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Streaming Season Begins on MHSAA TV

August 20, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

A new school year brings with it the start of more live streaming video of high school sporting events than ever before and a new website look for viewers on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv.
 
The NFHS Network Website and the member state high school association pages under that umbrella have been revamped for 2019-20, with an interface that improves functionality on desktop and laptop computers, as well as handheld devices.
 
Throughout the course of the school year, the number of schools appearing online will grow as more member schools will be installing Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – in stadiums and gymnasiums. More than 100 schools have signed up to install Pixellot units over the past few months.
 
This is the first full week of programming by MHSAA Members participating in the School Broadcast Program – either as a Pixellot or a traditionally-producing program giving students the hands-on opportunity to learn video production skills.  Here’s a list of the upcoming varsity level events taking place over the coming week:
 
Tuesday - Aug. 20
Boys Soccer - Stevensville Lakeshore  v. Edwardsburg   - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer – Comstock Park at Grand Rapids Catholic Central – 6:40 PM
Boys Soccer - Novi  v. Howell   - 7 PM
 
Wednesday - Aug. 21
Boys Soccer - Cedar Springs  v. Howard City Tri County   - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Stevensville Lakeshore  v. TBA  - 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Freeland  v. Hemlock   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Utica v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep  - 7:30 PM
 
Thursday - Aug. 22
Boys Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood  v. Brandon   - 4:30 PM
Boys Soccer - South Lyon East  v. Pinckney   - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Brighton  v. Canton   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Novi  v. Northville   - 7 PM
 
Friday - Aug. 23
Girls Volleyball - Fremont  v. White Cloud   - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille  v. Vassar   - 11:30 AM
Boys Soccer - Maple City Glen Lake  v. Traverse City Christian  - 3:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Manchester  v. Michigan Center   - 5:30 PM
 
Saturday - Aug. 24
Girls Volleyball – Waterford Our Lady v. TBA  - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - Linden  v. TBA  - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Morris  v. Oscoda   - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston  v. Mancelona   - 8:30 AM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe  v. Deckerville Community   - 9 AM
Boys Soccer - Ithaca  v. TBA  - 10 AM
Boys Soccer - Ovid-Elsie  v. Laingsburg   - 10 AM
Boys Soccer - Stevensville Lakeshore  v. Ortonville Brandon   - 11 AM
Boys Soccer - Ithaca  v. Greenville   - 1:30 PM
Boys Soccer - Ithaca  v. TBA  - 3 PM
Boys Soccer - Ovid-Elsie  v. Perry   - 4 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston  v. Boyne City   - 5 PM
 
Monday - Aug. 26
Girls Volleyball – Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Whitmore Lake   - 9 AM
Boys Soccer - Maple City Glen Lake  v. Charlevoix   - 5 PM
Girls Field Hockey - Novi  v. Ann Arbor Pioneer   - 5 PM
Boys Soccer - Ithaca  v. Birch Run   - 5:30 PM
Boys Soccer - St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  v. Clawson   - 6 PM
Boys Soccer - Freeland  v. Alma   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Howell  v. Hartland   - 7 PM
 
Tuesday - Aug. 27
Girls Volleyball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA  - 1 PM
Boys Soccer - Ovid-Elsie  v. Byron Center Charter School  - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA  - 5 PM
Boys Soccer - Manchester  v. Brooklyn Columbia Central   - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Bloom. Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart v. Southfield Christian  - 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer – Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – 6:30 PM
Boys Soccer – Troy Athens v. Berkley   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Novi  v. Salem   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - South Lyon  v. Milford   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Troy  v. Clarkston   - 7 PM
Boys Soccer – Birmingham Seaholm v. Bloomfield Hills – 7 PM
Boys Soccer - Lapeer v. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep  - 7:30 PM ?
 
In addition, there are a number of sub-varsity contests and non-athletic events from school board meetings to daily school newscasts being streamed. Visit the MHSAA.tv Website for complete information.
 
Football games will begin as early as Aug. 28 with sub-varsity contests, and Aug. 29 with varsity games. The NFHS Network launches its Michigan schedule Aug. 29 with its annual coverage of the Prep Kickoff Classic in Detroit.
 
The Prep Kickoff Classic, conducted by the Detroit Sports Commission, is in its 15th year and takes place at Tom Adams Field on the campus of Wayne State University. Here’s the complete schedule:
 
Thursday - Aug. 29
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice v. Utica Eisenhower, 4 p.m.
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley v. Saline, 7 p.m.
 
Friday - Aug. 30
Birmingham Groves v. Grosse Pointe South, 4 p.m.
Muskegon v. Warren De La Salle, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday - Aug. 31
Detroit Catholic Central v. Detroit Martin Luther King, 1 p.m.
Detroit Cass Tech v. Chicago Wendell Phillips Academy, 4 p.m.
 
The NFHS Network also is working with FOX Sports Detroit to help promote the 2019 edition of Football Week In Michigan by making the games available to cable or satellite subscribers of that channel on FOX Sports GO!
 
In addition, the NFHS Network will send a School Broadcast Program crew to Atwood Stadium in Flint to cover the third annual Vehicle City Gridiron Classic. Here’s the schedule:
 
Thursday - Aug. 29
Grand Blanc v. Midland Dow, 4 p.m.
Goodrich v. Flint Powers Catholic, 7 p.m.
 
Friday, Aug. 30
Otisville LakeVille v. North Branch, 4 p.m.
Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Port Huron, 7 p.m.
 
Now in its 11th 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 $9.95 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. School Broadcast Program participants benefit, as 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.

5 Weekends of MHSAA Finals, 1 Low Price

February 20, 2018

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties   

Over the next five weeks, fans of Michigan high school sports can catch hundreds of hours of live video coverage of MHSAA Championships on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network for just $9.95.

This week’s championship coverage comes from Wings Events Center in Kalamazoo on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-24) at the Team Wrestling Finals. Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday – Feb. 23 – Team Wrestling Quarterfinals 

Division 4 @ Noon

Division 1 @ 2:15 p.m.

Division 3 @ 4:30 p.m.

Division 2 @ 6:45 p.m.

Saturday – Feb. 24 – Team Wrestling Semifinals & Finals 

Division 4 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.

Division 1 Semifinals @ 9:30 a.m.

Division 3 Semifinals @ Noon

Division 2 Semifinals @ Noon

Saturday Finals - 3:30 p.m.

Here’s the week-by-week NFHS Network coverage schedule of MHSAA winter Championships:

  • Feb. 22-24 – Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals-Semifinals-Finals
  • March 2-3 – Individual Wrestling Finals
  • March 2-3 – Girls Competitive Cheer Finals
  • March 8-10 – Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals
  • March 13 – Girls Basketball Quarterfinals
  • March 15-16 – Girls Basketball Semifinals
  • March 20 – Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
  • March 22-23 – Boys Basketball Semifinals

The 16 Team Wrestling events on Friday are part of the busiest day ever on MHSAA.tv, as a total of 44 events will be streamed by the NFHS Network and by participants in the School Broadcast Program.

In addition to day-to-day regular-season productions, School Broadcast Program participants cover tournament games taking place at their facilities as a condition of membership in the program. SBP schools also play a major role in the production of Quarterfinal games in the Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments in March.

For the second straight week, a record 115 events are on this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule, with 74 at the varsity level and more to be added as the week progresses. A total of 51 events will be produced by schools using Pixellot, the NFHS Network’s automated coverage solution. Be sure to check “Upcoming Events” on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.

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

Tuesday – February 20

Wednesday – February 21

Thursday – February 22

Friday – February 23

Saturday – February 24

Monday – February 26

Tuesday – February 27

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. Pixellot 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. 

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 feature last weekend’s Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals.

Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.

With the winter sports season fully underway, StateChamps! High School Sports Show returns with new weekly editions debuting each Sunday at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports Detroit – featuring fresh editions of the MHSAA Minute.

The MHSAA Minute takes a look each week at different things happening in the life of the Association, from promoting educational programs to rules changes in high school sports. This week’s Minute takes a look at the School Broadcast Program – and as part of its salute to Black History Month, MHSAA Assistant Director Nate Hampton will be featured. Archived editions of MHSAA Minute can be found on the StateChamps! YouTube Channel.