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#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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Postseason Comes to MHSAA.TV

February 11, 2014

Team and Individual Wrestling Districts and a pair of competitive cheer league meets were among events broadcast last week and uploaded to MHSAA.TV by our partners in the School Broadcast Program.

A total of four hockey, 17 girls and 14 boys basketball broadcasts also are among recent additions. Here's a look at all listings from last week, followed by this week's MHSAA Perspective and MHSAA.TV highlight clips. 

Competitive Cheer

  • Great Northern Conference at Escanaba
  • O-K Blue at Comstock Park

Wrestling

  • Team District: Marquette vs. Escanaba
  • Team District: Mio vs. Whittemore-Prescott
  • Individual District at Remus Chippewa Hills

Hockey

  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Detroit Catholic Central
  • Rockford vs. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Upper Canada College (ON)
  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Brighton

Girls Basketball

  • Calumet vs. Lake Linden-Hubbell
  • Hemlock vs. Shepherd
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Eastern
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Rogers City
  • Plainwell vs. Berrien Springs
  • Davison vs. Flushing
  • Calumet vs. Eagle River Northland Pines (WI)
  • Cheboygan vs. Petoskey
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Mio
  • Onaway vs. Inland River Indian Lakes
  • Posen vs. Hale
  • Calumet vs. Escanaba
  • Plainwell vs. Vicksburg
  • Hemlock vs. Freeland
  • Comstock Park vs. Sparta
  • Cheboygan vs. Rudyard
  • Rogers City vs. Hillman

Boys Basketball

  • Comstock Park vs. East Grand Rapids
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Pellston
  • Cheboygan vs. Petoskey
  • Comstock Park vs. Fruitport 
  • Posen vs. Lincoln Alcona
  • East Kentwood vs. Grandville
  • Hillman vs. Hale
  • Hemlock vs. Shepherd
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Eastern
  • East Kentwood vs. Holland West Ottawa
  • Rockford vs. East Kentwood
  • Cheboygan vs. Newberry
  • Calumet vs. Iron River West Iron County
  • Plainwell vs. Vicksburg

MHSAA Perspective: In this week's edition, John Johnson explains how situations involving the use of ineligible students quickly can become complicated - How Does This Happen?