Now Showing: Best of Spring, part 1

August 5, 2014

Spring sports championships dominate the final two weeks of the "Best of 2013-14” offerings on the MHSAA.tv Website, which is in its seventh week.

For eight weeks over the summer, MHSAA.tv will spotlight 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 the games which will be featured from August 4-11:

Gladstone v. Decatur: 2014 Division 3 Baseball Semifinal. Cody Huston delivered a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive in the game-winning run and pitched a complete game one-hitter in Decatur’s 2-1 decision over Gladstone.

Utica Eisenhower v. Northville: 2014 Division 1 Girls Soccer Final. Jamie Cheslik had a goal and an assist to lead Northville to a 2-1 win. Emily Maresh had seven saves in goal for the winners.

Eaton Rapids v. Grand Rapids South Christian: 2014 Class B Girls Basketball Final. Allie Dittmer posted a double-double with a game-high 26 points and 13 rebounds as Eaton Rapids won its first-ever MHSAA girls championship with a 51-38 victory over South Christian.

Bay City Western v. Portage Central: 2014 Division 1 Softball Final. Western scored twice in the first and sixth frames and got three-hit pitching from Hannah Leppek to win the Division 1 title, 4-2

DVD’s of the “Best of 13-14” game videos are available through the MHSAA.tv Website.

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.