This Week In High School Sports: 1/18/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

January 18, 2022

This week's edition highlights a strong start for the Midland Dow girls basketball team, awards Game Balls to high achievers in wrestling, basketball and hockey; and celebrates retiring coaches who are among the winningest in Michigan's girls basketball and baseball history. 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.

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Previous editions

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

Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 13, 2026

1. BOYS WRESTLING Coleman defeated Beaverton and Breckenridge in Division 4 to win its first District title in this sport – Saginaw News

2. BOYS WRESTLING Maple City Glen Lake downed Benzie Central to claim its first District championship on the mat – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Kinley Poole’s 3-pointer during the final seconds gave Ann Arbor Huron a 42-41 win over  Ann Arbor Pioneer and a share of the Southeastern Conference Red championship – Ann Arbor News

4. BOYS WRESTLING Jackson Northwest won the night’s final match against Adrian to clinch a Division 2 District title – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton downed Shepherd 47-44 to clinch its division title in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland clinched a third-straight title in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a 72-37 win over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis  downed Fulton and Ithaca in Division 4 to claim an 11th-straight District title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. BOYS WRESTLING Cass City downed Bad Axe in Division 4 to claim a 10th-straight District title – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 78-44 win over Potterville – Lansing State Journal

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ottawa Lake Whiteford claimed a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 63-47 win over Erie Mason Monroe News

Also of note ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Garrett Schultz reached 1,000 career points in Traverse City Christian’s 69-57 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle

BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Heights Star International defeated Detroit Universal Academy 80-79 to improve to 15-5, setting a program record for wins – Detroit News