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."

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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

This Week In High School Sports: 4/2/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 2, 2021

This latest edition provides a rundown of champions from a weekend that included Girls & Boys Bowling, Competitive Cheer, Gymnastics, Hockey and Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving 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

March 26: Battle Creek all-time leading scorer, WISL Award honoree - Listen
March 19:
Upper Peninsula Swimming & Diving Finals, Marysville hoops record - Listen
March 12:
Record-setting wrestling pin, basketball buzzer beater - Listen
March 5:
Basketball and hockey seeding, Elk Rapids high-scoring hoops family - Listen
Feb. 26:
Skiing Finals review, newly-scheduled start of Spring sports - Listen
Feb. 19:
1,000-point basketball scorers, Skiing Finals preview - Listen
Feb. 12:
Scholar-Athlete Awards, Winter contact sports return - Listen
Jan. 29:
11-Player Football Finals in review - Listen 
Jan. 22:
8-Player Football, Girls Volleyball, Girls Swimming & Diving Finals in review - Listen
Jan. 15:
Game-winning kicks, playing for mom - Listen
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