Today on MHSAA.TV
March 7, 2012
Coverage of MHSAA championship events by Fox Sports Detroit and the MHSAA Network continues this weekend with live streams and television broadcasts from the Ice Hockey and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming and Diving Finals.
All hockey Semifinals, beginning Thursday, will be streamed live both at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.tv. Saturday's Division 2 and 3 Hockey Finals will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Detroit Plus, but the Division1 Final will be streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com.
All three Lower Peninsula Swimming and Diving Finals also will be streamed live at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.tv on Saturday. And check out archived broadcasts of the Competitive Cheer and Individual Wrestling Finals on MHSAA.tv, as well as some of these student-produced games listed below:
Saturday's Marysville vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood Regional hockey game.
Thursday's Portage Central vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern Regional hockey game.
Friday's South Lyon vs. Linden District girls basketball game.
Friday's Trenton vs. Brownstown Woodhaven District girls basketball game.
Thursday's Okemos at St. Johns boys basketball game.
See more at MHSAA.tv. Additional events are added regularly.
#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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