This Week in High School Sports: 10/5/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

October 5, 2022

This week's edition highlights the first Finals champions of 2022-23 – Negaunee and Iron Mountain girls tennis, presents Game Balls to standouts in boys soccer, boys tennis and football; explains how penalties are assessed on overtime extra points, and tells the Title IX story of graduated Rockford gymnastics champion Anna Tracey. 

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 part of the Office of Postsecondary Financial Planning located within the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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Past editions

Sept. 28: MHSAA Sportsmanship Summits return, Owosso's Macy Irelan - Listen
Sept. 21:
MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, Marquette's Maddy Stern - Listen
Sept. 14:
MHSAA record books, Detroit Renaissance's Kaila Jackson - Listen
Sept. 7:
Sports Participation rebounding, Paw Paw's Paige Miller - Listen
Aug. 31:
Michigan Power Ratings and soccer seeding, Fenton's Gracie Olsen - Listen
Aug. 24:
Redesigned MHSAA.com, key dates and how to watch football in 2022 - Listen

This Week in High School Sports: 3/19/25

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

March 19, 2025

This final edition of the 2024-25 school year reviews the MHSAA Boys Basketball and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals and awards Game Balls to high achievers from last week's Girls Basketball Regionals.

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).

Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.

Previous 2024-25 Editions

March 12: 1925 MHSAA boys basketball champions, 100 years of buzzer beaters - Listen
March 5:
MHSAA Skiing, Wrestling, Competitive Cheer Finals review - Listen
Feb. 19:
Antonio Gates selected to NFL Hall of Fame, Scholar-Athlete Award details - Listen
Feb. 12:
MHSAA officials in Super Bowls, Ice Hockey Tournament primer - Listen
Feb. 5:
MHSAA Tournament broadcasts, growth of girls sports in Michigan - Listen
Jan. 29:
2024-25 Scholar-Athlete Award finalists, 1958 Hall of Fame matchup - Listen
Jan. 22:
Salem legend Dena Head, MHSAA's Sam Davis selected to Wrestling Hall of Fame - Listen
Jan. 15:
MHSAA.com history, officials recruitment news - Listen
Jan. 8:
MHSAA Basketball Tournament schedule, 2023-24 attendance report - Listen
Dec. 18:
Ice Hockey season underway, Representative Council presidential succession - Listen
Dec. 11:
2024-25 MHSAA Winter Tournament schedule, inaugural girls wrestling team title - Listen
Dec. 4:
11-Player Football Finals review - Listen
Nov. 27:
8-Player Football Finals review, 1975 Football Finals recollection - Listen
Nov. 20:
8-Player Football Finals history, Southwest 10 Conference Legacy officials - Listen
Nov. 13:
"Flashback 100" series, flashback to Escanaba's football championship - Listen
Nov. 6:
Boys Soccer Finals, Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals review - Listen
Oct. 30:
2024 Football Playoffs, Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis Finals review - Listen
Oct. 23:
Lower Peninsula Girls Golf Finals, Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals reviews - Listen
Oct. 16:
MHSAA Football Playoffs primer, MHSAA/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Awards - Listen
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