Check Out the Contenders on MHSAA.tv

January 16, 2013

With Michigan firmly in the midst of another chilly winter, many fans are taking sanctuary in their local high school gyms. We want you to do the same – and then catch up on the rest of the state later on MHSAA.tv.

Last week's posted broadcasts included games for 35 boys basketball teams from just about every region of both peninsulas. Watch those, plus plenty more girls basketball, swimming and diving, gymnastics, wrestling and hockey by scrolling through the "On Demand" section at the bottom of the MHSAA.tv page.

Here's a sampling of what you'll find:

  • East Lansing vs. Portland girls basketball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Arenac Eastern girls basketball
  • Ludington vs. Spring Lake girls basketball
  • Rogers City vs. Lincoln Alcona girls basketball
  • Davison vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth girls basketball
  • Mio vs. AuGres-Sims girls basketball
  • Middleville Thornapple Kellogg vs. Plainwell girls basketball
  • Mackinaw City vs. Ellsworth girls basketball
  • Hale vs. Atlanta boys basketball
  • Boyne City vs. Indian River Inland Lakes boys basketball
  • Calumet vs. Iron River West Iron County boys basketball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Arenac Eastern boys basketball
  • East Kentwood vs. Zeeland East boys basketball
  • Comstock vs. Plainwell boys basketball
  • Cedar Springs vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic boys basketball
  • Oscoda vs. Standish-Sterling boys basketball
  • Davison vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill boys basketball
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-LakeVille boys basketball
  • East Kentwood vs. Holland boys basketball
  • Lake Leelanau St. Mary vs. Elk Rapids boys basketball
  • Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Detroit Catholic Central boys basketball
  • Fife Lake Forest Area vs. Indian River Inland Lakes boys basketball
  • East Jordan vs. Charlevoix boys basketball
  • Calumet vs. Ontonagon boys basketball
  • Mason vs. Fowlerville boys basketball
  • Mason, Lansing Waverly, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte competitive cheer
  • Oscoda vs. Essexville Garber boys swimming and diving
  • Ludington, Fruitport, Spring Lake, Muskegon Orchard View wrestling
  • Straits Area Conference at Rogers City wrestling
  • Charlevoix Invitational wrestling
  • Mason vs. Jackson Northwest gymnastics
  • Port Huron Northern vs. Detroit Catholic Central hockey
  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Detroit Catholic Central hockey
  • Calumet vs. Escanaba hockey
  • Brownstown-Woodhaven vs. Saline hockey

    MHSAA Perspective: John Johnson discusses what makes recent inductees to the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame fine representatives of educational athletics - Hall of Fame Values

    MHSAA.tv highlights: This week's School Broadcasting Program package features clips from the East Lansing/Portland girls basketball game, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood/Detroit Catholic Central hockey game and the Plainwell/Comstock boys basketball game.

    See Finals Live on MHSAA.TV and Fox

    November 19, 2013

    It’s a huge streaming weekend for MHSAA tournaments, with more than 70 hours of live audio and video coverage of three sports on the MHSAA Network and FOX Sports Detroit.

    The MHSAA.TV website will host live video of the Girls Volleyball Semifinals and Finals, and the Finals of  the Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Championships, on a subscription basis. A pass can be purchased for $14.95 to watch all three days of volleyball plus the swimming, or a daily pass is available at $9.95. These events will be available for free on-demand viewing beginning Nov. 27 at MHSAA.TV.

    Prep Zone: It’s the last weekend of Prep Zone coverage on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website, with free live coverage of the 8-Player Football Final and four Semifinal games in the 11-Player Football Playoffs. All of these events will be archived at MHSAA.TV

    On Friday, the championship game of the 8-Player Football Playoffs between Peck and Rapid River at Legacy Field in Greenville will take place at 7 p.m., with live streaming video on FoxSportsDetroit.com, and live audio streaming on MHSAANetwork.com. Because of conflicts with collegiate and professional games, the game will be on cable on a delayed basis. It will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit at 9 a.m. Saturday and again on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. The on-demand video archive will be available shortly after the game’s conclusion at MHSAA.TV.

    Below are Saturday's 11-player Prep Zone games. Three kick off at 1 p.m. and Ithaca/Montrose begins at 2 p.m. 

    • Detroit Catholic Central (10-2) vs. Detroit Cass Tech (12-0) at Troy Athens High School
    • Birmingham Brother Rice (12-0) vs. Detroit Martin Luther King (10-1) at Wayne State University
    • Ithaca (12-0) vs. Montrose (12-0) at Midland High School
    • Muskegon Catholic Central (10-2) vs. New Lothrop (12-0) at Greenville High School

    Volleyball Finals: Coverage runs Thursday through Saturday, and free audio of the games is available at MHSAANetwork.com. Here’s the complete schedule with Tuesday Quarterfinal pairings shown:

    Thursday – Nov. 21

    Class D Semifinals
    2 p.m. – Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart/Leland winner vs. Waterford Our Lady/Marine City Cardinal Mooney winner
    3:45 p.m. – Brimley/Crystal Falls Forest Park winner vs. Battle Creek St. Philip/Hillsdale Academy winner

    Class A Semifinals
    5:30 p.m. – Northville/Traverse City West winner vs. Haslett/East Grand Rapids winner
    7:15 p.m. – Temperance Bedford/Livonia Stevenson winner vs. Romeo/Bloomfield Hills Marian winner

    Friday – Nov. 22

    Class C Semifinals
    2 p.m. – Unionville-Sebewaing/Grand Rapids Covenant Christian winner vs. Schoolcraft/Mendon winner
    3:45 p.m. – Ottawa Lake Whiteford/Auburn Hills Oakland Christian winner vs. Beal City/Calumet winner

    Class B Semifinals
    5:30 p.m. – Berrien Springs/Grand Rapids South Christian winner vs. Saginaw Swan Valley/Cadillac winner
    7:15 p.m. – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep/North Branch winner vs. Monroe St. Mary /Wayland winner

    Saturday – Nov. 23

    Class D Final – 10 a.m.
    Class C Final – Noon
    Class A Final – 2 p.m.
    Class B Final – 4 p.m.

    Swimming & Diving Finals: On Saturday, MHSAA.TV will be home of live streaming video of the Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals beginning at Noon. The Division 1 Finals will take place at Oakland University; the Division 2 Finals are at Eastern Michigan University and the Holland Aquatics Center will be hosting the Division 3 event.

    Last week's action: A number of football Regional Finals and a pair of volleyball Regional games were added oto MHSAA.TV by our partners with the School Broadcast Program:

    • Montrose vs. Madison Heights Madison football
    • St. Ignace vs. Beal City football
    • Melvindale vs. St. Clair football
    • Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Lansing Sexton football
    • Battle Creek Pennfield vs. Grand Rapids South Christian football
    • Comstock Park vs. Cadillac football
    • Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Plainwell volleyball
    • Berrien Springs vs. Three Rivers volleyball

    MHSAA Perspective: John Johnson spotlights the writings of a former coach and current athletic director who adjusted his perspective about officials by calling his own 30-second timeout - 30-Second Timeout