#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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View these highlights on MHSAA.tv

September 19, 2012

Looking for something to watch on your computer screen while you're supposed to be hard at work? We've got 10 football, five soccer and four volleyball games -- plus this week's School Broadcast Program highlights -- all from MHSAA.tv.

Click to see more, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Grand Rapids Northview vs. Holland.

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

  • Marlette vs Hillman football
  • Goodrich vs. Montrose football
  • Pickford vs. Rogers City football
  • Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing football
  • St. Ignace vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Tawan vs. Lincoln Alcona football
  • Owosso vs. St. Johns football
  • Montrose vs. Goodrich football
  • Kalamazoo Christian vs. Vermontville Maple Valley football
  • Central Lake vs. Mancelona football
  • East Lansing vs. Dearborn soccer
  • East Lansing vs. Portage Northern soccer
  • Whittemore-Prescott vs. Lincoln Alcona soccer
  • Spring Lake vs. Ludington soccer
  • Wyoming Park vs. Comstock Park soccer
  • Grand Rapids West Catholic vs. Cedar Springs volleyball
  • Allendale vs. Comstock Park volleyball
  • Hancock vs. Calumet volleyball
  • Traverse City West vs. Petoskey volleyball
  • Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1994 Class B Football Final between Detroit Country Day and Belding, a 50-41 Belding win.

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

XFINITY: Friday's 55-14 Grand Rapids Northview win over Holland is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.

Below: This week's Student Broadcast Program highlights, drawn from Montrose/Goodrich, Owosso/St. Johns, Maple Valley/Kalamazoo Christian and Marlette/Hillman football games and the Petoskey/Traverse City Central volleyball match.