Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Jan. 21 –  A come from behind victory in a battle of two of the top-ranked teams in the state in high school hockey anchor this week’s package of highlights produced by schools in the  School Broadcast Program are featured on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAA YouTube Channel.

In a game played last week, host Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood finally tied the game in the last few minutes of regulation against visiting Orchard Lake St. Mary’s before prevailing with a going just over a minute into overtime, 4-3.  Cranbrook-Kingswood has been the top-ranked team in Division 3 in the coaches polls this season, St. Mary’s has been riding atop the Division 1 rankings.

This week’s package of School Broadcast Program Highlights from the week of Jan. 13 includes the following events (click on links below to watch an event in its entirety):

• Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood – Ice Hockey
• Marquette at Escanaba – Boys Basketball
• Holt at Haslett – Boys Swimming & Diving

 Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover games in the coming week, some of which will be available at MHSAA.tv shortly after each game’s conclusion (All games varsity and delayed unless noted):

• Byron Center at Comstock Park – Boys Freshman Basketball – Tuesday – LIVE - Subscription
• Byron Center at Comstock Park – Boys JV Basketball – Tuesday – LIVE - Subscription
• Byron Center at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – Tuesday – LIVE – Subscription
• Gobles at Watervliet – Boys Basketball – Tuesday – LIVE – Subscription
• Fife Lake Forest Area at Onaway – Boys Basketball - Tuesday
• Dowagiac at Plainwell – Boys Basketball – Tuesday
• Big Rapids & Stanton Central Montcalm at Lakeview – Wrestling – Wednesday
• Johannesburg-Lewiston at Onaway – Girls Basketball – Wednesday
• Belding at Comstock Park – Wrestling – Wednesday – LIVE - Subscription
• Traverse Bay Area Reps at Cheboygan – Ice Hockey - Wednesday
• Painesdale-Jeffers at Calumet – Girls Basketball – Thursday
• Lincoln Alcona at Oscoda – Boys Basketball – Thursday – LIVE – Subscription
• Arenac Eastern at AuGres-Sims – JV Girls Basketball – Thursday
• Houghton at Calumet – Boys Basketball – Friday
• Newberry at Cheboygan – Boys Basketball – Friday
• Oscoda at Lincoln Alcona – Girls Basketball – Friday
• Hillman at Rogers City – Girls Basketball – Friday
• Arenac Eastern at Rogers City – Girls Basketball – Monday
• Pickford at Newberry – Girls Basketball – Jan. 28 – LIVE – Subscription

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 86 radio stations (80)  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:  History On The Fours.  In this edition of Perspective, John Johnson talks about some of the great moments in the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament in years ending in four.

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