Title IX at 50: Binder Among Voices Telling Our Story on MHSAA Network
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 15, 2022
Women have gained a growing voice on MHSAA Network radio broadcasts, and Carolyn Binder’s is among those who listeners will enjoy during this weekend’s MHSAA Girls Basketball Semifinals and Finals.
Binder is the voice of the Mattawan Wildcats Network and has more than 15 years of experience in radio broadcast and play-by-play. She’ll be providing the play-by-play for all four Division 3 and 1 Semifinals on Thursday and Friday, respectively, and then those division’s championship games Saturday from Michigan State’s Breslin Center.
The 2009 Western Michigan University graduate leant her voice for both play-by-play and analysis of WMU women’s basketball during her time as a student, and since has been part of broadcasts of Midwest League baseball, Opening Day coverage of the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix football and basketball and the USTA Junior National Championships played in Kalamazoo.
The MHSAA Network includes approximately 100 radio stations and web outlets across the state, with about 30 generally carrying the Girls Basketball Semifinals & Finals annually. Keep an ear open for Binder and her partner Lexi Ayala all weekend, and also Tara Fleming as she partners with Denny Kapp for the Division 2 and 4 girls games this weekend and Division 2 and 4 boys Semifinals and Finals next week.
Previous Title IX at 50 Spotlights
March 8: 28 Years, Thousands of Cheers - Read
March 1: Kearsley Rolls On Among Girls Bowling's Early Successes - Read
Feb. 22: Marquette Ties Record for Swim & Dive Finals Success - Read
Feb. 15: Jaeger's 2004 Winter Run Created Lasting Connection - Read
Feb. 8: Marian's Cicerone to Finish Among All-Time Elite - Read
Feb. 1: WISL Award Honors Builders of State's Girls Sports Tradition - Read
Jan. 25: Decades Later, Edwards' Legend Continues to Grow - Read
Jan. 18: Iron Mountain Completes Championship Climb - Read
Jan. 11: Harrold's Achievement Heralds Growth of Girls Wrestling - Read
Dec. 20: Competitive Cheer Gives Michigan Plenty to Cheer About - Read
Dec. 14: Evelyn's Game Had Plenty of Magic - Read
Dec. 7: Council Term Ends, But Leinaar Leaves Lasting Impact - Read
Nov. 30: Basketball Season Ready to Add to Rich Tradition - Read
Nov. 23: Marysville Builds Winning Streak Yet to be Challenged - Read
Nov. 16: Wroubel Has Championed Girls School Sports from Their Start - Read
Nov. 9: Pioneer's Joyce Legendary in Michigan, National Swim History - Read
Nov. 2: Royal Oak's Finch Leading Way on Football Field - Read
Oct. 26: Coach Clegg Sets Championship Standard at Grand Blanc - Read
Oct. 19: Rockford Girls Set Pace, Hundreds After Have Continued to Chase - Read
Oct. 12: Bedford Volleyball Pioneer Continues Blazing Record-Setting Trail - Read
Oct. 5: Warner Paved Way to Legend Status with Record Rounds - Read
Sept. 28: Taylor Kennedy Gymnasts Earn Fame as 1st Champions - Read
Sept. 21: Portage Northern Star Byington Becomes Play-by-Play Pioneer - Read
Sept. 14: Guerra/Groat Legacy Continues to Serve St. Philip Well - Read
Sept. 7: Best-Ever Conversation Must Include Leland's Glass - Read
Aug. 31: We Will Celebrate Many Who Paved the Way - Read
(Photos provided by those schools' competitive cheer programs or MHSAA files.)
Districts Move to Semis on MHSAA TV
March 4, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball District Semifinal games with live streaming video on Wednesday (March 4) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:
- District 4 at Grand Blanc - Davison v. Lapeer – 5 PM; Flint Southwestern v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
- District 5 at Waterford Kettering - Rochester Adams v. Waterford Kettering – 5 PM; Clarkston v. Lake Orion - 6:30 PM
- District 6 at Bloomfield Hills - West Bloomfield v. Waterford Mott – 5 PM; Pontiac v. Auburn Hills Avondale – 7 PM
- District 7 at White Lake Lakeland - Walled Lake Northern v. Walled Lake Central - 5 PM; Walled Lake Western v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
- District 8 at Holly - Hartland v. Linden - 5:30 PM; Holly v. Howell – 7 PM
- District 9 at Rockford - Grand Rapids Northview v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. Rockford – 7 PM
- District 13 at Stevensville Lakeshore - Portage Central v. Mattawan - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Central v. Stevensville Lakeshore - 7:30 PM
- District 17 at Brighton - Dexter v. South Lyon East – 5 PM; Brighton v. Ann Arbor Skyline – 7 PM
- District 26 at Bloomfield Hills Marian - Southfield A&T v. Royal Oak - 5:30 PM; Bloomfield Hills Marian v. Berkley - 7:15 PM
- District 32 at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North - Macomb Dakota v. Port Huron Northern 5:30 PM; Port Huron v. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North – 7 PM
- District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v. Reed City – 6 PM; Big Rapids v. Benzie Central - 8 PM
- District 40 at Chesaning - Chesaning v. Owosso - 5:30 PM; Durand v. Ovid-Elsie – 7 PM
- District 42 at Fremont - Comstock Park v. Sparta – 6 PM; Newaygo v. Grant - 7:30 PM
- District 48 at Plainwell - Plainwell v. Vicksburg 5:30 PM; Battle Creek Harper Creek v. Comstock - 7:30 PM
- District 65 at Non-Traditional Draw - Calumet v. Iron Mountain - 6 PM (At Calumet)
- District 66 at Manistique - Negaunee v. Manistique – 7 PM
- District 69 at Maple City Glen Lake - Maple City Glen Lake v. Mancelona - 5:30 PM; Grand Traverse Academy v. Traverse City St. Francis - 7:15 PM
- District 72 at Hart - Mason County Central v. Evart - 5:30 PM; Hart v. Shelby - 7:00 PM
- District 76 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Saranac - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grandville Calvin Christian – 7 PM
- District 79 at Kalamazoo Christian - Kalamazoo Christian v. Vermontville Maple Valley - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Hackett v. Delton Kellogg 7 PM
- District 94 at Otisville-Lakeville - Millington v. Flint Beecher 5:30 PM; Otisville-Lakeville v. Flint Hamady – 7 PM
- District 96 at Bad Axe - Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker v. Bad Axe – 6 PM; Cass City v. Unionville-Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
- District 102 at Non-Traditional Draw - St. Ignace v. Mackinac Island - 6:30 PM (At St. Ignace)
- District 103 at Pellston - Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian v. Pellston 5:30 PM; Mackinaw City v. Alanson – 7 PM
- District 112 at Kingston - Mayville v. Ubly – 6 PM; Owendale-Gagetown v. Kingston - 7:30 PM
- District 123 at Huron Valley Lutheran - Westland Universal Learning Academy v. Lutheran Westland – 5 PM
- District 126 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - Waterford Our Lady v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate – 6 PM; Burton St. Thomas More Academy v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7:30 PM
The schedules for the District Finals will be released the day before that round. You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
The Girls Basketball action is part of a week of more than 200 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.
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