Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 22 – Plans have been finalized for live streaming video of Lacrosse Regional Semifinals at two sites  next week on MHSAA.tv

On Tuesday (May 26), the Division 2-Region 6 Boys Lacrosse Semifinal games at Okemos High School will be streamed live, with DeWitt (11-6) facing Haslett-Williamston (9-9) in the opening game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the host Okemos Chiefs (14-2) taking on Portage Northern (13-7) in the nightcap at 7.

Then on Wednesday (May 27), the Division 1-Region 4 Girls Lacrosse semifinal games at Lake Orion High School will be televised, with Midland Dow (12-0) vs. Hartland (11-5) in the first game at 5:30 p.m.; and the second game featuring Lake Orion (11-4) against Waterford Kettering (2-10-1) at 7 p.m.

The games at Okemos feature the top three seeded teams in the region. Top-ranked Okemos will be facing fifth-seeded Northern for the first time this season; while second-seeded Haslett-Williamston and third-seeded DeWitt will be playing for the third time this season.  DeWitt won each of the first two games by a single goal.

Hartland and Midland Dow are the fifth and seventh-ranked teams, respectively, in Division 2 Laxpower.com rankings.  None of the four semifinalists have squared off against each other this season.

The games are being produced by MHSAA members participating in the School Broadcast Program.  The games at Okemos will be produced by Haslett High School, and the games at Lake Orion will be covered by Davison High School.

The games are available live and for the following 72 hours on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, and are part of a promotion allowing subscribers to follow three weekend of MHSAA Spring Tournament action with a special All-Access Access Pass being offered by the NFHS Network.

Between now and June 15, the NFHS Network is offering its Month Pass for just $9.95, which is 33 percent off the normal retail price.  The pass will provide access to over 100 hours of live programming of Spring Finals.  Click here to take advantage of this offer.

Finals coverage begins on May 30, with live coverage of the running events at the MHSAA Track & Field Finals.  Here’s the complete Spring Finals live streaming schedule:

• May 30 – Track Finals – Running events – Rockford (L.P. Div. 1), Zeeland (L.P. Div. 2), Comstock Park (L.P. Div. 3, Hudsonville (L.P. Div. 4), Kingsford (U.P.) – Coverage begins at 10 a.m.
• June 6 – Lacrosse Finals – Rockford (Girls), TBA (Boys – Games will be at Troy Athens, Howell or East Grand Rapids – Site announced after Semifinals) – Two games at each site, coverage begins at 2 p.m.
• June 11-13 – Baseball-Softball Semifinals & Finals – Michigan State University – Four games in each sport-each day, coverage begins at 9 a.m. each day
• June 12-13 – L.P. Girls Soccer Finals – Michigan State University – Two games each day, beginning at 1 p.m.

Plans for other pre-finals event coverage by SBP schools is pending.  Coverage will be announced as arrangements are confirmed.

The School Broadcast Program, powered by PlayOn! Sports, is a platform which schools can utilize to reach members of their community about activities taking place in their buildings, providing recognition for students while at the same time giving them hands-on opportunities to gain broadcasting experience and providing schools an opportunity to realize additional revenues for their programs.  Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by more than 1,500 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract more than 1.4 million spectators each year.

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