#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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Vacation Homework: Watch MHSAA.tv
December 21, 2012
Snow and holiday vacations have both hit Michigan this weekend.
Lucky for us, there are 36 broadcasts covering five sports and schools from all over the state from last week to keep us busy during the free time we'll soon enjoy.
Find all of these and more by scrolling through the "On Demand" section at the bottom of the MHSAA.tv page.
- Onaway vs. Indian River Inland Lakes girls basketball
- Vicksburg vs. Plainwell girls basketball
- Calumet vs. Painesdale-Jeffers girls basketball
- Kalamazoo Christian vs. Olivet girls basketball
- Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing girls basketball
- Ludington vs. Manistee girls basketball
- Montrose vs. Perry girls basketball
- Coloma vs. Plainwell girls basketball
- Mason vs. Jackson Lumen Christi girls basketball
- Petoskey vs. Cheboygan girls basketball
- Oscoda vs. Gladwin girls basketball
- Ludington vs. Manistee boys basketball
- East Kentwood vs. East Grand Rapids boys basketball
- Kalamazoo Christian vs. Olivet boys basketball
- Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing boys basketball
- Vicksburg vs. Plainwell boys basketball
- Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Birmingham Seaholm boys basketball
- Gaylord vs. Charlevoix boys basketball
- Sault Ste. Marie vs. Cheboygan boys basketball
- Cheboygan vs. Petoskey boys basketball
- Atlanta vs. AuGres-Sims boys basketball
- Rogers City vs. Lincoln Alcona boys basketball
- Indian River Inland Lakes vs. Mancelona boys basketball
- Hale vs. AuGres-Sims boys basketball
- Calumet vs. Dollar Bay boys basketball
- Ludington vs. Manistee wrestling
- Mason vs. Lansing Waverly wrestling
- Ludington vs. Holland Christian boys swimming and diving
- Mason vs. Williamston boys swimming and diving
- Sault Ste. Marie vs. Cheboygan hockey
- Trenton vs. Detroit Catholic Central hockey
- Calumet vs. Kingsford hockey
- Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern hockey
- Calumet vs. Farmington hockey
- Brownstown-Woodhaven vs. Ann Arbor Huron hockey
- Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central hockey