#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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Watch Replays in 5 Sports on MHSAA.TV

January 27, 2014

Competitive cheer and wrestling join regulars girls and boys basketball and hockey among sports recently broadcast and now available on-demand on MHSAA.TV.

Here's a look at all listings of games from last week, followed by this week's MHSAA Perspective and MHSAA.TV highlight clips. 

Boys Basketball

  • Comstock Park vs. Cedar Springs
  • Hillman vs. Posen
  • Calumet vs. Chassell
  • Gobles vs. Watervliet
  • Onaway vs. Fife Lake Forest Area
  • Dowagiac vs. Plainwell
  • Houghton vs. Calumet
  • Owosso vs. Haslett
  • East Lansing vs. Okemos

Girls Basketball

  • Comstock Park vs. Cedar Springs
  • Flint Beecher vs. Montrose
  • Byron Center vs. Comstock Park
  • Muskegon Mona Shores vs. Rockford
  • East Lansing vs. Grand Ledge
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Onaway
  • Calumet vs. Painesdale-Jeffers
  • Pickford vs. Rogers City
  • Owosso vs. Haslett
  • East Lansing vs. Okemos
  • Oscoda vs. Lincoln Alcona

Competitive Cheer

  • Comstock Park Invitational

Hockey

  • Kingsford vs. Escanaba
  • Traverse Bay Reps vs. Cheboygan
  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Grosse Pointe North

Wrestling

  • Lakeview vs. Big Rapids
  • Central Montcalm vs. Big Rapids
  • Lakeview vs. Central Montcalm
  • Belding vs. Comstock Park

MHSAA Perspective: In this week's edition, John Johnson talks about an end-around play being done on legitimate foreign exchange programs to recruit athletes - Hoop Trafficking