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: 9/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 12, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee handed Ishpeming its first defeat, 3-2 after losing the first two sets – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated in the Catholic High School League Central with a 4-1 win over Division 2 No. 3 Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Harper Creek followed freshman Ella Bushman to its latest All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker girls and Owosso boys won Chesaning Invitational titles – Saginaw News

5. BOYS SOCCER Durand handed Division 3 No. 13 Ovid-Elsie its first defeat, 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now

6. VOLLEYBALL Suttons Bay remains undefeated after a 3-1 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac lost the first set but won the next three to get past Traverse City West – Cadillac News

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Hancock claimed the Copper Spike with a sweep of Houghton – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. BOYS TENNIS Monroe lost only three games during a sweep of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

10. BOYS TENNIS Grosse Ile – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – opened Huron League play with a sweep of Riverview – Southgate News-Herald