#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 Events Debut on MHSAA.TV

October 21, 2013

Five MHSAA District soccer games and highlights from the Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals are among headliners from last week's offerings on MHSAA.TV.

Find those and all of the events below by searching the listings at the bottom of the MHSAA.TV home page: 

  • Davison vs. Swartz Creek boys soccer
  • Cedar Springs vs. Lowell boys soccer
  • Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern vs. Grand Rapids Northview boys soccer
  • Lowell vs. Ionia boys soccer
  • Lowell vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern boys soccer
  • Lakeview vs. Central Montcalm volleyball
  • Davison vs. Flint Southwestern volleyball
  • Calumet vs. Negaunee volleyball
  • Newberry vs. Cheboygan volleyball
  • Hillman vs. Rogers City volleyball
  • Kalkaska vs. Charlevoix volleyball
  • Traverse City Central vs. Petoskey volleyball
  • Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian vs. Ellsworth volleyball
  • Posen vs. AuGres-Sims volleyball
  • Pellston vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston volleyball
  • Mason vs. Lansing Waverly football
  • Calumet vs. Ironwood football
  • Tawas vs. AuGres-Sims football
  • Harbor Springs vs. Charlevoix football
  • Buckley vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Ishpeming vs. Newberry football
  • Pellston vs. St. Ignace football
  • Central Lake vs. Onaway football
  • Cedar Springs vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern football
  • Davison vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary's football
  • Grandville vs. Rockford football
  • Lakeview vs. White Cloud football
  • Oscoda vs. Rogers City football

MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson explains the setup and selection process for the MHSAA football playoffs, which begin Nov. 1 - Football Playoff Primer