#SocialStudies v13.0

May 24, 2012

After a brief hiatus, class is back in session. Let the #SocialStudies commence.

1.This is nearly unbelievable

You’ve seen it done with basketballs, Frisbees – all sorts of things you can throw. Here’s a twist on the popular “trick-shot clip compilation:” long-snapping! Pretty impressive accuracy here from Nick DiChiara, a Boston high school senior who’s headed to Colgate next fall. 


 2. Time Lapse-tastic

The Staples Center in Los Angeles is home for the Lakers (NBA), Clippers (NBA) and Kings (NHL) – and the spring of 2012 saw all three franchises in the playoffs. Between May 17-20, the Staples Center was host to six playoff contests.

Six gargantuan events, four days. Here’s hoping the facility folks are somewhere with their feet up after that stretch. I’m sure a few athletic directors out there feel this way during the spring season, too. This clip shows all the action, hyper-speed.


3. Is he in pain?

Umpires, feel free to weigh in here.  Points for style, but I think his mechanics may be slightly off ...


4. Gotta feel for this guy

And now, for reason No. 467-B why being a hockey goalie is hard. You’ve got to be ready for shots from anywhere, all the time. 


Trying for a trick shot or a similarly incredible feat?

Get some video, and let us show it off here on #SocialStudies.

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Lacrosse Finals Live on MHSAA.TV

June 5, 2013

The Finals of the MHSAA Girls and Boys Lacrosse Tournaments will be available on the Internet Saturday as the MHSAA Network will have live dedicated video and audio streams of the championship games at East Grand Rapids and Rockford.

It’s the second straight weekend of live video online championship coverage on MHSAA.tv, and the first of two weekends of audio coverage on MHSAANetwork.com.

The Girls Lacrosse Finals at Rockford High School will have the Division 2 game start things off at 2 p.m., with the winners of Wednesday’s Semifinal games pitting East Grand Rapids vs. Okemos, and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood against Livonia Ladywood.  The Division 1 game follows at 4:30 p.m., where the winners of Semis between Rockford and Hartland, and Bloomfield Hills Lahser and Ann Arbor Pioneer will play.

Action in the Boys Lacrosse Finals at East Grand Rapids High School also begins at 2 p.m.  The first game will be the Division 1 finale between the winners of Wednesday’s Semifinal games – Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Clarkston, and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern/Northern vs. South Lyon.  The second game at 4:30 p.m. is in Division 2, where Semifinal winners from the Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central vs. Detroit Country Day, and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood against East Grand Rapids will square off.

All of the live video streams are free and will be archived on the MHSAA.tv Website.  DVDs will also be available at MHSAA.tv.

Next weekend, MHSAA.tv will carry live video of the Baseball-Softball Finals on June 15, beginning at 9:30 a.m.; and the Girls Soccer Finals on June 15, beginning at Noon. 

MHSAANetwork.com will feature expanded coverage of the Baseball-Softball at Battle Creek, with live audio broadcasts of the Semifinals on June 14; in addition to the Finals the following day and the Girls Soccer Finals.

The Track & Field action continues on the MHSAA.tv website this week, as the running event finals will be added to the site as individual events for on demand viewing.