This Week In High School Sports: 1/8/21

January 8, 2021

This edition features the return of fall sports and discusses the rapid test pilot program that will allow Football, Volleyball and Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Tournaments to proceed, explains the officials selection process for the football playoffs and concludes with the story of a selfless act of sportsmasnship at this year's Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals.

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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Past editions

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

This Week in High School Sports: 9/28/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 28, 2022

This week's edition announces the return of MHSAA Sportsmanship Summits, presents Game Balls to standouts in girls golf, volleyball and football; explains the ways a soccer goal can be scored off a direct kick, and tells the Title IX story of graduated Owosso softball ace Macy Irelan. 

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. 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