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.
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.
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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: 1/15/21
January 14, 2021
This edition begins with a pair of game-winning kicks from Saturday’s 11-Player Football Regional Finals, presents Game Balls to Davison football's Deon Brown Jr., West Bloomfield football's Donovan Edwards and Adrian Lenawee Christian football's Jameson Chesser, discusses 7-person football officiating crews in “Be the Referee” and closes with an inspirational story from Camden-Frontier volleyball.
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.
Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.
Past editions
Jan. 8: Fall Sports Return, Sacrificing for Sportsmanship - Listen
Nov. 13: Cross Country champions, Soccer Finals in review, official selection - Listen
Nov. 6: University Liggett's William Cooksey, boys tennis four-time individual champions - Listen
Oct. 30: Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals in review - Listen
Oct. 23: Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis Finals in review - Listen
Oct. 16: Byron Center volleyball, girls golf aces - Listen
Oct. 9: Grand Rapids Union football, first 2020-21 champions - Listen
Oct. 2: East Lansing football, late Port Huron sportswriter Jim Whymer - Listen
Sept. 25: Sturgis football, soccer official Alexus Little - Listen
Sept. 18: COVID-19 review, this year's broadcast opportunities - Listen