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September 10, 2012
School is back in session, and MHSAA teams should be hitting their best strides as league competition gets underway in most sports.
Here's a look at some of the highlights from the first full week of September, with links to additional coverage.
Volleyball
Spikes under the sun: Muskegon Mona Shores finished 3-0 in its home invitational Wednesday against a strong field of Grand Haven, Fruitport and Spring Lake. That's reason to celebrate on its own. But the best part of this story is where the Sailors did their damage -- on two portable courts stretched across the school's football field. (Muskegon Chronicle)
St. Philip takes Cereal City: Despite being one of the smallest schools in the state, it's rare that Battle Creek St. Philip doesn't leave a tournament as champion -- especially in its home town. But the Tigers hadn't won the Cereal City Invitational since 2007, until it did so with a two-set win over Class A honorable mention Temperance-Bedford this weekend. (Battle Creek Enquirer)
FHE is No. 1: Ada Forest Hills Eastern more than justified its ranking as best in the state in Class B by besting many of the best from the Grand Rapids area at the East Kentwood Invitational. Among others in the field were Class A No. 8 East Grand Rapids and reigning MHSAA Class A champion Rockford. (Grand Rapids Press)
Put them in the book: Johannesburg-Lewiston swept Gaylord St. Mary on Tuesday, thanks in part to 10 aces by junior Brittany Cherwinski, a total which will qualify for the MHSAA record book once documentation is submitted. In the team's previous match, junior Julia Nieman qualified for most assists in a match. (Gaylord Herald Times)
Cross Country
Harbor Springs rules the mud: Both the Harbor Springs boys and girls teams won their Charlevoix Classic Mud Runs on Saturday on a course that featured standing water and hay bales among other obstacles. It was the 21st year of the race. (Charlevoix Courier)
Running to records: Sault Ste. Marie has a freshman to watch in Parker Scott, who won his school's Bill Lynn Trails race Saturday in a time of 16:36 -- at least 26 seconds faster than any of the three first-place times from last season's MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals. The time was a school record. (Soo Evening News)
Swimming and Diving
West Ottawa wins West Michigan: Facing many of the biggest and best from that side of the state, Holland West Ottawa won the West Michigan Relays after finishing third in the event each of the last three seasons. Among those also in the field was reigning MHSAA Division 2 champion Holland. (Holland Sentinel)
Tennis
Dow rises again: The Division 2 top-ranked Midland Dow tennis team remained perfect this season by winning its third tournament of the fall, at Grosse Pointe North. Among others in the field were No. 2-ranked Portage Central and No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (Midland Daily News)
Selection Sunday Show Returns to FSD
October 22, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The transition from high school football’s regular season to postseason play takes place at 7 p.m. this Sunday (Oct. 27) on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS on the Selection Sunday Show with the announcing of qualifiers and pairings for the MHSAA Football Playoffs.
In addition to the statewide cable television broadcast, the Selection Sunday Show can be viewed on the internet through the FOXSportsDetroit.com Website and on handheld devices and television streaming devices like Roku through FOX Sports GO!
This year’s show will again originate from the FOX Sports Detroit studios in Southfield. Matt Shepard, Johnny Kane and Rob Rubick will handle the on-camera duties.
The following headline this week’s football action among games on Friday (Oct. 25) with live streaming video on MHSAA.tv being produced by members of the School Broadcast Program:
• A non-conference game between two 8-0 teams – Frankenmuth from the Tri-Valley Conference East and 2018 Division 7 champion New Lothrop from the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference.
• The Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference West crown will be decided when Portage Northern (7-1) hosts St. Joseph (6-2). Both teams are 4-0 in league play.
• And 5-3 teams which could clinch playoff spots during games being streamed this weekend are Cadillac, East Grand Rapids, Grand Blanc, Manchester and Warren De La Salle Collegiate.
Here’s the complete list of varsity-level events to be streamed live during the coming week:
Tuesday - Oct. 22
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Troy Athens v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Grand Blanc v. Novi - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Clarkston Everest Collegiate v. Roscommon - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal Boys Soccer - Grand Blanc v. Novi - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Capac v. Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Coopersville v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Roseville - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Central Lake v. Pellston – 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley vs Rochester Adams - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Detroit Catholic Central vs Clarkston - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Bad Axe v. Memphis - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Grant - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Gladstone v. Marquette - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Canton - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Ann Arbor Skyline - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian - 7 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 23
Girls Volleyball - Ovid-Elsie v. Montrose - 4 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 5 PM (CHSL Quarterfinal)
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal - Elk Rapids v. Gladwin - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard v. Bloomfield Hills Marian - 6 PM (CHSL Semifinal)
Girls Volleyball – CHSL Semifinal at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Mason v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Williamston v. Haslett – 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Hemlock v. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles v. Midland Bullock Creek - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 7:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal – Muskegon Orchard View vs Ludington - 8 PM
Thursday - Oct. 24
Girls Volleyball - Hartford v. Watervliet - 11:55 AM
Girls Volleyball - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 4:45 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 Region 3 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 6 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 4 Region 15 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Grand Rapids West Catholic - 6 PM
Swimming and Diving – Temperance Bedford v. Saline - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna v. Owosso - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Kearsley v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Bendle v. Flint Beecher - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Flint Powers Catholic - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Auburn Hills Oakland Christian v. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Whitmore Lake v. Bloomfield Hills Roeper - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Linden v. Flint Kearsley - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Watersmeet v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Football - Ishpeming v. Bark River-Harris - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Wyoming Kelloggsville - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield v. Ferndale - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Swartz Creek - 7:30 PM
Friday - Oct. 25
Football - Wyoming v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Football - Howell v. Livonia Churchill - 6:45 PM
Football - Whitehall v. Montrose - 6:45 PM
Football – Troy Athens v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7 PM
Football - Coloma v. Watervliet - 7 PM
Football - Brighton v. Dearborn Fordson - 7 PM
Football - Calumet v. L'Anse - 7 PM
Football - Chesaning v. Carrollton - 7 PM
Football - Frankenmuth v. New Lothrop - 7 PM
Football – Maple City Glen Lake v. Grayling - 7 PM
Football – White Lake Lakeland v. Milford - 7 PM
Football - Norway v. West Iron County - 7 PM
Football - Novi v. Westland John Glenn - 7 PM
Football - Ovid-Elsie v. Corunna - 7 PM
Football - Portage Northern v. St. Joseph - 7 PM
Football - Rockford v. East Kentwood - 7 PM
Football - Saline v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM – Traditional SBP Production
Football - Saline v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM - Pixellot
Football - South Lyon v. South Lyon East - 7 PM
Football - South Lyon v. South Lyon East - 7 PM
Football - Troy v. Berkley - 7 PM
Football – Brownstown Woodhaven v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Football - Comstock Park v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central - 7 PM
Football - Kingsford v. Marquette - 7 PM
Football - Monroe v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Football - Pinckney v. Fowlerville - 7 PM
Football - Sturgis v. Plainwell - 7 PM
Football – Boyne City v. Kingsley – 7 PM
Football – Ludington v. Mason County Central – 7 PM
Football – Manchester v. Homer – 7 PM
Football – McBain v. Clare – 7 PM
Football – Traverse City West v. Petoskey – 7 PM
Football – Walled Lake Central v. Walled Lake Western – 7 PM
Football – Warren De La Salle Collegiate v. West Bloomfield – 7 PM
Football – Port Huron Northern v. Warren Fitzgerald – 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 26
2019 MHSAA Div 3 Region 12 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 1 PM
2019 MHSAA Div 1 Region 4 Boys Soccer Regional Finals - TBA vs TBA - 12 PM
Girls Volleyball – Burton Bendle v. TBA - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon East v. TBA - 9 AM
Football – Traverse City Central v. Cadillac – 1 PM
Monday - Oct. 28
Girls Volleyball - Hancock v. Calumet - 6:30 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 29
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. TBA - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming v. Gwinn - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Highland Milford v. Troy - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Munising - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Allen Park Inter-City Baptist v. Bloomfield Hills Roeper - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bessemer v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Dexter - 7 PM – Traditional SBP
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Dexter - 7 PM - Pixellot
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Unionville Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
Now in its 11th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff the events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.