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EAST LANSING, Mich. – June 10 – The Spring sports season concludes on Saturday (June 16), and the MHSAA Network will be on the scene to stream live video of MHSAA Championship action in Baseball, Softball and Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer at MHSAA.tv and FoxSportsDetroit.com.
Four championship games will be streamed in each activity, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the first pitch from the Baseball-Softball Finals at Bailey Park before moving to the pitch at Michigan State University and Williamston High School at Noon for Girls Soccer Action. Here’s the complete schedule:
9:30 a.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek
10 a.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Battle Creek
Noon - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University
Noon - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School
12:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek
12:30 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek
3 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek
3 p.m.- Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University
3:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek
5:30 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek
6:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Battle Creek
The Baseball Finals will air on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS on June 24, with Division 1 at Noon, Division 2 at 2:30 p.m., Division 3 at 5 p.m., and Division 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The Softball Finals will air on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS on June 30, with Division 1 at Noon, Division 2 at 2 p.m.; and on July 1 with Division 3 at Noon, and Division 4 at 2 p.m.
The Girls Soccer Finals will air on FOX Sports Detroit’s main channel on July 7, with Division 1 at 10 a.m., Division 2 at Noon, Division 3 at 2 p.m., and Division 4 at 4 p.m.
On Sunday (June 17), the Boys and Girls Lacrosse Championships will air on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS; with the Division 1 Boys contest between Ann Arbor Pioneer and Birmingham Brother Rice at Noon; the Division 2 Boys finale with Detroit Country Day facing Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central at 2 p.m.; the Division 1 Girls game with Birmingham United vs. Hartland is at 4 p.m.; and the Division 2 Girls title game between East Grand Rapids and Okemos airs at 6 p.m.
The MHSAA Network concludes its coverage of spring sports tournaments this week on Comcast Channel 900. The Game Night Team will be at the University of Michigan on Tuesday (June 12) to cover a pair of Quarterfinal games in the MHSAA Softball Tournament – with Coloma taking on Flat Rock in the first game of the day in Division 2, and Monroe playing Garden City in the second contest in Division 1. These games will air on June 20.
Here are the day by day listings for MHSAA Network programming in the coming week. All programs are on Comcast Channel 900 unless otherwise indicated:
June 13
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Ferndale vs. Trenton - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
June 14
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
8 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Ferndale vs. Trenton - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
10 p.m. - Wrestling - Hudson vs. Shelby - MHSAA Division 4 Team Wrestling Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 2-25-12
June 15
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Ferndale vs. Trenton - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
Noon - Wrestling - St. Johns vs. Lowell - MHSAA Division 2 Team Wrestling Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 2-25-12
June 16
LIVE ONLINE VIDEO STREAM on MHSAA.tv and FoxSportsDetroit.com - All games archived at MHSAA.tv
9:30 a.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek
10 a.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Battle Creek
Noon - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University
Noon - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School
12:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek
12:30 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek
3 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek
3 p.m.- Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University
3:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek
5:30 p.m. - Softball - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek
6:30 p.m. - Baseball - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Battle Creek
On Cable
9 a.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 1 Individual Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills - Taped 3-3-12
Noon - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 2 Individual Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills - Taped 3-3-12
3 p.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 Individual Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills - Taped 3-3-12
7 p.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 4 Individual Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills - Taped 3-3-12
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
June 17
9 a.m. - Wrestling - Richmond vs. Dundee - MHSAA Division 3 Team Wrestling Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 2-25-12
Noon - Boys Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Pioneer vs. Birmingham Brother Rice - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Birmingham Seaholm - Taped 6-9-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
Noon - Girls Lacrosse - Grand Blanc vs. Midland Dow - MHSAA Division 1 Regional at Lake Orion - Taped 5-24-12
2 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Detroit Country Day vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Birmingham Seaholm - Taped 6-9-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Holland Christian at Hudsonville Unity Christian - Taped 5-21-12
4 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Birmingham United vs. Hartland - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Rockford - Taped 6-9-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
6 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Grand Rapids vs. Okemos - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Rockford - Taped 6-9-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
7 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston vs. Waterford United - MHSAA Division 1 Regional at Lake Orion - Taped 5-24-12
***FOX Sports Detroit PLUS programming is available on cable statewide; satellite providers may not carry delayed programming, consult your local listings
June 18
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Ferndale vs. Trenton - MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Trenton - Taped 6-5-12
June 20
7 p.m. - Softball – Coloma vs. Flat Rock - MHSAA Division 2 Quarterfinal at the University of Michigan - Taped 6-12-12
9:30 p.m. - Softball – Monroe vs. Garden City - MHSAA Division 1 Quarterfinal at University of Michigan - Taped 6-12-12
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 From June 8 to June 25
Boys Lacrosse – Troy Athens vs. Holt
Girls Lacrosse – Brighton vs. Okemos
Girls Lacrosse – Clarkston vs. Waterford United
Girls Lacrosse – Grand Blanc vs. Midland Dow
Girls Soccer – Armada vs. Richmond
Girls Soccer – Auburn Hills Avondale vs. Rochester Adams
Girls Soccer – Rockford vs. Grandville
Girls Soccer – Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Holland Christian
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.
Spring sports coverage is underway. Here’s where the MHSAA Network cameras will be in the coming week:
June 12
Softball – MHSAA Quarterfinals at the University of Michigan
Division 2 – Coloma vs. Flat Rock
Division 1 – Garden City vs. Monroe
June 16
Baseball-Softball Finals at Battle Creek – LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ON MHSAA.tv & FoxSportsDetroit.com
Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer Finals at Michigan State University and Williamston High School – LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ON MHSAA.tv & FoxSportsDetroit.com
Lower Peninsula Boys Golf Finals at four locations – Highlights for the MHSAA Spring Super Show, premiering July 7 on FOX Sports Detroit.
The MHSAA.tv Website is being populated with content from member schools from both peninsulas participating in the Digital Broadcasting Program. Over 50 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.
Athletic event coverage has concluded for the school year. Through Saturday (June 9), the Student Broadcast Program had posted 2,464 events of all types of athletic and non-athletic events occurring between the schools involved in the program. There were 21 productions last week – ranging from commencement and awards ceremonies, to daily announcements and news; to concerts, and school board meetings. Last year’s student-produced events totaled 1,479 over the entire school year.
The MHSAA.tv Website has already set a new viewership record through the Fall and Winter sports seasons with 1.77 million pageviews during the 2011-12 school year as of June 9, surpassing the previous record of 1.48 million pageviews during the entire 2010-11 school year.
Over 950,000 pageviews took place during Winter tournaments, when live streaming of the Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals, Team Dual Wrestling Finals, Individual Wrestling Finals, Girls Competitive Cheer Finals, Ice Hockey Semifinals, Girls Basketball Semifinals and Boys Basketball Semifinals took place.
In addition, a record 460,906 pageviews have been generated by MHSAA Network content being streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com, bringing the total to date to 2,231,611. For the entire 2010-11 school year, there were approximately 400,000 pageviews of live streaming MHSAA Network content on FoxSportsDetroit.com, bringing the total for that year to 1.88 million. In 2009-10, MHSAA.tv had 1.13 million pageviews.
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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