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#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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Playoffs are Here on MHSAA.tv

October 25, 2012

Boys soccer District games were among exciting additions to MHSAA.tv last week, plus football league championship games between Montrose and Lake Fenton and Watervliet and Lawton. 

MHSAA.tv and the School Broadcast Program coverage also included volleyball and swimming and diving events.

See those listings below, plus links to the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on Fox Sports Detroit and the Comcast/Xfinity game shot last week -- Grosse Ile vs. Riverview -- plus a link to this week's MHSAA Perspective.

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

  • North Branch vs. Yale football
  • Central Lake vs. Rudyard football
  • Pickford vs. Onaway football
  • East Jordan vs. Charlevoix football
  • Mancelona vs. Indian River Inland Lakes football
  • Montrose vs. Lake Fenton football
  • Gaylord vs. St. Johns football
  • Lawton vs. Watervliet football
  • Lansing Eastern vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood soccer
  • Sparta vs. Cedar Springs soccer
  • Haslett vs. Owosso soccer
  • DeWitt vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Taylor Truman vs. Trenton soccer
  • Lansing Eastern vs. St. Johns soccer
  • Haslett vs. East Lansing soccer
  • Grand Haven vs. Rockford volleyball
  • Posen vs. Hillman volleyball
  • Montrose vs. Perry volleyball
  • Houghton vs. Calumet volleyball
  • Mancelona vs. Onaway volleyball
  • Rogers City vs. Cheboygan volleyball
  • Lake Linden-Hubbell vs. Calumet volleyball
  • Charlevoix vs. Grayling volleyball
  • Grand Haven vs. Rockford swimming and diving
  • Also, click under "MHSAA" and "Recent" for the 1997 Class C Football Final between Decatur and Ravenna, won by Ravenna 48-26 thanks in part to four touchdowns by Willy Rolison.

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.

XFINITY: Friday's 21-7 O-K White-deciding win by Grand Rapids Christian over Lowell is available to subscribers On Demand on Xfinity's High School Sports site.

MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson discusses the need for values-based school sports programs - Listen

Below: This week's School Broadcast Program highlights include clips from Menominee/Petoskey, Gaylord/St. Johns and Yale/North Branch football games and the soccer District matchup of Lansing Eastern and St. Johns.