#SocialStudies v6.0

March 8, 2012

Glad to have you back, video junkies.

This week on #SocialStudies, a smorgasbord of ridiculousness including (but not limited to) grenade avocados, tiny terrible soccer players and, of course, this guy…

1. When it Snows, it pours

Brian Snow, now-renowned amateur hoops announcer from Marist High School (near Chicago) has become a viral sensation this week after shredding his vocal chords on a series of playoff calls. We’ve taken the liberty of linking to the best here.

First playoff win, also known as “what greatness is all about in the IHSA.”


2. We can't get enough

Second playoff win, after overcoming a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit.  “My gracious!”


3. We can learn something here 

File this next one under well-produced and heart-warming. “l’equip petit” tells the story of a youth soccer team that has a serious problem: it can’t score goals. Consequently, wins are pretty tough to come by – but after watching this short film, I realized that wasn’t what mattered at all.


4. Seriously, fascinating

Here’s your non-sport awesomeness for the week: a stop-motion short about making guacamole.  Don’t question it: just watch and enjoy.


Remember: if you find something you think should make the grade here on #SocialStudies, send it on over! We’d love to see/hear/read what you’re digging on the World Wide Web each week. 

Until next time…

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Live Stats, Games on MHSAA.tv

December 9, 2014

Another feature offered on the MHSAA.tv website is the availability of live basketball stats at member schools using the Digital Scout platform for their in-game statistics keeping.

Digital Scout is a division of PlayOn! Sports, which powers the NFHS Network.  Schools input statistics live using a handheld device. When connected to the Internet, those stats stream live on a school’s portal page and on the MHSAA portal page. For those games which have live streaming video and live stats, they are incorporated onto a single page to enhance the viewer’s experience.

Last week, live stats were available for over a dozen girls basketball games, along with a similar number of basketball and ice hockey games with live streaming video from MHSAA members participating in the School Broadcast Program; those numbers will only grow now that the boys basketball season has begun.

The School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover varsity competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv  (As of Dec. 8).  The following events will be shown live:

Monday – Dec. 8
Boys Basketball – Highland Milford at Gibraltar Carlson, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Sault Ste. Marie at Escanaba, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Pellston at Mackinaw City, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday – Dec. 9
Boys Basketball – Cassopolis at Dowagiac, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Negaunee at Escanaba, 7:30 p.m. 

Friday – Dec. 12
Boys Basketball – Riverview at Gibraltar Carlson, 5:30 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood @ Gaylord, 6:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Atlanta at Hillman, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Boyne Falls at Mackinaw City, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Rochester at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Kingsford at Escanaba, 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday – Dec. 13
Ice Hockey – Flint Powers Catholic v. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood @ Gaylord, 4:15 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Farmington Hills Harrison at Calumet, 7 p.m.

Monday – Dec. 15
Boys Basketball – Dollar Bay at Calumet, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday – Dec. 16
Girls Basketball – West Iron County at Calumet, 7 p.m.

The following events will be available on video following their completion on a delayed basis: 

Monday – Dec. 8
Boys Basketball – Fairview at Oscoda, 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Hale at Rogers City, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday – Dec. 9
Girls Basketball – Lansing Eastern at Mason, 7 p.m.

Thursday – Dec. 11
Boys Basketball – Hale at Oscoda, 6 p.m.

Friday – Dec. 12
Wrestling – Charlevoix at Rogers City, 1:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Posen at Rogers City, 7 p.m. 

Monday - Dec. 15
Boys Basketball – Oscoda at Rogers City, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday – Dec. 16
Girls Basketball - Okemos at Mason, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Rogers City at Oscoda, 6 p.m. 

All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis for their first 72 hours online. A portion of each subscription is returned to school originating the broadcast. Subscriptions run either $9.95 for a Day Pass, or $14.95 for a Month Pass. Some schools are also offering Annual Passes at a discounted rate. All sporting events become available for free On Demand viewing three days after they have been posted.

To view all of the recent School Broadcast Program productions, go to MHSAA.TV, click On Demand on the navigation bar of the left side of the page, and on the Filters tab at the top of next page, click on All States and then select Michigan. 

See below for highlights from last week's School Broadcast Program events on MHSAA.tv.