#SocialStudies

February 1, 2012

Welcome, welcome, welcome. So glad you’ve stopped by our new Second Half Thursday feature -- #SocialStudies.

This weekly collection of video clips, tweets and posts should serve to get you up-to-speed on whatever has gone viral, victorious or just plain weird this week in high school sports and beyond.

As your tour guide, I’ll take the reins in providing commentary for what you see here – feel free to ignore what you don’t like and watch everything else on repeat. Additionally, if you’ve found something spectacular on the ‘interwebs’ that you think deserves a spot on #SocialStudes, submit it!

Now, let’s get on to the goodies, shall we?

1. Are you ready for this?

In order to get you amped for the first installment of #SocialStudies, I think it’s necessary to begin with what only a true high school sports fan can begin with: a "Jock Jams Remix." Enjoy. (Cue toe-tapping and an immediate nostalgia-induced adrenaline rush!)


2.!!!elbaveilebnU

File this next clip under the “We Enjoy People with Totally Bizarre Talents” category.  When I first watched this clip, I was convinced that either (1.) everything was scripted or (2.) this girl is an alien robot.

Turns out, neither is true. Watch and try to keep up. Or better yet: try this with your teammates on your next long road trip to an away game. If you can rival Alyssa, it’s probably time to call Letterman.


3. Glove save

It’s official: Prince Fielder needs to DH.  I think I’ve found a solution for the Tigers’ hot corner.


4. Launch the shot, off the defender, nothing but net. 

Oh, and just in case you missed it earlier this month: Olivet handed defending Class C Boys Basketball champion Schoolcraft a heart-breaking loss on this bizarre buzzer-beater in double OT. We take you to the good stuff, starting at 2:20 into the clip with Olivet (white jerseys) leading 94-91.


5. Howell Highlander -- or High Flyer

Kudos to Brandon Nazione for this ridiculous dunk.  Seems that Howell High School has their own Blake Griffin doppelganger!  (Note: I don’t think it’s necessary to watch all 5 slow-mo versions of the dunk – but that’s just me.)


6. And in this corner ...

Lastly, we’d like to present Michigan State University Women’s Basketball Coach Suzy Merchant, who happens to be our keynote speaker at this weekends’ Women In Sports Leadership Conference. Who knew the reigning Big Ten Coach of The Year had such a sweet left jab?


On that note, we’ll knock out for the week. See something over the weekend that caught your eye? Snag a stupendous cheerleading squad on video at a pep assembly? Actually: snag ANYTHING at a pep assembly that we should see? Upload it to YouTube and send it on over.

You might just see it on Second Half’s #SocialStudies.

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This Week on MHSAA.TV

October 22, 2014

Just in time for a heavy month of postseason tournament coverage, three month-long subscriptions to MHSAA.tv will be given away this week using the Association’s social media presence.

On Thursday, one winner will be drawn at random at 3 p.m. from Twitter users retweeting information about the giveaway.  On Friday, two winners will be randomly selected at 3 p.m. from an Instagram post asking users to “Share” or “Like” the giveaway on Facebook. Complete details can be found on each platform.

The passes will be good for 30 days, and will allow winners to view more than 125 hours of live MHSAA tournament action in cross country, football, boys soccer, girls swimming & diving, and volleyball, plus other live events across the country on NFHSNetwork.com. A Month Pass sells for $14.95 on the MHSAA.tv

Live coverage on MHSAA.tv of the MHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament continued Tuesday with Regional Semifinal activity at four sites. Four more games are available live tonight:

Div. 1 at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central

Saline v. Grand Haven – 5 p.m.
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. Okemos  – 7 p.m.

Div. 3 at Clare

Elk Rapids v. Grant – 5 p.m.
Ludington v. Tawas – 7 p.m.

All live games are available on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis. Subscriptions run either $9.95 for a Day Pass or $14.95 for a Month Pass. Games will become available for free on-demand viewing three days after they have been played.

Subscriptions support individual school programs, and many schools are now offering discounted annual passes through their portal pages, which will also allow for live viewing of nearly 300 live MHSAA postseason tournament events throughout the school year.

Below are highlights cut from last week’s live soccer games, with links to the games in full:

RODRIGUEZ SCORES FOR NORTHVILLE - With 5:39 left in the second half, Johnny Rodriguez lofts a shot over the goalie to give Northville a 1-0 victory over Walled Lake Central.

FIRST SPRING LAKE GOAL - Ryan Zietlow finds the back of the net in the first half of Spring Lake's District Semifinal win over Fruitport. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

KEEGAN GEORGE GETS SECOND SPRING LAKE GOAL - Spring Lake scores quickly after a Fruitport goal kick early in the second half on this blast from Keegan George. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

HASTINGS GAME WINNER - Caleb Sherwood gets the only goal of the game for Hastings in its District semifinal win over Battle Creek Harper Creek. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here

ETHAN GREEN SCORES - Ethan Green steals the ball from the Battle Creek Central keeper and scores late in Plainwell's win in the District Semifinals. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

DEREK SNYDER SCORES - Plainwell scored at will in the last 20 minutes against Battle Creek Central. Derek Snyder scores off a restart to give the Trojans the lead to stay. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

ANTHONY POLLACK SCORES FOR FRASER - Anthony Pollack gets the first goal of the game when Fraser met Grosse Pointe South. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here

Following are events from last week now available on-demand:

Soccer

  • Grosse Pointe South vs. Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lakeview
  • Warren DeLaSalle vs. Grosse Pointe North at St. Clair Shores Lakeview
  • Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern vs. Comstock Park at Forest Hills Northern
  • Muskegon Reeths-Puffer vs. Muskegon at Sparta
  • Fruitport vs. Spring Lake at Sparta
  • Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Hastings at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
  • Battle Creek Central vs. Plainwell at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
  • Montrose vs. Corunna at Montrose
  • Grayling vs. Elk Rapids at Grayling
  • Novi vs. Detroit Catholic Central at Novi
  • Walled Lake Central vs. Northville at Novi

Volleyball

  • Mason at Owosso
  • Watervliet at Lawton
  • Holt at East Lansing
  • Oscoda at Lincoln Alcona
  • Rogers City at Hillman
  • Calumet at Negaunee
  • Fairview at Whittemore-Prescott
  • Fife Lake Forest Area at Central Lake
  • Rogers City at Hillman
  • Tawas at Pinconning
  • Montabella at Central Montcalm
  • Pinconning at Whittemore-Prescott
  • L'Anse at Calumet
  • Atlanta at Rogers City
  • East Jordan at Grayling

Football

  • Marquette at Negaunee
  • Flint Beecher at Montrose
  • Mancelona at Central Lake
  • Oscoda at Rogers City
  • Manton at Lincoln Alcona
  • Grand Ledge at East Lansing
  • Brimley at Posen
  • Pickford at Onaway
  • Whittemore-Prescott at Hillman
  • Harrison at Clare
  • Dowagiac at Paw Paw
  • Greenville at Cedar Springs
  • Allendale at Comstock Park
  • Saginaw Heritage at Davison
  • Detroit Consortium at Mason 


Swimming and Diving

  • Grand Ledge at East Lansing

MHSAA.tv Highlights: This week's package includes clips from the Clare/Harrison and Flint Beecher/Montrose football games and Stanton Central Montcalm/Blanchard Montabella volleyball match.