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Coming up on 2H (11/24-11/25)

November 23, 2012

The fall season finishes up this weekend at Ford Field with eight MHSAA 11-player Football Finals, even-numbered divisions playing Friday and odds Saturday. And there are a variety of ways to follow the action. 

  • Check in to Second Half within hours after each game for coverage by Geoff Kimmerly and Bill Khan, plus links to photos and an embed of the full press conference. 
  • Go to MHSAA.tv to watch those press conferences streamed live. 
  • Visit our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @MHSAA. 
  • New this year: See some of what happens behind the scenes on our Instagram page. 
Portage Central tennis standout Sam Schumacher returns a volley.

Performance of the Week: Portage Central's Sam Schumacher

September 25, 2025

Sam Schumacher headshotSam Schumacher ♦ Portage Central
Junior ♦ Tennis

Schumacher tops the lineup for Portage Central, currently No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, and ranks among the state's winningest No. 1 singles players this season at 20-0. Five of those victories came last week including three at a Midland Dow quad that also included the No. 2-ranked Chargers, No. 8 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Division 1 No. 9 Rockford. He's lost just one set this fall, and eight of his victories were by 6-0, 6-0 scores.

While building a high school career record of 74-14, Schumacher entered his first two MHSAA Division 2 Finals among seeded players at No. 1 singles, reaching the quarterfinals as a freshman and finishing as flight runner-up a year ago. This summer he played at the USTA Boys 16 National Championships, receiving direct acceptance into the tournament field and winning his first of three matches during the event. 

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Previous 2025-26 honorees

Sept. 18: Kaylee Mitzel, Saline field hockey - Report
Sept. 11: Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report
Sept. 4: Kate Posey, Big Rapids golf - Report

(Photos courtesy of the Portage Central boys tennis program.)