Broadcasts Back on MHSAA.TV, FSD
August 28, 2013
The new school year begins on the MHSAA Network this week with school-created content on MHSAA.tv, the season launch of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit, and a new season of MHSAA Perspective on a statewide radio network.
MHSAA.tv: The School Broadcast Program gives member schools an opportunity to create video programming, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, and graphics using software provided by PlayOn! Sports. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions. As many as 60 MHSAA member schools annually participate in the program, which is in its fifth year.
Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover Week One football games, some of which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion (as of Aug. 27):
- Atlanta/Fairview at Lincoln Alcona – Thursday
- Pickford at Central Lake/Ellsworth – Thursday
- Gaylord St. Mary at Hillman – Thursday
- Onaway at Indian River Inland Lake/Wolverine – Thursday
- Otisville Lakeville at Oscoda – Thursday
- AuGres-Sims/Arenac Eastern at Rogers City- Thursday
- Charlevoix at St. Ignace – Thursday
- Haslett at East Lansing – Thursday (Will be posted online Tuesday, Sept. 3)
- Reese at Montrose – Thursday
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Friday Football Overtime: Beginning this Friday and running for 13 weeks at Midnight is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick return to host the weekly 30-minute highlights show.
The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:
- Grand Rapids Christian at Grand Rapids South Christian
- Dearborn vs. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
- Dearborn Fordson vs. Macomb Dakota
- St. Charles at Flint Hamady
- Flint Northwestern at Flint Beecher
- Orchard Lake St. Mary vs. Oak Park
- Detroit Cass Tech vs. Southfield
- Port Huron at Detroit King
MHSAA Perspective: The ninth season begins with the MHSAA's John Johnson explaining efforts to make high school sports safer by addressing concussions - Above and Beyond
Four Sports Featured on MHSAA.tv
May 8, 2013
The sunny weather has allowed teams to finally dust off their uniforms and begin catching up on April rain-outs. And it's allowed our School Broadcast Program producers to dust off their cameras as well.
Below are events uploaded to MHSAA.tv by schools over the last week:
- Montrose vs. Durand soccer
- Ludington vs. Shelby soccer
- Plainwell vs. Allegan soccer
- Ludington vs. Howard City Tri-County soccer
- Plainwell vs. Vicksburg soccer
- Ludington vs. Newaygo softball
- Rogers City vs. Onaway softball
- Rogers City vs. Onaway baseball
- Tawas vs. Oscoda baseball
- Ludington, Fremont, Grant track and field
- Indian River Indian Lakes Invitational track and field
Also, click here to catch highlights from last week's MHSAA.tv games.
MHSAA spring sports also debuted this week on HighSchoolSports.Xfinity.com and Comcast channel 900. Subscribers can view the May 2 girls soccer matchup of Rochester Adams and Rochester Hills Stoney Creek by clicking the above link. MHSAA events on channel 900 are broadcast the following Tuesday at 7 and 9:30 p.m., with replays most weeks at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Upcoming games are Sterling Heights Stevenson at Hudsonville baseball Friday, New Boston Huron at Carleton Airport baseball May 15 and the Kensington Lakes Activities Association softball championship game May 22.
This week's MHSAA Classic is the 1998 Division 2 Girls Soccer Final between Birmingham Groves and Portage Northern at Canton Community Schools. Jackie Rodney scored 4:35 into overtime to break a 1-1 tie and give Groves a 2-1 victory.