#SocialStudies v7.0

March 29, 2012

It's been a wild couple weeks for us here in the office -- and we know you've been missing your weekly lineup of viral video goodness.

Not to worry. 

We're back, and with a vengeance. Not Bruce Willis-style, but close to it.

1. Grand Finale

Easily the most intense game from Basketball Finals (both Boys and Girls) was the Class A Girls Final between Grosse Pointe South and eventual champion Grand Haven. 

Here's the archived video of the entire game -- I'll recommend speeding through to the last 10 minutes.  Grand Haven roared back from 18 points down to give us some serious drama in the final minute of play.  Oh, and Bucs senior Shar'Rae Davis? Full-court drive and the game-winning bucket with under 10 seconds to play? Pretty nice little memory you've got there, girl. Great game.

(Also, tune in at 47:50 to catch the touching story of Terry Reid and his grandson Kyle Hall. Click the photo below for a link to the video.)



2. Must be the thin air

We're not the only state with drama in championship games this month ... the 2012 Colorado State High School Athletic Association 5A Boys Basketball Championship ended on this ridiculously athletic circus tip-in. Congratulations to Chaparral High School. (Seriously, how long was that kid in the air???)


3. Because Ray said so

Ray Lewis, controversial as his persona is, can flat-out deliver a pep talk. This rivals anything I've seen in film as one of the best brief amp-you-up-to-run-through-a-wall hype chats ever. 

For the record, Stanford went on to win their NIT semifinal over UMass, 74-64. Also, for the record -- I am definitely "not okay with mediocre" today.


4.  Nothing but ... no way!

And finally, here is one way to become famous in 3rd grade if your name isn't Doogie Houser.


Remember: if you find something you think should make the grade here on #SocialStudies, send it on over!

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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