MICHIGAN SOCCER NETWORK: MSN NEWS: www.michigansoccernetwork.com/msnnews
BY DAN STICKRADT
WEB AND CONTENT EDITOR | DIRECTOR OF NEWS
Michigan Soccer Network | Premier Media Group and affiliates
BUSINESS LINE: (248) 525-2349
CELL PHONE: (248) 884-1051
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SHELBY TWP., Mich. – The High School Soccer Rankings Show is back.
Beginning on Sunday evenings on Aug. 18 from 8-9 p.m., the Premier Media Group and Michigan Soccer Network staff will dive into the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association’s boys soccer state rankings and the weekly show will run live each week for eight weeks.
The third-annual show series will be co-hosted by Giovanni Moceri and veteran walking soccer encyclopedia Dan Stickradt each Sunday through Oct. 13, which is the weekend before the start of the MHSAA boys soccer state tournament.
The show will resume again in late March of 2025 to kick off the high school girls soccer season.
The Aug. 18 show will be dedicated to 20 teams in each of the state’s four divisions as "teams to watch" selected by the MIHSSCA panel of divisional chairs. Beginning on Aug. 25, the show will run down the top 15 schools plus honorable mentions in each division as well as provide some quick analysis of the teams in the rankings.
Each divisional chair will speak to a wide variety of coaches across the state in regards to results from the previous week or entire season in general, take into consideration each team’s strength of schedule and conference, overall record and league record, and each school’s MVR rating and come up with a top-15 and honorable mentions listing in each division. Only member schools of the MHSAA can be ranked.
Who will be the teams that will make the deep postseason runs this season? Who will be the favorites? Who will be one of the winners of 72 different conference races this fall, who will be the sleepers, who will claim district, regional or state championships, who will play spoilers or post the biggest upsets during the 2024 season? So much to discuss and look forward to with all of the excitement surrounding the 2024 high school boys soccer campaign here in Michigan.
If a coaching staff feels like their school should be considered to be ranked in the top 15 or listed as honorable mention, please visit the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association website at www.mihssca.com and follow the process of contacting the division chairs via email. Only high school coaching staffs can email the divisional chairs. Emails from parents, athletes, school administration and general soccer fans will not be considered.
Competition started on Friday and Saturday across the state with either preseason scrimmages, weekend tournaments or non-conference matchups and play will begin to heat up steadily over the next eight weeks before the state tournament begins.
Join the Michigan Soccer Network’s staff each week on the MSN YouTube channel to count down some of the very best high school boys soccer teams in the state – from New Buffalo, to New Baltimore, from Houghton to Lansing, from Berrien Springs to Alpena and from Bad Axe to Holland … and everywhere in-between.
The High School Soccer Rankings Show was created and trademarked in August of 2022 by the Premier Media Group and Michigan Soccer Network and aired for the first time on Labor Day weekend in 2022, becoming Michigan’s first live show dedicated to prep state rankings in any sport in state history.
(The Premier Media Group and Michigan Soccer Network will post results of college men’s soccer and college women’s soccer each day in our college roundup at www.michigansoccernetwork.com. The roundup will include game wraps from Michigan-based NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA and NJCAA schools. Email game wraps, box scores and courtesy photos to MSN Web and Content Editor | Director of News Dan Stickradt at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com and dstickradt@thepremeirmediagrp.com.)
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(Have a story suggestion for the Premier Media Group and the Michigan Soccer Network regarding club soccer, high school varsity, amateur soccer, collegiate soccer or professional soccer involving teams, players or coaches with Michigan ties, contact Communications Specialist/Web and Content Editor/Director of News Dan Stickradt via email at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or dstickradt@thepremiermediagrp.com, or call 248-884-1051 or 248-525-2349. Dan Stickradt is a 31-year veteran of the Michigan Media circles and recently joined the staff full time in March of 2024. Want to schedule a broadcast game or live show, contact PMG/MSN Director of Broadcasting Jonathan Turner for availability and pricing at jonathan@michigansoccernetwork.com and jonathan@thepremiermediagrp.com.)
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Michigan-based Premier Media Group is expanding ... don't miss out on coverage
SHELBY TWP., Mich. – The Premier Media Group is expanding its broadcast net.
And we want you.
The Michigan-based PMG, founded in 2022, its flagship production the Michigan Soccer Network and all other affiliates, is actively scheduling games in a wide variety of high school leagues and conferences, small colleges, amateur, pre-professional, youth club, and other avenues of the beautiful game in Michigan.
The schedule for the fall semester is starting to fill up across Michigan.
The daily connections are being made and the spreading of our brand has brought in great reviews.
Would the coaches, administration, student-athletes, players and fans like for us to broadcast a game near you?
Regardless of the now-popular remote broadcast games, on-location broadcast games, on-location shows or in-studio daily shows, there is a simple process. Visit the website www.michigansoccernetwork.com or click below for details.
PMG will also be holding various “Win A Free Broadcast” contest at various parts of the fall, winter (indoor) and spring seasons.
"(Michigan Soccer Network) has does a great job making these kids feel special,” offered Michal Hatfield, girls soccer coach at Trenton High School who also coaches in the Detroit City FC youth club system. “The broadcasts were professionally done and we were very pleased when they did our games. They did a great job with (play-by-play), graphics and postgame interviews with the kids. And a lot of people saw it. We had uncles and aunts that have never seen their nieces play get a chance to watch them on YouTube). And all of the kids were able to jump on there (the YouTube channel) afterwards and watch the game.”
The MSN staff had the pleasure of broadcasting multiple games the last two school years for schools in the Oakland Activities Association and have received its fair share of feedback. The goal is to conduct broadcasts of games throughout the state of Michigan, especially in the larger populated regions.
“MSN has done a great job with broadcasts in our league (Macomb Area Conference),” said Trevor Foster, current head coach of the Romeo girls soccer program, goalkeepers coach for Oakland University’s soccer programs, and director at the Michigan Goalkeepers Academy. “I know the girls love it. And I know some of the parents were putting their earphones on and listening to the game when they were (in the stands) and it gives relatives a chance to watch games that they normally wouldn’t be able to.
“It’s as close to professional (broadcast) as any broadcast of high school soccer that you will see out there,” added Foster. “Plus, they do all types of (amateur and pre-professional) leagues out there (in Michigan).”
“We were very pleased, especially with the knowledge of high school soccer in the state of Michigan from the play-by-play announcers and color commentators,” said Todd Heugh, the current director of athletics at Troy Athens High School and a former coach at the school. “They put together a valuable (product) and the games are live on YouTube for everyone to watch, even if you are (a relative or an alumni) not in the area. I know coaches go on there (YouTube), too, to watch games of an upcoming opponent.”
The PMG staff has a goal of 100-plus games this fall from mid-August through November. The Michigan Soccer Network conducted a record 50 remote or in-person broadcasts during the month of June.
PMG also has contacts within Michigan, the Midwest and even in different parts of the U.S. and have become broadcast partners for more than 15 different leagues or franchises within those leagues over the past three years. PMG has multiple broadcasting rights for within the USL-League Two, USL-W League, UPSL, MWPL, NISA, WSPL and more and constantly expanding its web of coverage both on various YouTube channels and on our website at www.michigansoccernetwork.com. It has broadcasted more high school boys soccer and high school girls soccer at more than 75 high schools in Michigan.
“MSN has been a great media partner for the Bucks and AFC,” said Costa Papista, President of the Flint City Bucks and Flint City AFC of the USL-League Two and USL-W League, respectively. “The production and overall quality of our live broadcasts are professional grade. Flint City fans, sponsors and supporters greatly appreciate the MSN quality. We are always receiving excellent feedback and comments from our fans and visiting fans as well.”
And now the busy season starts in earnest with high school, college and youth club team beginning the 2024-25 school year.
To schedule a game or to consult team members of our broadcast, reach out to the following persons in the PMG family of networks: Broadcast Director Jonathan Turner, 248-525-2083, jonathan@thepremeiermediagrp.com or new Director of Scheduling / Office Manager Alaina Gagnon, at agagnon@thepremiermediagrp.com and inquire about the broadcast options, packages, special packages and more.
For news on the soccer scene in Michigan, check out the MSN website at www.michigansoccernetwork.com for daily updates, game recaps, feature stories, previews and more for teams, players and coaches from a wide variety schools, amateur teams, colleges and youth club teams.
The PMG and MSN staff will continue to reach for its goal of providing quality broadcast on any network and in-depth coverage and content on it website.
INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE
Interested in internships in broadcasting, communications, journalism, public relations or sales and marketing in the sports world? The Premier Media Group is seeking applications for current college students or students entering their senior or junior years of high school that have a career interest in working in different capacity of a constantly-evolving media world.
Contact both Broadcast Director Jonathan Turner at 248-525-2083 or jonathan@thepremeiermediagrp.com and Web and Content Editor / Director of News Dan Stickradt at (248) 525-2349 and dstickradt@thepremeiermediagrp.com.
(Have a story suggestion for the Premier Media Group and the Michigan Soccer Network regarding club soccer, high school varsity, amateur soccer, collegiate soccer or professional soccer involving teams, players or coaches with Michigan ties, contact Communications Specialist/Web and Content Editor/Director of News Dan Stickradt via email at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or dstickradt@thepremiermediagrp.com, or call 248-884-1051 or 248-525-2349. Dan Stickradt is a 31-year veteran of the Michigan Media circles and recently joined the staff full time in March of 2024. Want to schedule a broadcast game or live show, contact PMG/MSN Director of Broadcasting Jonathan Turner for availability and pricing at jonathan@michigansoccernetwork.com and jonathan@thepremeiermediagrp.com.)
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