Contact:  John Johnson or Geoff Kimmerly
517.332.5046 or [email protected] 

 

EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 30 –  PlayOn! Sports, an MHSAA Network television partner, begins its Xfinity Spring sports coverage this Thursday (May 2) with a girls soccer crosstown showdown in the Oakland Activities Association with Rochester Adams at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek.

The two teams are in the top ten in the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association in Division 1 this week, with Stoney Creek ranked sixth, and Adams listed tenth.  Adams reached the semifinals of the MHSAA Tournament last spring, defeating Stoney Creek along the way in the District Finals, 2-1.

Each week’s featured game will be presented by Xfinity to viewers on Comcast Channel 900 on the following Tuesday at 7 and 9:30 p.m., with additional replays throughout the week.  The games will be online for Xfinity subscribers at HighSchoolSports.Xfinity.com, and highlights will also be available on the Xfinity on Demand service.  Here’s the complete Spring schedule:

May 2 – Rochester Adams at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Girls Soccer
May 10 – Sterling Heights Stevenson at Hudsonville – Baseball
May 15 – New Boston Huron at Carleton Airport – Baseball
May 22 – Kensington Lakes Activities Association Championship - Softball

The video vaults of the MHSAA Network will be opened weekly during the regular season to feature a Classic contest from years past on the MHSAA.tv Website.

The second Classic of the Spring season is the 1992 Class D Softball Final between Mendon and Waterford Our Lady from Bailey Park in Battle Creek.  Nicole Williams struck out 10 in twirling a no-hitter as Lakes defeated the Hornets, 2-0.

Weekly Highlights of selected games produced by MHSAA members participating in the Student Broadcast Program have returned to the MHSAA.tv Website for the Spring sports season.

Over 60 schools are involved in the School Broadcast Program, covering athletic contests and other school events ranging from daily announcements and school board meetings to commencements and awards convocations.  Since the beginning of the school year, Michigan schools have produced 1,947 events, helping to contribute to the 1.43 million pageviews that MHSAA.tv has received.  In 2011-12, student-produced events totaled 2,474 over the entire school year.  To get involved, contact John Johnson at the MHSAA office.

Student-produced game highlights from the week of April 22 are girls soccer match-ups between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, and Plainwell vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; and a baseball game between Hillman and Atlanta. 

Here’s the schedule of schools planning to cover games this week, which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion:

Tuesday, April 30
Track & Field – Tri at Ludington with Fremont and Grant
Girls Soccer - Durand at Montrose

Wednesday, May 1
Girls Soccer – Allegan at Plainwell

Thursday, May 2
Softball – Rogers City at Onaway

Monday, May 6
Girls Soccer – Vicksburg at Plainwell

A variety of single-event videos from winter MHSAA are available now on the MHSAA.tv website and for Comcast subscribers through Xfinity On Demand.  Here’s the complete list of events still available on Xfinity on Demand:

Available through May 8
Division 3 & 4 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class

Available through May 13
Division 1 & 2 Individual Wrestling Finals – Championship match in each weight class

 

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