'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.

This Week on MHSAA.TV

September 9, 2014

A number of Week 2 football games were played over two days during a stormy weekend across the Lower Peninsula. But 14 games from that slate featuring teams from both peninsulas can be watched on-demand in one sitting on MHSAA.tv.

Read on for a list of recent events currently available on-demand MHSAA.tv, followed by this week's MHSAA Perspective and MHSAA.tv Highlights. 

Football

  • East Lansing vs. Grand Haven
  • Montrose vs. Corunna
  • Davison vs. Saginaw
  • Chesaning vs. Hemlock
  • Lowell vs. Chicago Hubbard (IL)
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. AuGres-Sims
  • Escanaba vs. Traverse City Central
  • Calumet vs. Negaunee
  • Rogers City vs. Rudyard
  • Whittemore-Prescott vs. Oscoda
  • Hillman vs. East Jordan
  • Lakeview vs. Houghton Lake
  • Posen vs. Rapid River
  • Comstock Park vs. Wyoming

Boys Soccer

  • Cedar Springs vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern
  • Cedar Springs vs. East Grand Rapids
  • Montrose vs. Durand

Volleyball

  • Chesaning vs. Hemlock
  • Calumet vs. Iron River West Iron County

MHSAA Perspective: In this week's edition, our John Johnson talks about how specialization contributes to decreased participation, more injuries and increased parental pressure - Exposing Specialization

MHSAA.tv Highlights: This week's package includes clips from the Corunna/Montrose, Traverse City Central/Escanaba, Posen/Rapid River and Rudyard/Rogers City football games. (See below.)