Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
 
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 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

May 19
9 a.m. - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game One - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11
8 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game Two - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11
10 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Novi at Northville - Taped 5-5-11

May 20
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Novi at Northville - Taped 5-5-11
Noon - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game Two - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11

May 21
3 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Northville at Holt - Taped 5-6-11
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

May 22
9 a.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Skyline at Grosse Ile - Taped 5-9-11
Noon - Girls Lacrosse - Rochester at Bloomfield Hills Lahser - Taped 5-9-11
7 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game One - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-11-11

May 25
7 p.m. - Softball - Monroe at Tecumseh - Game One - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-18-11
9:30 p.m. - Softball - Monroe at Tecumseh - Game Two - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-18-11

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 a number of events will be available for Comcast subscribers to watch through its Video On Demand service.  Here’s the current listings for MHSAA Network content on Comcast Video On Demand:

Available May 13 Through May 30
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 1 Team Finals - Detroit Catholic Central v. Oxford
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 2 Team Finals - St. Johns v. Greenville
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 Team Finals - Lake Fenton v. Richmond
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 4 Team Finals - Hudson v. Hesperia

Available May 18 through June 18
- Girls Lacrosse - Rochester Adams at Grosse Pointe North
- Girls Soccer - East Kentwood at Portage Central
- Girls Lacrosse - Rockford at Grand Rapids Catholic Central
- MHSAA Winter Super Show –Highlights of Bowling, Gymnastics, Skiing and U.P. Swimming & Diving
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 1 Finals - Championship Matches
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 2 Finals - Championship Matches
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 3 Finals - Championship Matches
- Wrestling - MHSAA Division 4 Finals - Championship Matches

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 17
Softball – Monroe at Tecumseh – MHSAA Game Night Coverage

May 20
Girls Soccer – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian at North Muskegon

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
Hudsonville at Rockford - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18724

Girls Soccer
Trenton at Gibraltar Carlson - http://www.mhsaa.tv/carlson/events/18761
St. Johns at Owosso – JV - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18880
Haslett at East Lansing - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18599

Softball
Jackson Lumen Christi at Owosso - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/18693

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 1,324  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 1.34 million views recorded through May 15.  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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