Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
EAST LANSING, Mich. - May 31 - Over the next three weeks, the MHSAA Network will be streaming live video from as many MHSAA Finals sites as possible in Track & Field, Lacrosse, Baseball, Girls Soccer, and Softball. The live streaming will take place on the FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.tv Websites.
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:
June 1
7 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 2
9 a.m.- Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
8 p.m. - Girls Soccer - CAAC Cup Final - Mason or Williamston at Okemos or Jackson Lumen Christi - Taped 5/26/11
10 p.m. - Softball - Monroe at Tecumseh - Game Two - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-18-11
June 3
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - CAAC Cup Final - Mason or Williamston at Okemos or Jackson Lumen Christi - Taped 5/26/11
Noon - Softball - Monroe at Tecumseh - Game One - MHSAA Game Night Coverage - Taped 5-18-11
June 4
MHSAA Track & Field Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!! - Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV (Times & Sites TBA)
3 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
7 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 5
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - CAAC Cup Final - Mason or Williamston at Okemos or Jackson Lumen Christi - Taped 5/26/11
Noon - Girls Lacrosse - Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
3 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 6
9 a.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 8
7 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Regional Semifinal #1 at Walled Lake Northern - Taped 6/1/11
9:30 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Regional Semifinal #2 at Walled Lake Northern - Taped 6/1/11
June 9
9 a.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
8 p.m. - Girls Soccer - CAAC Cup Final - Mason or Williamston at Okemos or Jackson Lumen Christi - Taped 5/26/11
10 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 10
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - CAAC Cup Final - Mason or Williamston at Okemos or Jackson Lumen Christi - Taped 5/26/11
Noon - Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
June 11
2 p.m. - MHSAA Division 2 Girls Lacrosse Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com
2 p.m. - MHSAA Division 1 Boys Lacrosse Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com
3 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Regional Semifinal #2 at Walled Lake Northern - Taped 6/1/11
4:30 p.m. - MHSAA Division 1 Girls Lacrosse Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com
4:30 p.m. - MHSAA Division 2 Boys Lacrosse Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com
7 p.m. - Girls Lacrosse - Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
9:30 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Regional Semifinal #1 at Walled Lake Northern - Taped 6/1/11
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 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
Available June 18 through July 18
- Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Hackett at Richland Gull Lake
- Boys Lacrosse - Dexter at Saline
- Girls Soccer - Novi at Northville
- Boys Lacrosse - Northville at Holt
- Girls Lacrosse - Rochester at Bloomfield Hills United
- Boys Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Skyline at Grosse Ile
- Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game 1
- Baseball - St. Clair at Port Huron Northern - Game 2
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 31
Girls Lacrosse – Regional Semifinals at Swartz Creek – East Lansing v. Okemos; and Flint Powers Catholic v. Williamston/Haslett - MHSAA Game Night Coverage
June 1
Boys Lacrosse – Regional Semifinals at Walled Lake Northern – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt; Flint Powers Catholic v. Detroit Country Day – MHSAA Game Night Coverage
Boys Tennis – Upper Peninsula Finals at Marquette and Ishpeming – Highlights for MHSAA Spring Super Show
June 2
Upper Peninsula Golf – Division 1 Finals at Marquette Golf Club; Division 3 Finals at Eagle Bluff Golf Course (Boys) and Gogebic Country Clue (Girls) – Highlights for MHSAA Spring Super Show
June 3
Upper Peninsula Golf – Division 2 Finals at Indian Lake Golf & Country Club – Highlights for MHSAA Spring Super Show
June 4
Lower Peninsula Girls Tennis – Finals at Midland, Jenison, Kalamazoo and Holly - – Highlights for MHSAA Spring Super Show
Track & Field – Finals at Rockford, Houseman Field, Comstock Park, Jenison and Kingsford – Live video streaming where possible on FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.tv – Highlights for MHSAA Spring Super Show
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:
Softball
Holt at Owosso - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/19115 and http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/19116
Girls Soccer
Royal Oak at Bloomfield Hills Lahser - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/19132
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 1,393 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 1.36 million views recorded through May 30. 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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