See Some Firsts on MHSAA.TV

October 7, 2013

Notable firsts this school year highlight this week's MHSAA.TV programming supplied by member schools covering both peninsulas and every corner of the state. 

Available for the first time this fall is a boys tennis match, between Rockford and Hudsonville. Also for the first time, viewers can watch an entire volleyball tournament, the Onaway Invitational, with matches for nine teams. And among our list of 13 football games is the broadcast of Lincoln Alcona clinching the first league title in program history. 

Below is this week's list of events, followed by our MHSAA Perspective and the MHSAA.TV highlights package. 

  • Davison vs. Flint Powers football
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Rudyard football
  • Alpena vs. Cheboygan football
  • Central Lake vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Mio vs. Rogers City football
  • Rockford vs. Hudsonville football
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Everett football
  • Pellston vs. Onaway football
  • Mount Morris vs. Montrose volleyball
  • Traverse City West vs. Comstock Park football
  • Posen vs. Engadine football
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Oscoda football
  • Portage Northern vs. Mattawan football
  • Oscoda vs. Standish-Sterling girls swimming and diving
  • Rockford vs. Hudsonville boys tennis
  • Tawas vs. Lincoln Alcona boys soccer
  • Cedar Springs vs. Sparta boys soccer
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-LakeVille boys soccer 
  • Rockford vs. Grandville boys soccer
  • Lakeview vs. Shepherd volleyball
  • Pellston vs. Onaway volleyball
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Central Lake volleyball
  • Lakeview vs. Reed City volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Okemos volleyball
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Posen volleyball
  • Hillman, Cedarville, Harbor Springs, Cheboygan, Gaylord St. Mary, Boyne City, Central Lake, Mancelona at Onaway Invitational volleyball

MHSAA Perspective: This week, our John Johnson tells the heart-warming story of Concord's volleyball team lending a hand to an opposing player from Union City - Big Picture

MHSAA Finals One Click Away on Xfinity

April 9, 2013

Single-event videos from winter MHSAA Championships in Individual Wrestling and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving will become available soon on the MHSAA.tv website and for Comcast subscribers through Xfinity On Demand.

All of the individual events from the Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals, and the title match in each weight class from the Individual Wrestling Finals in March will be available on both platforms, allowing viewers to focus on their favorite team or individual.  Among the highlights of those videos are:

  • Adam Coon of Fowlerville of St. Johns won his fourth MHSAA Individual Wrestling title; and Ben Whitford of St. Johns captured a fourth straight state association championship with his second Michigan crown after winning Illinois honors as a freshman and sophomore.
  • Hartland teammates Austin Eicher and Jacob Gorial squaring off in the 130-pound Division 1 championship match at the Individual Wrestling Finals.
  • Brothers Kanen at 103 pounds and Zehlin Storr at 135 pounds of Leslie finishing their respective seasons undefeated with titles at the Division 3 Individual Wrestling Finals.
  • Josh Ehrman of Saline setting all-division records at the Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals in the 200-Yard Individual Medley and the 100-Yard Breaststroke; and swimming a leg of a record-setting 200-Yard Medley Relay.
  • A record-breaking photo finish victory for Holland over Ann Arbor Pioneer in the 200-Yard Medley Relay at the Division 2 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals.

In addition to the latest VOD selections, Xfinity on Demand viewers can catch MHSAA action in Girls and Boys Basketball, Girls Competitive Cheer, Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming and Ice Hockey.  Here’s the complete list of events available in April on Xfinity on Demand:

Available Through April 18

Girls Competitive Cheer Finals – Full-length coverage of all four divisions

Available Through April 21

Ice Hockey Finals – Highlights of championship games in all three divisions

Girls Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests

Available Through April 25

Division 3 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 28

Division 2 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 30

Boys Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests

Division 1 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available through May 8

Division 3 & 4 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class

Available April 12 through May 13

Division 1 & 2 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class