Catch Live Lax Finals Broadcasts Online
June 5, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Live streaming audio and video coverage of Saturday’s (June 10) 2017 MHSAA Boys & Girls Lacrosse Finals will be available on the MHSAA Network and MHSAA.tv.
Here’s the complete schedule with direct links to the live video streams on MHSAA.tv:
Girls Finals At Brighton High School
- 2 p.m. – Division 2 – Farmington Hills Mercy/East Grand Rapids Semifinal winner vs. Okemos/Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Semifinal winner
- 4:30 p.m. – Division 1 – Northville/Rockford Semifinal winner vs. Hartland/Birmingham Seaholm Semifinal winner
Boys Finals At Parker Middle School, Howell
- 2 p.m. – Division 1 – Birmingham Brother Rice/Rockford Semifinal winner v. Detroit Catholic Central/Hartland Semifinal winner
- 4:30 p.m. – Division 2 – East Grand Rapids/Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Semifinal winner v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central/Detroit Country Day Semifinal winner
The NFHS Network is offering a 30-day subscription for just $9.95, a pass which will provide access to more than 100 hours of live programming of Spring Finals. Next weekend, MHSAA Finals in Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer (June 16-17) and Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball (June 15-17) will be streamed live. All events will be archived for free on-demand viewing, beginning three days after their completion. Subscriptions must be cancelled before the 30-day period is over to avoid recurring charges.
The MHSAA’s audio streaming website – MHSAANetwork.com – goes back on the air for the last two weekends of the Spring sports tournament run, for live coverage of the Lacrosse and Girls Soccer Finals, as well as the Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball.
Hoops on Film: 1973 Class C Boys Final
June 22, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Straight out of the dusty tin canisters where they’ve sat for a long time, some of the classic basketball championship games of years past will be featured for 10 weeks this summer on MHSAA.tv’s Hoops On Film Series.
From the late 1940’s to the mid 1970’s the Michigan High School Athletic Association shot portions of the action at its basketball finals on 16mm film. The films were loaned out, primarily to the participating schools, to help them relive the moments of playing in a championship game.
While many of the old films have wandered astray over time, about 60 games still exist in the MHSAA archives. Anyone in possession of such a film is encouraged to contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office ([email protected]) to discuss having the film converted to a digital format.
Some of the films only have portions of the second half and the postgame awards; some have most of the action. None of the films have sound. They range in length from 10 minutes to about an hour. A new film will be posted online each Monday beginning June 22, through the week of August 17.
Click below for the first installment of the Hoops On Film series and to check out the game recap courtesy of MHSAA Historian Ron Pesch of Muskegon.
Detroit East Catholic 50, Saginaw St. Stephen 49 – 1973 Class C Boys Final - With four ticks remaining on the clock, Larry Merchant's 18-foot jumper from left of the key gave underdog Detroit East Catholic a 50-49 win over top-ranked Saginaw St. Stephen in Class C. Merchant, who scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half, gave the Chargers a 48-47 lead with just over a minute to play, but a pair of free throws by Elijah Coates pushed St. Stephen out front 49-48 with 45 seconds left.