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This Week in High School Sports: 2/19/16
February 19, 2016
This edition of "This Week In High School Sports" features East Lansing basketball standout Brandon Johns, passes out two Game Balls and finishes with commentary about a basketball tournament record that is 60 years old.
This Week In High School Sports will lead each show with feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half or from network affiliated stories and interviews. "Be The Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating, highlights the middle of the show and is followed by a closing "Perspective."
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Past editions
Feb. 12: Benton Harbor girls basketball standout Kysre Gondrezick, respecting the National Anthem - Listen
Feb 5: Lake Fenton wrestler Trent Hillger, good-bye to a legendary coach - Listen
Jan. 29: Sturgis bowling teams, poor sportsmanship in professional football - Listen
Jan. 22: Holland record-setter Demetrius Lake, Michigan's original pitching ace - Listen
Jan. 15: Battle of the Fans V, new concussion threat in school sports - Listen
Jan. 8: Women in Sports Leadership conference, getting and giving respect - Listen
Dec. 25: Battle of the Fans V, taking a we over me attitude into 2016 - Listen
Dec. 18: MHSAA concussion reporting findings, record book submissions - Listen
Dec. 11: Constantine boys basketball, School Broadcast Program at Ford Field - Listen
Dec. 4: Highlights of 41st MHSAA Football Finals, River Rouge football - Listen
Nov. 27: Bronson volleyball, why we give thanks - Listen
Nov. 20: Canton/Saline Football Regional Final, old football records - Listen
Nov. 13: Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals, why Districts are called Districts - Listen
Nov. 6: Powers North Central football, random act of sportsmanship - Listen
Oct. 30: Benton Harbor's football turnaround, Football Playoff memories - Listen
Oct. 23: Selection Sunday Primer, live online playoff games on FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAA.TV - Listen
Oct. 16: Leland volleyball and boys soccer thrive, basketball coach-official communication - Listen
Oct. 9: Kensington Lakes Activities Association football, local impacts of the MHSAA Football Playoffs - Listen
Oct. 2: High school teams giving back, parents' expectations for childen to go pro - Listen
Sept. 25: Otsego’s girls cross country team, MHSAA School Broadcast Program - Listen
Sept. 18: Constantine quarterback Matt Hasbrouck, day-to-day life for referees - Listen
Sept. 11: Mount Morris volleyball's Tabit twins, the truth about specialization - Listen
Sept. 4: Engadine/Brimley football, Good-bye to "a few good coaches" - Listen
Aug. 28: Ithaca football, MHSAA Health & Safety initiatives - Listen
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This Week in High School Sports: 3/17/17
March 17, 2017
The latest edition of "This Week In High School Sports" features a report on Warren DeLaSalle hockey hero Thomas Hernandez, discusses misdirected criticism in the Be the Referee segment and closes with an MHSAA Perspective on seeding for high school postseason play.
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."
Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.
Past editions
March 10: Walled Lake Central four-time wrestling champion Ben Freeman, basketball tournament memories - Listen
March 3: Hudson wrestling, foul language in school sports - Listen
Feb. 24: Hillman’s boys basketball team, River Rouge's basketball dynasty from the 1950s to the 1970s - Listen
Feb. 17: Swartz Creek basketball standout Jacara Thompson's recovery from injury, coach-player relationships in high school sports - Listen
Feb. 10: Interstate 8 boys basketball race, transfers in high school sports - Listen
Feb. 3: Powers North Central's boys basketball winning streak, how the local nature of high school sports led to two long-time basketball state records being broken - Listen
Jan. 27: Pixellot technology comes to Otisville-LakeVille, Holt's wrestling community rallies around longtime coach Rocky Shaft - Listen
Jan. 20: Beaverton boys basketball coach Roy Johnston, preserving participation opportunities for girls - Listen
Jan. 13: Alpena teaches life lessons, false promises behind costly "college exposure" events - Listen
Jan. 6: Retirement of Gary Thompkins’ basketball number at Jackson High School, stories told by high school letterwinners' jackets - Listen
Dec. 23: Battle of the Fans VI, gifts we all enjoy including some we may not immediately recognize - Listen
Dec. 16: Williamston boys basketball, recognition for a longtime northern Michgian official - Listen
Dec. 9: New baseball pitch limit, MHSAA rules relation to national championship events - Listen
Dec. 2: Defense reigns in Division 4 Football Final, teaching class in both victory and defeat - Listen
Nov. 25: Novi's repeat volleyball championship, giving thanks for schools' weather-related work - Listen
Nov. 18: Pewamo-Westphalia football star Jared Smith, behind-the-scenes heroes - Listen
Nov. 11: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart girls cross country, Big Ten move to Friday night football - Listen
Nov. 4: Upper Peninsula 8-player football showdown, how high school sports in Michigan have it pretty good compared with other states - Listen
Oct. 28: Montrose School Broadcast Program athletes, Football Playoff excitement - Listen
Oct. 21: Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett boys tennis, Football Playoffs selection breakdown - Listen
Oct. 14: Sturgis girls golf, latest from "You've Got to be Kidding Me" file - Listen
Oct. 7: Grand Ledge boys soccer, recent NFHS Hall of Fame selection Ken Beardslee of Vermontville - Listen
Sept. 30: Grand Rapids South Christian boys soccer, Michigan teams supporting many worthy causes - Listen
Sept. 23: Newberry football, downsides of national coverage of high school sports - Listen
Sept. 16: MHSAA study of concussions in high school sports during the 2015-16 school year - Listen
Sept. 9: Benton Harbor football, football rules differences between high school and college/pro levels - Listen
Sept. 2: Fenton boys cross country, debuts of new football stadiums - Listen
Aug. 29: Haslett no-contact football practices, multi-sport participation and sportsmanship - Listen