posted on October 16, 2013 08:11
Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 16 – Highlights of the first MHSAA championships of the 2013-14 school year are now available for on demand viewing at MHSAA.tv – a recap of the Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals on Oct. 2.
Kingsford won its second straight Division 1 crown, and Ishpeming Westwood was the Division 2 champion for the fifth straight year. In addition to the highlights from the various matches, the program will feature interviews with Allison Carlson from Negaunee, who won the No. 1 Singles title in Division 1; Olivia Berquist and Shelby Gregorire from Escanaba, who teamed up to win the No. 1 Double crown in D1; and the respective winning coaches, Mark Shanks from Kingsford and Chris Jackson of Westwood.
It’s Week Eight of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit this Friday (Oct. 18) at Midnight.
Mickey York and Rob Rubick will host this week’s 30-minute highlights show. The program reairs on Saturday (Oct. 19) at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday (Oct. 20) at 9 a.m. Here’s where the FFOT cameras will be this week:
- Lansing Sexton at Lansing Everett – The Oak Chest is on the line as Sexton seeks to stay alone atop the CAAC Blue standings
- Portland at Dewitt – A CAAC crossover game of division winners between the defending champion and top-ranked team in Division 6 against the second-ranked team in Division 3
- Warren Mott at Port Huron – This one is for the title in the Macomb Area Conference White Division
- St. Clair at Marine City – Another MAC title game, this time in the Gold Division
- Grosse Ile at Riverview – The annual battle for the Colvin Cup
- Taylor Truman at Wyandotte Roosevelt – Truman looks to pull into a tie for first in the Downriver League with Roosevelt
In addition, School Broadcast Program members will provide highlights of up to three contests: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Davison, Millington at North Branch, and a third game may be added prior to Friday.
Each week, packages of highlights produced by schools in the School Broadcast Program are featured on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAA YouTube Channel, and selected schools provide footage for the MHSAA’s Football Friday Overtime show on FOX Sports Detroit.
This week’s package of School Broadcast Program Highlights from the week of Sept. 30 includes the following events:
Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover Week Seven football games, some of which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion (all games Friday):
In the coming days, these events will be covered in other sports:
The school Broadcast Program, powered by PlayOn! Sports, is a platform which schools can utilize to reach members of their community about activities taking place in their buildings, providing recognition for students while at the same time giving them hands-on opportunities to gain broadcasting experience and providing schools an opportunity to realize additional revenues for their programs.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
The network for the weekly radio commentary MHSAA Perspective – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard – has now grown to a total of 83 radio stations (77) and audio webcast sites (6) 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. Visit the MHSAA Perspective page of the MHSAA Website for a complete list of network affiliates.
This week’s MHSAA Perspective is titled: Sportsmanship Shall Endure . In this week's edition of Perspective, John Johnson talks about how sportsmanship shall endure in school sports, in light of recent events.
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