Playoffs are Here on MHSAA.tv
October 25, 2012
Boys soccer District games were among exciting additions to MHSAA.tv last week, plus football league championship games between Montrose and Lake Fenton and Watervliet and Lawton.
MHSAA.tv and the School Broadcast Program coverage also included volleyball and swimming and diving events.
See those listings below, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Grosse Ile vs. Riverview -- plus a link to this week's MHSAA Perspective.
MHSAA.tv: Click on the "Schools" tab on MHSAA.tv to find these games:
- North Branch vs. Yale football
- Central Lake vs. Rudyard football
- Pickford vs. Onaway football
- East Jordan vs. Charlevoix football
- Mancelona vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
- Montrose vs. Lake Fenton football
- Gaylord vs. St. Johns football
- Lawton vs. Watervliet football
- Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing soccer
- Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood soccer
- Sparta vs. Cedar Springs soccer
- Haslett vs. Owosso soccer
- DeWitt vs. East Lansing soccer
- Taylor Truman vs. Trenton soccer
- Lansing Eastern vs. St. Johns soccer
- Haslett vs. East Lansing soccer
- Grand Haven vs. Rockford volleyball
- Posen vs. Hillman volleyball
- Montrose vs. Perry volleyball
- Houghton vs. Calumet volleyball
- Mancelona vs. Onaway volleyball
- Rogers City vs. Cheboygan volleyball
- Lake Linden-Hubbell vs. Calumet volleyball
- Charlevoix vs. Grayling volleyball
- Grand Haven vs. Rockford swimming and diving
- Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1997 Class C Football Final between Decatur and Ravenna, won by Ravenna 48-26 thanks in part to four touchdowns by Willy Rolison.
FOX: At 11:30 p.m. after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its one-hour Football Friday Overtime with highlights from all over the state.
XFINITY: Friday's 21-7 O-K White-deciding win by Grand Rapids Christian over Lowell is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.
MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson discusses the need for values-based school sports programs - Listen
Below: This week's School Broadcast Program highlights include clips from Menominee/Petoskey, Gaylord/St. Johns and Yale/North Branch football games and the soccer District matchup of Lansing Eastern and St. Johns.
Did you see that? (May 20-26)
May 28, 2013
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Last week for many was one for getting in the final regular-season games and competitions of this spring – and for the most fortunate, a week for winning the first of what they hope will be many championships.
Here's our look at some of the most notable headlines from those seven days. Click on the links for full coverage.
Good Read of the Week
Spangler wins 500: Whether it be painting out the baselines an hour before game time or showing up to turn off the sprinklers in the middle of the night, Randy Spangler’s been doing it all as Coldwater’s baseball coach over the last 25 years – and Gary Baker explains what has gone into becoming a 500-win baseball coach. (Coldwater Daily Reporter)
Girls Soccer
Cadillac celebrates first title: Cadillac and Traverse City West are co-champions of the Big North Conference this spring. But Cadillac’s share is its first BNC title. (Cadillac News)
Softball
Another memorable first: Croswell-Lexington clinched its first Blue Water Area Conference title Tuesday and ended the night's doubleheader sweep with a perfect league record as well. (Port Huron Times-Herald)
Boys Lacrosse
Holland Christian moves on: The ranked Maroons got a scare from Mattawan in their Division 2 Regional game Thursday, but scored eight second-half goals to continue on. (Grand Rapids Press)
Track and Field
Cass Tech, Renaissance clinch PSL titles: The Cass Tech boys and Renaissance girls won big to finish the regular season at the Detroit Public School League’s championship meet. (Detroit News)
Seminary coach finishes: Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary boys track and field coach Robert Schroer will retire from coaching after this weekend’s Division 4 Final – and 40 years running his program. (Saginaw News)
Girls Golf
Houghton sweeps league final: The West Peninsula Athletic Conference individual championship went to a three-person playoff before Megan Kelly needed just one hole to claim the title. She helped key Houghton’s team championship as well, and Houghton’s boys also won their West PAC tournament. (Houghton Mining Gazette)
Baseball
Bath wins big: In something of a stunner at the 52-year Capital Area Diamond Classic, Bath defeated Holt 9-1 in a quarterfinal Friday night behind the 11-strikeout performance of pitcher Ryan Orr. Only twice before in the tournament’s history had a Class C or D school won a game. (Lansing State Journal)