Contact:  John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Nov. 1 – Championship action in two sports, plus the second week of PrepZone gridiron coverage, will provide fans of MHSAA action lots to choose from this weekend.

The weekend begins with four District Final games in the MHSAA Football Playoffs – powered by the Michigan Army National Guard - on the PrepZone on FoxSportsDetroit.com and FOX Sports GO! on Friday (Nov. 3) at 7 p.m.:

• Canton at Belleville (Div. 1)
• Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Wyoming Kelloggsville (Div. 4)
• River Rouge at Chelsea  (Div. 4 – Also available on FOX Sports Detroit Facebook page)
• Pewamo-Westphalia at New Lothrop (Div. 7) 

On Saturday (Nov. 4), the four championship games of the Lower Peninsula Boys Soccer Tournament will have live streaming video on MHSAA.TV and live streaming audio on MHSAANetwork.com; and the Finish Line Cam at Michigan International Speedway returns at the L.P. Cross Country Finals on MHSAA.TV.

All four PrepZone game feature clashes of top ranked teams in the final Associated Press rankings for 2017.  Belleville was ranked second and Canton was ranked ninth in the final Division 1 poll; Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Wyoming Kelloggsville were 1-2 in Division 4;

River Rouge and Chelsea were 7-8 in the final Division 3 poll; and New Lothrop finished the season atop the Division 7 rankings with Pewamo-Westphalia in third.

The River Rouge at Chelsea game will receive bonus coverage, streaming live on the Fox Sports Detroit Facebook page.  That game drew 49 percent of the votes in a Twitter poll conducted Monday.

All PrepZone games will be archived on MHSAA.TV.

Saturday’s Boys Soccer Finals will be Live on MHSAA.TV with games at Noon and 3 p.m.  The games will be played at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek and Comstock Park High Schools, with the games at each site to be announced after the Semifinals on Wednesday (Nov. 1).  All of the games will also have live streaming audio at MHSAANetwork.com.

One Soccer Semifinal game will be Live on MHSAA.TV on Wednesday – a Division 3 matchup at Cedar Springs between Ludington and Grand Rapids South Christian, at 6 p.m.

MHSAA.TV will also offer a free live video stream on Saturday of the finish line at the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway.  The stream will include audio commentary from announcers around the course throughout each race.  The morning session with the boys and girls races in Division 3 and 4 begin at 9:30 a.m.; and the afternoon session with races in Divisions 1 and 2 starts at 1:30 p.m.  Live timing of each race will also be available on the Cross Country page of the MHSAA Website.

A month’s subscription to watch live on MHSAA.TV is $9.95, which allows access to the full schedule of MHSAA Tournaments during the month of November:

• Nov. 4 – Boys Soccer Finals
• Nov. 11 – Selected Football Playoff Regional Finals
• Nov. 16-17 – Girls Volleyball Semifinals & Finals
• Nov. 18 – Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals
• Nov. 18 – Football Playoff Semifinals (12 games) 

Live coverage of Football District Finals and Girls Volleyball District games also take place this week as well on MHSAA.TV, being produced by SBP schools:

• Volleyball – Ishpeming Westwood v. Ishpeming at Negaunee – Tuesday, 6 p.m.
• Volleyball – Gwinn at Negaunee – Tuesday, 7 p.m.
• Volleyball – Lake Orion at Clarkston – Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. 
• Boys Soccer – Ludington v. Grand Rapids South Christian at Cedar Springs – Wednesday, 6 p.m.
• Volleyball – Gladwin at Harrison – Wednesday, 6 p.m.
• Volleyball – Standish Sterling v. Grayling at Harrison – Wednesday, 7 p.m.
• Volleyball – Clarkston/Lake Orion winner v. Ortonville-Brandon/Holly winner at Clarkston – Thursday, 7 p.m.
• Football – Lansing Sexton at Plainwell – Friday, 7 p.m.
• Football – Haslett at East Lansing – Friday, 7 p.m.
• Football – St. Louis at Breckenridge – Friday, 7 p.m.
• Football – Traverse City Central v. Traverse City West at Thirlby Field – Friday, 7 p.m.

In its ninth 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.  Pixellot is used by schools wishing to stream games, but lack the ability to staff the events.  The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

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.

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.

A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program.

This week’s highlights package consists of clips from Pre-District football games between Parma Western at Haslett and Oscoda at Breckenridge; and a boys soccer Regional Final match with Petoskey at East Lansing.

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

A record 105 radio stations and web-based audio outlets carry the MHSAA Network’s This Week In High School Sports.

This week’s show features Anika Dy of Traverse City West’s girls golf team; passes out Game Balls to the girls volleyball team at Coldwater and longtime wrestling official James McCloughan; talks about a nationwide survey of amateur sports officials in the Be The Referee segment; and closes with a commentary on perps and vics.

A complete list of outlets where you can listen to the show can be found on the This Week In High School Sports page of the MHSAA Website.

This Week In High School Sports is posted to the home page of the MHSAA Website by Noon on Tuesday each week; and is also available on the MHSAA Network Website. 

More than 15 football games are featured each week on the State Champs! Sports Network Extra Point – powered by the Michigan High School Athletic Association - Saturday at 10 a.m. on FOX Sports Detroit.

The half hour program features highlights from over a dozen games each week, including clips from games produced by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members.  The program airs multiple times each weekend on FOX Sports Detroit and on Comcast Channel 900, and is archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel.  Consult your local listings for additional playback times.

Here are some of the games to be featured this week on State Champs! Extra Point:

• Canton at Belleville
• Macomb Dakota at Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
• Warren DeLaSalle at Port Huron Northern
• Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Wyoming Kelloggsville
• River Rouge at Chelsea
• Grant at Muskegon Oakridge
• Kent City at Montague
• Laingsburg at Ithaca
• Pewamo-Westphalia at Ithaca
• Petersburg-Summerfield at Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
• Morrice at Deckerville

PLUS - Additional coverage from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Upper Peninsula and School Broadcast Program games.

The MHSAA also has a presence on other State Champs! Network programs throughout each weekend.  The MHSAA Minute is a weekly part of the State Champs! High School Sports Show on FOX Sports Detroit at 9 a.m. every Sunday - with multiple replays on FOX Sports Detroit and Comcast Channel 900 throughout the week.  The program is also archived on the State Champs YouTube Channel.  Consult your local listings for additional playback times.

This week’s MHSAA Minute on State Champs talks about The Scholar-Athlete Award.

The MHSAA also has content on the State Champs Scoreboard! High School Football Radio Show on Friday nights during the football and basketball seasons, originating on WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit and being carried on over 10 radio stations across the state.   This Week In High School Sports and Be The Referee are weekly features on the program.

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