Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 13 – The first live streaming event of the winter sports season will take place this weekend, as the MHSAA Network begins to ramp up its coverage of Michigan High School Athletic Association post-season tournaments. The week ahead will also see the MHSAA Network Game Night crew visit Calihan Hall in Detroit for the Girls and Boys Basketball title games in the Detroit Public School League tournament.
The Upper Peninsula Swimming and Diving Finals will be live streamed on the MHSAA.tv and FoxSportsDetroit.com websites this weekend from Sault Ste. Marie High School, with the Diving Finals beginning at 2:30 on Friday (Feb. 17), and the Swimming Finals on Saturday (Feb. 18) at 11 a.m.
Coming up on cable this week will be the MHSAA Game Night presentation of last Friday's (Feb. 10) boys basketball game in the Southwestern Athletic Conference between Bloomingdale and Fennville, a show will feature the pre-game Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at Fennville High School for Wes Leonard, a standout multi-sport athlete who died folloing a basketball game last March. The game will be shown on Comcast Channel 900 on Wednesday (Feb. 15), Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 19) at 7 p.m. FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS will show the game on Saturday at Noon, and the game will be shown again on Monday (Feb. 20) at 8 p.m. on FOX Sports Detroit.
The MHSAA Network cameras were also on hand last week to capture in incredible Clarkston at Troy boys basketball game, a contgest in which Troy's James Young scored 49 points and Clarkston's Nick Tatu poured in 47 in the Colts' 79-74 win over the visiting Wolves. That game will be shown on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. Not to be outdone, Chelsea claimed a hard-fought 45-40 girls basketball win last week at Monroe to maintain its lead in the Southeastern Conference's White Division. That game will be shown Thursday at 8 p.m.
For media outlets in Comcast service areas, here are the day by day listings for the coming week of MHSAA Network programming on Channel 900. We would appreciate it if you could run at least the Wednesday and Thursday listings, as they are the first air times for new content each week:
February 15
7 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
9:30 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Clarkston at Troy - Taped 2-7-12
February 16
9 a.m. - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
8 p.m. - Girls Basketball - Chelsea at Monroe - Taped 2-7-12
February 17
9 a.m. - Girls Basketball - Chelsea at Monroe - Taped 2-7-12
3 p.m. - Swimming & Diving - Upper Peninsula Diving Finals at Sault Ste. Marie - LIVE on MHSAA.tv and FOXSportDetroit.com
February 18
9 a.m. - Swimming & Diving - Upper Peninsula Swimming Finals at Sault Ste. Marie - LIVE on MHSAA.tv and FOXSportDetroit.com
Noon - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - FOX Sports Detroit PLUS
3 p.m. - Girls Basketball - Chelsea at Monroe - Taped 2-7-12
7 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
9:30 p.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 District Finals at Spring Lake - Taped 2-11-12
February 19
9 a.m. - Boys Basketball - Clarkston at Troy - Taped 2-7-12
Noon - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 District Finals at Spring Lake - Taped 2-11-12
9 a.m. - Boys Basketball - Clarkston at Troy - Taped 2-7-12
7 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
February 20
9 a.m. - Boys Basketball - Clarkston at Troy - Taped 2-7-12
8 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Bloomingdale at Fennville - Taped 2-10-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - FOX Sports Detroit
February 22
7 p.m. - Girls Basketball - Detroit Public School League Finals - Taped 2-16-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
9:30 p.m. - Boys Basketball - Detroit Public School League Finals - Taped 2-16-12 - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
Each week’s featured games will be available for on-demand viewing on the MHSAA.tv Website the day after their initial playback on Comcast; and a number of events will be available for Comcast subscribers to watch through its Xfinity Video On Demand service. Here’s the current listings for MHSAA Network content on Xfinity Video On Demand:
Available January 27 Through February 13
Girls Basketball - Grand Haven at Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Girls Basketball - Rochester v. Rochester Adams
Boys Basketball - Hudsonville at Muskegon
Boys Basketball - Rochester v. Rochester Adams
Wrestling - Brighton v. Battle Creek Lakeview
Boys Basketball - Carsonville-Port Sanilac at Brown City
Ice Hockey - Trenton v. Detroit Catholic Central
Girls Basketball - Clawson at Sterling Heights
Available February 13 to March 5Boys Basketball – Gibraltar Carlson at Taylor Truman
Wrestling – Hartland at Brighton
Girls Basketball – Napoleon at Michigan Center
Girls Basketball – New Boston Huron at Grosse Ile
Boys Basketball – East Detroit at Utica
Ice Hockey – Jackson Lumen Christi vs. Eastside Stars (Haslett, Williamston, Bath, East Lansing, Laingsburg)
Ice Hockey – DeWitt/St. Johns vs. Okemos
Boys Basketball – Walled Lake Central at Walled Lake Northern
Weekdays at 3 p.m., you can tune in MHSAA action from past seasons on Comcast Channel 900. Here’s the upcoming schedule for MHSAA Classics:
Feb. 13 - Girls Basketball - Birmingham Marian v. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA 1997 Class A Finals
Feb. 14 - Wrestling - 1996 MHSAA Division 1 & 2 Lower Peninsula Individual Finals
Feb. 15 - Wrestling - 1996 MHSAA Division 3 & 4 Lower Peninsula Individual Finals
Feb. 16 - Girls Competitive Cheer - 1998 MHSAA Class B Finals
Feb. 17 - Girls Basketball - Flint Powers Catholic vs. Detroit Country Day - MHSAA 1999 Class B Finals
Feb. 20 - Girls Competitive Cheer - 1998 MHSAA Class C-D Finals
Feb. 21 - Boys Basketball - Covert vs. Marion - MHSAA 2001 Class D Finals
Feb. 22 - Girls Basketball - Flint Powers Catholic vs. Detroit Country Day - MHSAA 2001 Class B Finals
Feb. 23 - Girls Basketball - Lansing Christian vs. Portland St. Patrick - MHSAA 2004 Class D Finals
Feb. 24 - Boys Basketball - Detroit Rogers vs. Bellaire - MHSAA 2005 Class D Finals
Feb. 27 - Boys Basketball - Ann Arbor Pioneer vs. Jackson - MHSAA 2009 Class A Districts
Feb. 28 - Girls Basketball - Benton Harbor vs. Lake Orion - MHSAA 2009 Class A Semifinals
Feb. 29 - Ice Hockey - Big Rapids vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - MHSAA 2009 Division 3 Semifinals
The complete schedule of upcoming MHSAA Network productions on Comcast Channel 900 and the MHSAA.tv website can be found exclusively online by clicking on MHSAA.tv and selecting TV Schedule. For a comprehensive schedule of MHSAA Finals coverage with all of its broadcasting partners can be found under the MHSAA Network heading on the MHSAA Website.
Here’s where the MHSAA Network cameras will be this week:
February 14
Girls Basketball - Grandville Calvin Christian at Grand Rapids South Christian
Girls Basketball - Lansing Waverly at Inkster
February 15
Wrestling - MHSAA Division 1 Team Regional Championship at Waterford Mott
February 16
Basketball - PSL Girls & Boys Basketball Finals at Calihan Hall - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
February 17-18
Swimming & Diving - Upper Peninsula Championships at Sault Ste. Marie High School
The MHSAA.tv Website is being populated with content from member schools from both peninsulas participating in the Digital Broadcasting Program. A total of 65 schools are involved in the program from the Big 8 Conference, Big 9 Conference, Detroit Catholic High School League, Charter School Conference, Downriver League, Flint Metro League, Genesee Athletic Conference, Huron League, Kalamazoo Valley Association, Kensington Lakes Activities Association, Macomb Area Conference, Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League, Northwest Conference, Oakland Activities Association, O-K Conference, Saginaw Valley League, Southeastern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16), Tri-Valley Conference, West Michigan D League, West-Pac Conference and the Wolverine Conference.
Here are student-produced games posted to the MHSAA.tv Website from last week:
Ice Hockey
Midland vs. Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30111
Detroit Catholic Central vs. Toronto Hill Academy - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30065
Marquette vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/25345
Wyandotte Roosevelt vs. Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30064
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/25344
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29662
Calumet vs. Detroit Catholic Central - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30109
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Toronto Hill Academy - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/25346
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Midland - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30111
Boys Basketball
Tecumseh at Adrian - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30106
Grand Rapids Christian at Greenville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30093
Flushing at Davison - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29616
St. Johns at Fowlerville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/22671
West Iron County at Calumet - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29822
Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29664
Bear Lake at Pentwater - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29874
Lansing Eastern at East Lansing - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29745
St. Clair at New Haven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29914
Mason at St. Johns - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29642
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer at Greenville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30091
Mason at St. Johns – JV - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29641
Mason at St. Johns – Freshmen - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29640
Baldwin at Brethren - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29584
Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29644
Baldwin at Brethren – JV - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29582
Girls Basketball
Tecumseh at Adrian - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30099
Grand Rapids Christian at Greenville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30092
Flushing at Davison - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29615
St. Johns at Fowlerville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/22687
Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29666
Port Huron Northern at St. Clair Shores Lakeview - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30056
Escanaba at Calumet - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29821
Saugatuck at Bangor - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29901
Saugatuck at Bangor – JV - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29899
Dowagiac at Plainwell - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29653
Lansing Eastern at East Lansing - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29743
Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29639
Baldwin at Brethren - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29583
Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29643
Wrestling
Midland Dow at Bay City Central - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30064
Birch Run at Montrose - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29963
Hemlock at Montrose - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29950
Cedar Springs at Greenville - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/30088
Girls Competitive Cheer
CAAC Red Division Meet at St. Johns - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29850
Downriver League Meet at Brownstown Woodhaven - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/29663
Girls Gymnastics
Coldwater and Saline at Adrian - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/28822
Through last Saturday (Feb. 11), the Student Broadcast Program had posted 1,582 events of all types of athletic and non-athletic events occurring between the 65 schools involved in the program. There 96 productions last week – 46 of them athletic events; the remainder programs ranging from daily announcements and news; to pep rallies, and middle school athletic events. Last year’s student-produced events totaled 1,479 over the entire school year.
The MHSAA.tv Website registered a record 1.48 million pageviews during the 2010-11 school year. In addition, there were approximately 400,000 pageviews generated by MHSAA Network content being streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com. So far this year, MHSAA Network content has generated nearly 710,000 pageviews.
Watch for more schools to begin posting more content in even more sports in the weeks ahead. Schools interested in becoming a part of the Digital Broadcasting Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
The MHSAA Network delivers coverage of regular season and MHSAA Tournament competition across multiple platforms -- cable television, radio and the internet – to fans of high school sports across the state and around the world. In addition to providing content to cable partners Comcast Television and Fox Sports Detroit, the MHSAA Network features two websites – MHSAA.tv and MHSAANetwork.com – where fans can click to view or listen to content; and a radio network of over 40 stations statewide which annually carry the MHSAA Basketball Finals and the commentary MHSAA Perspective, which airs for 30 weeks during the school year.
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