Finals Playbacks Viewable on Comcast

July 10, 2013

More playbacks have been added for spring MHSAA Championships in baseball, lacrosse, girls soccer and softball to be shown on Comcast Channel 900 over the next few weeks, and highlights packages of all games are now available to Comcast subscribers on Xfinity On Demand. 

Here is the updated schedule of playbacks for each game: 

Baseball– Available on Xfinity VOD through August 20

Division 1 – Bay City Western vs. Birmingham Brother Rice -- July 13, 9:30 p.m.; August 1, 9:30 p.m.

Division 2 – Grand Rapids Christian vs. Richmond – July 10, 8 a.m.; July 14, 9 a.m.; August 3, 8 a.m.

Division 3 –  Madison Heights Bishop Foley vs. Grandville Calvin Christian - July 17, 10:30 a.m.; July 21, Noon; August 3, 9:30 p.m.

Division 4 –  Beal City vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - July 17, 8 a.m.; June 20, 6 p.m.; July 31, 8 a.m.

Softball – Available on Xfinity VOD through August 23

Division 1 – Bay City Western vs. Mattawan - July 14, Noon; August 1, 7 p.m.

Division 2 –  Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Linden – July 1, 9:30 p.m.;  July 14, 6 p.m.; August 2, Noon

Division 3 – Unionville-Sebewaing vs. Dundee - July 16, 7 p.m.; July 24, 10:30 a.m.; August 3, 7 p.m.

Division 4 – Kalamazoo Christian vs. Ubly - July 16, 9:30 p.m.; July 21, 9 a.m.

Girls Soccer – Available on Xfinity VOD through August 23

Division 1 – Grandville vs. Troy - July 18, 7 p.m.; July 25, 9:30 p.m.

Division 2 – Richland Gull Lake vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian - July 18, 9:30 p.m.; July 23, 7 p.m.; July 27, 7 p.m.

Division 3 – Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - July 18, 9:30 p.m.; July 26, Noon; July 28, 6 p.m.

Division 4 – Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Clarkston Everest Collegiate/Waterford Our Lady - July 20, 8 a.m.; July 25, 7 p.m.; July 28, 9 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse – Available on Xfinity VOD through August 13

Division 1 – Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern - July 10, 10;30 a.m.; July 20, 9:30 p.m.; July 27, 8 a.m.; July 30, 7 p.m.

Division 2 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood - July 12, Noon; July 20, 7 p.m.; July 27, 9:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse at Rockford – Available on Xfinity VOD through August 30

Division 1 – Rockford vs. Bloomfield United - July 13, 8 a.m.; July 30, 9:30 p.m.

Division 2 – East Grand Rapids vs. Livonia Ladywood - July 13, 7 p.m. ; July 31, 10:30 a.m.

DVDs of the finals in each running event from the 2013 MHSAA Track & Field Finals are now available for ordering through the PrepFilms.com Website. There is a separate DVD for each gender of each division in both peninsulas, and they are priced at $20 each.

Broadcasts Back on MHSAA.TV, FSD

August 28, 2013

The new school year begins on the MHSAA Network this week with school-created content on MHSAA.tv, the season launch of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit, and a new season of MHSAA Perspective on a statewide radio network.

MHSAA.tv: The School Broadcast Program gives member schools an opportunity to create video programming, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, and graphics using software provided by PlayOn! Sports. 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 fifth year.

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover Week One football games, some of which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion (as of Aug. 27):

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Friday Football Overtime: 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 following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:

  • Grand Rapids Christian at Grand Rapids South Christian
  • Dearborn vs. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
  • Dearborn Fordson vs. Macomb Dakota
  • St. Charles at Flint Hamady
  • Flint Northwestern at Flint Beecher
  • Orchard Lake St. Mary vs. Oak Park
  • Detroit Cass Tech vs. Southfield
  • Port Huron at Detroit King

MHSAA Perspective: The ninth season begins with the MHSAA's John Johnson explaining efforts to make high school sports safer by addressing concussions - Above and Beyond