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EAST LANSING, Mich. – July 2 – The Spring sports parade of MHSAA Championships on FOX Sports Detroit concludes on Saturday (July 7), when the Girls Soccer Finals and Spring Super Show will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS.

The Girls Soccer Finals will air on FOX Sports Detroit’s main channel on July 7, with Division 1 (Okemos vs. Troy) at 10 a.m., Division 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell) at Noon, Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Flint Powers Catholic) at 2 p.m., and Division 4 (Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest) at 4 p.m.

The Spring Super Show features highlights of MHSAA Championships in both peninsulas, and will debut on both FOX Sports Detroit’s primary channel and FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS on Saturday at 9 a.m.  Included in the Super Show are highlights from Finals in Boys and Girls Golf in the Upper Peninsula, Boys Golf in the Lower Peninsula, Boys Tennis in the Upper Peninsula, Girls Tennis in the Lower Peninsula, and Boys & Girls Track & Field in both peninsulas.

Additional airings of the Spring Super Show will take place on FOX Sports Detroit’s primary channel on the following schedule:  July 10 – Noon; July 13 – 2 p.m.; July 14 – 2 p.m.; July 21 – 2 p.m.; July 31 – 2 p.m.; and August 1 – 2 p.m.

This week on Comcast Channel 900, reairs of MHSAA Championships from this Spring continue with softball action.

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:

July 4
7 p.m. - Softball - Hudsonville vs. Mattawan - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
9:30 p.m. - Softball - Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12

July 5
9 a.m. - Softball - Hudsonville vs. Mattawan - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
8 p.m. - Dansville vs. Petersburg-Summerfield - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12

June 6
9 a.m. - Dansville vs. Petersburg-Summerfield - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
Noon - Softball - Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12

July 7
9 a.m. - MHSAA Spring Super Show - Highlights of MHSAA Finals in Golf, Tennis and Track & Field - FOX Sports Detroit & FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
10 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Okemos vs. Troy - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
Noon - Girls Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
Noon - Dansville vs. Petersburg-Summerfield - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
2 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Flint Powers Cathoic - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional Semifinal - Taped 6-5-12
4 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12 - FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS***
7 p.m. - Softball - Hudsonville vs. Mattawan - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
9:30 p.m. - Softball - Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
***FOX Sports Detroit PLUS programming is available on cable statewide; satellite providers may not carry delayed programming, consult your local listings

July 8
9 a.m. - Softball - Hudsonville vs. Mattawan - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
Noon - Softball - Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
3 p.m. - Dansville vs. Petersburg-Summerfield - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Battle Creek - Taped 6-16-12
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional Semifinal - Taped 6-5-12

July 9
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Dexter vs. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Division 2 Regional Semifinal - Taped 6-5-12

July 11
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Okemos vs. Troy - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12

July 12
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Okemos vs. Troy - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
8 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Flint Powers Cathoic - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12

July 13
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
Noon - Girls Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12

July 14
9 a.m. - MHSAA Spring Super Show - Highlights of MHSAA Finals in Golf, Tennis and Track & Field
Noon - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Flint Powers Cathoic - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Okemos vs. Troy - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12

July 15
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Okemos vs. Troy - MHSAA Division 1 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12
Noon - Girls Soccer - Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Plainwell - MHSAA Division 2 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Flint Powers Cathoic - MHSAA Division 3 Championship at Williamston High School - Taped 6-16-12
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12

June 16
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Waterford Our Lady/Clarkston Everest - MHSAA Division 4 Championship at Michigan State University - Taped 6-16-12

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.

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 Sunday (June 24), the Student Broadcast Program had posted 2,474 events of all types of athletic and non-athletic events occurring between the schools involved in the program. 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 1.85 million pageviews during the 2011-12 school year as of June 24, 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 470,539 pageviews have been generated by MHSAA Network content being streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com, bringing the total to date to 2,315,817. 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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