Many Schools, Many Sports on MHSAA.tv

October 3, 2012

A total of 39 schools participating in six sports are among offerings from last week available now at MHSAA.tv as part of the School Broadcast Program. Football, volleyball and boys soccer again dominate the listings, but check out as well 2012-13 debuts for girls swimming and diving, girls golf and boys tennis.

See those below, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Rockford vs. Holland West Ottawa.

MHSAA.tv: Click on the "Schools" tab on MHSAA.tv to find these games:

  • Grand Rapids Northview vs. Greenville football
  • Vicksburg vs. Plainwell football
  • Ada Forest Hills Eastern vs. Cedar Springs football
  • Marcellus vs. Watervliet football
  • Rogers City vs. Hillman football
  • Iron River West Iron County vs. Calumet football
  • Oscoda vs. Lincoln Alcona football
  • Ellsworth vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Davison vs. Flint Northwestern volleyball
  • Hale vs. Hillman volleyball
  • Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian vs. Ellsworth volleyball
  • St. Ignace vs. Cheboygan volleyball
  • Eaton Rapids vs. Mason volleyball
  • Rogers City vs. Sault Ste. Marie volleyball
  • Mason vs. Corunna swimming and diving
  • Petoskey vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Ada Forest Hills Eastern vs. Cedar Springs soccer
  • East Kentwood vs. Rockford soccer
  • Trenton vs. Taylor Truman soccer
  • Grand Ledge vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Belding vs. Comstock Park soccer
  • Mason vs. Jackson Lumen Christi tennis
  • Grandville vs. Rockford golf
  • Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1995 Class A Football Final between Lapeer West and South Lyon, a 24-21 Lapeer West double-overtime win.

FOX: At midnight after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its Football Friday Overtime.

XFINITY: Friday's 24-14 Rockford win over Holland West Ottawa is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.

Below: This week's School Broadcast Program highlights, drawn from Grand Rapids Northview/Greenville, Lincoln Alcona/Oscoda and Watervliet/Marcellus football games and Belding/Comstock Park and East Lansing/Grand Ledge soccer matches.

#SocialStudies v9.0

April 12, 2012

While thousands of high school students return to class this week after Spring Break -- surely ready to regale their friends, teammates and teachers with tales of their adventures on vacation (or "stay-cation" for some), I thought it might be fun to show you what we've been privy to over the past week.

Welcome to #SocialStudies, the Back-to-School-In-Spring Edition.  

As usual, it's a hodgepodge of ridiculous, funny and sporty. Enjoy, and don't forget that a little moisturizer makes that tan last a lot longer.

1. Stayin' Alive in the Magic Kingdom

For the marching band at Dexter High School, Spring Break meant traveling to Orlando, Fla. -- and performing before the Main Street Electric Parade at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Congratulations to the Dreadnaughts Band, who clearly enjoyed its time down south, and gave the Mickey & Minnie-loving crowd a sweet Bee Gees jam.


 2. Buckle up

Any adrenaline junkies out there? Yeah, I figured as much. If you haven't ridden this coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio -- think about making the trip. Just try not to get all amped up around 50 seconds into this front-row POV vid from the spectacular Erie-lakeside Millenium Force. Keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times, and enjoy your ride.


3. Even the pros do it once in a while

We've all been there. If you've played a sport, you know that sometimes the desire to try something spectacular can sometimes end in sheer disaster. This is why coaches tell you to take the "easy two." In that spirit, I give to you a sure-fire NBA Hall-of-Famer, Vince Carter, missing a wide-open layup.


4. Lots of Laughs

To be perfectly honest, when schools are out of session, our office gets a little too quiet. The phones ring less, several staff members take vacations to coincide with Spring Break, and it's typically the week after our winter tournaments (read: CRAZY TIME!) conclude.  

As such, those of us left in the office need to get creative with how we stay engaged. Here's one way we got through last week without you all. I make no excuses.  (As an aside, big congratulations to our Assistant Director of IT, Jordan Cobb, on the birth of his first child, Zoey!)


As always -- if you find something worthy of us watching, send it over. Links, photos, stories ... whatever strikes your fancy that week. Make it part of our #SocialStudies!

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