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Contact:  John Johnson 517.332.5046 or [email protected]
 
                Due to technical difficulties, the MHSAA Network’s coverage of the Boys Soccer Finals on FOX Sports Detroit PLUS did not air as originally scheduled, and has been rescheduled for Nov. 21 at the following times:
 
Sunday – Nov. 21
11 a.m. – Division 3 Final – Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Lansing Catholic
3 p.m. – Division 1 Final – East Kentwood vs. Sterling Heights Stevenson
 
These games are also available for viewing this week on the MHSAA.tv Website.
 
                FOX Sports Detroit PLUS will also be the home to live coverage of this Saturday’s (Nov. 20) Girls Volleyball Finals in Battle Creek. The airtimes are as follows:
 
Saturday – Nov. 20
10 a.m. – Class D Final
Noon – Class C Final (Approximate following Class D Final)
2 p.m. – Class A Final (Approximate following Class C Final)
4 p.m. – Class B Final (Approximate following Class A Final)
 
                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:
 
November 17
Football -  Utica Eisenhower at Lake Orion - MHSAA Div. 1 Regional Championship - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 11-12-10 - 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer - East Kentwood v. Sterling Heights Stevenson - MHSAA Div. 1 Championship - Taped 11-6-10 - 9:30 p.m.
 
November 18
Football -  Utica Eisenhower at Lake Orion - MHSAA Div. 1 Regional Championship - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 11-12-10 - 9 a.m.
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids Christian vs. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Class B Regional Championship at Allendale - Taped 11-11-10 - 8 p.m.
 
November 19
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids Christian vs. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Class B Regional Championship at Allendale - Taped 11-11-10 - 8:30 p.m.
 
November 20
Boys Soccer - East Kentwood v. Sterling Heights Stevenson - MHSAA Div. 1 Championship - Taped 11-6-10 - 3 p.m.
Football -  Utica Eisenhower at Lake Orion - MHSAA Div. 1 Regional Championship - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 11-12-10 - 7 p.m.
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids Christian vs. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Class B Regional Championship at Allendale -  Taped 11-11-10 - 9:30 p.m.
 
November 21
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids Christian vs. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Class B Regional Championship at Allendale - Taped 11-11-10 - 9 a.m.
Boys Soccer - East Kentwood v. Sterling Heights Stevenson - MHSAA Div. 1 Championship - Taped 11-6-10 - Noon
Football -  Utica Eisenhower at Lake Orion - MHSAA Div. 1 Regional Championship - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 11-12-10 - 7 p.m.
 
November 22
Football -  Utica Eisenhower at Lake Orion - MHSAA Div. 1 Regional Championship - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 11-12-10 - 8:30 a.m.

                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 highlight package of all games will be available for Comcast subscribers to watch through its Video On Demand service.

                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.

                This week is a huge week for live streaming video on the FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.tv websites, with Semifinal and Final coverage in Girls Volleyball, Finals coverage of the Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Championships, and a number of Football Semifinal contests. Here is the schedule:

 
Thursday – Nov. 18
2 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class C Semifinal #1 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek*
3:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball – Class C Semifinal #2 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
5:15 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class B Semifinal #1 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
7 p.m. -  Girls Volleyball – Class B Semifinal #2 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
*Audio available on MHSAANetwork.com
 
Friday – Nov. 19
2 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class D Semifinal #1 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek*
3:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball – Class D Semifinal #2 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
5:15 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class A Semifinal #1 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
7 p.m. - Girls Volleyball – Class a Semifinal #2 – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
7:30 p.m.– Football Playoffs – Division 8 Semifinal – Crystal Falls Forest Park v. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart –
                From Superior Dome in Marquette. Streaming subject to internet connectivity at Semifinal sites.
                                All Semifinals to be archived at MHSAA.tv.
*Audio available on MHSAANetwork.com
 
Saturday – Nov. 20
10 a.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class D Final – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek*
                LIVE on FoxSportsDetroit.com; archived video on MHSAA.tv
10 a.m. – Football Playoffs – Division 6 Semifinal – Ithaca v. Iron Mountain – From Superior Dome in Marquette
Noon – Girls Volleyball – Class C Final – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
                LIVE on FoxSportsDetroit.com; archived video on MHSAA.tv
Noon – L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals – 3 Locations
                Division 1 at Eastern Michigan University
                Division 2 at Oakland University
                Division 3 at Holland Aquatics Center
1 p.m. – Football Playoff Semifinls  – Six scheduled games:
                Division 1 – Lake Orion v. Detroit Cass Tech – From Troy Athens High School
                Division 2 – Lowell v. Walled Lake Central – From Central Michigan University
                Division 3 – Mt. Pleasant v. East Grand Rapids – From Ferris State University
                Division 4 – Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Edwardsburg – From Vicksburg High School
                Division 6 – Constantine v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – From Jackson High School
                Division 7 – Ishpeming v. Ravenna – From Thirlby Field, Traverse City
                Additional games may be streamed live. Streaming subject to internet connectivity at Semifinal sites.
                                All Semifinals to be archived at MHSAA.tv.          
2 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class A Final – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
                LIVE on FoxSportsDetroit.com; archived video on MHSAA.tv
2 p.m. – Football Playoffs - Division 5 Semifinal – Grand Rapids West Catholic v. Menominee – From
                Superior Dome in Marquette. Streaming subject to internet connectivity at Semifinal sites.
                                All Semifinals to be archived at MHSAA.tv.
4 p.m. – Girls Volleyball – Class B Final – From Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek* (Time approximate)
                LIVE on FoxSportsDetroit.com; archived video on MHSAA.tv
*Audio available on MHSAANetwork.com

                The MHSAA.tv Website is being populated with content from member schools participating in the Digital Broadcasting Program.  Over 60 schools are involved in the program from the Big 8 Conference, Big Nine Conference, Cascades Conference, Charter School Conference, Detroit Catholic High School League, Flint Metro League, Capital Area Activities Conference, Kensington Lakes Activities Association, Northwest Conference, Oakland Activities Association, O-K Conference, River Valley Conference, Southeastern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16) and the Wolverine Conference.  Here are student-produced games posted to the MHSAA.tv Website from last week:
 
· Football – Ithaca v. Montrose – Division 6 Regional Final
· Football – Howell at Rockford – Division 1 Regional Final
· Football – Grosse Pointe South at Temperance Bedford – Division 1 Regional Final
· Volleyball – East Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Christian – Class B Regional Final
· Volleyball – Novi v. Brighton – Class A Regional
· Volleyball – White Lake Lakeland v. Farmington Hills Mercy – Class A Regional
· Volleyball – East Grand Rapids v. Hudsonville Unity Christian – Class B Regional
 
                Games yet to be posted from last week, but which have been scheduled by schools are:
· Football – Muskegon Oakridge v. Grand Rapids West Catholic – MHSAA Division 5 Regional Final from 11-12-10
· Girls Swimming & Diving – Detroit Catholic High School League Championships from 11-13-10
 
               In addition to these athletic events, a variety of other school events ranging from concerts, to interviews, to school board meetings have been posted to the MHSAA.tv Website.  A total of 390 student produced athletic and non-athletic event videos have been posted to MHSAA.tv since the beginning of the school year.
 
                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.
 
                This week’s edition of MHSAA Perspective features a commentary called “The Old Trainer’s Legacy,” talking about observing the conversations of an old school athletic trainer visiting with his former students in the weeks prior to his passing away.   It is available as a podcast on the MHSAA Website, and can be heard on nearly 50 radio stations across the state during their regularly-schedule high school sports coverage.  You can listen by visiting the home page of the MHSAA Website, or the MHSAA Internet Broadcast Network home page – MHSAANetwork.com.
 
                Finally – check out the MHSAASPORTS Channel on YouTube.  The channel is being populated with game highlights and feature videos from MHSAA Network telecasts. 
 
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 nearly 50 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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