#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.


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Tournament Time Hits MHSAA.tv

October 31, 2012

The MHSAA football playoffs kicked off last week, and the Lower Peninsula Soccer and Cross Country Finals highlight this week's lineup. And MHSAA.tv is the place to be for all three, plus weekly events broadcast in conjunction with the School Broadcast Program.

Saturday kicks off a month of live streaming coverage of several MHSAA Championships. At 10 a.m., the Finish Line Camera at the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals returns, carrying audio commentary throughout each race from reporters around the course; and for the first time, there will also be live streams of the awards ceremonies.

 

At noon, coverage of the Boys Soccer Finals begins with two games. Two additional games will air at 3 p.m. Audio of all of the Soccer games will be available at MHSAANetwork.com.

Below are links to four District Semifinal football games that aired live on FoxSportsDetroit.com's Prep Zone, plus links to additional events that made debuts on MHSAA.tv, the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime and this week's MHSAA Perspective.

Prep Zone: Click on "MHSAA" tab on MHSAA.tv for last week's Fox Sports Detroit Prep Zone football playoff games:

  • Lapeer West vs. DeWitt
  • Howell vs. Walled Lake Northern
  • Detroit Catholic Central vs. Hartland
    Farmington Hills Harrison vs. Fenton

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

  • St. Johns vs. Sault Ste. Marie football
  • Traverse City West vs. Rockford football
  • Manistique vs. Calumet football
  • Montrose vs. Vassar football
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-Lakeville volleyball
  • AuGres vs. Posen volleyball

FOX: At 11:30 p.m. after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its one-hour Football Friday Overtime with highlights from all over the state.

MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson discusses discusses how emotional responses need to be appropriate in school sports - Listen