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.
Football Finals Re-Air Christmas Eve, Day
December 16, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Eight presents await high school football fans on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as FOX Sports Detroit will re-air the championship games from the 2015 MHSAA 11-Player Football Playoffs – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard.
The action begins at 4 p.m. each day, with the odd-numbered divisions being shown on Christmas Eve and the even-numbered title games on Christmas Day in the order they were played at Ford Field in Detroit.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Dec. 24
4 p.m. – Division 8 – Muskegon Catholic Central 7, Waterford Our Lady 0 – In a matchup dominated by defense, Muskegon Catholic’s Christian Martinez scored on a 45-yard run early in the fourth quarter for the game’s only points.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
6 p.m. – Division 2 – Detroit Martin Luther King 40, Lowell 38 – No one will ever forget King’s 95-yard drive in the last 37 seconds, and Armani Posey’s 40-yard TD pass to Donnie Corley on the game’s final play.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
8 p.m. – Division 6 – Ithaca 27, Clinton 20 – Yellowjackets quarterback Jake Smith ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and passed for another 180 yards and a fourth score to lead his team to the win.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
10 p.m. – Division 4 - Zeeland West 40, Flint Powers Catholic 14 – These Dux were indeed mighty on this day, as quarterback Casey Brinks directed West for the second time in three seasons to a title.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
Dec. 25
4 p.m. – Division 7 – Ishpeming 22, Pewamo-Westphalia 16 – Ozzy Corp does it all in this one, scoring all three of his team’s touchdowns and batting away a last-minute pass into the end zone to give the Hematites their third crown in four years.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
6 p.m. – Division 1 – Romeo 41, Detroit Cass Tech 27 – Bradley Tanner rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns, and Paul Hurley threw for 203 yards and one score to lead the Bulldogs.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
8 p.m. – Division 5 – Grand Rapids West Catholic 40, River Rouge 34 – Gaetano Vallone and David Fox shared the quarterback duties and combined for 288 yards rushing and 106 passing to lead the Falcons to a third straight championship.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
10 p.m. – Division 3 – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 40, Chelsea 12 – The Eaglets got two scoring passes from the combination of Brendan Tabone to K.J. Hamler, and pounded the rock for 293 yards rushing to win their second straight championship.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
Things are winding down for the holidays on MHSAA.tv with School Broadcast Program members heading into a break.
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’s the schedule of events that School Broadcast Program members plan to stream the rest of the month for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion. (List as of Dec. 15):
Wednesday – Dec. 16
- Greenville, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer & Howard City Tri-County at Comstock Park – Wrestling – 5 p.m. – LIVE
- GAC Cheer at Montrose – Girls Competitive Cheer – 5:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Escanaba at Negaunee – Girls Gymnastics – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Thursday – Dec. 17
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – JV Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Grand Ledge at Haslett – Boys Swimming & Diving – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – Girls Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Marquette at Negaunee – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Friday – Dec. 18
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 5 p.m. - LIVE
- Lansing Everett at East Lansing – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – On Demand
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
- Lansing Everett at East Lansing – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – On Demand
- Alpena Ice Hockey Tournament – TBA – LIVE
Saturday – Dec. 19
- Birmingham Brother Rice at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 5:50 p.m. – LIVE
Monday – Dec. 21
- Cadillac at Alpena – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Cadillac at Alpena – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Ontonagon at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Dec. 22
- Ishpeming at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Monday – Jan. 4, 2016
- Baraga at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Jan. 5
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Mio, Onaway & Petoskey at Alpena – Wrestling - 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Ionia at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Iron Mountain at Negaunee – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
This week's SBP highlights package includes clips from the Portage Northern/Plainwell girls basketball and Cheboygan/Alpena ice hockey games, plus buzzer-beating shots from around the state.