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: 8/20/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 20, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Dexter carded a 322 to win its Dexter Invitational by 70 strokes – Chelsea Sun Times News

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Shepherd boys were victorious at Chippewa Hills’ Early-Season Warrior Invitational – Cadillac News

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven edged reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 1-0 – Grand Haven Tribune

4. GIRLS GOLF Brighton was first and Grand Rapids Catholic Central second after the first day of the annual Bob Lober Classic – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and Mackinaw City boys were among winners at Upper Peninsula invitationals – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS SOCCER Henry Juneau scored three goal to help Harbor Springs past Charlevoix 5-1 – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western scored all of its goals during the second half of a 5-3 win over Cadillac – Bay City Times

8. CROSS COUNTRY The host Three Rivers boys and Bronson girls won the Hill Climb Invitational – Niles Daily Star

9. BOYS SOCCER Temperance Bedford gave coach Brendan Wyatt his first varsity win with the program, 5-3 over Monroe – Monroe News

10. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport opened with a 3-0 shutout of Ludington – Local Sports Journal