Volleyball Matches Spike on MHSAA.TV

November 11, 2013

Volleyball took center stage on MHSAA.TV last week, with 22 District games including a number of Finals broadcast and now available on-demand. 

Also, 10 football District Finals featuring teams from all over the state and league swimming and diving championships from the Capital Area Activities Conference Red all are viewable, thanks to the School Broadcast Program and Fox Sports Detroit Prep Zone. 

Here's a look at some of what you'll see at MHSAA.TV, followed by the Prep Zone lineup for this Friday, our weekly MHSAA Perspective and highlights from last week's games:

  • Elk Rapids vs. Charlevoix volleyball
  • Hillman vs. Posen volleyball
  • East Jordan vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston volleyball
  • Rockford vs. Grand Rapids Northview volleyball
  • Hale vs. Atlanta volleyball
  • Mason vs. Holt volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Lansing Waverly volleyball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Fairview volleyball
  • Davison vs. Lapeer East volleyball
  • Charlevoix vs. Mancelona volleyball
  • Onaway vs. Wolverine volleyball
  • Lakeview vs. St. Louis volleyball
  • Boyne City vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston volleyball
  • Posen vs. Rogers City volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Haslett volleyball
  • Grand Ledge vs. Battle Creek Central volleyball
  • Boyne City vs. Charlevoix volleyball
  • Okemos vs. Lansing Eastern volleyball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Atlanta volleyball
  • Onaway vs. Rogers City volleyball
  • Grand Ledge vs. Battle Creek Lakeview volleyball
  • Okemos vs. Haslett volleyball
  • Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Carson City-Crystal football
  • Saline vs. Temperance-Bedford football
  • Oak Park vs. Detroit U-D Jesuit football
  • Battle Creek Lakeview vs. Portage Central football
  • Rockford vs. Hudsonville football
  • Belding vs. Comstock Park football
  • Watervliet vs. Schoolcraft football
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. St. Ignace football
  • Montrose vs. Saginaw Nouvel football
  • Lake City vs. Lincoln Alcona football
  • CAAC Red girls swimming and diving championships

Prep Zone: MHSAA Prep Zone on FOXSportsDetroit.com will again Friday stream live video of four playoff games.This week's games kick off at 7 p.m. EDT:

  • Battle Creek Pennfield at Grand Rapids South Christian
  • Saginaw Swan Valley at Lansing Sexton
  • Melvindale at St. Clair
  • St. Ignace at Beal City 

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MHSAA Finals One Click Away on Xfinity

April 9, 2013

Single-event videos from winter MHSAA Championships in Individual Wrestling and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving will become available soon on the MHSAA.tv website and for Comcast subscribers through Xfinity On Demand.

All of the individual events from the Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals, and the title match in each weight class from the Individual Wrestling Finals in March will be available on both platforms, allowing viewers to focus on their favorite team or individual.  Among the highlights of those videos are:

  • Adam Coon of Fowlerville of St. Johns won his fourth MHSAA Individual Wrestling title; and Ben Whitford of St. Johns captured a fourth straight state association championship with his second Michigan crown after winning Illinois honors as a freshman and sophomore.
  • Hartland teammates Austin Eicher and Jacob Gorial squaring off in the 130-pound Division 1 championship match at the Individual Wrestling Finals.
  • Brothers Kanen at 103 pounds and Zehlin Storr at 135 pounds of Leslie finishing their respective seasons undefeated with titles at the Division 3 Individual Wrestling Finals.
  • Josh Ehrman of Saline setting all-division records at the Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals in the 200-Yard Individual Medley and the 100-Yard Breaststroke; and swimming a leg of a record-setting 200-Yard Medley Relay.
  • A record-breaking photo finish victory for Holland over Ann Arbor Pioneer in the 200-Yard Medley Relay at the Division 2 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals.

In addition to the latest VOD selections, Xfinity on Demand viewers can catch MHSAA action in Girls and Boys Basketball, Girls Competitive Cheer, Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming and Ice Hockey.  Here’s the complete list of events available in April on Xfinity on Demand:

Available Through April 18

Girls Competitive Cheer Finals – Full-length coverage of all four divisions

Available Through April 21

Ice Hockey Finals – Highlights of championship games in all three divisions

Girls Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests

Available Through April 25

Division 3 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 28

Division 2 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 30

Boys Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests

Division 1 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available through May 8

Division 3 & 4 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class

Available April 12 through May 13

Division 1 & 2 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class