This Week In High School Sports: 10/6/21

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

October 6, 2021

This week’s edition celebrates the first MHSAA Finals champions of 2021-22, from Upper Peninsula girls tennis; awards Game Balls to high achievers in golf and football, explains high school rules for football intentional grounding, and provides an update on the 100+ football broadcasts available each week from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partners.

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The 5-minute program each week includes feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half 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.

Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.

Previous editions

Sept. 29: Girls swimming & diving "Meet of Champions," Schoolcraft's star kicker  Listen
Sept. 22:
Spartan Invitational "elite" races, John U. Bacon's "Let Them Lead"  Listen
Sept. 15:
Volleyball powers face off, Tiger Teusink's tennis legacy Listen
Sept. 8:
Fall sports rules changes, Adrian Lenawee Christian inspiration – Listen
Sept. 1: 
Boys soccer seeding process, Beaver Island athletics – Listen
Aug. 25:
 Return of Fall sports, “enhanced strength-of-schedule” football playoff format – Listen

This Week in High School Sports: 9/21/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 21, 2022

This week's edition introduces this school year's MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, presents Game Balls to standouts in boys soccer, girls swimming and football; explains how the clock counts time differently for soccer at the high school level, and tells the Title IX story of graduated Marquette skier Maddy Stern. 

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.

Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.

Past editions

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