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. 
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.
"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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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: 1/20/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 20, 2023
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Al Schrauben reached 700 career wins with Portland St. Patrick’s latest over Morrice, 64-27 – WILX
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Richmond took a major step in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 53-44 win over Croswell-Lexington – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford stayed on top in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red with a 61-47 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Farmington is in first alone in the Oakland Activities Association White after a 40-21 win over Oxford – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale earned a key OAA Red win 48-32 over Clarkston – Detroit News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Waverly continued to lead in the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue by doubling up Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central remains undefeated after a 63-51 win over Battle Creek Central – WWMT
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord won a matchup of Big 8 Conference leaders, 45-32 over Jonesville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan built on its lead in the Lakeland Conference with a 56-25 win over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star
10. BOWLING Coldwater swept girls and boys varsity matches against Battle Creek Pennfield – Coldwater Daily Reporter