Pixellots top 500 in Michigan

September 22, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

The number of Pixellot units installed or ordered for MHSAA member schools topped the 500 mark last week as the NFHS Network program to provide units to schools across the country for the cost of installation has more than doubled the number of Pixellots in the Great Lakes State over the past few months.

Pixellot is the NFHS Network’s automated production solution. Installed on the facing of a stadium press box or a gymnasium wall, Pixellot follows the action, complete with a scoreboard connection to show the teams, game score, time remaining, quarter or period – and in sports like football, down and distance.  Schools can see revenue from subscriptions and from displaying a sponsor logo on the screen.  Schools also can add announcer teams to Pixellot events to enhance the game for viewers.

Nearly 700 events in multiple sports at multiple levels of play fill the coming week’s schedule for the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.

In the coming week, nearly 350 varsity events – about half of them in volleyball - will be available. Monthly subscriptions are $10.99. Click for lists of upcoming games and on-demand games

Fans also can type their school name into the search field on the MHSAA.tv page to search for events. A complete list of schools participating in the School Broadcast Program can be found at the end of this release.
 
Here is a list of varsity broadcasts scheduled over the coming week (Home team listed first):


Football


Thursday, Sept. 24
New Lothrop  vs. Byron Area  - 7 PM
 
Friday, Sept. 25
East Grand Rapids  vs. Greenville   - 5:30 PM
Lowell  vs. Grand Rapids Northview   - 6:55 PM
Portage Central  vs. Battle Creek Lakeview - 7 PM
Cass City  vs. Reese   - 7 PM
East Lansing  vs. River Rouge   - 7 PM
Walled Lake Northern  vs. South Lyon   - 7 PM
Bloomfield Hills  vs. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
Peck vs. Carsonville-Port Sanilac   - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Harper Woods   - 7 PM
Bay City John Glenn vs. Birch Run   - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley  vs. Frankenmuth   - 7 PM
Mt Morris  vs. Durand - 7 PM
Freeland  vs. Alma   - 7 PM
Watervliet  vs. Fennville   - 7 PM
Jackson Lumen Christi vs. Hastings   - 7 PM
Lake Orion  vs. Oak Park   - 7 PM
Chesaning  vs. Montrose  - 7 PM
Vicksburg  vs. Three Rivers   - 7 PM
Marquette vs. Sault Ste. Marie   - 7 PM
Suttons Bay  vs. Central Lake   - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage  vs. Midland   - 7 PM
Ithaca  vs. Midland Bullock Creek   - 7 PM
Mayville  vs. Kingston   - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville  vs. Lutheran  Westland  - 7 PM
Grand Blanc  vs. Davison   - 7 PM
Sturgis  vs. Allegan   - 7 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Sandusky   - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven  vs. Allen Park   - 7 PM
Mason  vs. Eaton Rapids   - 7 PM
Fenton  vs. Flint Kearsley   - 7 PM
Dearborn Divine Child  vs. Detroit Loyola   - 7 PM
Novi  vs. Canton   - 7 PM
Northville  vs. Brighton   - 7 PM
Niles  vs. South Haven   - 7 PM
Caro  vs. Bad Axe   - 7 PM
Manchester  vs. Napoleon   - 7 PM
Calumet  vs. Gwinn   - 7 PM
East Kentwood  vs. Grandville   - 7 PM
Troy  vs. Walled Lake Central   - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central  vs. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg   - 7 PM
Kinde North Huron  vs. Bay City All Saints - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm  vs. Farmington   - 7 PM
Haslett  vs. Fowlerville   - 7 PM
Zeeland West  vs. Grand Rapids Union   - 7 PM
Ovid-Elsie  vs. Otisville LakeVille - 7 PM
Birmingham Groves  vs. Rochester Adams   - 7 PM
Ortonville Brandon  vs. Goodrich   - 7 PM
Gladstone  vs. Negaunee   - 7 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 26
White Lake Lakeland  vs. South Lyon East   - 7 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary Prep   - 1 PM
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  vs. Clarkston Everest Collegiate  - 1 PM
Munising  vs. Newberry - 7 PM
 

Boys Soccer


Tuesday - Sept. 22
Jackson Lumen Christi vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek   - 5 PM
East Grand Rapids  vs. TBA - 5:45 PM
Portage Northern  vs. Portage Central   - 6:30 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central  vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern   - 6:45 PM
Northville  vs. Brighton   - 7 PM
Howell  vs. Novi   - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville  vs. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist   - 7 PM
West Bloomfield  vs. Bloomfield Hills   - 7 PM
Walled Lake Northern  vs. Walled Lake Western   - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering  vs. Auburn Hills Avondale   - 7 PM
South Lyon East  vs. South Lyon   - 7 PM
Clare  vs. Taylor Prep   - 7 PM
Walled Lake Central  vs. Highland Milford   - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Troy   - 7 PM
East Kentwood  vs. Grandville   - 7:15 PM
 
Wednesday - Sept. 23
Saginaw Swan Valley  vs. Freeland   - 4:30 PM
Cass City  vs. Bad Axe   - 5:30 PM
Ithaca  vs. Standish-Sterling - 5:30 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North  vs. Garden City   - 6 PM
Vicksburg  vs. Otsego   - 6 PM
Corunna  vs. Ortonville Brandon   - 6:15 PM
Saginaw Heritage  vs. Midland Dow   - 6:45 PM
Cedar Springs  vs. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills   - 6:45 PM
Manchester  vs. Hillsdale Academy  - 7 PM
Clare  vs. McBain Northern Michigan Christian - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. TBA  - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Sept. 24
Bay City John Glenn vs. Saginaw Swan Valley   - 4:30 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice   - 6 PM
Chesaning  vs. Ovid-Elsie   - 6 PM
Fenton  vs. Clio   - 6:15 PM
Portage Central  vs. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix   - 6:30 PM
St. Joseph  vs. Battle Creek Central   - 6:30 PM
Cadillac  vs. Gaylord   - 6:45 PM
Bloomfield Hills  vs. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
Troy  vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood   - 7 PM
Birmingham Groves  vs. West Bloomfield   - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm  vs. Rochester   - 7 PM
Saline  vs. Ann Arbor Skyline   - 7 PM
Holt  vs. Okemos   - 7 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 7 PM
White Lake Lakeland  vs. Walled Lake Northern   - 7 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian  vs. Lansing Catholic  - 7:15 PM
 
Friday - Sept. 25
Vicksburg  vs. Parchment   - 5:30 PM
South Lyon  vs. Walled Lake Central   - 7 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 26
Multi-team Event @ Troy Athens - 10 AM
West Bloomfield  vs. Rochester   - 10 AM
Plainwell  vs. Mattawan   - 10:30 AM
St. Joseph  vs. Paw Paw   - 11:30 AM
West Bloomfield  vs. Rochester   - 11:45 AM
Holt  vs. Grand Ledge   - 12 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Grosse Pointe North   - 12 PM
Mason  vs. Haslett   - 1 PM
Jackson Lumen Christi  vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek   - 1 PM
Saline  vs. An Arbor Pioneer   - 2 PM
Northville  vs. Canton   - 4:30 PM
Multi-team Event  @ Troy - 6:30 PM
 
Monday - Sept. 28
Saginaw Swan Valley  vs. Shepherd   - 4:30 PM
Watervliet  vs. Lawton   - 4:30 PM
Cass City  vs. Harbor Beach - 5:30 PM
Manchester  vs. Grass Lake   - 5:30 PM
Ithaca  vs. Saginaw Nouvel - 5:30 PM
Bad Axe  vs. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker   - 5:30 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Imlay City   - 6 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven  vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt   - 6 PM
Holt  vs. Lansing Waverly   - 6 PM
Fenton  vs. Lake Fenton   - 6:15 PM
Plainwell  vs. Edwardsburg   - 6:30 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian  vs. TBA  - 6:45 PM
Saginaw Heritage  vs. Grand Blanc   - 6:45 PM
Cedar Springs  vs. Lowell   - 6:45 PM
East Kentwood  vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern   - 6:45 PM
Walled Lake Western  vs. South Lyon   - 7 PM
Walled Lake Central  vs. Waterford Mott   - 7 PM
White Lake Lakeland  vs. Royal Oak   - 7 PM
Brighton  vs. Northville   - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering  vs. South Lyon East   - 7 PM
Clare  vs. Roscommon   - 7 PM
 
Tuesday - Sept. 29
Chesaning  vs. Durand - 6 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore  vs. St. Joseph   - 6:30 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central  vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic   - 6:45 PM
Petoskey  vs. Alpena   - 6:45 PM
Troy  vs. North Farmington   - 7 PM
Freeland  vs. Essexville Garber   - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville  vs. Oakland Christian   - 7 PM
West Bloomfield  vs. Oxford   - 7 PM
Saline  vs. Ypsilanti Community   - 7 PM
Dearborn Divine Child  vs. Detroit U Of D Jesuit   - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm  vs. Troy Athens - 7 PM
East Kentwood  vs. Caledonia   - 7:15 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. TBA  - 7:30 PM
Detroit Catholic Central  vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice   - 7:30 PM
 

Girls Volleyball


Tuesday - Sept. 22
Rockford vs. Caledonia  - 5 PM
East Lansing vs. Grand Ledge  - 6 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Detroit Community  - 6 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Hazel Park  - 6 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Cedar Springs  - 6 PM
Holt vs. DeWitt  - 6 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills  - 6 PM
Dryden vs. Mayville  - 6 PM
New Lothrop vs. Montrose  - 6:15 PM
Ovid-Elsie vs. Byron Area  - 6:15 PM
Otisville LakeVille vs. Durand  - 6:15 PM
Chesaning vs. Mt Morris  - 6:15 PM
Galesburg-Augusta vs. Parchment  - 6:30 PM
Ishpeming vs. Manistique  - 6:30 PM
Watervliet vs. Martin  - 6:30 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard vs. Clarkston Everest Collegiate  - 6:30 PM
Frankfort vs. Onekama  - 6:30 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill  - 6:30 PM
South Lyon vs. Waterford Kettering  - 6:30 PM
Petoskey vs. Alpena  - 6:30 PM
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson  - 6:30 PM
Suttons Bay vs. Maple City Glen Lake  - 6:30 PM
Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East  - 6:30 PM
Painesdale Jeffers vs. Baraga Area  - 6:30 PM
Oakland Christian vs. Plymouth Christian Academy  - 6:30 PM
Howell vs. Northville  - 6:30 PM
South Lyon East vs. Lakeland  - 6:30 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Delton Kellogg  - 6:30 PM
Cadillac vs. Traverse City West  - 7 PM
Bear Lake vs. Walkerville  - 7 PM
Hart vs. Montague  - 7 PM
Saline vs. Ypsilanti Community  - 7 PM
Escanaba vs. Gladstone  - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. North Farmington  - 7 PM
Lake Orion vs. Birmingham Seaholm  - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Warren Regina  - 7 PM
Marcellus vs. Mendon  - 7 PM
St Charles vs. Coleman  - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Brighton Charyl Stockwell Prep - 7:30 PM
 
Wednesday - Sept. 23
Holly vs. Flint Kearsley  - 5:15 PM
Fenton vs. Linden  - 5:15 PM
Niles vs. Bridgman  - 6 PM
St. Joseph vs. Stevensville Lakeshore  - 6:30 PM
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 6:30 PM
Hart vs. Mason County Central  - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Frankenmuth  - 7 PM
Freeland vs. Birch Run  - 7 PM
Bay City John Glenn vs. Essexville Garber  - 7 PM
Hemlock vs. Carrollton  - 7:30 PM
Clare vs. Harrison  - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Sept. 24
Fremont vs. Shelby  - 5:30 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. St. Clair Shores South Lake  - 6 PM
Vicksburg vs. Three Rivers  - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Deckerville - 6 PM
DeWitt vs. Mason  - 6 PM
Williamston vs. Portland  - 6 PM
Sturgis vs. Allegan  - 6 PM
South Lyon vs. Salem  - 6:30 PM
Novi vs. Franklin  - 6:30 PM
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Sterling Heights Parkway Christian  - 6:30 PM
Brighton vs. Westland John Glenn - 6:30 PM
Northville vs. Livonia Stevenson  - 6:30 PM
Highland Milford vs. Walled Lake Western  - 6:30 PM
Watervliet vs. Kalamazoo Christian  - 6:30 PM
Houghton vs. Ishpeming  - 6:30 PM
White Lake Lakeland vs. Waterford Kettering  - 6:30 PM
Negaunee vs. Gwinn  - 6:30 PM
South Lyon East vs. Walled Lake Central  - 6:30 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Capac  - 6:45 PM
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Romulus  - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Trenton  - 7 PM
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian vs. Wyoming Godwin Heights - 7 PM
Pentwater vs. Bear Lake  - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Farmington  - 7 PM
Traverse City West vs. Petoskey  - 7 PM
Bloomfield Hills vs. Oxford  - 7 PM
Cadillac vs. Gaylord  - 7 PM
Escanaba vs. Marquette  - 7 PM
Lake Orion vs. West Bloomfield  - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm vs. Rochester Adams  - 7 PM
Troy vs. Birmingham Groves  - 7 PM
Kingston vs. Peck - 7:30 PM
Bad Axe vs. Pigeon Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port  - 7:30 PM
Caro vs. Cass City  - 7:30 PM
 
Friday - Sept. 25
Dollar Bay vs. Baraga Area  - 6:25 PM
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Taylor Prep  - 6:30 PM
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Detroit Country Day  - 6:30 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. Wixom St. Catherine - 7:15 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 26
Northville vs. TBA  - 8:30 AM
Williamston vs. TBA  - 9 AM
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. TBA  - 9 AM
Rockford vs. DeWitt  - 9 AM
Niles vs. Stevensville Lakeshore  - 9 AM
Grandville vs. Lowell  - 9 AM
Flint Powers Catholic  - 9 AM
Mt Morris vs. TBA  - 2 PM
 
Monday - Sept. 28
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Warren Fitzgerald  - 6 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Canton Prep - 6 PM
Plainwell vs. Vicksburg  - 6:30 PM
St. Joseph vs. Battle Creek Lakeview - 6:30 PM
Calumet vs. Ishpeming  - 6:45 PM
Marquette vs. Gladstone  - 7 PM
Pentwater vs. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy  - 7 PM
Linden vs. Hartland  - 7 PM
 
Tuesday - Sept. 29
Part 1 | Durand Area vs. New Lothrop  - 4:30 PM
Williamston vs. TBA  - 5 PM
Norway vs. Bark River-Harris  - 6 PM
Bear Lake vs. Manistee Catholic Central  - 6 PM
DeWitt vs. East Lansing  - 6 PM
North Huron vs. Akron-Fairgrove  - 6 PM
Wayland Union vs. Ada Forest Hills Eastern  - 6 PM
Fowlerville vs. Haslett  - 6 PM
Peck vs. Deckerville - 6 PM
Holt vs. Lansing Waverly  - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Genesee  - 6 PM
St Johns vs. Grand Ledge  - 6:05 PM
Montrose vs. Otisville LakeVille - 6:15 PM
Mt Morris vs. Ovid-Elsie  - 6:15 PM
Dollar Bay vs. Ontonagon - 6:20 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Warren Cousino  - 6:30 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Schoolcraft  - 6:30 PM
Negaunee vs. Hancock  - 6:30 PM
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Whitmore Lake  - 6:30 PM
Northville vs. Brighton  - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. South Lyon  - 6:30 PM
Novi vs. Howell  - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Western vs. Waterford Mott  - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Northern vs. South Lyon East  - 6:30 PM
Watervliet vs. Parchment  - 6:30 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Bay City Western  - 6:30 PM
Southfield Christian vs. Oakland Christian  - 6:30 PM
Manchester vs. Michigan Center  - 6:30 PM
Hopkins vs. Wyoming Godwin Heights  - 7 PM
Macomb Lutheran North vs. Algonac  - 7 PM
Robichaud vs. Ferndale University  - 7 PM
Troy vs. Farmington  - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Allen Park  - 7 PM
Fremont vs. Grant  - 7 PM
Escanaba vs. Menominee  - 7 PM
St. Charles vs. Carson City-Crystal  - 7 PM
Big Rapids vs. Reed City  - 7 PM
Marcellus vs. White Pigeon  - 7 PM
Bloomfield Hills vs. West Bloomfield  - 7 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. TBA  - 7:15 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest  - 7:30 PM
Pellston vs. Onaway - 7:30 PM
Bad Axe vs. Unionville Sebewaing  - 7:30 PM
Kingston vs. Dryden  - 7:30 PM
Part 2 | Durand Area vs. New Lothrop  - 7:30 PM
Cass City vs. Reese  - 7:30 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

Century of School Sports: MHSAA's Move to TV, Now Internet, 60 Years Old & Growing

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

June 3, 2025

On any given day during a sports season, you can choose from nearly 100 high school sporting events in Michigan to watch online.

More than 600 high schools are partners with the NFHS Network, and their freshman, JV, and varsity games all air live on that platform. In fact, since the MHSAA joined the Network in 2013, more than 216,000 events from Michigan have aired, trailing only Georgia and California. During the 2023-24 school year alone, nearly 47,000 events from Michigan were on live.

The NFHS Network is also home to the Finals in boys & girls cross country, boys & girls soccer, boys & girls Lower and Upper Peninsula swimming & diving, girls volleyball, 8-player football, competitive cheer, gymnastics, ice hockey, skiing, wrestling, baseball, softball, boys & girls lacrosse, and track & field. And starting with the 2025-26 school year, Finals in field hockey, boys volleyball, 11-player football, and boys & girls basketball will also air on the Network.

But it wasn’t always this easy to have so much content on your phone, computer, or TV.

During the mid-1950s, the MHSAA Representative Council began to explore the possibilities of having the Boys Basketball Finals televised. The Council discussed ideas of having all four classes broadcast to statewide audiences, and creating a modest new revenue stream while protecting existing ticket sales, which was already happening in some states.

It wasn’t until 1961 that a proposal from WJIM-TV in Lansing was approved by the Council on a one-year “experimental” basis.  All four title games would be shown, with WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, WPBN-TV in Traverse City and WTOM-TV in Cheboygan joining the network. Since the games were already sold out, a rights fee to protect against lost ticket sales was waived.

No live television took place in 1962, but Michigan State University’s WMSB-TV recorded the games to be shown the following day.

In 1963, only the Class A Final was televised on six stations – WXYZ-TV, Detroit; WJRT-TV, Flint/Saginaw/Bay City; WJIM-TV, Lansing; WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo; WWTV, Cadillac; and WWUP-TV, Sault Ste. Marie. At least one station – WXYZ (the flagship station of the network) – could make only a two-hour time slot available, and when that window closed, the broadcast ended before the end of the contest.

From 1964 through 1974, Final games were televised on anywhere from two to four stations, with MHSAA BULLETIN accounts listing WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids as the originating party most years up to 1970, and WOTV-TV in Grand Rapids from 1971-74. The BULLETIN reported that 10 stations carried the Class A game in 1968, and the number of stations varied for the other three games. Flint, Detroit and Cadillac were other markets in which games were regularly shown.

In 1975, the MHSAA struck up a relationship with Public Broadcasting for the games for seven years, with WCMU-TV in Mount Pleasant coordinating the network that included affiliates in Allendale, Detroit and University Center the first year. Stations in Alpena, East Lansing and Marquette would later be involved. WFUM-TV in Flint would assume responsibility for the network in 1981, and also produced one year of the MHSAA Football Finals at the Pontiac Silverdome.

The games went back the commercial air waves in 1982, originated by WILX-TV in Lansing and carried by stations in Cadillac, Flint and Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids affiliate, WXMI-TV, would assume control of network operations from 1986 to 1989, and included live telecasts of the Girls Basketball Finals in its market.

When the Boys Basketball Finals moved to The Palace of Auburn Hills in 1990, Palace Sports & Entertainment produced and distributed the games statewide with WKBD-Southfield as the flagship station. At the same time, the MHSAA began to produce Finals in girls basketball, volleyball, soccer, ice hockey and other sports to be shown live and delayed on Pro-Am Sports (PASS Sports). Football Finals and the Football Selection Sunday Show also aired for several years on PASS. (A large collection of those games are available to view on the MHSAA YouTube channel.)

In 1998, the MHSAA began a 28-year partnership with Fox Sports Detroit (which became Bally Sports Detroit in 2021 and FanDuel Sports Network Detroit in 2024). Fox Sports broadcast Boys and Girls Basketball Semifinals and Finals and Football Finals, and also produced the football playoffs selection show during this time.

Starting in 2007, the MHSAA created the School Broadcast Program – which allowed schools to provide content to Comcast, which aired the games throughout the state on a delayed basis.

Six years later, the NFHS Network was born – with Michigan one of the founding states. The Network has shared nearly $1.5 million dollars with partner schools since the Network’s start.

In 2017, the addition of the Pixellot camera – an automated unit equipped with multiple high-definition cameras that operates without human assistance by focusing on the ball and player movement – sped up the number of schools supplying content to the Network. Otisville LakeVille Memorial in 2017 became the first Michigan school – and one of the first nationally – to implement the technology that now broadcasts events from fields and gyms all over both peninsulas.

But perhaps the most rapid acceleration of digital broadcast presence occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to live audience limits during much of the 2020-21 school year and made putting events online a must so families and friends could follow the action. And following that rapid rise in live streaming, the number of broadcasts has only continued to grow.

For those unable to attend a game in person, it’s never been easier to watch the game from home or anywhere with an internet connection.

(Retired MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties John Johnson contributed significant research to this report.)

Previous "Century of School Sports" Spotlights

May 27: Upper Peninsula Helps Make Michigan's School Sports Story Unique - Read
May 20:
From Nearly A to Z, Schools Repped by 221 Nicknames - Read
May 13:
These Record-Setters were Nearly Impossible to Defeat - Read
May 6:
200+ Representatives Fill All-Time Council Roster - Read
April 29:
MHSAA Programs Prioritize Health & Safety - Read
April 23:
Patches Signify Registered Officials' Role in MHSAA Story - Read
April 16:
Student Advisory Council Gives Voice to Athletes - Read
April 9:
State's Storytellers Share Spring Memories - Read
April 2:
Sharp Leadership Synonymous with MHSAA Success - Read
March 25:
Athletic Directors Indispensable to Mission of School Sports - Read
March 18:
2025 Finals Begin Next Half-Century of Girls Hoops Championships - Read
March 11:
Boys Basketball's Best 1st to Earn MHSAA Finals Titles - Read
March 5:
Everything We Do Begins with Participation - Read
Feb. 25:
Slogans & Logos Remain Unforgettable Parts of MHSAA History - Read
Feb. 19:
MHSAA Tickets Continue to Provide Fan-Friendly Value - Read
Feb. 11:
We Recognize Those Who Make Our Games Go - Read
Feb. 4:
WISL Conference Continues to Inspire Aspiring Leaders - Read
Jan. 28:
Michigan's National Impact Begins at NFHS' Start - Read
Jan. 21:
Awards Celebrate Well-Rounded Educational Experience - Read
Jan. 14:
Predecessors Laid Foundation for MHSAA's Formation - Read
Jan. 9:
MHSAA Blazes Trail Into Cyberspace - Read
Dec. 31: 
State's Storytellers Share Winter Memories - Read
Dec. 17: 
MHSAA Over Time - Read
Dec. 10:
On This Day, December 13, We Will Celebrate - Read
Dec. 3:
MHSAA Work Guided by Representative Council - Read
Nov. 26: 
Finals Provide Future Pros Early Ford Field Glory - Read
Nov. 19:
Connection at Heart of Coaches Advancement Program - Read
Nov. 12:
Good Sports are Winners Then, Now & Always - Read
Nov. 5:
MHSAA's Home Sweet Home - Read
Oct. 29:
MHSAA Summits Draw Thousands to Promote Sportsmanship - Read
Oct. 23:
Cross Country Finals Among MHSAA's Longest Running - Read
Oct. 15:
State's Storytellers Share Fall Memories - Read
Oct. 8:
Guided by 4 S's of Educational Athletics - Read
Oct. 1:
Michigan Sends 10 to National Hall of Fame - Read
Sept. 25: MHSAA Record Books Filled with 1000s of Achievements - Read
Sept. 18:
Why Does the MHSAA Have These Rules? - Read
Sept. 10: 
Special Medals, Patches to Commemorate Special Year - Read
Sept. 4:
Fall to Finish with 50th Football Championships - Read
Aug. 28:
Let the Celebration Begin - Read

PHOTOS Clockwise from top left: (1) Mickey York and Matt Shepherd anchor the 2024 Football Selection Show on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. (2) Fred McLeod and Stan Edwards call the 1998 Class AA Final on Fox Sports Detroit. (3) Natalie Kerwin reports from the sidelines at the 2023 MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals on Bally Sports Detroit. (4) Rick Berkey is on the microphone at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek to call the 1992 Girls Basketball Class C Final. (5) Mark Crawford and Kim Kaye broadcast the 1999 Class C/D Competitive Cheer Finals from Grandville High School.