Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
 
The MHSAA Individual Wrestling Finals will air this Saturday (May 14) on FOX Sports PLUS beginning at Noon.  Here’s the schedule:
 
 Individual Wrestling
 Division 1 – May 14 – Noon
 Division 2 – May 14 – 2:30 p.m.
 Division 3 – May 14 – 5:30 p.m. -- NEW TIME!!!!!!
 Division 4 – May 14 – 8 p.m. -- NEW TIME!!!

 FOX Sports PLUS reaches approximately 2.4 million households via cable systems across the state and portions of Northwest Ohio and Northern Indiana.  FOX Sports PLUS programming may not always air on all satellite services – consult your local listings.

Spring sports coverage is underway on Comcast Channel 900 and the MHSAA.tv Website.  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:

May 11
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - East Kentwood at Portage Central - Taped 5-2-11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Rockford at Grand Rapids Catholic Central - Taped 5-4-11

May 12
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - East Kentwood at Portage Central - Taped 5-2-11
8 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Dexter at Saline - Taped 5-4-11
10 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Pioneer at Grosse Pointe South - Taped 4-25-11

May 13
9 a.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Dexter at Saline - Taped 5-4-11
Noon - Girls Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Pioneer at Grosse Pointe South - Taped 4-25-11

May 14
3 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Rockford at Grand Rapids Catholic Central - Taped 5-4-11
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Hackett at Richland Gull Lake - Taped 4-29-11
9:30 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - DeWitt at Lansing Waverly - Taped 4-29-11

May 15
9 a.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 1 Individual Finals - Championship Matches - Taped 3-26-11
Noon - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 2 Individual Finals - Championship Matches - Taped 3-26-11
3 p.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 Individual Finals - Championship Matches - Taped 3-26-11
7 p.m. - Wrestling - MHSAA Division 4  Individual Finals - Championship Matches - Taped 3-26-11

May 18
7 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game One - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11
9:30 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game Two - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11

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.

Here’s where the MHSAA Network cameras will be this week:

May 9
Girls Lacrosse – Rochester at Bloomfield Hills United
Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Skyline at Grosse Ile

May 11
Baseball – St. Clair at Port Huron Northern – MHSAA Game Night Coverage

May 14
Girls Soccer – Rochester Adams at Flint Powers Catholic

The MHSAA.tv Website is being populated with content from member schools from both peninsulas participating in the Digital Broadcasting Program.  A total of 82 schools are involved in the program from the Big 8 Conference, Big 9 Conference, Detroit Catholic High School League, Charter School Conference, Downriver League, Flint Metro League, Genesee Athletic Conference, Huron League, Kalamazoo Valley Association, Kensington Lakes Activities Association, Macomb Area Conference, Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League, Northwest Conference, Oakland Activities Association, O-K Conference, Saginaw Valley League, Southeastern Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (Big 16), Tri-Valley Conference, West-Pac Conference and the Wolverine Conference.

Here are student-produced games posted to the MHSAA.tv Website from last week:

Baseball
Midland at Rockford - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18472

Girls Soccer
Ionia at Eaton Rapids - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18440
Haslett at Eaton Rapids - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18439
Dexter at East Lansing - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18414

Softball
Fennville at Bangor – Game Two - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18491
Fennville at Bangor – Game One - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18490

Track & Field
Zeeland East v. Zeeland West - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18314

Highlights Shows
Detroit Catholic High School League Update - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18572

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 1,289  student produced athletic and non-athletic event videos have been posted to MHSAA.tv since the beginning of the school year, surpassing last year’s total of 712. 

The MHSAA.tv Website has surpassed last year’s total of 1.13 million pageviews, with 1.33 million views recorded through May 8.  In addition, there have been approximately 375,000 pageviews generated by MHSAA Network content being streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com.
 
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.
 
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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