#SocialStudies V 2.1
September 13, 2012
By Andi Osters
Second Half social media guru
Welcome back, video mongers! A new school year has begun, and with it #SocialStudies 2.0.
Ready for your weekly dose of clips to peep? I hope so.
A quick refresher on #SocialStudies – I give you a selection of video clips I spotted in my never-ending quest to find the end of the Internet (which I’m convinced involves a cat video of some sort). These videos will typically highlight the amazing, dazzling, funny or weird side of sports – some high school, some college, some pro… and some which defy categorization.
And sometimes, we’ll simply show you a clip that is interesting and/or unique enough to be worth sharing.
We welcome your submissions and ideas for this weekly feature, so feel free to email us a link or raw footage. Seriously: we love videos. That said, let’s get to the meat & potatoes.
1. Give him a hand (he needs only one)
Here’s a high school football player from South Carolina who apparently was born with mattress springs attached to his legs instead of feet. The slo-mo replay of this interception (courtesy of PlayOn! Sports) is simply jaw-dropping.
2. Oh, Buddy ...
If Blake Griffin was at a gymnasium and I also happened to be in that very same gymnasium, I would absolutely tell my dignity to have a seat and allow that monster NBA dunk-master slam one over my head. I’d probably react to the experience just like this guy did, too.
3. Swing, swing a song
And now, for something completely un-sporty. Well, almost. There’s definitely activity happening in this brief short about an art installation in Montreal. I’m always fascinated by the intersection of musical creation and physical motion. Enjoy this giant human-powered instrument.
4. Summer School
And file this last one under In-Case-You-Missed-It-Over-The-Summer – here’s a recap of our Student Advisory Council’s 2nd Annual camp retreat to Mystic Lake in June. The 16-member council enjoyed time on the high ropes course, team building activities, bonfires and strategizing an action plan for the 2012-13 school year.
That's enough for this school year's first lesson. See something over the weekend that caught your eye? Snag something 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.
Football Finals to Re-Air on FSD
December 17, 2014
The broadcasts of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals from Thanksgiving weekend will re-air on FOX Sports Detroit on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Four games will be shown each day. Here is the complete schedule:
December 24
- Muskegon Catholic Central vs. Munising, Division 8 – 4 p.m.
- Warren DeLaSalle vs. Muskegon Mona Shores, Division 2 – 6 p.m.
- Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Ithaca, Division 6 – 8 p.m.
- Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Lansing Sexton, Division 4 – 10 p.m.
December 25
- Detroit Loyola vs. Ishpeming, Division 8 – 4 p.m.
- Clarkston vs. Saline, Division 1 - 6 p.m.
- Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Lansing Catholic, Division 5 – 8 p.m.
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs. Muskegon, Division 3 – 10 p.m.
The holiday season is also a great time to order DVDs of MHSAA Tournaments from this past fall or previous years. DVDs can be purchased directly from PrepFilms.com or by navigating to a specific game on the MHSAA.tv website and clicking on the "Get DVD" button below the video player. DVDs are $24.95 (plus shipping and handling) for Fall 2014 events. Only MHSAA Tournament games produced by the NFHS Network are available. To order games produced by School Broadcast Program members, contact that school directly to see if it offers DVD sales.