This Week in High School Sports: 1/29/19

January 29, 2019

This week's show features Flint Kearsley bowler Imari Blond, hands out Game Balls to Detroit Catholic Central hockey's Zach Allan and Unionville-Sebewaing basketball's Tyler Heckroth, discusses basketball over-and-back violations and closes with a look back 50 years later at Lansing Sexton's 1959 boys hoops championship run.

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 22: Warren Woods-Tower wrestling, poor sportsmanship faced by officials - Listen
January 15: East Kentwood boys basketball, reflections from visiting a small-town gym - Listen
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

This Week In High School Sports: 2/1/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

February 1, 2022

This week's edition reviews the Michigan Power Rating system used to seed winter postseason brackets for basketball and hockey, awards Game Balls to high achievers in basketball, hockey and wrestling, discusses how instant replay is used in high school basketball and remembers the many contributions to cross country and track & field by recently-deceased Jackson coach Charles Janke. MI Student Aid

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

Jan. 25: Michigan coaches honored nationally, Port Huron Northern basketball Listen
Jan. 18: Midland Dow girls basketball, retiring coaches on all-time wins lists Listen
Jan. 11: Battle of the Fans X "Challenge Round," officiating on the islands Listen
Jan. 4: Onsted boys basketball, Oxford Strong Listen
Dec. 15:
Winter championship calendar, KLAA/MIHL Memorial Showcase Listen
Dec. 8:
2021 Bush Award honorees, remembering Tom Rashid Listen
Dec. 1: 11-Player Football Finals review Listen
Nov. 23: Volleyball, LP Girls Swimming & Diving, 8-Player Football Finals review Listen
Nov. 16:
Lower Peninsula Cross Country continued, weekend preview Listen
Nov. 9: Lower Peninsula Cross Country, Boys Soccer Finals review Listen
Nov. 2: Title IX at 50 celebration, Fall championship broadcasts Listen
Oct. 27: Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals review, soccer/volleyball playoff update Listen
Oct. 20: Lower Peninsula Girls Golf & Boys Tennis Finals review Listen
Oct. 13: Middle school/junior high cross country Regionals, football playoff selection Listen
Oct. 6: Upper Peninsula girls tennis champions, football broadcast update Listen
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