#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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Playoffs are Here on MHSAA.tv

October 25, 2012

Boys soccer District games were among exciting additions to MHSAA.tv last week, plus football league championship games between Montrose and Lake Fenton and Watervliet and Lawton. 

MHSAA.tv and the School Broadcast Program coverage also included volleyball and swimming and diving events.

See those listings below, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Grosse Ile vs. Riverview -- plus a link to this week's MHSAA Perspective.

MHSAA.tv: Click on the "Schools" tab on MHSAA.tv to find these games:

  • North Branch vs. Yale football
  • Central Lake vs. Rudyard football
  • Pickford vs. Onaway football
  • East Jordan vs. Charlevoix football
  • Mancelona vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Montrose vs. Lake Fenton football
  • Gaylord vs. St. Johns football
  • Lawton vs. Watervliet football
  • Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood soccer
  • Sparta vs. Cedar Springs soccer
  • Haslett vs. Owosso soccer
  • DeWitt vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Taylor Truman vs. Trenton soccer
  • Lansing Eastern vs. St. Johns soccer
  • Haslett vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Grand Haven vs. Rockford volleyball
  • Posen vs. Hillman volleyball
  • Montrose vs. Perry volleyball
  • Houghton vs. Calumet volleyball
  • Mancelona vs. Onaway volleyball
  • Rogers City vs. Cheboygan volleyball
  • Lake Linden-Hubbell vs. Calumet volleyball
  • Charlevoix vs. Grayling volleyball
  • Grand Haven vs. Rockford swimming and diving
  • Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1997 Class C Football Final between Decatur and Ravenna, won by Ravenna 48-26 thanks in part to four touchdowns by Willy Rolison.

FOX: At 11:30 p.m. after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its one-hour Football Friday Overtime with highlights from all over the state.

XFINITY: Friday's 21-7 O-K White-deciding win by Grand Rapids Christian over Lowell is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.

MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson discusses the need for values-based school sports programs - Listen

Below: This week's School Broadcast Program highlights include clips from Menominee/Petoskey, Gaylord/St. Johns and Yale/North Branch football games and the soccer District matchup of Lansing Eastern and St. Johns.