Live Events Abound on MHSAA TV
November 18, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications diretor
More than 100 hours of live streaming video and audio coverage of MHSAA Tournaments in three sports will take place this weekend on MHSAA.TV, FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAANetwork.com.
The weekend centers on MHSAA.tv wrapping up its Fall coverage this weekend with live video streaming of all of the Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the Final Round of L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving and 12 Semifinal games in the MHSAA Football Playoffs, presented by the Michigan Army National Guard. All games will be shown live on a subscription basis, and will become available for free on-demand viewing by Nov. 24.
The 8-Player Football Final on Friday between Battle Creek St. Philip and Powers North Central will be streamed live on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website, and be shown on FOX Sports Detroit next week on Monday (Nov. 23) at 2 p.m. and Tuesday (Nov. 24) at 7:30 p.m. It's also the last week of the PrepZone, with four 11-Player Football Semifinal games being streamed live. All games will be archived at MHSAA.tv.
The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 19-21), as well as the 8-Player Football Final.
Here is this week's video streaming schedule (all events live online):
Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv
- Battle Creek St. Philip v. Plymouth Christian, Class D, 2 p.m.
- Leland v. Crystal Falls Forest Park, Class D, 3:45 p.m.
- Livonia Churchill v. Romeo, Class A, 5:30 p.m.
- Novi v. Grand Rapids Christian winner, Class A, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv
- Bronson v. Traverse City St. Francis, Class C, 2 p.m.
- Brown City v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Class C, 3:45 p.m.
- Goodrich v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Class B, 5:30 p.m.
- North Branch winner v. Battle Creek Harper Creek, Class B, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - 8-Player Football Finals - FoxSportsDetroit.com
- Battle Creek St. Philip v. Powers North Central, 7 p.m. Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Monday, 2 p.m., and Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Archived at MHSAA.tv.
Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.tv
- Class D Final, 10 a.m.
- Class C Final, Noon
- Class A Final, 2 p.m.
- Class B Final, 4 p.m.
Saturday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals - MHSAA.tv - Noon
- Division 1 – Holland Aquatics Center
- Division 2 – Oakland University
- Division 3 – Eastern Michigan University
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com – 1 p.m.
- Lowell v. Walled Lake Western, Division 2
- Coldwater v. Chelsea, Division 3
- Ida v. River Rouge, Division 5
- Pewamo-Westphalia v. Detroit Loyola, Division 7
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.tv - All games 1 p.m. unless noted
- Grand Ledge v. Romeo, Division 1
- Canton v. Detroit Cass Tech, Division 1
- Livonia Franklin v. Detroit Martin Luther King, Division 2
- East Grand Rapids v. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Division 3
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern v. Zeeland West, Division 4
- Detroit Country Day v. Flint Powers Catholic, Division 4
- Lansing Catholic v. Grand Rapids West Catholic, Division 5
- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Clinton, Division 6 - Noon
- Traverse City St. Francis v. Ithaca, Division 6
- Ishpeming v. New Lothrop, Division 7
- St. Ignace v. Muskegon Catholic Central, Division 8
- Waterford Our Lady v. Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Division 8
To watch the live action on MHSAA.tv, you can purchase a Day Pass for $9.95 or a Month Pass for $14.95. The games will become available for free On Demand viewing three days after they are played.
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.