First Pitch: Baseball & Softball Finals
June 10, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The MHSAA Baseball & Softball Finals will return to Michigan State University this weekend, beginning with Semifinals this Thursday and Friday.
Watch below for a taste of what fans enjoyed in 2014 in a collection of video from last season's inaugural games at McLane and Secchia stadiums. All championship games this weekend are Saturday.
The Girls Soccer Finals also will join the festivities, with two champions to be awarded both Friday and Saturday and adjacent DeMartin Stadium.
Rockford, Canton Win for PSA Prowess
April 24, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
For their work getting out the good word on sportsmanship and officials recruitment, respectively, Rockford and Canton were among those honored this spring with Michigan Student Broadcast Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.
The MHSAA sponsors awards for Sports Public Service Announcement for both TV and radio. Rockford’s Payton Longeliere, Mylei Cullivan and Lindsay Carpenter won the TV category with “Sportsmanship – It’s Not That Hard” shown below:
The PSA was deemed suitable for broadcast and was shown on FOX Sports Detroit during the Basketball Finals and will be included in broadcasts on MHSAA.tv.
Canton’s winning radio PSA by Fiona Hughes detailed the importance of “Officials Recruitment” – click to listen.
Additionally, Rockford’s Noah Ike, Noah Stallworth, Dimitra Colovos and Tatum Kleis were recognized as the top sports announcing team for TV, and Canton’s Jack Krumm and Max Mulvaney were the award-winning team for radio.
Click to see all of the award winners and placers from the Michigan Student Broadcast Awards.