MHSAA TV Features Grid Showdowns
September 5, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
A trio of football games pitting schools with 2-0 records highlights this week’s schedule on MHSAA.tv.
In the Upper Peninsula’s West-PAC Large Division, Calumet hosts Ishpeming Westwood on Friday. The two teams are tied atop the league standings with Hancock.
The other games are league openers. Saginaw Swan Valley will travel to Freeland on Friday in a Tri-Valley Conference Central match, and in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red, Williamston is at Fowlerville.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday, Sept. 4
- JV Boys Soccer - Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Iron Mountain at Norway - 6 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline - 7 p.m.
Wednesday - Sept. 5
- Girls Volleyball – Marlette at Freeland - 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Madison Heights Bishop Foley at Macomb Lutheran North - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Marine Cardinal Mooney at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Durand at Ovid-Elsie - 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Marine City Cardinal Mooney at Ann Arbor Greenhills - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday - Sept. 6
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 4 p.m.
- Freshman Football - Croswell-Lexington at Frankenmuth - 4:30 p.m.
- Freshman Football - Ypsilanti at Saline - 4:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Brooklyn Columbia Central at Manchester - 5 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 5 p.m.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 5:30 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Comstock Park - 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Bridgeport at Frankenmuth - 6 p.m.
- JV Football - Ypsilanti at Saline - 6:30 p.m.
- JV Football - Ishpeming at Norway - 6:30 p.m.
- JV Football - Chesaning at Montrose - 6:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Clarkston at Grand Blanc - 7 p.m.
Friday - Sept. 7
- Football - Williamston at Fowlerville - 7 p.m.
- Freshman Boys Soccer - Salem at Saline - 4 p.m.
- Football - Lake Orion at Rochester Adams - 7 p.m.
- Football – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland - 7 p.m.
- Football - Sault Ste. Marie at Marquette - 7 p.m.
- Football - Flint at Grand Blanc - 7 p.m.
- Football - Salem at Novi - 7 p.m.
- Football - Saint Thomas Aquinas at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 p.m.
- Football – Ishpeming Westwood at Calumet - 7 p.m.
- Football – Otisville Lakeville at Ovid-Elsie - 7 p.m.
Saturday - Sept. 8
- JV Girls Volleyball – Mustang Invitational at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 8:30 a.m.
Monday - Sept. 10
- Field Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Novi - 3:30 p.m.
- JV Field Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Novi - 5 p.m.
- Boys Soccer - Howell at Fowlerville - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Sept. 11
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 p.m.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 p.m.
All sporting events – live or delayed - 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.
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 also will be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. 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.
Highlights of games broadcast during the past week by the MHSAA School Broadcast Program feature Saline’s 17-7 football win over two-time reigning Division 4 champion Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Allen Park Cabrini’s 3-0 volleyball win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and East Lansing’s 2-1 boys soccer win over Williamston.
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
Hoops on Film: 1961 Class D Boys Final
July 27, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
A battle of undefeated teams from schools both no longer in existence is highlighted this week as part of 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 boys and girls 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 post-game 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 through the week of August 17. DVD’s may be purchased directly from the MHSAA.tv Website – just click the Get DVD button below the player.
Here’s a look at this week’s game, with recap courtesy of MHSAA historian Ron Pesch:
Marquette Pierce 68, Freesoil 61 – 1961 Class D Boys Final - After 35 years as a coach in the Upper Peninsula, Vic Hurst was rewarded with his first MHSAA title as Marquette Pierce downed a determined Freesoil squad, 68-61, in a Class D battle of the undefeated. Dave Benson led the Warriors with 17 points, while teammates Dennis DeMerse and the Laurich brothers – Conrad and Larry – each added 15. The matchup came after each school's first Regional crown and ended up the only time either school would ever reach the Finals. Pierce would close after the 1961 season, and its only other Regional appearances came back-to-back in 1955 and 1956. Freesoil would win four more Regional titles during its history – three consecutive form 1966-68. The high school closed after the 2006-07 school year and was absorbed into the Mason County Eastern school district.
Previous releases:
1958 Class A Boys Final: Detroit Austin 71, Benton Harbor 68 - Watch
1976 Class D Girls Final: Lake City 58, Perkins 48 - Watch
1971 Class A Boys Final: Flint Northern 79, Detroit Kettering 78 - Watch
1954 Class A Boys Final: Muskegon Heights 43, Flint Northern 41 (OT) - Watch
1973 Class C Boys Final: Detroit East Catholic 50, Saginaw St. Stephen 49 - Watch