NFHS Network Honors SBP Schools

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director emeritus

September 19, 2017

Seven MHSAA member schools participating in the School Broadcast Program have been recognized by the NFHS Network for demonstrating excellent broadcasting skills and promotion of their events during the 2016-17 school year.

Calumet and Montrose High Schools have been recognized as Elite Schools for excelling in both production and promotion. Fifty schools nationally were granted Elite status. Garnering Select School recognition for production were Comstock Park, East Lansing, Lake Orion, Marquette and Negaunee. Nationally, 101 schools earned Select honors.

The Montrose and Lake Orion SBP crews are scheduled to live stream all nine of their respective schools’ regular-season football games in 2017; and this week, Montrose is at Corunna for a battle of two 3-1 teams in a key Genesee Area Conference Red game. Lake Orion (1-3) is hosting Southfield Arts & Technology (2-2).

Lake Orion also will stream an Oakland Activities Association showdown in girls volleyball next Tuesday (Sept. 26) as it hosts Clarkston in a battle of two top-10 Class A teams in the statewide coaches rankings.

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. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

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

Tuesday, Sept. 19

Wednesday, Sept. 20

Thursday, Sept. 21

Friday, Sept. 22

Saturday, Sept. 23

Monday, Sept. 25

Tuesday, Sept. 26

Wednesday, Sept. 27

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 per 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 will also 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 produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members are in their third week. Featured games are in football with Marquette at Escanaba, Jackson at East Lansing and Ashley at VestaburgHighlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.

More than 15 football games are featured each week on the State Champs! Sports Network Extra Point – powered by the Michigan High School Athletic Association – Saturday at 10 a.m. on FOX Sports Detroit.

The half-hour program features highlights from more than a dozen games each week, including clips from games produced by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members. The program airs multiple times each weekend on FOX Sports Detroit and on Comcast Channel 900, and will be archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel. Consult your local listings for additional playback times.

The MHSAA also has a presence on other State Champs! Network programs throughout each weekend. The MHSAA Minute is a weekly part of the State Champs! High School Sports Show on FOX Sports Detroit at 9 a.m. every Sunday – with multiple replays on FOX Sports Detroit and Comcast Channel 900 throughout the week. That program also is archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel. Consult your local listings for additional playback times.

This week’s MHSAA Minute on State Champs features the Association’s Check-In Champ program.

The MHSAA also has content on the State Champs Scoreboard! High School Football Radio Show on Friday nights during the football and basketball seasons, originating on WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit and carried on more than 10 radio stations across the state. This Week In High School Sports and Be the Referee are weekly features on the program.

MHSAA TV Offers 48 Football Games

September 18, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is an updated schedule of varsity Football games for this weekend on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv:

Friday - Sept. 18 
East Kentwood  vs. Hudsonville  - 5:30 PM
Lowell  vs. East Grand Rapids  - 5:50 PM
Rockford  vs. Jenison  - 6 PM
Montrose  vs. Ovid-Elsie  - 6:40 PM
Watervliet  vs. Galesburg-Augusta  - 6:50 PM
Howell  vs. Plymouth - 6:55 PM
Petoskey  vs. Gaylord  - 7 PM
Saline  vs. Ypsilanti Community  - 7 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore  vs. Portage Northern  - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering  vs. South Lyon  - 7 PM
Grand Blanc  vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth  - 7 PM
Ithaca  vs. Saginaw Nouvel - 7 PM
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  vs. Detroit Country Day  - 7 PM
Marquette  vs. Menominee  - 7 PM
Haslett  vs. Mason  - 7 PM
Fowlerville  vs. Williamston  - 7 PM
Calumet  vs. Kingsford  - 7 PM
Laingsburg  vs. Pewamo-Westphalia  - 7 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  vs. Detroit Loyola  - 7 PM
Plainwell  vs. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix  - 7 PM
Fenton  vs. Holly  - 7 PM
Bad Axe  vs. Sandusky  - 7 PM
Harbor Beach  vs. Ubly  - 7 PM
Cedar Springs  vs. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg  - 7 PM
Detroit Catholic Central  vs. Harper Woods  - 7 PM
Manchester  vs. Addison  - 7 PM
Traverse City Central  vs. Traverse City West  - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage  vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere  vs. Warren Lincoln - 7 PM
Durand Area  vs. Byron Center - 7 PM
DeWitt  vs. Portland  - 7 PM
Comstock Park  vs. Belding Area  - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven  vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt  - 7 PM
Freeland  vs. Frankenmuth  - 7 PM
Suttons Bay  vs. Brethren  - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake  vs. Boyne City  - 7 PM
Charlevoix  vs. Frankfort  - 7 PM
Mayville  vs. Burton Atherton  - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North  vs. Detroit Edison Public School Academy - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville  vs. Grass Lake  - 7 PM
Cadillac  vs. Alpena  - 7 PM
St. Joseph  vs. Kalamazoo Central  - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills  vs. South Christian  - 7 PM
New Lothrop  vs. Mt Morris  - 7 PM
Negaunee  vs. Manistique  - 7 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 19 
Traverse City St. Francis  vs. Sault Area  - 1 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice  - 3 PM

Now in its 12th 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 the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 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. A portion of every subscription sold by an SBP 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