Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 9 – A game which will have a big impact on the Big North Conference girls basketball race heads the slate of events which can been seen live over the next week on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, produced by students involved in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program.  

Alpena will host Traverse City Central on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m., and heading into this week’s play, the Wildcats have a half-game lead on the Trojans in the Big North standings.  Alpena begins the week at 8-1 in the BNC and is 11-5 overall, while Central is 7-1 in league play and 8-6 in all games.  Alpena’s only league loss came at Traverse City Central on Jan. 8, 51-27. 

In its seventh year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by  creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events; with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.  

The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.  

All sporting events – Live or On-Demand - are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online.  They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion. 

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to stream athletic competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv.  On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion.  (List as of Feb. 8): 

Tuesday, February 9

• Hopkins at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
• Hopkins at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball - 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
• Hopkins at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Holt at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• West Bloomfield at Lake Orion – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. - LIVE
• Dowagiac at Allegan – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
• Jackson Northwest at Mason – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. - On-Demand
• Edwardsburg at Plainwell – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Negaunee at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE 

Wednesday, February 10

• Holt at Haslett – Girls Gymnastics – 6:30 p.m. – LIVE
• Ishpeming Westwood at Negaunee – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE 

Thursday, February 11

• Corunna at Montrose – Freshman Boys Basketball – 3:55 p.m. – LIVE
• Corunna at Montrose – JV Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
• Belding at Comstock Park – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
• Okemos at East Lansing – MHSAA Div. 1 Team Wrestling District Semifinal – 5:30 p.m. – On-Demand
• Belding at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
• MHSAA Div. 3 Team Wrestling District Semifinal at Pinconning – 6 p.m. – On-Demand
• Corunna at Montrose – JV Boys Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
• Indian River Inland Lakes at Onaway – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
• Negaunee at Calumet – Ice Hockey – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• MHSAA Div. 1 Team Wrestling District Final at East Lansing – 7 p.m. – On-Demand 

Friday, February 12

• Lansing Sexton at East Lansing – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – On-Demand
• St. Johns at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
• Otsego at Plainwell – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
• Vicksburg at Dowagiac – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Cadillac at Alpena – Ice Hockey – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Otsego at Plainwell – Boys Basketball – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
• Port Huron Northern at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
• West Iron County at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
• Lansing Sexton at East Lansing – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – On-Demand
• St. Johns at Haslett – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE 

Saturday, February 13

• Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Detroit U-D Jesuit – Ice Hockey – 5 p.m. – LIVE
• MHSAA Div. 3 Individual Wrestling District Finals at Montrose – 4 p.m. (Aprox.) – LIVE 

Monday, February 15

• L’Anse at Negaunee – Ice Hockey – 7 p.m. – LIVE 

Tuesday, February 16

• Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Comstock Park – Freshman Girls Basketball – 4 p.m. - LIVE
• Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose - JV Boys Basketball – 4:25 p.m.
• Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Comstock Park – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. - LIVE
• Saginaw Arts & Sciences at Montrose – JV Girls Basketball – 5:55 p.m. – LIVE
• Gladstone at Negaunee – JV Boys Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
• Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Lansing Catholic at Haslett – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Lake Orion – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
• Gaylord St. Mary’s at Onaway – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
• Houghton at Calumet - Ice Hockey – 7 p.m. – LIVE 

Wednesday, February 17

• Traverse City Central at Alpena – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
• Traverse City Central at Alpena – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE   

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office. 

This week's edition of This Week In High School Sports features Benton Harbor girls basketball standout Kysre Gondrezick, acknowledges our Michigan Army National Guard Performer of the week, passes out two Game Balls, discusses the art of officiating on Be The Referee, and finishes with commentary about a powerful message one coach gave his team about respecting the National Anthem.  For a complete list of complete list of outlets carrying the program, and to listen to archived programs, visit the This Week In High School Sports page of the MHSAA Website. 

Weekly highlights from games produced by participants in the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program are back for another school year on MHSAA.tv.  This week's highlights include a girls basketball games between Coopersville at Comstock Park and boys basketball games between Athens at Concord and St. Johns at Mt. Pleasant.  To join the School Broadcast Program, contact us at [email protected] for more information. 

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