Ice Matchups Shine On MHSAA TV Lineup

January 8, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

A couple of match-ups involving four of the state’s higher-ranked ice hockey teams highlight an MHSAA.tv schedule packed with more 250 events to be produced in the coming week by School Broadcast Program participants.

The top-ranked team in Division 1, Detroit Catholic Central, will be at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood for a Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League battle on Friday (Jan. 11) at 7:15 p.m. The Cranes were ranked third in the latest coaches poll in Division 3.

Then on Saturday (Jan. 12),  Birmingham Brother Rice, rated third in Division 2, will be at Calumet for a 7 p.m. face-off. The Copper Kings are fifth in Division 3. Catholic Central and Brother Rice each reached the Semifinals of the MHSAA Tournament last year.

In its 10th 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 events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

Here’s the upcoming MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network: 

Tuesday - Jan. 8
Freshman Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 3:50 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 3:50 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Muskegon Catholic Central at Fremont  - 4 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Croswell-Lexington at Fenton  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 4:15 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 4:15 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 5:20 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 5:20 PM
Girls Basketball - Plymouth Christian at Southfield Christian  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Flint Kearsley at Linden  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Canton at Novi  - 5:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Mancelona at Pellston  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Bath at Mt. Morris  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Comstock at Kalamazoo Christian  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Owosso at Fenton  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Lansing Sexton at Ovid-Elsie  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Watersmeet at Dollar Bay  - 5:45 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 5:45 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 5:45 PM
Boys Basketball - Houghton Lake at Harrison  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - North Muskegon at Hart  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Ubly at Harbor Beach  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Newaygo at Fremont  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
Girls Basketball - Burton Bendle at Flint Powers Catholic  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Iron Mountain at Norway  - 6:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Burton Bentley at Otisville Lakeville  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Brighton at Howell  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Rockford at Grandville  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Bath at Mt. Morris  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Flint Kearsley at Linden  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Midland at Saginaw Heritage  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Sparta at Comstock Park  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Notre Dame Prep at Lake Orion  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Lansing Catholic Central at Fowlerville  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Owosso at Fenton  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Lansing Sexton at Ovid-Elsie  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Comstock at Kalamazoo Christian  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Canton at Novi  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Linden at Flint Kearsley  - 7 PM
Boys Basketball - Watersmeet at Dollar Bay  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - 7:15 PM
Boys Basketball – Standish Sterling at Frankenmuth  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - North Muskegon at Hart  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Essexville-Garber at Freeland  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Burton Bendle at Flint Powers Catholic  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Newaygo at Fremont  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - 7:30 PM
Boys Basketball – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart at Vestaburg  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Iron Mountain at Norway  - 8 PM
 
Wednesday - Jan. 9
Freshman Girls Basketball – Bay City Central at Saginaw Heritage  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Flint Powers Catholic  - 4 PM
Wrestling – Quad at Mt. Morris with Durand, Otisville Lakeville, Chesaning   - 5 PM
Wrestling - New Lothrop at Ovid-Elsie  - 5 PM
Wrestling – Triangular at Flint Kearsley with Holly and Flushing - 5 PM
Wrestling - Ravenna at Hart  - 5 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Saginaw Heritage  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Wixom St. Catherine at Ann Arbor Greenhills  - 5:30 PM
Boys Basketball – Gaylord St. Mary at Pellston  - 5:30 PM
Wrestling – Triangular at Saline with Monroe and Jackson   - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Flint Powers Catholic  - 5:30 PM
Wrestling –  Quad at White Lake Lakeland with Waterford Mott, Walled Lake Northern, South Lyon East - 5:30 PM
Unified Sports - Northville at Howell  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 6 PM
Boys Basketball - Ubly at Harbor Beach  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Manton at McBain  - 6 PM
Competitive Cheer – OAA Jamboree at Lake Orion with Rochester Adams, Rochester, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Tory Athens, West Bloomfield - 6:30 PM
Girls Basketball – Wixom St. Catherine at Ann Arbor Greenhills  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Saginaw Heritage  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  - 7:30 PM
Girls Basketball - Manton at McBain  - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Jan. 10
Freshman Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 3:55 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Hamilton at Comstock Park  - 4 PM
Freshman Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 4:30 PM
Middle School Boys Basketball – Allen Park Inter-City Baptist at Southfield Christian  - 4:30 PM
Freshman Girls Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell  - 5 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 5:20 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Hamilton at Comstock Park  - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 6 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Owosso at Flint Kearsley  - 6 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Otsego at Plainwell  - 6:15 PM
Boys Basketball - Chesaning at Otisville Lakeville  - 6:50 PM
Girls Basketball - Troy Athens at Lake Orion  - 7 PM
Girls Basketball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester  - 7 PM
JV Boys Basketball - Grant at Fremont  - 7 PM
JV Girls Basketball - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth  - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - Jan. 11
Freshman Boys Basketball - Salem at Howell  &l

5 Weekends of MHSAA Finals, 1 Low Price

February 20, 2018

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
   

Over the next five weeks, fans of Michigan high school sports can catch hundreds of hours of live video coverage of MHSAA Championships on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network for just $9.95.

This week’s championship coverage comes from Wings Events Center in Kalamazoo on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-24) at the Team Wrestling Finals. Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday – Feb. 23 – Team Wrestling Quarterfinals 

Division 4 @ Noon

Division 1 @ 2:15 p.m.

Division 3 @ 4:30 p.m.

Division 2 @ 6:45 p.m.

Saturday – Feb. 24 – Team Wrestling Semifinals & Finals 

Division 4 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.

Division 1 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.

Division 3 Semifinals @ Noon

Division 2 Semifinals @ Noon

Saturday Finals - 3:30 p.m.

Here’s the week-by-week NFHS Network coverage schedule of MHSAA winter Championships:

  • Feb. 22-24 – Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals-Semifinals-Finals
  • March 2-3 – Individual Wrestling Finals
  • March 2-3 – Girls Competitive Cheer Finals
  • March 8-10 – Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals
  • March 13 – Girls Basketball Quarterfinals
  • March 15-16 – Girls Basketball Semifinals
  • March 20 – Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
  • March 22-23 – Boys Basketball Semifinals

The 16 Team Wrestling events on Friday are part of the busiest day ever on MHSAA.tv, as a total of 44 events will be streamed by the NFHS Network and by participants in the School Broadcast Program.

In addition to day-to-day regular-season productions, School Broadcast Program participants cover tournament games taking place at their facilities as a condition of membership in the program. SBP schools also play a major role in the production of Quarterfinal games in the Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments in March.

For the second straight week, a record 115 events are on this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule, with 74 at the varsity level and more to be added as the week progresses. A total of 51 events will be produced by schools using Pixellot, the NFHS Network’s automated coverage solution. Be sure to check “Upcoming Events” on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.

Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members:

Tuesday – February 20

Wednesday – February 21

Thursday – February 22

Friday – February 23

Saturday – February 24

Monday – February 26

Tuesday – February 27

In its ninth 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 is used by schools wishing to live stream games, but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions. 

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

Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members feature last weekend’s Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals.

Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.

With the winter sports season fully underway, StateChamps! High School Sports Show returns with new weekly editions debuting each Sunday at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports Detroit – featuring fresh editions of the MHSAA Minute.

The MHSAA Minute takes a look each week at different things happening in the life of the Association, from promoting educational programs to rules changes in high school sports. This week’s Minute takes a look at the School Broadcast Program – and as part of its salute to Black History Month, MHSAA Assistant Director Nate Hampton will be featured. Archived editions of MHSAA Minute can be found on the StateChamps! YouTube Channel.