MHSAA TV Wraps with Big Fall Finish
November 20, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
High school sports fans can enjoy a huge weekend of live streaming audio and video of championship action this weekend on the MHSAA.tv, FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAANetwork.com websites and FOX Sports GO! app.
The weekend centers on MHSAA.tv wrapping up its Fall coverage with live video streaming of all Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the Final round of Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving and 13 Semifinal games from the MHSAA Football Playoffs. All events will be shown live on a subscription basis.
The 8-Player Football Finals will be played Saturday (Nov. 17) between Suttons Bay and Colon at 11 a.m. in Division 1 and Pickford and Portland St. Patrick at 2 p.m. in Division 2, both at Marquette’s Superior Dome and streamed live on the Prep Zone on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website and FOX Sports GO! The games also will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Tuesday (Nov. 26), with Division 1 at 8 p.m., followed by Division 2 at 11 p.m. This also is the last week of the Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com, with three 11-Player Football Semifinal games being streamed live.
The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 21-23), as well as the 8-Player Football Finals.
Here is this week's video streaming schedule (all events live online):
Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com
- Mendon v. Southfield Christian, Division 4 – Noon
- Rudyard v. Leland, Division 4 – 2 p.m.
- Lake Orion v. Lowell, Division 1 – 4:30 p.m.
- Ann Arbor Skyline v. Farmington Hills Mercy, Division 1 – 6:30 p.m.
Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com
- Saginaw Valley Lutheran v. Schoolcraft, Division 3 – Noon
- Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central v. Beaverton, Division 3 – 2 p.m.
- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Lake Odessa Lakewood, Division 2 – 4:30 p.m.
- Kingsley v. Grand Rapids Christian, Division 2 – 6:30 p.m.
Friday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – MHSAA.tv – 7 p.m.
- Iron Mountain v. Pewamo-Westphalia, Division 7
Saturday - 8-Player Football Finals – FOXSportsDetroit.com , FOX Sports GO! & MHSAANetwork.com
- Suttons Bay v. Colon, Division 1, 11 a.m.
- Pickford v. Portland St. Patrick, Division 2, 2 p.m. (approx.)
Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Tuesday, Division 1 - 8 p.m.; Division 2 – 11 p.m. Archived at MHSAA.tv.
Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com
- 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
- Division 1 – Holland Aquatics Center - Noon
- Division 2 – Oakland University – 5 p.m.
- Division 3 – Oakland University – 10 a.m.
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com – 1 p.m.
- Brighton v. Belleville, Division 1
- Muskegon Mona Shores v. Walled Lake Western, Division 2
- Muskegon v. DeWitt, Division 3
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.tv - All games 1 p.m. unless noted
- Davison v. Sterling Heights Stevenson, Division 1
- Detroit King v. Birmingham Seaholm, Division 2 – 3 p.m.
- Chelsea v. River Rouge, Division 3
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Hudsonville Unity Christian, Division 4
- Flint Powers Catholic v. Detroit Country Day, Division 4
- Kingsley v. Lansing Catholic, Division 5
- Almont v. Detroit Denby, Division 5
- Maple City Glen Lake v. Montague, Division 6
- Onsted v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Division 6
- Jackson Lumen Christi v. Cass City, Division 7 – 11 a.m.
- Beal City v. Ubly, Division 8
- Fowler v. Reading, Division 8
A subscription to MHSAA.tv is $10.99 and allows 30 days of viewing live content on the NFHS Network.
Hoops on Film: 1976 Class D Girls Final
July 13, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
One of the earliest championship games in MHSAA girls basketball history is featured 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:
Lake City 58, Perkins 48 – 1976 Class D Girls Final - Abby Currier scored 26 points and Becky Sessions added 22 as Lake City cruised past Perkins, 58-48, for the Class D title. Lynette Royer led Perkins with 23 points. This was the fourth Class D Final, as the girls basketball tournament started in 1973, and remains the lone championship game won by Lake City. The season before, the Trojans had bowed out in the Semifinals against eventual champion Flint Holy Rosary. The two teams met again in the semis in 1976, and this time it was Lake City which prevailed, advancing to the Final the following morning against Perkins and winning the school’s first MHSAA crown in any sport. It was the only appearance ever in an MHSAA statewide tournament final for Perkins, which merged the following year with nearby Rock to form Mid-Peninsula High School, about a half-hour’s drive north of Escanaba. The newly-formed Wolverines would win the Class D crown in 1977.
Previous releases:
1973 Class C Boys Final: Detroit East Catholic 50, Saginaw St. Stephen 49 - Watch
1954 Class A Boys Final: Muskegon Heights 43, Flint Northern 41 (OT) - Watch
1971 Class A Boys Final: Flint Northern 79, Detroit Kettering 78 - Watch