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#SocialStudies v9.0

April 12, 2012

While thousands of high school students return to class this week after Spring Break -- surely ready to regale their friends, teammates and teachers with tales of their adventures on vacation (or "stay-cation" for some), I thought it might be fun to show you what we've been privy to over the past week.

Welcome to #SocialStudies, the Back-to-School-In-Spring Edition.  

As usual, it's a hodgepodge of ridiculous, funny and sporty. Enjoy, and don't forget that a little moisturizer makes that tan last a lot longer.

1. Stayin' Alive in the Magic Kingdom

For the marching band at Dexter High School, Spring Break meant traveling to Orlando, Fla. -- and performing before the Main Street Electric Parade at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Congratulations to the Dreadnaughts Band, who clearly enjoyed its time down south, and gave the Mickey & Minnie-loving crowd a sweet Bee Gees jam.

 2. Buckle up

Any adrenaline junkies out there? Yeah, I figured as much. If you haven't ridden this coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio -- think about making the trip. Just try not to get all amped up around 50 seconds into this front-row POV vid from the spectacular Erie-lakeside Millenium Force. Keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times, and enjoy your ride.

3. Even the pros do it once in a while

We've all been there. If you've played a sport, you know that sometimes the desire to try something spectacular can sometimes end in sheer disaster. This is why coaches tell you to take the "easy two." In that spirit, I give to you a sure-fire NBA Hall-of-Famer, Vince Carter, missing a wide-open layup.

4. Lots of Laughs

To be perfectly honest, when schools are out of session, our office gets a little too quiet. The phones ring less, several staff members take vacations to coincide with Spring Break, and it's typically the week after our winter tournaments (read: CRAZY TIME!) conclude.  

As such, those of us left in the office need to get creative with how we stay engaged. Here's one way we got through last week without you all. I make no excuses.  (As an aside, big congratulations to our Assistant Director of IT, Jordan Cobb, on the birth of his first child, Zoey!)

As always -- if you find something worthy of us watching, send it over. Links, photos, stories ... whatever strikes your fancy that week. Make it part of our #SocialStudies!

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This Week on MHSAA.TV

October 22, 2014

Just in time for a heavy month of postseason tournament coverage, three month-long subscriptions to MHSAA.tv will be given away this week using the Association’s social media presence.

On Thursday, one winner will be drawn at random at 3 p.m. from Twitter users retweeting information about the giveaway.  On Friday, two winners will be randomly selected at 3 p.m. from an Instagram post asking users to “Share” or “Like” the giveaway on Facebook. Complete details can be found on each platform.

The passes will be good for 30 days, and will allow winners to view more than 125 hours of live MHSAA tournament action in cross country, football, boys soccer, girls swimming & diving, and volleyball, plus other live events across the country on NFHSNetwork.com. A Month Pass sells for $14.95 on the MHSAA.tv

Live coverage on MHSAA.tv of the MHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament continued Tuesday with Regional Semifinal activity at four sites. Four more games are available live tonight:

Div. 1 at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central

Saline v. Grand Haven – 5 p.m.
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. Okemos  – 7 p.m.

Div. 3 at Clare

Elk Rapids v. Grant – 5 p.m.
Ludington v. Tawas – 7 p.m.

All live games are available on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis. Subscriptions run either $9.95 for a Day Pass or $14.95 for a Month Pass. Games will become available for free on-demand viewing three days after they have been played.

Subscriptions support individual school programs, and many schools are now offering discounted annual passes through their portal pages, which will also allow for live viewing of nearly 300 live MHSAA postseason tournament events throughout the school year.

Below are highlights cut from last week’s live soccer games, with links to the games in full:

RODRIGUEZ SCORES FOR NORTHVILLE - With 5:39 left in the second half, Johnny Rodriguez lofts a shot over the goalie to give Northville a 1-0 victory over Walled Lake Central.

FIRST SPRING LAKE GOAL - Ryan Zietlow finds the back of the net in the first half of Spring Lake's District Semifinal win over Fruitport. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

KEEGAN GEORGE GETS SECOND SPRING LAKE GOAL - Spring Lake scores quickly after a Fruitport goal kick early in the second half on this blast from Keegan George. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

HASTINGS GAME WINNER - Caleb Sherwood gets the only goal of the game for Hastings in its District semifinal win over Battle Creek Harper Creek. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here

ETHAN GREEN SCORES - Ethan Green steals the ball from the Battle Creek Central keeper and scores late in Plainwell's win in the District Semifinals. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

DEREK SNYDER SCORES - Plainwell scored at will in the last 20 minutes against Battle Creek Central. Derek Snyder scores off a restart to give the Trojans the lead to stay. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here.

ANTHONY POLLACK SCORES FOR FRASER - Anthony Pollack gets the first goal of the game when Fraser met Grosse Pointe South. Watch the whole game by Clicking Here

Following are events from last week now available on-demand:

Soccer

  • Grosse Pointe South vs. Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lakeview
  • Warren DeLaSalle vs. Grosse Pointe North at St. Clair Shores Lakeview
  • Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern vs. Comstock Park at Forest Hills Northern
  • Muskegon Reeths-Puffer vs. Muskegon at Sparta
  • Fruitport vs. Spring Lake at Sparta
  • Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Hastings at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
  • Battle Creek Central vs. Plainwell at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
  • Montrose vs. Corunna at Montrose
  • Grayling vs. Elk Rapids at Grayling
  • Novi vs. Detroit Catholic Central at Novi
  • Walled Lake Central vs. Northville at Novi

Volleyball

  • Mason at Owosso
  • Watervliet at Lawton
  • Holt at East Lansing
  • Oscoda at Lincoln Alcona
  • Rogers City at Hillman
  • Calumet at Negaunee
  • Fairview at Whittemore-Prescott
  • Fife Lake Forest Area at Central Lake
  • Rogers City at Hillman
  • Tawas at Pinconning
  • Montabella at Central Montcalm
  • Pinconning at Whittemore-Prescott
  • L'Anse at Calumet
  • Atlanta at Rogers City
  • East Jordan at Grayling

Football

  • Marquette at Negaunee
  • Flint Beecher at Montrose
  • Mancelona at Central Lake
  • Oscoda at Rogers City
  • Manton at Lincoln Alcona
  • Grand Ledge at East Lansing
  • Brimley at Posen
  • Pickford at Onaway
  • Whittemore-Prescott at Hillman
  • Harrison at Clare
  • Dowagiac at Paw Paw
  • Greenville at Cedar Springs
  • Allendale at Comstock Park
  • Saginaw Heritage at Davison
  • Detroit Consortium at Mason 


Swimming and Diving

  • Grand Ledge at East Lansing

MHSAA.tv Highlights: This week's package includes clips from the Clare/Harrison and Flint Beecher/Montrose football games and Stanton Central Montcalm/Blanchard Montabella volleyball match.