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Prep Zone Returns for Football Playoffs

October 28, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

For the fifth straight season, FOX Sports Detroit will provide live streaming video coverage of four games from each of the first four rounds of the MHSAA Football Playoffs – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard – on the PrepZone on FoxSportsDetroit.com.

Pre-District games on the PrepZone this Friday (Oct. 30) are:

  • Clarkston at Romeo
  • Farmington Hills Harrison at Birmingham Groves
  • Mason at St. Johns
  • Flint Powers Catholic at Goodrich

All PrepZone games will be live at 7 p.m. Fridays the first three weekends of tournament play, and the Semifinal games Nov. 21 starting at 1 p.m. will be part of a package with MHSAA.tv where all 16 games will be live on the Internet.

Fans can watch PrepZone games on their computer or handheld devices and follow these instructions:

On Your Desktop/Laptop Computer

  • Go to FOXSportsGo.com
  • Click on the “All Chs” menu at the bottom left of the page
  • Select “FOX Sports Go Extras”

On Your Handheld Device

  • Download the free FOX Sports Go app from your store
  • Click on the “All Channels” menu at the top of the app
  • Select “FOX Sports Go Extras”

All PrepZone games will be archived on MHSAA.tv.

A number of Football Playoff games will be covered by MHSAA members participating in the School Broadcast Program this week, including three Saturday (Oct. 31) games which will be available live on a subscription basis.  SBP produced games being shown live this week at 1 p.m. Saturday are:

  • Gaylord at Mt. Pleasant
  • Crystal Falls Forest Park at Lake Linden-Hubbell

A Day Pass to watch live on MHSAA.tv is $9.95.  A Month Pass is $14.95, and would also allow access to the full schedule of MHSAA Tournaments during the month of November:

  • Nov. 4 – Selected Boys Soccer Semifinals
  • Nov. 7 – Boys Soccer Finals
  • Nov. 7 – Selected Football Playoff District Finals
  • Nov. 14 – Selected Football Playoff Regional Finals
  • Nov. 19-20 – Girls Volleyball Semifinals & Finals
  • Nov. 21 – Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals
  • Nov. 21 – Football Playoff Semifinals (12 games)

Other Football Playoff games available on an On Demand basis being produced by SBP schools this week are:

In its seventh 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 On-Demand - 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.

Launching at Midnight every Friday throughout the season is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit.  Mickey York and Rob Rubick host the weekly 30-minute highlights show.  The show will re-air most Saturday and Sunday mornings – and will be archived on the FOX Detroit Website.  This week, FFOT will re-air at 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. Sunday on FOX Sports Detroit. 

The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:

  • Detroit Denby at Detroit Collegiate Prep
  • Marysville at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
  • Bay City John Glenn at Orchard Lake St. Mary's
  • Riverview at Allen Park
  • Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Riverview Gabriel Richard
  • PLUS – Highlights from this week’s PrepZone games.

This week's School Broadcast Program highlights (see below) include football games with Otsego at Plainwell and Hudsonville at Rockford and a volleyball match, Bay City John Glenn at Pinconning.     

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Video 2/17/16: Hoops, Hockey, Wrestling

February 17, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

Each week, MHSAA.tv features highlights of events produced by schools involved in the MHSAA School Broadcast Program.

This week's package includes clips from the Saginaw Heritage/Midland Dow girls basketball game, Division 3 Individual Wrestling District at Montrose and the Cadillac/Alpena ice hockey game.


More than 200 hours of live streaming video from a variety of MHSAA postseason tournaments in winter sports begins on Saturday (Feb. 20) on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, with about one-third of that content being generated by student crews from 11 schools involved in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program. 

The School Broadcast Program members will be producing tournament events taking place in their own buildings, as well as traveling to nearby tournament venues to stream action from Girls Competitive Cheer Districts and Regionals; District, Regional and Quarterfinal games in the Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments; the Upper Peninsula Swimming Finals and one division of the MHSAA Skiing Finals. The participating schools are: Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, East Lansing, Flint Kearsley, Haslett, Lake Orion, Marquette, Montrose, Mt. Pleasant Tech Center, Negaunee and Rockford.

In its seventh 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 On-Demand – 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 is the schedule for winter MHSAA Tournaments on MHSAA.TV (As of Feb. 15, subject to change):

February 20

  • Upper Peninsula Swimming Finals at Marquette – 9 a.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 3 Districts at Comstock Park – 10 a.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 2 Districts at Cedar Springs – 10 a.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 1 Districts at Lake Orion – 11 a.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 4 Districts at Lake Orion – 4:30 p.m.

February 26

  • Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals at Mt. Pleasant – Div. 4 @ Noon; Div. 1 @ 2 p.m.; Div. 3 @ 4 p.m.; Div. 2 @ 6 p.m.

February 27

  • Team Dual Wrestling Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant – Div. 1 & 4 @ 10 a.m.; Div. 2 & 3 @ Noon
  • Team Dual Wrestling Finals at Mt. Pleasant – 3:30 p.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 3 Regionals at Rockford - 6 p.m.
  • Competitive Cheer Division 3 Regionals at Flint Kearsley - 6 p.m.

February 29

  • Division 1 Skiing Finals at Marquette – 10 a.m.
  • Class C Girls Basketball District First Round at Laingsburg
  • Byron v. Saranac – 5:30 p.m.
  • Laingsburg v. Carson City-Crystal – 7 p.m.

March 2

  • Class C Girls Basketball District Semifinals at Laingsburg
  • Game 1 winner v. Pewamo-Westphalia – 5:30 p.m.
  • Game 2 winner v. Bath – 7 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball District Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant
  • Saginaw Heritage v. Bay City Western-Mt. Pleasant winner – 5:30 p.m.
  • Midland v. Midland Dow-Bay City Central winner – 7:30

March 3

  • Individual Wrestling First Round at Auburn Hills – 2 p.m.

March 4

  • Individual Wrestling Rounds 2-4 at Auburn Hills – 8:30 a.m.
  • Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 1 – 6 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball Finals at Mt. Pleasant – 6:30 p.m.
  • Class C Girls Basketball District Finals at Laingsburg – 7 p.m.
  • Individual Wrestling Semifinals at Auburn Hills – 7 p.m.

March 5

  • Individual Wrestling Rounds 6-8 at Auburn Hills – 8:30 p.m.
  • Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 2 – 10 a.m.
  • Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 3 – 2 p.m.
  • Individual Wrestling Finals at Auburn Hills – 4:45 p.m.
  • Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 4 – 6 p.m.

March 7

  • Class A Boys Basketball District First Round at East Lansing
  • East Lansing v. Lansing Waverly – 5 p.m.
  • Haslett v. Grand Ledge – 7:30 p.m.

March 8

  • Class A Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals at Mason - 6 & 7:30 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals at Hudsonville - 6 & 8 p.m.

March 9

  • Class A Boys Basketball District Semifinals at East Lansing
  • Game 2 winner v. Lansing Eastern – 5 p.m.
  • Game 1 winner v. DeWitt – 7:30 p.m.

March 10

  • Division 2 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 5 & 7:30 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball Regional Finals at Mason – 7 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball Regional Finals at Hudsonville – 7 p.m.

March 11

  • Division 3 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
  • Girls Gymnastics Team Finals at Rockford – 2 p.m.
  • Division 1 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 5 & 7:30 p.m.
  • Class A Boys Basketball District Finals at East Lansing – 7 p.m.

March 12

  • Division 2 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 10 a.m.
  • Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals – 3 locations – Noon
  • Girls Gymnastics Individual Finals at Rockford – Noon
  • Division 3 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 2 p.m.
  • Division 1 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 6 p.m.

March 14

  • Class C Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Flint Hamady - 6 & 7:30 p.m.
  • Class D Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Negaunee - 6 & 8 p.m.
  • Class D Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart - 6 & 7:45 p.m.

March 15

  • Class A Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Fenton – 7 p.m.
  • Class A Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Battle Creek Central or Class B Quarterfinals at Fowlerville – 7 p.m.  (Dependent on match-up)
  • Class D Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Negaunee – 7 p.m. (Dependent on match-up)

March 16

  • Class C Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Flint Hamady – 7 p.m.
  • Class D Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Negaunee – 7 p.m.
  • Class D Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart – 7 p.m.

March 17

  • Class C Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
  • Class D Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.

-          LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest

March 18

  • Class A Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
  • Class B Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.

-          LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest

March 19

  • LIVE Girls Basketball Finals coverage of post-game awards & press conferences; plus Shooter’s Challenges and presentation of BCAM’s Miss Basketball Award

March 22

  • Class A Boys Basketball Quarterfinals at Grand Blanc – 7 p.m.
  • Class A Boys Basketball Quarterfinals at Lansing Eastern – 7 p.m.

March 24

  • Class C Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
  • Class D Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.

-          LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest

March 25

  • Class A Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
  • Class B Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.

-          LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest

March 26

  • LIVE Boys Basketball Finals coverage of post-game awards & press conferences; plus presentation of MHSAA’s Charles E. Forsythe Award and Scholar-Athlete Award; Shooter’s Challenges and presentation of BCAM’s Miss Basketball Award

Here’s the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion.

Wednesday, February 17

Thursday, February 18

Friday, February 19

Saturday, February 20

Monday, February 22

Tuesday, February 23

Wednesday, February 24

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.