EAST LANSING, Mich. – Aug. 21 –  A new school year on the MHSAA Network is already underway with school-created content on MHSAA.tv, and this week marks the season launch of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit, as well as high school football on Xfinity with coverage of Detroit Cass Tech vs. Birmingham Brother Rice.

Ten new schools have joined the MHSAA’s School Broadcasting Program in cooperation with the Michigan Interscholastic Connection.  AuGres-Sims, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Ellsworth, Hillman, Indian River Inland Lakes, Lincoln Alcona, Onaway, Petoskey and Rogers City all come online this fall, representing the following leagues and conferences:  Big North Conference, Huron Shores Conference,

Lake Michigan Conference, North Star League, Ski Valley Conference and the Straits Area Conference.  They join approximately 60 downstate schools and Calumet from the Upper Peninsula in the program, which is in its fourth year.

Here’s the schedule of schools planning to cover Week One football games, which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion (As of Aug. 20):

Gaylord at Cheboygan - Thursday
Big Rapids Crossroad Academy at AuGres-Sims – Friday
Indian River-Inland Lakes at Onaway – Friday
Rogers City at Lincoln Alcona – Friday
St. Ignace at Charlevoix – Friday
Eagle River Northland Pines (WI) at Calumet

The first sporting event of the new school year on MHSAA.tv took place last week when Greenville played boys soccer at Cedar Springs.  Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast  Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Beginning this Friday and running for 13 weeks at Midnight is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit.  Mickey York and Rob Rubick return to host the weekly 30-minute highlights show.

Then on Saturday, PlayOn! Sports, an MHSAA Network television partner, will be at the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University to cover the Detroit Cass Tech v. Birmingham Brother Rice football game.  It’s the first of 13 games that will be featured each week by Xfinity on various platforms.

Each week’s featured game will be presented by Xfinity to viewers on Comcast Channel 900 on the following Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.,/ Saturday at 3 p.m., and  Sunday at 6 p.m.  The games will be online for Xfinity subscribers at Xfinity.com/HighSchoolSports, and highlights will also be available on the Xfinity on Demand service.  Here’s the complete football schedule:

Week 1 - Birmingham Brother Rice v. Detroit Cass Tech, Aug. 25
Week 2 - Allen Park at Brownstown Woodhaven, Aug. 30
Week 3 - Grandville Calvin Christian v. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Sept. 7
Week 4 - Grand Rapids Northview at Holland, Sept. 14
Week 5 - Dearborn at Dearborn Fordson, Sept. 21
Week 6 - Holland West Ottawa at Rockford, Sept. 28
Week 7 - Canton v. Plymouth, Oct. 5
Week 8 - Riverview at Grosse Ile, Oct. 12
Week 9 - Lowell at Grand Rapids Christian, Oct. 19

In addition, one game each week during the first four rounds of the MHSAA Football Playoffs will also be presented; and three additional fall events will also be featured.

Returning for its eighth season this week is the radio commentary MHSAA Perspective, which will air on over 50 radio stations across the state, generally during the local broadcasts of high school games.  The program runs for 30 weeks through the end of the winter sports season.  MHSAA Perspective can also be accessed from the home page of the MHSAA Website.  Stations committed to carry MHSAA Perspective as of August 21 are:

Adrian - WABJ-AM (1490) – Halftime of game broadcasts, Fridays at 7:45 a.m.
Alma - WQBX-FM (104.9) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Alpena - WATZ-AM (1450) – Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.; Halftime of basketball game broadcasts
Alpena – WKJZ-FM (94.9) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Bay City – Great Lakes Sports Network – GreatLakesSportsNetwork.com – Halftime of game broadcasts
Coldwater – WTVB-AM (1590) – Halftime of game broadcasts; Saturday morning weeks of no games
Detroit - WDFN-AM (1130) – Halftime of game broadcasts
East Lansing - WVFN-AM (730) – Between football game broadcasts and scoreboard show
Escanaba – WCHT-AM (600) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Escanaba – WDBC-AM (680) – Halftime of Escanaba High School games
Escanaba – WYKX-FM (104.7) – Halftime of Escanaba High School games
Escanaba – WUPF-FM (107.3)
Ferrysburg – WMPA-FM (93.1) - 6:40 p.m. on Football Fridays; approximately 5:50 and 7 p.m. prior to basketball games
Gaylord - WMJZ-FM (101.5)
Grand Haven – WGHN-FM (92.1) - 6:40 p.m. on Football Fridays; approximately 5:50 and 7 p.m. prior to basketball games
Grand Haven – WGHN-AM (1370) - 6:40 p.m. on Football Fridays; approximately 5:50 and 7 p.m. prior to basketball games
Grand Rapids - WBBL-FM (107.3) – Between games broadcast and scoreboard show
Grand Rapids - WTKG-AM (1230) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Grand Rapids – MichiganSportsRadio.com – Halftime of game broadcasts
Hancock – WMPL-AM (920) – Halftime of football/basketball, first intermission of hockey game broadcasts
Hancock – WKMJ-FM (93.5) – Halftime of football/basketball, first intermission of hockey game broadcasts
Houghton - WHKB-FM (102.3) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Holland - WHTC-AM (1450) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Holland - WYVN-FM (92.7) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Houghton – WCCY-AM (1400)- Halftime of game broadcasts
Iron Mountain – WZNL-FM (94.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ironwood -- WJMS-AM (590) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ishpeming – WUPG-FM (96.7)
Kalamazoo – WQLR-AM – Halftime of game broadcasts
Manistique - WPIQ-FM (92.7) – 6 p.m. on game nights
Manistique - WTIQ-AM (1490) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Marquette - WUPT-FM (100.3)
Marquette – WNGE-FM (99.5) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Negaunee - WKQS-FM (101.9) – Pregame of game broadcasts
Midland – WMPX-AM (1490) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Mt. Pleasant – WCZY-FM (104.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Mt. Pleasant – WMMI-AM (830) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Munising – WRUP-FM (98.3) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Munising – WQXO-AM (1400) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Muskegon - WLCS-FM (98.3) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Muskegon - WVIB-FM (100.1) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Newberry - WMJT-FM (96.7)
Newberry – WNBY-AM (1450) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Pontiac - The Oakland Press - MIPrepZone.com/Oakland – Halftime of game broadcasts
Pinconning - WLUN-FM (100.9) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Sault Ste. Marie – WMKD – (105.5) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Sault Ste Marie – WSOO-AM (1230) – Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
St. Joseph – WSJM-AM (1400) – Halftime of game broadcasts
South Haven – WCSY-FM (103.7) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Sturgis - WBET-AM (1230)  – Halftime of game broadcasts; during Sportstalk Saturday
Sturgis - WBET-FM (99.3)  – Halftime of game broadcasts
Tawas City - WKJC-FM (104.7) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Tawas City – WQLB-FM (103.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Zeeland - WPNW-AM (1260) – Halftime of football, pregame of basketball game broadcasts, Saturdays at 7:30 a.m.

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