#SocialStudies v2.0

February 9, 2012

It's Week 2 in our #SocialStudies, and we’ve been scouring the Web for the wacky, zany, wild and weird.

We’ve found a few morsels to whet the appetite of our loyal SecondHalf readership. Remember: if you come across something you think needs to be seen – SUBMIT IT!

1. In a Pickle

We’re always on the lookout for the “next big thing” in sports; this story on “Pickleball” caught our eye.

Spring Lake High School was the first to get a visit from a group of senior Pickleballers – follow-up visits to Grand Haven and Muskegon Mona Shores are in the works, too. Needless to say, there’s a faction of MHSAA staffers ready to take on any and all challengers. Anyone out there a fan – or or better yet, an expert – Pickler?


2. Nothing but net

You could give high school senior Jake Norcia 86 repeat tries on this shot; he’d likely miss all 86. It wasn’t a game-winner for Highland Park High School (Ill.), but the sheer distance that the ball travels to eventually find the net here is astonishing. In addition, the way the ball was thrown – looks like the shooter was just tossing a piece of paper in the waste bin.

 


3. Must have been a big win

From Fairfax, Va. – one of the more impressive court-rushes we’ve witnessed in 2012. A 3-pointer at the buzzer causes absolute pandemonium.

Need another angle?  Sure.


4. Just ... Wow.

Not sure what a Sit Ski is? You’ll know after watching this short clip on paraplegic skier Josh Dueck. Great production in the video, and obviously a terrific support network of friends. We were moved by the story – and think you will be, too.


That's a wrap. See something over the weekend that caught your eye? Upload it to YouTube and send it on over.

It could become part of Second Half’s #SocialStudies.

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This Week on MHSAA.TV

September 24, 2014

A growing list of volleyball matches from the Grand Rapids and northern Lower Peninsula areas and Upper Peninsula are among events from last week available on-demand on MHSAA.tv.

Below are recent events currently available on-demand at MHSAA.tv, followed by this week's MHSAA Perspective and MHSAA.tv Highlights. Also, weekly highlights, features and analysis of high school football games across the state on MHSAA Football Friday Overtime are now available for on-demand viewing on the Prep Zone page of the FOX Sports Detroit Website.

Football 

  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Tawas
  • Onaway vs. Central Lake
  • Whittemore-Prescott vs. Standish-Sterling
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Eastern
  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Cedar Springs

Boys Soccer

  • East Lansing vs. DeWitt
  • East Lansing vs. Saginaw Heritage
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Sexton
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Alpena

Swimming and Diving

  • East Lansing vs. DeWitt

Volleyball 

  • Posen vs. Fairview
  • Oscoda vs. Rogers City
  • Clare vs. Farwell
  • Negaunee vs. Escanaba
  • Posen vs. Hillman
  • Calumet vs. Hancock
  • Comstock Park vs. Allendale

MHSAA Perspective: In this week's edition, our John Johnson talks about how some people try to dress up old arguments about national travel for high school sports - kind of like putting lipstick on a pig - It's Still a Pig

MHSAA.tv Highlights: This week's package includes clips from the Rogers City/Hillman and Tawas/Lincoln Alcona football games, Farwell/Clare volleyball match and Corunna/Montrose soccer game.