Champions Crowned on MHSAA.TV
November 6, 2013
Postseason competition in four MHSAA sports, including 13 first-round football playoff games, are among offerings now available at MHSAA.TV.
In addition to those football openers are all four Lower Peninsula Boys Soccer Finals, multiple camera views from every race of the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals, plus highlight shows from Upper Peninsula Cross Country and Girls Tennis and Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis and Girls Golf Finals.
Here's a look at some of what you'll see at MHSAA.TV:
- Eaton Rapids vs. Charlotte football
- Bessemer vs. Crystal Falls Forest Park football
- Southfield vs. Birmingham Seaholm football
- Hartford vs. Watervliet football
- Fremont vs. Comstock Park football
- Wayland vs. Plainwell football
- Hillman vs. St. Ignace football
- Montrose vs. Reese football
- Mason vs. Tecumseh football
- Taylor Truman vs. Allen Park football
- McBain vs. Lincoln Alcona football
- Atlanta vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston football
- Ogemaw Heights vs. Cheboygan football
- Bellaire vs. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian boys soccer (MHSAA Semifinal)
- Spring Lake vs. Sturgis boys soccer (MHSAA Semifinal)
- Cedar Springs vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern volleyball
- Calumet vs. Hancock volleyball
- AuGres-Sims vs. Oscoda volleyball
- St. Ignace vs. Charlevoix volleyball
- Lakeview vs. Big Rapids volleyball
- Posen vs. Onaway volleyball
- Posen vs. Rogers City volleyball
- AuGres-Sims vs. Rogers City volleyball
- Mio vs. Rogers City volleyball
Prep Zone: MHSAA Prep Zone on FOXSportsDetroit.com will again Friday stream live video of four playoff games.This week's games kick off at 7 p.m. EDT:
- Battle Creek Lakeview (10-0) at Portage Central (10-0)
- Saline (9-1) at Temperance Bedford (10-0)
- Oak Park (7-4) vs. Detroit U-D Jesuit (7-4) at Ferndale High School
- Pewamo-Westphalia (9-1) at Carson City-Crystal (10-0)
MHSAA Perspective: John Johnson talks about the MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award, which honors its 25th class in 2013-14 - Scholar-Athlete Turns 25
MHSAA.TV Makeover Goes LIVE
August 26, 2014
A new look awaits visitors to the MHSAA.tv website this season, a makeover which will allow fans to clip and share highlights and easily track their favorite school.
MHSAA.tv is one of more than 40 states on the NFHS Network, powered by PlayOn! Sports. The highlights clip and share features, among others, are available with free basic memberships. Viewers can subscribe to watch live and freshly-uploaded sporting events, with a portion of the subscription going back to their school. Contests being aired involving schools using Digital Scout for statistics may also include live stats. Games become available for free viewing after 72 hours.
The MHSAA.tv re-launch coincides with the first full week of competition for the 2014-15 school year and fresh school-created content, plus the season debut of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit and MHSAA Perspective on a statewide radio network.
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. As many as 60 MHSAA member schools annually participate in the program, which is in its sixth year.
Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover varsity competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv (As of Aug. 25):
- Comstock Park Invitational – Volleyball – LIVE – Wednesday, 3 p.m. - Subscription
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Football - LIVE – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Subscription
- Fenton at Davison – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
- Mio at Whittemore-Prescott – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
- Northland Pines (Wis.) at Calumet – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
- St. Johns at East Lansing – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. - Video on Demand beginning week of Sept. 1
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Beginning this Friday and running for 13 weeks at midnight is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick return to host the weekly 30-minute highlights show. The show will re-air Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sunday mornings – check your local listings. (This week at Noon)
The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:
- Saginaw Swan Valley at Saginaw Nouvel
- Saginaw Arthur Hill at Saginaw Heritage
- Macomb Dakota at Clarkston
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs. Southfield at Prep Kickoff Classic, Detroit
- Detroit Cass Tech vs. Oak Park at Prep Kickoff Classic, Detroit
- Ypsilanti Community at Ann Arbor Pioneer
- Westland John Glenn at Ann Arbor Skyline
Beginning its 10th season this week is the radio commentary MHSAA Perspective – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard, which will air on over 60 radio stations across the state generally during the local broadcasts of high school games. The program runs for 30 weeks through the end of the winter sports season. MHSAA Perspective can also be accessed from the home page of the MHSAA Website.
In this week's edition, John Johnson talks about new rules for practice and games in football this season: Safety Trumps Everything