Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – July 12 – Over the next two weekends, MHSAA Finals in Baseball and Softball will be shown to cable television viewers statewide on FOX Sports Detroit.
The Baseball Finals of June 18 a Bailey Park in Battle Creek will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Saturday (July 16) on the following schedule:
Noon - Temperance Bedford v. Rockford - MHSAA Div. 1 Final
2 p.m. - St. Clair v. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Div. 2 Final
4 p.m. - Bridgman v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA Div. 3 Final
6 p.m. - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett v. Merrill - MHSAA Div. 4 Final
The Baseball Finals will receive their first airing on Comcast Channel 900 on July 20, with the Division 1 game at 7 p.m., and the Division 2 game at 9:30 p.m. On July 21, the Division 3 game will air at 8 p.m., followed by the Division 4 game at 10 p.m.
Softball will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on July 23.
The MHSAA Spring Super Show, a one-hour recap of championship action in Lower Peninsula Boys Golf, Upper Peninsula Golf, Lower Peninsula Girls Tennis, Upper Peninsula Boys Tennis, and Track and Field in both peninsulas, will make its debut on FOX Sports Detroit on Sunday (July 17) at 6 p.m. Additional repeats will take place across all day parts on FOX Sports Detroit throughout the remainder of July and all of August.
Spring sports coverage continues 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 next two weeks 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:
July 13
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Troy v. Novi - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Plainwell v. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 14
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Troy v. Novi - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
8 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian v. Flint Powers Catholic - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
10 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Lansing Christian v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA. Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 15
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian v. Flint Powers Catholic - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
Noon - Girls Soccer - Lansing Christian v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA. Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 16
On FOX Sports Detroit
Noon - Baseball - Temperance Bedford v. Rockford - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
2 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair v. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
4 p.m. - Baseball - Bridgman v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
6 p.m. - Baseball - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett v. Merrill - MHSAA Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
On Comcast Channel 900
Noon - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian v. Flint Powers Catholic - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
3 p.m.- Girls Soccer - Lansing Christian v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA. Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
9:30 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Plainwell v. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 17
On FOX Sports Detroit
6 p.m. - MHSAA Spring Super Show - Highlights of Spring Finals in Golf, Tennis, Track & Field - PREMIERE
On Comcast Channel 900
9 a.m. - Girls Soccer - Troy v. Novi - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
Noon - Girls Soccer - Plainwell v. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
3 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Hudsonville Unity Christian v. Flint Powers Catholic - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
7 p.m. - Girls Soccer - Lansing Christian v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA. Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 18
Noon - Girls Soccer - Plainwell v. Livonia Ladywood - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 20
7 p.m. - Baseball - Temperance Bedford v. Rockford - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
9:30 p.m. - Baseball - St. Clair v. Grand Rapids Christian - MHSAA Div. 2 Final - Taped 6/18/11
July 21
9 a.m. - Baseball - Temperance Bedford v. Rockford - MHSAA Div. 1 Final - Taped 6/18/11
8 p.m. - Baseball - Bridgman v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - MHSAA Div. 3 Final - Taped 6/18/11
10 p.m. - Baseball - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett v. Merrill - MHSAA Div. 4 Final - Taped 6/18/11
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 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.
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.
Athletic coverage by participating schools is completed for the 2010-11 school year
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 1,472 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.
Watch for more schools to begin posting more content in even more sports in the coming year. Schools interested in becoming a part of the Digital Broadcasting Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
The MHSAA.tv Website has generated 1.45 million pageviews recorded through June 26, surpassing last year’s total of 1.13 million views. During the 2008-09 school year, the site had 555,964 pageviews. In addition, there have been approximately 400,000 pageviews generated by MHSAA Network content being streamed live on FoxSportsDetroit.com.
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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