Team Wrestling Live On MHSAA.TV
February 24, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Two weekends of Wrestling Finals coverage begin on Friday (Feb. 27), when the MHSAA.tv cameras will be at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek for the Team Wrestling Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.
The Quarterfinals take place on Friday, beginning at 1 p.m., followed by the Semifinals at 9:30 a.m. and Finals at 4 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 28). The events are available on a subscription basis. Video subscriptions run $9.95 for a Day Pass, and $14.95 for a Month Pass.
The purchase of a Month Pass during the Team Wrestling Finals will allow live viewing of the remainder of the Winter tournament schedule: Individual Wrestling Finals (March 5-7), the Girls Competitive Cheer Finals (March 6-7), the Ice Hockey Semifinals and Finals (March 12-14), the Girls Gymnastics Finals (March 13-14), the Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals (March 14), the Girls Basketball Semifinals (March 19-20) and the Boys Basketball Semifinals (March 26-27). All events become available for free On-Demand viewing 72 hours after their conclusion.
Here’s the complete Team Wrestling Finals schedule for this weekend:
Division 4 Quarterfinals – Feb. 27 – 1 p.m.
New Lothrop v. Cass City
Manchester v. LeRoy Pine River
Hudson v. Norway
Decatur vs. Climax-Scotts/Martin
Division 1 Quarterfinals – Feb. 27 – 3:15 p.m.
Brighton v. Oxford
Detroit Catholic Central v. Davison
Hartland v. Monroe
Anchor Bay v. Grand Haven
Division 3 Quarterfinals – Feb. 27 – 5:30 p.m.
Dundee v. Mason County Central
Saginaw Swan Valley v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Remus Chippewa Hills v. Allegan
Richmond v. Birch Run
Division 2 Quarterfinals – Feb. 27 – 7:45 p.m.
Lowell v. Comstock Park
Gaylord v. Flint Kearsley
Niles v. Tecumseh
Eaton Rapids v. Warren Lincoln
Division 4 Semifinals – Feb. 28 – 9:30 a.m.
New Lothrop-Cass City winner v. Manchester-Pine River winner
Hudson-Norway winner v. Decatur-Climax-Scotts winner
Division 1 Semifinals – Feb. 28 – 9:30 a.m.
Brighton-Oxford winner v. Detroit Catholic Central-Davison winner
Hartland-Monroe winner v. Anchor Bay-Grand Haven winner
Division 3 Semifinals – Feb. 28 – 11:45 a.m.
Dundee-Mason County Central winner v. Saginaw Swan Valley-Grand Rapids Catholic Central winner
Remus Chippewa Hills-Allegan winner v. Richmond-Birch Run winner
Division 2 Semifinals – Feb. 28 – 11:45 a.m.
Lowell-Comstock Park winner v. Gaylord-Flint Kearsley winner
Niles-Tecumseh winner v. Eaton Rapids-Warren Lincoln winner
Finals – Feb. 28 – 4 p.m.
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
The regular season is winding down for School Broadcast Program members, which will again have cameras at numerous sporting events.
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.
Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover varsity competition this week for broadcast on MHSAA.tv (as of Feb. 23). The following events will have live streaming video unless otherwise indicated:
Tuesday, February 24
Girls Basketball – Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Painesdale-Jeffers at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Posen at Rogers City, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Oscoda at AuGres-Sims, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Grand Ledge at East Lansing, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Grandville at Rockford, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25
Boys Basketball – Indian River Inland Lakes at Mancelona, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Muskegon Reeths-Puffer at Rockford, 7 p.m. (Video On Demand after game)
Boys Basketball – Pickford at Rogers City, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Thursday, February 26
Girls Basketball – Saginaw Arts & Sciences at AuGres-Sims, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Hillman at Posen, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Marquette at Calumet, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Saginaw Arts & Sciences at AuGres-Sims, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27
Boys Basketball – Owosso at Haslett, 6 p.m. (HD)
Boys Basketball – Okemos at East Lansing, 6 p.m. (VOD)
Girls Basketball – Holland West Ottawa at Rockford, 6 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Gaylord St. Mary’s at Mancelona, 7 p.m. (VOD)
Ice Hockey – Trenton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Owosso at Haslett, 7:30 p.m. (HD)
Girls Basketball – Okemos at East Lansing, 7:30 p.m. (VOD)
Boys Basketball – Holland West Ottawa at Rockford, 7:30 p.m. (VOD)
Tuesday, March 3
Boys Basketball – Wolverine at Posen, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Houghton at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Midland Bullock Creek at Pinconning, 7:30 p.m.
Live stats of select basketball games are also available on MHSAA.tv. Check out the MHSAA.tv website on game night to see which schools are streaming live stats, or stop by to view stats following games on an On-Demand basis. A Day Pass to view live stats is $1.95.
All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis for their first 72 hours online. A portion of each subscription is returned to schools originating the broadcast. Video subscriptions run $9.95 for a Day Pass and $14.95 for a Month Pass. Some schools are also offering Annual Passes at a discounted rate.
To view all of the recent School Broadcast Program productions, go to MHSAA.tv, click On-Demand on the nav bar of the left side of the page, and on the Filters tab at the top of next page, click on All States and then select Michigan.
Division 6 Final: Play it Again, Yellowjackets
November 29, 2011
DETROIT – So began the legacy of Ithaca quarterback Travis Smith.
And so continues an incredible run by one of Michigan’s newest football powerhouses.
The Yellowjackets pushed their winning streak to 28 and claimed their second straight MHSAA championship by downing Constantine 42-14 in Friday's Division 6 Final.
They did so led by a number of last season’s top players, but minus their 2010 Final star. That’s where the sophomore Smith came in, joining the starting lineup in the season’s second week and bringing Ithaca back to Ford Field for another title.
“It’s more special just because this is the last time to suit up for most of us. We’re not going to be able to play another game next year, and we get to end on the biggest stage high school football has to offer in Michigan,” Ithaca senior linebacker/running back Garrett Miniard said.
“I think it was almost a little jealousy of the seniors last year of being able do that, being able to go out on top. I think that kept us going throughout the season, throughout the offseason. Being able to have that luxury of going out on top just like they did.
Ithaca (14-0) hasn’t lost since its 2009 Semifinal against Montague. With two more wins to start next fall, the Yellowjackets can become the 14th team on the MHSAA record book list with at least 30 straight victories.
And Smith should be there to lead the way. He connected on 18 of 25 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown Friday, and ran for 43 yards and a score. Miniard rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and had 14 tackles. And senior David Brown caught six passes for 122 yards and also ran for a score.
Smith followed the path this fall of another former sophomore starter at his position – Alex Niznak, who graduated in the spring, plays at Central Michigan now, but didn’t leave before leading the Yellowjackets to both their first Semifinal berth and MHSAA championship over the last two seasons. Niznak’s title game performance last season included 251 yards passing, 138 rushing and an MHSAA Finals-record five touchdowns running the ball.
Brown originally took over at quarterback this fall. But he was injured on opening night – after running for three touchdowns against Williamston – and missed significant time, allowing Smith to take hold of the offense. Smith finished his first varsity season with a not-too-shabby 2,310 passing yards, 969 rushing yards, and a combined 48 touchdowns throwing or running.
“Coach (Terry) Hessbrook told me to just go in there and do what I can do, and just play football,” Smith said. “I’ve got so many good athletes around me. I just need to get my players the ball and let them do what they can do.”
Ithaca twice had catching up to do in the Final, with Constantine (11-3) scoring first and then taking a 14-7 lead midway through the first quarter – before the Yellowjackets rolled to 35 unanswered points.
“These kids had this goal since last year … of getting back here,” Hessbrook said. “We didn’t want Ithaca football to just be one and done, or a one-year wonder. And they’ve worked really hard.”
Constantine junior Ben Mallo did run 17 times for 189 yards and both scores. But the Falcons were without quarterback Tommy Reed, who was injured during last week’s Semifinal win over Ecorse. They played Ithaca to a 14-14 halftime tie before the Yellowjackets’ offense broke the game open.
“We’ve played offenses with that type of talent. Last week, for instance. And I’m sure Coach Hessbrook watched those films and saw some things he could do against us," Constantine coach Shawn Griffith said. "It’s a lot different than what we do, and you saw we caused them a little bit of problems early in the game as well. We do our thing, they do theirs. They do their thing very well. We did ours well. We just weren’t quite there on a couple drives that ended short.”