Highlight Reel: Soccer, Baseball/Softball Finals

June 18, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

The 2015-16 high school sports year concluded early Saturday evening at Old College Field on the Michigan State University campus, as the last champions of MHSAA Tournaments were crowned in Baseball, Softball and Girls Soccer.

Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final scores to watch them in their entirety and purchase DVDs.

Baseball

Division 1

Warren DeLaSalle 7, Saline 6

O’Keefe Goes Yard - The first home run hit in baseball at McLane Stadium since the MHSAA Finals returned to East Lansing two years ago came off the bat of Saline's Sean O'Keefe in the fifth inning against Warren DeLaSalle; it tied the game at the time.  

Bush Drives In Two - Warren DeLaSalle took the lead in the sixth inning on a one-out single by Bryce Bush, which drove in two runs.

Game-Ending Double Play - With the bases loaded and one out, Warren DeLaSalle ends the Division 1 Final with a double play. 

Division 2

Holland Christian 8, Linden 5 

No Missing Link Here - Linden scored five times in the fourth inning to take the lead. Catcher Jamon Link delivers a bases-loaded single to drive in the first run. 


The Big Hit For The Maroons - Holland Christian scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning against Linden, the last two runs on this drive down the left field line by pitcher Mike Mokma, who also threw a complete game, striking out 14. 

Division 3

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 12, New Lothrop 0 (5 innings)

Two-Run Single For Fannon - The third inning saw Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett score four times, with two of those runs coming in on this single by Sean Fannon.

Division 4

Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 10, Portland St. Patrick 3

Riley Hits A Rope - Parkway Christian starting pitcher Riley McManus helped his own cause in the second inning with this two-run single, which was part of a five-run at-bat.  

Shamrocks Score In Seventh - Portland St. Patrick got some offense in the final inning, resulting in this RBI single by Travis Moyer.

Softball

Division 1

Farmington Hills Mercy 4, Macomb Dakota 0

Around The Horn Double Play - Here's a defensive gem by Macomb Dakota - a double play in the sixth inning against Farmington Hills Mercy. Mercy broke the Division 1 Final open in the next inning to win, 4-0.

Belans’ Blast - Nicole Belans took the first pitch in the top of the seventh inning over the left field fence for Farmington Hills Mercy to ignite a three-run uprising against Macomb Dakota.

Division 2

Richmond 2, Vicksburg 0 

Kudary Makes The Catch - A great defensive play in the Richmond-Vicksburg game came in the fifth inning when Vicksburg's Carlie Kudary ran down a Amy Thueme fly ball.  

Caught At Third - An alert defensive play by Vicksburg catches two Richmond runners at third base to thwart a seventh inning threat. 

Division 3

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 6, Grandville Calvin Christian 0 

Grace Drives Two Home - Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central added to its lead against Grandville Calvin Christian with three runs in the fifth inning, two coming on this two-out single by Grace Mikesell.  

Preserving The Perfect Game - It took a great defensive play by Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central second baseman Peyton Bollenberg in the seventh inning to preserve the perfect game for pitcher Meghan Beaubien.

Division 4

Unionville-Sebewaing 1, Indian River Inland Lakes 0

Patriots Successfully Squeeze It - The only run of the Division 4 Final came in the sixth inning when Unionville Sebewaing's Marisa Morton bunted Kayla Gremel home.

Soccer 

Division 2

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 1 (OT-Shootout) 

Huskies Go Long Ball - Forest Hills Northern used this goal by Natalie Belsito off a long free kick to take a 1-0 lead.


Irish Tie It Up - With time winding down in regulation, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored on a free kick by Payton Williams to force overtime.

There’s Your Game Winner - Things went to the eighth round of penalty kicks before Rosella LoChirco came through to give Pontiac Notre Dame the Division 2 title. 

Division 3

Hudsonville Unity Christian 2, Flint Powers Catholic 0 

VanZalen Scores - Hudsonville Unity Christian took a 1-0 lead on Flint Powers Catholic in the first half when Alaina VanZalen goes to the near side for the goal.

One-V-One Insurance - Alexis Ponstein goes on a long run and ends up one on one with the goalkeeper to get an insurance goal for Hudsonville Unity Christian in the second half.

PHOTO: A Holland Christian batter connects with a pitch during the Division 2 Baseball Final.

MHSAA TV Set to Stream 200 Events

September 4, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

As the fall sports season swings into high gear, live streaming video on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network will reach higher numbers as well, with nearly 200 events scheduled over the next seven days.

The amount of content is evenly split between varsity and subvarsity competition, the growing number of freshman and junior varsity games a result of more schools having their Pixellot units come on line.  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. Once installed, a school needs only to input its schedules, and events like triple-header soccer evenings become a reality.

Here’s a list of the upcoming varsity level events taking place over the coming week on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network: 

Wednesday - Sept. 4
Girls Volleyball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA - 1 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland  v. Midland Bullock Creek  - 5 PM
Boys Soccer - Ithaca  v. Saginaw Nouvel  - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland  v. Sanford Meridian  - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Wayne Memorial v. Howell - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fowlerville  v. Lansing Eastern  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi  v. Westland John Glenn - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Cedar Springs  v. TBA - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland  v. Merrill  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Hemlock  v. Saginaw Nouvel  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Waterford Our Lady  v. Macomb Lutheran North  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Petoskey  v. Traverse City West  - 7 PM
 
Thursday - Sept. 5
Girls Volleyball - Manchester  v. Dexter  - 5 PM
Boys Soccer - Manchester  v. Clinton  - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont  v. TBA - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton  v. Swartz Creek  - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna  v. Lake Fenton  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Clarkston Everest Collegiate v. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian  v. Coloma  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Flint Kearsley  v. Flushing  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Oakland Christian v. Livonia Clarenceville  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Flint Powers Catholic  v. Frankenmuth  - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Petoskey v. Alpena  - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Linden v. Holly  - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Chassell v. Dollar Bay - 6:50 PM
Boys Soccer - Clare v. Roscommon  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Fowlerville v. Howell - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - White Lake Lakeland  v. Walled Lake Central  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Saline  v. Ann Arbor Skyline  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Saline  v. Ann Arbor Skyline  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Charles  v. Vestaburg  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield  v. Birmingham Seaholm  - 7 PM
 
Friday - Sept. 6
Football - Troy Athens v. Troy  - 7 PM
Football - Calumet  v. Negaunee  - 7 PM
Football - Clare  v. Gladwin  - 7 PM
Football - Frankenmuth  v. Standish-Sterling  - 7 PM
Football - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. Warren Lincoln - 7 PM
Football - White Lake Lakeland  v. Waterford Mott  - 7 PM
Football - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Muskegon Catholic Central  - 7 PM
Football - Novi  v. Brighton  - 7 PM
Football - Ovid-Elsie  v. Montrose  - 7 PM
Football - Petoskey  v. Escanaba  - 7 PM
Football - Portage Northern  v. Stevensville Lakeshore  - 7 PM
Football - South Lyon East  v. Walled Lake Western  - 7 PM
Football - South Lyon  v. Trenton  - 7 PM
Football - Brownstown Woodhaven  v. Gibraltar Carlson  - 7 PM
Football - Corunna v. Fowlerville - 7 PM
Football – Saginaw Heritage v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Football – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern v. E. Grand Rapids - 7 PM
Football - Saranac v. Pewamo-Westphalia - 7 PM
Football - Southfield A&T v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Football – London St. Thomas Aquinas v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate - 7 PM
Football - Traverse City v. Marquette - 7 PM
Football – Birmingham Groves at West Bloomfield – 7 PM
Football – Rockford v. Lowell – 7 PM
Football – Tolono (IL) Unity v. Pontiac  - 8 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 7
Boys Soccer - Troy Athens v. TBA - 1 PM
Boys Soccer - Portage Northern  v. Mattawan  - 6:45 PM
Football - Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Niles (IL) Notre Dame - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bangor v. Watervliet - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Corunna  v. TBA - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - Petoskey  v. TBA - 9 AM
 
Monday - Sept. 9
Girls Volleyball - Hemlock  v. TBA - 5 PM
Boys Soccer - Manchester  v. Onsted  - 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. Macomb Lutheran North  - 6 PM
Boys Soccer - White Lake Lakeland  v. Novi  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston  v. Charlevoix  - 7:30 PM
 
Tuesday - Sept. 10
Girls Volleyball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA - 1 PM
Boys Soccer - Byron v. Montrose - 4:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Ovid-Elsie v. Otisville LakeVille  - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids Catholic Central  v. Comstock Park  - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. Marine City  - 6 PM
Boys Soccer - Stevensville Lakeshore  v. Portage Northern  - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Portage Northern  v. Stevensville Lakeshore  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Manchester  v. Vandercook Lake  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Morris  v. Chesaning  - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Petoskey  v. Cadillac  - 6:45 PM
Boys Soccer - Troy Athens v. North Farmington  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Brighton  v. Salem  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - White Lake Lakeland  v. Waterford Mott  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Novi  v. Hartland  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Saline  v. Ann Arbor Pioneer  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - South Lyon  v. South Lyon East  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont  v. Reed City  - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian  v. Constantine  - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe  v. Caro  - 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. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 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 benefit its program. 

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.