This Week in High School Sports: 10/16/24

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

October 16, 2024

In this week's edition, we detail the upcoming MHSAA Football Playoffs including selection of the field, present Game Balls to high achievers in football and cross country, and introduce the 36th MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards to be awarded this winter.

MI Student AidThe 5-minute program each week includes feature stories from MHSAA.com or network affiliates, along with "Be the Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating.

"This Week in High School Sports" is powered by MI Student Aid, a division within the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP).

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Previous 2024-25 Editions

Oct. 9: National High School Hall of Fame, Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals - Listen
Oct. 2:
MHSAA record book, 2024 Boys Soccer Tournament schedule - Listen
Sept. 25:
NFHS Network streaming, DeWitt's high-scoring football matchup - Listen
Sept. 18:
Cheboygan broadcaster Mike Grisdale, Michigan's national participation ranking - Listen
Sept. 11:
MHSAA baseball stars in MLB, 2024 Boys Soccer Tournament - Listen
Sept. 5:
Highlighting MHSAA record setters, 50th Football Playoffs - Listen
Aug. 28:
MHSAA Summer Olympians, "Century of School Sports" celebration - Listen

This Week in High School Sports: 1/15/19

January 15, 2019

This week's show features East Kentwood's boys basketball team, hands out Game Balls to Ann Arbor Pioneer swimmer Matthew Segal and Hart's boys basketball team, offers a hoops "You Make the Call" and closes with a commentary on the wonderful experience of visiting a small-town gym.

The 5-minute program, powered by MI Student Aid, leads off each week with feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half or network affiliates. "Be The Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating, comes in the middle of the show and is followed by a closing MHSAA "Perspective."

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Past editions

January 8: Niles Brandywine wrestling inspiration, parental sportsmanship - Listen
January 1: Unionville-Sebewaing three-sport star Rylee Zimmer, instructions for educational athletics - Listen
December 25:
St. Ignace student official Jackson Ingalls, values of high school sports - Listen
December 18:
Eastern Thumb Area co-op hockey, consequences of football playoff expansion - Listen
December 11:
Battle of the Fans VIII, MHSAA.tv's growing list of broadcasts - Listen
December 4:
New officials in southeastern Michigan, what college coaches are looking for in recruits - Listen
November 27:
Defensive performances from 11-Player Football Finals, experiences at Ford Field - Listen
November 20: 
8-player football champions Morrice and Rapid River, power of giving thanks - Listen
November 13: Port Huron Northern football, broadcasting one of the busiest championship weekends of the MHSAA school year - Listen
November 6:
Three-time cross country champs, MIS as LP XC Finals home - Listen
October 30:
Calumet football, changes to the MHSAA Transfer Rule - Listen
October 23: Jackson High football, "Football Week in Michigan" - Listen
October 16:
Selection Sunday football primer, past playoff expansion - Listen
October 9:
Pickford football, teams that finished undefeated/untied/unscored upon on the gridiron - Listen
October 2: 
Grand Rapids official Dolly Konwinski, "You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me" on a federal court case made by the parents of a kid who didn’t make the cut - Listen
September 25: Bronson volleyball's Kiera Lasky, the real blue-chip participants in high school sports - Listen
September 18: 
Hanover-Horton runner Judy Rector, countering a growing shortage of high school game officials - Listen
September 11:
Alpena soccer coach Tim Storch, balancing interests of all high school athletes - Listen
September 4:
Radio stations celebrating 77 years of high school sports broadcasts, and radio's importance in educational athletics - Listen
August 28:
Forest Hills Central football's Tate Hallock, keeping perspective amid changing times - Listen
August 21: Lansing Everett football coach Mike Smith, MHSAA executive director transition - Listen