Lacrosse Finals Coverage Includes Streaming Audio & Video – PLUS Cable Coverage on FSD - MHSAA Network Listings & Coverage – Week of June 6

posted on June 07, 2011 09:43

Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]

EAST LANSING, Mich. - June 7 - MHSAA Network coverage of MHSAA Finals in spring sports continues this week. On Saturday (June 11), the MHSAA Network will produce dedicated audio and video streams of the Girls and Boys Lacrosse Finals. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. with the Division 1 Boys and Division 2 Girls Lacrosse championship games. At 4:30 p.m., the Division 2 Boys and Division 1 Girls Finals will be aired.

Audio coverage will take place on MHSAANetwork.com. Video coverage will take place on FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV.

The video coverage will also shown on cable television across the state. The Boys Lacrosse Finals will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on June 25, with the Division 1 game at Noon, followed by the Division 2 match at 2 p.m.. The Girls Lacrosse Finals will be shown on cable on FOX Sports Detroit PLUS on June 26, beginning with the Division 1 game at 4 p.m., and the Division 2 game at 6 p.m. The games will also be shown on Comcast Channel 900 at dates and times to be announced.

Next weekend, the MHSAA Network will provide audio coverage of all Semifinal and Final games at the Baseball-Softball Tournament in Battle Creek at MHSAANetwork.com. Video coverage of the Finals in Baseball, Girls Soccer and Softball will take place online via FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV.

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 8
7 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Holt- Taped 6/1/11
9:30 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - 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 - Novi at Northville - Taped 5/19/11
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 - Novi at Northville - Taped 5/19/11
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 - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - 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 - East Lansing v. Okemos - MHSAA Regional Semifinal at Swartz Creek - Taped 5/31/11
9:30 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal #1 at Holt - Taped 6/1/11

June 12
9 a.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - Taped 6/1/11
Noon - Boys Lacrosse - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal #1 at Holt - Taped 6/1/11
3 p.m. - TBA
7 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - Taped 6/1/11

June 13
3 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Northville at Holt - Taped 5/6/11

June 15
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Paw Paw - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #1 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Brooklyn Columbia Central vs. Grand Rapids South Christian - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #2 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11

June 16
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Paw Paw - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #1 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11
8 p.m.- Boys Lacrosse - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal #1 at Walled Lake Northern - Taped 6/1/11
10 p.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - Taped 6/1/11

June 17
MHSAA Baseball-Softball Semifinals - LIVE AUDIO STREAMS @ MHSAANetwork.com beginning at 10 a.m.
9 a.m. - Boys Lacrosse - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. DeWitt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal #1 at Holt - Taped 6/1/11
Noon - Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Holt - MHSAA Regional Semifinal - Taped 6/1/11

June 18
MHSAA Baseball-Softball Finals - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Noon - MHSAA Girls Lacrosse Finals #1 at Williamston High School and Michigan State University - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com (Divisions TBA)
3 p.m. - MHSAA Girls Lacrosse Finals #2 at Williamston High School and Michigan State University - LIVE STREAMS!!!! -- Video at FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV; Audio at MHSAANetwork.com (Divisions TBA)
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Brooklyn Columbia Central vs. Grand Rapids South Christian - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #2 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian vs. Paw Paw - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #1 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Brooklyn Columbia Central vs. Grand Rapids South Christian - MHSAA Div. 3 Regional Semifinal #2 at Hope College - Taped 6/7/11

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:

June 7
Girls Soccer – Regional Semifinals at Hope College – Hudsonville Unity Christian v. Paw Paw and Brooklyn Columbia Central vs. Grand Rapids South Christian - MHSAA Game Night Coverage

June 11
Lacrosse – Girls Finals at Troy Athens High School; Boys Finals at Birmingham Seaholm High School – MHSAA Game Night Coverage

June 14
Baseball – Division 1 and 2 Quarterfinals at the University of Michigan – MHSAA Game Night Coverage

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
Cadillac v. Rockford - http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/19312

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 1,446 student produced athletic and non-athletic event videos have been posted to MHSAA.tv since the beginning of the school year, more than doubling last year’s total of 712.

The MHSAA.tv Website has surpassed last year’s total of 1.13 million pageviews, with 1.38 million views recorded through June 6. In addition, there have been over 380,000 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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