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#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.

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Football Finals Replayed on FSD

January 8, 2014

Frightful weather has kept MHSAA sports from getting much of a jump into 2014. But we've still got highlights from MHSAA.TV and an opportunity to watch replays of every 11-player Football Final next week on Fox Sports Detroit. 

Below is the replay scheduled, followed by a link to this week's MHSAA Perspective and MHSAA.TV highlights from the week of Dec. 30. 

Football Replay Schedule

  • Division 8 - Muskegon Catholic Central v. Beal City - Jan. 14 - 9 a.m.
  • Division 2 - Birmingham Brother Rice v. Muskegon - Jan. 14 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Division 6 - Ithaca v. Clinton - Jan. 14 - 2 p.m.
  • Division 4 - Marine City v. Grand Rapids South Christian - Jan. 15 - 8 a.m.
  • Division 7 - Ishpeming v. Detroit Loyola - Jan. 15 - 10:30 a.m.
  • Division 1 - Clarkston v. Detroit Catholic Central - Jan. 16 - 9 a.m.
  • Division 5 - Grand Rapids West Catholic v. Menominee - Jan. 16 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Division 3 - Zeeland West v. DeWitt - Jan. 16 - 2 p.m.

    MHSAA Perspective: This week, John Johnson notes his observations from the end of 2013 and start of 2014 - New Year's Potpourri