[email protected] posted on February 12, 2018 20:16
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 13 – Swimming and diving action kicks off live streaming video coverage of MHSAA Championships on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network this week at the Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals at Marquette High School.
Friday’s (Feb. 16) coverage of the Diving Finals begins at 2:30 p.m., and the Swimming Finals on Saturday (Feb. 17) commence at 10 a.m.
The U.P. Swimming & Diving Finals will be joined this week by live action in Wrestling and Girls Competitive Cheer on MHSAA.tv, with those events being produced by participants in the School Broadcast Program.
School Broadcast Program participants cover tournament games which take place at their facilities as a condition of membership in the program. SBP schools also play a major role in the production of Quarterfinal games in the Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments in March.
This week, Team Wrestling Regional coverage will take place at Freeland, Fremont and Marquette on Wednesday (Feb. 14), and Competitive Cheer Districts will be covered by Comstock Park and Novi.
The NFHS Network will provide six straight weekends of tournament coverage this winter on MHSAA.tv. Here’s the complete schedule:
- Feb. 16-17 – Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals
- Feb. 22-24 – Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals-Semifinals-Finals
- March 2-3 – Individual Wrestling Finals
- March 2-3 – Girls Competitive Cheer Finals
- March 8-10 – Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals
- March 13 – Girls Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 15-16 – Girls Basketball Semifinals
- March 20 – Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
- March 22-23 – Boys Basketball Semifinals
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on- demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants will also be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
Of the record 115 events on this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule, 72 at the varsity level will be covered, with more to be added as the week progresses. A record 67 events will be produced by schools using Pixellot, the NFHS Network’s automated coverage solution. Be sure to check Upcoming Events on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams available being produced by SBP members:
Tuesday - February 13
Wednesday - February 14
- Wrestling – MHSAA Team Regional Semifinal at Freeland
- Semifinals – 6 p.m. – Birch Run v. Yale; Freeland v. Mt. Morris
- Finals – 7:30 p.m. (Approximate time after semifinals)
- Wrestling – MHSAA Team Regional Semifinal at Fremont
- Semifinals – 6 p.m. - Fremont v. Kent City; Comstock Park v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
- Finals – 7:30 p.m. (Approximate time after semifinals)
- Wrestling – MHSAA Team Regional Semifinal at Marquette – Marquette v. Gaylord – 6 p.m.
- Wrestling – MHSAA Team Regional Semifinal at Marquette – St. Johns v. Flint Kearsley – 6 p.m.
- Wrestling – MHSAA Team Regional Final at Marquette – 7:30 p.m.
- Girls Competitive Cheer – OK Conference at Comstock Park - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday - February 15
Friday - February 16
Saturday - February 17
Monday - February 19
Tuesday - February 20
Wednesday - February 21
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 – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution - is used by schools wishing to live 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.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.
Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members
Feature the following events:
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
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 Muskegon Oakridge girls basketball standout Sophia Wiard; passes out Game Balls to Jacob Iacono and Devin Schmitz of Dollar Bay for their play last week against Ewen-Trout Creek; talks about the Dog Days of February in the Be The Referee segment; and closes with a commentary about the passing of former MHSAA Executive Director Vern Norris.
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 and Be The Referee are posted to the home page of the MHSAA Website by Noon on Tuesday each week; and is also available on the MHSAA Network Website.
With the winter sports season fully underway, StateChamps! High School Sports Show returns with new weekly editions debuting each Sunday at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports Detroit – featuring fresh editions of the MHSAA Minute.
The MHSAA Minute takes a look each week at different things happening in the life of the Association, from promoting educational programs to rules changes in high school sports. This week’s Minute provides an update on this year’s Battle of the Fans competition. Archived editions of MHSAA Minute can be found on the StateChamps! YouTube Channel.
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