#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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Games, Highlights and More at MHSAA.tv

September 26, 2012

Each week, MHSAA.tv and the School Broadcast Program supply a number of games in multiple sports from all over Michigan. Have only a few minutes? Then check out our highlight package for last week's offerings at the bottom of these listings.

See those below, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Dearborn Fordson vs. Dearborn.

MHSAA.tv: Click on the "Schools" tab on MHSAA.tv to find these games:

  • Fruitport vs. Ludington football
  • Hancock vs. Calumet football
  • Kalkaska vs. Charlevoix football
  • Atlanta vs. AuGres-Sims football
  • Davison vs. Flint Northwestern football
  • Birch Run vs. North Branch football
  • Charlotte vs. Mason football
  • Allegan vs. Plainwell football
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-Lakeville football
  • Rockford vs. East Kentwood football
  • Petoskey vs. Cheboygan football (highlights only)
  • Fife Lake Forest Area vs. Onaway volleyball
  • Kalamazoo Christian vs. Parchment volleyball
  • Alpena vs. Petoskey volleyball
  • Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Wyandotte volleyball
  • Gaylord St. Mary vs. Onaway volleyball
  • East Kentwood vs. Rockford volleyball
  • Parma Western vs. Mason soccer
  • Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1992 Class BB Football Final between Kingsford and Marysville, a 21-12 Marysville win.

FOX: At midnight after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its Football Friday Overtime.

XFINITY: Friday's 35-0 Dearborn Fordson win over Dearborn is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.

Below: This week's School Broadcast Program highlights, drawn from Birch Run/North Branch, Allegan/Plainwell and Kalkaska/Charlevoix football games and the Onaway/Fife Lake Forest Area volleyball match.