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.

"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: 3/18/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 18, 2026

Division 1 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower ran its winning streak to 20 with a 57-43 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance advanced with a 67-29 win over Dearborn – Detroit News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon followed Mariah Sain to a 54-28 win over Grand Haven – Local Sports Journal

GIRLS BASKETBALL DeWitt stunned reigning Division 1 champion Belleville with a 48-41 victory – Lansing State Journal

Division 2 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian set a school record for wins in its 61-48 victory over Grand Rapids West Catholic – Grand Rapids Press

GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich will return to Breslin thanks to a 58-30 win over
Detroit Country Day – WJRT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Tecumseh will be back in East Lansing thanks to downing Carleton Airport 75-44 – Adrian Daily Telegram

GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey vs. Flint Powers Catholic will be played Wednesday.

Division 3 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine will make a third-straight trip to the Semifinals thanks to a 50-38 win over Hart – South Bend Tribune

GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi advanced with a 64-32 win over Plymouth Christian Academy – Jackson Citizen Patriot

GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia downed Cass City 55-33 to advance – WILX

GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon went to overtime to get past Morley Stanwood 67-63 – MI Sports Now

Division 4 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama avenged a pair of losses to Frankfort to advance, 38-33 – Benzie County Record Patriot

GIRLS BASKETBALL Morenci handed Kingston its only loss of the season, 42-25 – Adrian Daily Telegram

GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland St. Patrick will return to the Semifinals thanks to a 29-21 victory over Concord – WLNS

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming vs. Indian River Inland Lakes will be played Wednesday.

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Howell’s Lilly Williams was named the Miss Basketball Award winner – Detroit Free Press