Highlight Reel: Division 3-4 Softball Semifinals

June 12, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

The second sessions of MHSAA Softball Semifinals were played Friday at Secchia Stadium at Michigan State University. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Bronson in Division 3 and Kalamazoo Christian and Unionville-Sebewaing in Division 4 advanced to Saturday’s championship games.

Click the headings below for highlights from all four Semifinals broadcasts on MHSAA.tv.

Division 3

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 6, Pinconning 0

Kestrel Chalk Chaser Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central scored four runs in the first inning against Pinconning, the first plated by this double down the third base line by Julianne Venier.

Danielle Doubles Danielle Michael hits a long double for Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central to drive in a first-inning run against Pinconning.

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Bronson 5, Montague 0 

Robinson Singles Two Runs In Bronson scored four times in the fifth inning, the first two tallies coming on this bases-loaded single by Kelsey Robinson.

Sobeski Drives In Two More Skyler Sobeski helps her own cause in the Bronson fifth inning by driving in two runs with a two-out single.

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Division 4 

Kalamazoo Christian 13, Hillman 2

Lemmer Plays Long Ball Aliyah Lemmer of Kalamazoo Christian gets the Comets started with a double in the gap to drive in two runs against Hillman.

Rozeveld Triples Two Home Kalamazoo Christian put the game away with seven runs in the fourth inning, the last two on this triple off the fence by Jill Rozeveld.

Tigers Score Hillman picked up two runs in the fifth inning when Eden Hunt tripled to center and then scored on an errant throw on the same play.

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Unionville-Sebewaing 4, Holton 1

Patriots Go Up Erica Treiber delivers the first run of the game for Unionville-Sebewaing on a single. 

Two-Out Double Delivers Kayla Gremel knocks a two-out double to the fence to give Unionville-Sebewaing a 3-0 lead.

Stone Triples For Holton Jackie Stone gets Holton on the board in the sixth inning with a triple down the right field line.

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Watch O-K Blue Football Tilt LIVE

October 7, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director 

Among live events available this week on MHSAA.tv is a football game for the top spot in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue pitting Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park at 7 p.m. Friday.

The teams are tied for first in the O-K Blue at 2-0, with Comstock Park, the No. 2 team in Division 4 in this week’s Associated Press poll, sporting a 5-1 record;  and West Catholic, the two-time defending champion in Division 5, sporting a 4-2 overall mark. The game is being produced by Comstock Park students involved in the School Broadcast Program.

In its seventh 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. 

The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.  

All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online.  They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to stream athletic competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv.  On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion.  (List as of Oct. 5):

Tuesday – Oct. 6

Wednesday – Oct. 7

Thursday – Oct. 8

Friday – Oct. 9

Monday – Oct. 12

Tuesday – Oct. 13

Weekly highlights from games produced by participants in the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program are back for another school year on MHSAA.TV. This week's highlights include football games with Houghton Lake at Clare and DeWitt at Haslett and a girls volleyball match between two of the top-ranked teams in Class D, Pellston at Onaway. Watch those highlights below.

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Launching at Midnight every Friday throughout the season is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick host the weekly 30-minute highlights show. The show will re-air most Saturday and Sunday mornings – and will be archived on the FOX Detroit Website. This week, FFOT will re-air at 6, 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and 7  a.m. Sunday on FOX Sports Detroit. 

The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:

  • Berkley at Birmingham Groves
  • Farmington Hills Harrison at Farmington
  • Almont at Algonac
  • Haslett at Lansing Waverly
  • St. Johns at DeWitt
  • PLUS – SBP Coverage of Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park and Midland Dow at Davison.