FINALS IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, L.P. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING; FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS THIS WEEK - This is a busy week for Fall tournaments with two MHSAA Championships taking place in Girls Volleyball and Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving; and the Semifinal round of the Football Playoffs. On Tuesday (Nov. 17), Diving Regionals will take place at various locations around the Lower Peninsula; and Quarterfinal matches will be conducted in Volleyball. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Semifinals and Finals of the Girls Volleyball Tournament take place at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. On Friday and Saturday, the Preliminaries and Finals of the L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Tournament will be conducted. Saturday will have Semifinal action taking place in the MHSAA Football Playoffs at 16 locations around the state.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FINALS PRESS NOTES ONLINE - Press notes are no longer distributed at tournament centers. You can find Finals Press Notes for selected MHSAA Finals by either clicking on News > Media Information > Finals Press Notes, or by bookmarking this link: http://www.mhsaa.com/News/MediaInformation/FinalsPressNotes.aspx Volleyball Finals Press Notes are now available, and Football Finals Press Notes will become available on Sunday.
IF YOU HAVE A TEAM IN THE FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS - READ THIS - FOOTBALL FINALS CREDENTIAL ADVISORY - Begin making plans now for your coverage of the Football Playoff Finals, so we can get credentials into your hands the week of the event. We would like to receive everyone's credential/seating needs for Ford Field by Friday, Nov. 20, so we can get the passes out to you if necessary. The deadline for ordering credentials is Monday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. No credential requests will be honored after that time, and there is no Media Will Call at Ford Field.
BROADCAST APPLICATIONS ONLINE ONLY - For audio and video outlets covering MHSAA tournaments and distributing that content over the broadcast airwaves or on the Internet, applications must be submitted to the MHSAA office prior to the event you wish to cover. Even if you have been following a team all season long, tournament managers are instructed to not allow broadcasts if they have not received approval from the MHSAA office. Please take time to review the MHSAA Multimedia Regulations and submit a Multimedia (Broadcast) Application in advance of the game you wish to cover. FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED - You must file the electronic form.
MHSAA NETWORK THIS WEEK -- The weekly schedule of MHSAA Network programming on Comcast Channel 900 will feature the MHSAA Game Night presentation of a Division 7 Regional Final Football Playoff contest between Hudson and Mendon on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Game Night, followed by a Division 3 Boys Soccer Semifinal match between South Haven and Tawas at 9:30 p.m.
Then on Saturday (Nov. 21), the four championship matches in the Girls Volleyball Tournament and a Football Playoff Semifinal game will air live on Comcast Channel 900 on the following schedule:
10 a.m. - Class D Girls Volleyball Final
Noon - Class C Girls Volleyball Final (Time approximate after Class D Final)
2 p.m. - Class A Girls Volleyball Final (Time approximate after Class C Final)
4 p.m. - Class B Girls Volleyball Final (Time approximate after Class B Final)
7 p.m. - Clarkston v. Sterling Heights Stevenson - Division 1 Football Playoff Semifinal at Troy Athens High School
To view the most current schedule for MHSAA Network programming on Comcast Channel 900, go to this link: http://www.mhsaa.com/News/MHSAANetwork/MHSAANetworkOnComcast.aspx
The MHSAA Network cameras and crews will also be at the following contests in the coming week:
Thursday, Nov. 19 - MHSAA Girls Volleyball Class D and A Semifinals at Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek - Live MHSAA.tv coverage beginning at 2 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 - MHSAA Girls Volleyball Class D and A Semifinals at Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek - Live MHSAA.tv coverage beginning at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21 - MHSAA Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals at Holland, Rochester, Ypsilanti - Live MHSAA.tv coverage beginning at Noon
Saturday, Nov. 21 - MHSAA Football Playoff Semifinals - Division 3 - Ogemaw Heights v. East Grand Rapids at Mt. Pleasant
Saturday, Nov. 21 - MHSAA Football Playoff Semifinals - Division 6 - Constantine v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central at Jackson
Saturday, Nov. 21 - MHSAA Football Playoff Semifinals - Division 2 - Warren DeLaSalle v. Inkster at Ferndale (Video On Demand Highlights)
NEW MHSAA CONTENT ON COMCAST VIDEO ON DEMAND - Every week, new MHSAA Network content debuts on Comcast Video On Demand. From the On Demand menu, select GET LOCAL, then HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. Here's what you can see now on Video On Demand:
Available Through Nov. 23
Football - Petersburg Summerfield at Clinton - Taped 10/23
Football - Battle Creek Pennfield at Williamston - Taped 10/30
Boys Soccer - Ann Arbor Huron v. Ann Arbor Pioneer - Taped 10/24
Boys Soccer - Brownstown Woodhaven v. Dearborn - Taped 10/24
Football - St. Johns at DeWitt - Taped 10/23
Football - Mendon at Hudson - MHSAA Division 7 Regional Final - Taped 11/14
Girls Volleyball - Parchment v. Schoolcraft - MHSAA Class C Regional Final - Taped 11/5
Football - Hamilton at Three Rivers - MHSAA Division 4 Regional Final - Taped 11/6
HUDSON-MENDON FOOTBALL AN INSTANT ONLINE CLASSIC - Since being posted Saturday morning to the MHSAA.tv Website, Friday's Division 7 Football Regional Final football game between Hudson and Mendon has generated more traffic in the first 48 hours to the site than any other single event that has been on the site all season long. As of Monday morning, the game has had over 1,200 unique viewers.
MHSAA CLASSICS ON COMCAST CHANNEL 900 - Enjoy great MHSAA Championship games from past years every day at 3 p.m. on Comcast Channel 900. Here's a schedule of upcoming shows:
Nov. 10 - Girls Volleyball - Comstock v. Marysville - 1993 Lower Peninsula Class B Final
Nov. 11 - Boys Soccer - Detroit Country Day v. Stevensville Lakeshore - 1992 Class B Final
Nov. 12 - Football - Detroit Catholic Central v. Detroit King - 1991 Class AA Final
Nov. 13 - Football - Detroit St. Martin DePorres v. Muskegon Oakridge - 1991 Class CC Final
Nov. 14 - Girls Volleyball - Holland Christian v. Richland Gull Lake - 1994 Lower Peninsula Class B Final
Nov. 15 - Boys Soccer - Livonia Stevenson v. Warren DeLaSalle - 1994 Class A Final
Nov. 16 - Football - Coopersville v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central - 1992 Class B Final
Nov. 17 - Football - Detroit Catholic Central v. Saginaw Arthur Hill - 1992 Class A Final
Nov. 18 - Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton v. Montague - 1996 Lower Peninsula Class C Final
Nov. 19 - Boys Soccer - Detroit Country Day v. Richland Gull Lake - 1994 Class B Final
Nov. 20 - Football - Farmington Hills Harrison v. Midland - 1994 Class A Final
Nov. 22 - Girls Volleyball - Adrian Lenawee Christian v. Maple City Glen Lake - 1996 Lower Peninsula Class D Final
Nov. 23 - Boys Soccer - Plymouth Salem v. Portage Northern - 1996 Class A Final
MHSAA PERSPECTIVE -- MHSAA Perspective is a weekly radio commentary about issues in high school sports. This week's program is called "Surrounded By Ghosts." You can click here to go to the MHSAA Perspective page of our website to listen or download this week's program. Here is a list of stations carrying MHSAA Perspective:
Adrian - WABJ-AM (1490)
Alma – WQBX-FM (104.9)
Alpena – WATZ-AM (1450)
Battle Creek – WBCK-FM (95.3)
Cadillac - WATT-AM (1240)
Charlevoix - WMKT-AM (1270)
Coldwater - WTVB-AM (1590)
East Lansing - WVFN-AM (730)
Escanaba – WCHT-AM (600)
Escanaba – WDBC-AM (680)
Escanaba – WYKX-FM (104.7)
Escanaba - WUPF-FM (107.3)
Flint – WTRX-AM (1330)
Gaylord - WMJZ-FM (101.5)
Grand Rapids - WBBL-FM (107.3)
Grand Rapids – MichiganSportsRadio.com
Grayling – WGRY-AM (1230)
Grayling – WQON-FM (100.3)
Hancock – WKMJ-FM (93.5)
Hancock – WMPL-AM (920)
Holland – WHTC-AM (1450)
Holland – WPNW-AM (1260)
Holland – WYVN-FM (92.7)
Houghton – WHKB-FM (102.3)
Iron Mountain - WZNL-FM (94.3)
Iron River – WIKB-AM (1230)
Ironwood -- WIMI-FM (99.7)
Ironwood -- WJMS-AM (590)
Ishpeming - WUPG-FM (96.7)
Kalamazoo – WQLR-AM (1660)
Lansing - WJIM-AM (1240)
Ludington – WKLA-AM (1450)
Ludington – WKZC (94.9)
Manistee – WMTE-AM (1340)
Manistique - WPIQ-FM (92.7)
Manistique – WTIQ-AM (1490)
Marquette - WFXD-F (103.3)
Marquette - WKQS-FM (101.9)
Midland – WLUN-FM (100.9)
Midland – WMPX-AM (1490)
Mt. Pleasant – WCZY-FM (104.3)
Mt. Pleasant – WMMI-AM (830)
Munising - WQXO-AM (1400)
Muskegon – WLCS-FM (98.3)
Newberry - WMJT-FM (96.7)
Petoskey - WMBN-AM (1340)
South Haven – WCSY-AM (940)
St. Joseph – WSJM-AM (1400)
Stugris - WMSH-AM (1230)
CHECK OUT JACK ROBERTS' BLOG -- MHSAA Executive Director John E. "Jack" Roberts will regularly post blog entries on our redesigned website with his thoughts about high school sports. Click on the link to see his latest commentaries.
John Johnson, MHSAA Communications Director
E-mail me at media@mhsaa.com