Tournament Time Hits MHSAA.tv

October 31, 2012

The MHSAA football playoffs kicked off last week, and the Lower Peninsula Soccer and Cross Country Finals highlight this week's lineup. And MHSAA.tv is the place to be for all three, plus weekly events broadcast in conjunction with the School Broadcast Program.

Saturday kicks off a month of live streaming coverage of several MHSAA Championships. At 10 a.m., the Finish Line Camera at the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals returns, carrying audio commentary throughout each race from reporters around the course; and for the first time, there will also be live streams of the awards ceremonies.

 

At noon, coverage of the Boys Soccer Finals begins with two games. Two additional games will air at 3 p.m. Audio of all of the Soccer games will be available at MHSAANetwork.com.

Below are links to four District Semifinal football games that aired live on FoxSportsDetroit.com's Prep Zone, plus links to additional events that made debuts on MHSAA.tv, the MHSAA Football Friday Overtime and this week's MHSAA Perspective.

Prep Zone: Click on "MHSAA" tab on MHSAA.tv for last week's Fox Sports Detroit Prep Zone football playoff games:

  • Lapeer West vs. DeWitt
  • Howell vs. Walled Lake Northern
  • Detroit Catholic Central vs. Hartland
    Farmington Hills Harrison vs. Fenton

More on MHSAA.tv: Click on the "Schools" tab on MHSAA.tv to find these games:

  • St. Johns vs. Sault Ste. Marie football
  • Traverse City West vs. Rockford football
  • Manistique vs. Calumet football
  • Montrose vs. Vassar football
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-Lakeville volleyball
  • AuGres vs. Posen volleyball


FOX: At 11:30 p.m. after each Friday's games, Fox Sports Detroit airs its one-hour Football Friday Overtime with highlights from all over the state.

MHSAA Perspective: Our John Johnson discusses discusses how emotional responses need to be appropriate in school sports - Listen

#SocialStudies v11.0

April 26, 2012

April is coming to a close and we're catapulting into the final full month of the 2012 sports year.

Let's dive right into a few video bits -- shall we?

1.Spring in his step

Spring college football doesn't involve a lot of technical tackling or hard-hitting, but that doesn't make this feat any less impressive.  When was the last time you saw a ball carrier run full tilt into a jump-stop and then front-flip over a defender? And stick the dismount ... errrrr "landing' ... well enough to keep gaining yards?

Prior to watching this clip from Lincoln (Mo.) University, my answer was never.


2. GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!

It's a bit out-of-season, but I had to share this clip between Saint-John and Chicoutimi (Quebec Junior Hockey League) -- won in OT by a player who needs some recognition for being, in my recollection, the first to celebrate a goal in such fashion.

The French announcers are a bit obnoxious, but trust me here: The Frozen Worm this kid busts out after the goal is epic. 


3. The agony of ...

Earlier this month, SB Nation online voters were tasked with selecting the best animated sports GIF of All-Time -- and it should be noted that a clip from the mitten made the Finals.

Wolverine fans, even you have to appreciate the sheer awesomeness of this mortified punter face. In his defense, I'm pretty sure this is exactly how I would look in the Big House if I was in his cleats. (Click on photo for link to clip.)


4. One more look at two of Michigan's finest

To finish off this week: we bring you the recently-compiled highlights from the 2011-12 Team Wrestling Finals in Battle Creek this winter. Clips include a close-up of Taylor Massa's championship win for St. Johns in Division 2 and Student Advisory Council member Kevin Beazley's pin in the Division 1 Final for Detroit Catholic Central.



As always, shoot us your favorite internet gems anytime -- you might just see them on #SocialStudies.

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