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Montrose Wins Top SBP Award Again

April 18, 2017

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

Montrose High School maintained its spot as the “Program of the Year” in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program Excellence Awards in 2016-17, claiming the top honor for the fourth straight year.

The SBP Excellence Awards will award certificates and plaques to the schools which took individual honors, with the presentation dates and times to be announced.

Montrose took first place in Best Multicamera Production, Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Sports Graphics, Best Use of PlayOn! Sports Graphics and swept the top three spots in the Best Produced Commercial/Feature category.

Montrose became the first SBP school to produce live coverage of its entire regular-season football schedule during the 2016 season, continued to demonstrate good blend of productions in a variety of sports covered and an overall command of the PlayOn! Sports software used for graphics and inserting commercials/features during the course of productions.

Other category winners were Negaunee High School for Best Highlight and Lake Orion High School for Best Play-by-Play.

Other criteria used in selecting the top program awards were sporting events produced, where East Lansing High School headed the list followed by Comstock Park High School and Montrose, and subscriptions sold, which was led by Calumet High School followed by Negaunee, Lake Orion and Marquette High School.

Here is the complete list by categories of the schools and students being honored in this year’s SBP Excellence Awards:

Best Highlight

First Place – Negaunee – Evan Hassell, Keegan McGonigle, Hannah Skewis – Football game vs. Charlevoix.

Best Multicamera Production

First Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Ben Dennings, Sam Wade, Jared Adams, Noah Rowe – Football game vs. Birch Run.

Second Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Peyton Hobson, Noah Rowe, Cameron Tupper, Sam Wade, Randal Smith, Amanda Conrad – Football game vs. Corunna.

Third Place – Lake Orion – Micah Williams, Ben Wellman, Brad Daenzer, Brandon Morrow, Gracen Zotter, Jack LaBounty, Rachele Pozzo – Boys Basketball game vs. Birmingham Seaholm.

Best Play-By-Play

First Place – Lake Orion – Brad Daenzer and Ben Wellman – Boys Basketball game vs. Oxford.

Second Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer and David Sackrider – Football game vs. Birch Run.

Third Place – Lake Orion – Brad Daenzer and Ben Wellman – Boys Basketball game vs. Birmingham Seaholm.

Best Produced Commercial/Feature

First Place – Montrose – Jared Adams, Elyssa Climie, Eric Vandefifer – Mike Young Buick/GMC Commercial.

Second Place – Montrose – Elyssa Climie, Jared Adams, Camryn Blair, Molly Dunton, Sarah Jones –  Ford Field Trip Feature.

Third Place – Montrose - Eric Vandefifer, David Sackrider, Jared Adams – Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association MSU-U of M Tailgate Luncheon Feature.

Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Graphics

First Place – Montrose – David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Sarah Jones – Boys Basketball game vs. Flint Kearsley.

Second Place – Cedar Springs – Noah VanKampen – Boys Soccer game vs. Greenville.

Third Place – Negaunee - Evan Hassell, Hannah Skewis – Football game vs. Calumet.

Best Use of PlayOn! Graphics/Software

First Place – Montrose – David Sackrider, Elyssa Climie, Sarah Jones – Boys Basketball game vs. Flint Kearsley.

Second Place – Negaunee – Robby Williams, Travis Nelson – Girls Basketball game vs. Iron Mountain.

Third Place – Montrose - Carter Inman, Reco Delacruz, Camryn Blair, Jared Adams, John Blackford – Boys Basketball game vs. Burton Bendle.

Spring sporting events are beginning to populate the MHSAA.tv website, with this week’s schedule featuring action on the track and the baseball, lacrosse and soccer fields.

In its eighth 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.  

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.

Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of live video streams being produced by SBP members (All times Eastern):

Tuesday, April 18

Wednesday, April 19

Thursday, April 20

Saturday, April 22

Tuesday, April 25

Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.

The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. 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. 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.

O-K Crossover Top MHSAA TV Coverage

September 20, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

A crossover game in the Ottawa-Kent Conference headlines this week’s schedule of live events on MHSAA.tv being produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.

Cedar Springs (2-0 O-K White, 3-1 overall) hosts Grand Rapids Christian (2-0 O-K Gold, 4-0 overall) at 7 p.m. Friday. 

In its eighth 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.  

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.

Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams available being produced by SBP members, as well as live stats from MHSAA member schools using Digital Scout:

Tuesday – Sept. 20

Wednesday – Sept. 21

Thursday – Sept. 22

Friday – Sept. 23

  • Football – Coleman at Breckenridge – 6:30 p.m. - LIVE
  • Football – Traverse City West at Alpena – 7 p.m. – LIVE
  • Football – Oscoda at Rogers City – 7 p.m. – LIVE
  • Football – Charlton Heston Academy at Onaway – 7 p.m. – LIVE
  • Football – Mt. Morris at Goodrich – 7 p.m. – LIVE VIDEO & STATS
  • Football – Grand Rapids Christian at Cedar Springs – 7 p.m. - LIVE
  • Football – Marquette v. Gladstone – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Plymouth v. Canton – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Oxford v. Farmington – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Eben Junction Superior Central v. Stephenson – 7 p.m. - STATS
  • Football – Beaverton v. Sanford Meridian – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Davison v. Saginaw – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – St. Clair v. St. Clair Shores South Lake – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Hudsonville v. Holland West Ottawa – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grand Ledge v. Jackson – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – East Jackson v. Manchester – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Fowlerville v. Lansing Catholic – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Oakland Christian v. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Addison v. Michigan Center – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Swartz Creek v. Flint Kearsley – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Saranac v. Bath – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – St. Johns v. Lansing Waverly – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Erie-Mason v. Hudson – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Calumet v. Hancock – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Lowell v. Greenville – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Corunna v. Flint Beecher – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Gwinn v. Negaunee – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Wyoming Lee v. Belding – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Bay City Central v. Midland – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – New Lothrop v. Belding – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Hanover-Horton v. Napoleon – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grand Rapids West Catholic v. Coopersville – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grand Traverse Academy v. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Traverse City Central v. Gaylord – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Saginaw Arthur Hill v. Saginaw Heritage – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Midland Dow v. Flint Powers – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary v. Hemlock – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central v. Grosse Ile – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grosse Pointe South v. Grosse Pointe North – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Laingsburg v. Fowler – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Sparta v. Allendale – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy v. Adrian Lenawee Christian – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Stanton Central Montcalm v. Fremont – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Battle Creek Harper Creek v. Battle Creek Pennfield – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Marlette v. Ubly – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Lansing Everett v. Lansing Eastern – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Whitehall v. Montague – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Wayland Union v. Grand Rapids South Christian – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Petersburg-Summerfield v. Britton-Macon – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Mayville v. Morrice – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. St. Clair Shores Lakeview – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Baraga v. Powers North Central – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Wyoming Kelloggsville v. Grandville Calvin Christian – 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Adrian v. Ypsilanti – 7 p.m. – STATS

Saturday – Sept. 24

The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. 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. Some schools also will be selling Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.

The SBP programming schedule is expected to expand now that school is in session across the state.  A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website. Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office. 

A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program. This week's package includes clips from the St. Clair/Clinton Township Clintondale and Traverse City Central/West football games, plus highlights from the Central/West "Patriot Game" festivities.

This week’s highlights package consists of clips from Vicksburg at Plainwell and Flint Southwestern at Davison football and Okemos at East Lansing girls swimming & diving.