#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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See Some Firsts on MHSAA.TV

October 7, 2013

Notable firsts this school year highlight this week's MHSAA.TV programming supplied by member schools covering both peninsulas and every corner of the state. 

Available for the first time this fall is a boys tennis match, between Rockford and Hudsonville. Also for the first time, viewers can watch an entire volleyball tournament, the Onaway Invitational, with matches for nine teams. And among our list of 13 football games is the broadcast of Lincoln Alcona clinching the first league title in program history. 

Below is this week's list of events, followed by our MHSAA Perspective and the MHSAA.TV highlights package. 

  • Davison vs. Flint Powers football
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Rudyard football
  • Alpena vs. Cheboygan football
  • Central Lake vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Mio vs. Rogers City football
  • Rockford vs. Hudsonville football
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Everett football
  • Pellston vs. Onaway football
  • Mount Morris vs. Montrose volleyball
  • Traverse City West vs. Comstock Park football
  • Posen vs. Engadine football
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Oscoda football
  • Portage Northern vs. Mattawan football
  • Oscoda vs. Standish-Sterling girls swimming and diving
  • Rockford vs. Hudsonville boys tennis
  • Tawas vs. Lincoln Alcona boys soccer
  • Cedar Springs vs. Sparta boys soccer
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-LakeVille boys soccer 
  • Rockford vs. Grandville boys soccer
  • Lakeview vs. Shepherd volleyball
  • Pellston vs. Onaway volleyball
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Central Lake volleyball
  • Lakeview vs. Reed City volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Okemos volleyball
  • Lincoln Alcona vs. Posen volleyball
  • Hillman, Cedarville, Harbor Springs, Cheboygan, Gaylord St. Mary, Boyne City, Central Lake, Mancelona at Onaway Invitational volleyball

MHSAA Perspective: This week, our John Johnson tells the heart-warming story of Concord's volleyball team lending a hand to an opposing player from Union City - Big Picture