Best Of 13-14” game videos are available through the MHSAA.tv Website.

Football Finals to Re-Air on FSD

December 17, 2014

The broadcasts of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals from Thanksgiving weekend will re-air on FOX Sports Detroit on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Four games will be shown each day. Here is the complete schedule:

December 24

  • Muskegon Catholic Central vs. Munising, Division 8 – 4 p.m.
  • Warren DeLaSalle vs. Muskegon Mona Shores, Division 2 – 6 p.m.
  • Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Ithaca, Division 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Lansing Sexton, Division 4 – 10 p.m.

December 25

  • Detroit Loyola vs. Ishpeming, Division 8 – 4 p.m.
  • Clarkston vs. Saline, Division 1 - 6 p.m.
  • Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Lansing Catholic, Division 5 – 8 p.m.
  • Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs. Muskegon, Division 3 – 10 p.m.

The holiday season is also a great time to order DVDs of MHSAA Tournaments from this past fall or previous years. DVDs can be purchased directly from PrepFilms.com or by navigating to a specific game on the MHSAA.tv website and clicking on the "Get DVD" button below the video player. DVDs are $24.95 (plus shipping and handling) for Fall 2014 events. Only MHSAA Tournament games produced by the NFHS Network are available. To order games produced by School Broadcast Program members, contact that school directly to see if it offers DVD sales.