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Find the Finals on MHSAA.tv

April 2, 2013

A variety of videos from recently-completed MHSAA Winter Tournaments are now available for on-demand viewing on the MHSAA.tv Website and to Comcast subscribers on Xfinity On Demand.

Finals highlight packages in Boys Bowling, Girls Bowling, Girls Gymnastics, Boys Skiing and Girls Skiing are now available for viewing on MHSAA.tv, as well as full-length archives of the following events:

  • Girls & Boys Basketball: All Semifinal and Final games in all four classes – plus bonus coverage of most post-game press conferences and on-court awards presentations and BCAM Shooter’s Challenges during the Finals
  • Girls Competitive Cheer: Finals in all four divisions
  • Ice Hockey: All Semifinals and Finals games in all three divisions
  • Swimming & Diving: Upper Peninsula Finals and Lower Peninsula Boys Finals in all three divisions
  • Individual Wrestling: Semifinals and Finals of all weight classes in all four divisions
  • Team Dual Wrestling: All Quarterfinal, Semifinal and Final matches in all four divisions

Xfinity on Demand viewers can catch MHSAA action in Girls and Boys Basketball, Girls Competitive Cheer, Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming and Ice Hockey, with additional titles to be added from Winter tournaments in the weeks ahead.  Here’s the complete list of events available in April on Xfinity on Demand:

Available Through April 18

  • Girls Competitive Cheer Finals – Full-length coverage of all four divisions

Available Through April 21

  • Ice Hockey Finals – Highlights of championship games in all three divisions
  • Girls Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests

Available Through April 25

  • Division 3 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 28

  • Division 2 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Available Through April 30

  • Boys Basketball Semifinals – Highlights of all eight semifinal contests
  • Division 1 Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming Finals – All events

Coverage of Spring athletic events begins this week for MHSAA members involved in the School Broadcast Program.

Wounded Warrior Project: DeWitt vs Portland

December 16, 2011

DEWITT -- The meeting of two state-ranked teams always will ratchet up a typical football night. Both communities, naturally, want to see which is better on the field.

But during the hour before the opening kickoff Oct. 14 of DeWitt’s game against Portland, those teams and their supporters together recognized a grander cause. The night was dedicated to the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids U.S. soldiers (and their families) who have suffered service-related injuries and illnesses.

Rain washed out some planned attractions, but the evening certainly was memorable. Both teams wore camouflage jerseys and each sent its captains to the pre-game coin toss with an honorary captain representing the military. A number of other service personnel were involved – including a local color guard that presented a 30-foot flag for the national anthem.

It’s understandable if people’s visions of wars and our military are focused an ocean away. But connections hit close to home. DeWitt’s honorary captain, Lansing’s U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Shumway, recently returned from a deployment and has been in the service for two and a half years. He’s a 2003 Lansing Everett graduate, and his mother Susan Land is the principal at Lansing Eastern. His cousins Ethan and Collin Rennaker start for DeWitt, and he walked alongside them for the pregame flip. Shumway plans to attend Lansing Community College and study digital graphic design.

Both teams are considered contenders for their respective state titles next month; DeWitt is ranked No. 7 in Division 3, while Portland is No. 4 in Division 5. And they played like it – Portland prevailed 22-20 in overtime.

A great game, no question. But similarly significant was a preliminary figure of more than $11,000 raised for the WWP.

For more about the Wounded Warrior Project visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.