Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 18, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Farmington Hills Mercy lost the first set but won the next three to get past No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 honorable mention Melvindale handed Dearborn Heights Crestwood its first defeat, 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic 3-1 – WNEM

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Holland and No. 7 Holland Christian tied for the third straight meeting, 1-1 – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladwin swept Standish-Sterling, earning coach Tony Wetmore his 200th victory – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford handed Allen Park its first Downriver League loss, 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Parma Western held off Coldwater in five  sets to improve to 13-1-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS SOCCER New Haven upset St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 3-2 – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS SOCCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids ran its winning streak to six and shutout streak to five with a victory at Boyne City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota downed Utica 4-0 – Macomb Daily

Broadcast Schedules Set for MHSAA Football Finals Exclusively on NFHS Network

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

November 18, 2025

Over the next two weekends, and for the first time, all 10 MHSAA Football Finals will broadcast exclusively on the NFHS Network.

The two 8-Player Finals will be contested Saturday at the Superior Dome on the campus of Northern Michigan University, while the eight 11-Player Finals will be played Nov. 28 and Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Detroit Lions also host the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 27, and on Nov. 29, Michigan State will host Maryland in a Big Ten matchup also at Ford Field.

A subscription to the NFHS Network is $13.99 per month – subscribe at NFHSNetwork.com. The broadcast teams for each game is below:

Division

Day

Time

Play by Play

Analyst

Sideline

8P-Div. 1

Nov. 22

11 am

Sean Baligian

Grant Perry

Patti Cesarini

8P-Div. 2

Nov. 22

2 pm

Sean Baligian

Grant Perry

Patti Cesarini

Div. 1

Nov. 30

7 pm

Evan Stockton

Grant Perry

Alexis Ayala

Div. 2

Nov. 28

7 pm

Evan Stockton

Grant Perry

Cristiana Rosa

Div. 3

Nov. 30

12:30 pm

Evan Stockton

Grant Perry

Dave Ellis

Div. 4

Nov. 28

12:30 pm

Evan Stockton

Grant Perry

Cristiana Rosa

Div. 5

Nov. 30

4 pm

Joe Jason

Chris Fritzsching

Alexis Ayala

Div. 6

Nov. 28

4 pm

Joe Jason

Chris Fritzsching

Dave Ellis

Div. 7

Nov. 30

9:30 am

Ben Holden

Chris Fritzsching

Dave Ellis

Div. 8

Nov. 28

9:30 am

Ben Holden

Chris Fritzsching

Dave Ellis

You can also listen to all 10 finals via MHSAANetwork.com. The audio call of each game is carried there for both live and on-demand listening.

Division

Day

Time

Play by Play

Analyst

8P-Div. 1

Nov. 22

11am

Matt Tjapkes

none

8P-Div. 2

Nov. 22

2pm

Matt Tjapkes

none

Div. 1

Nov. 30

7pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 2

Nov. 28

7pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 3

Nov. 30

12:30pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 4

Nov. 28

12:30pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 5

Nov. 30

4pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 6

Nov. 28

4pm

Eric Vandefifer

Adam Schihl

Div. 7

Nov. 30

9:30am

Joe Jason

Eric Vandefifer

Div. 8

Nov. 28

9:30am

Joe Jason

Eric Vandefifer

PHOTO From left: Ben Holden, Madison McCarter, Ryan Riopelle and Evan Stockton crew the first "Sunday Selection Show" exclusively on the NFHS Network, Oct. 26 from the Michigan State University School of Journalism Newsroom.