This Week in High School Sports: 12/4/24

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

December 4, 2024

In this week's edition, we review this past weekend's 11-player football championship games and present Game Balls to high achievers in basketball and hockey as we close the fall season and turn our focus to winter sports. 

MI Student AidThe 5-minute program each week includes feature stories from MHSAA.com or network affiliates, along with "Be the Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating.

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Previous 2024-25 Editions

Nov. 27: 8-Player Football Finals review, 1975 Football Finals recollection - Listen
Nov. 20:
8-Player Football Finals history, Southwest 10 Conference Legacy officials - Listen
Nov. 13:
"Flashback 100" series, flashback to Escanaba's football championship - Listen
Nov. 6:
Boys Soccer Finals, Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals review - Listen
Oct. 30:
2024 Football Playoffs, Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis Finals review - Listen
Oct. 23:
Lower Peninsula Girls Golf Finals, Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals reviews - Listen
Oct. 16:
MHSAA Football Playoffs primer, MHSAA/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Awards - Listen
Oct. 9:
National High School Hall of Fame, Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals - Listen
Oct. 2:
MHSAA record book, 2024 Boys Soccer Tournament schedule - Listen
Sept. 25:
NFHS Network streaming, DeWitt's high-scoring football matchup - Listen
Sept. 18:
Cheboygan broadcaster Mike Grisdale, Michigan's national participation ranking - Listen
Sept. 11:
MHSAA baseball stars in MLB, 2024 Boys Soccer Tournament - Listen
Sept. 5:
Highlighting MHSAA record setters, 50th Football Playoffs - Listen
Aug. 28:
MHSAA Summer Olympians, "Century of School Sports" celebration - Listen

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2025

1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated Division 3 No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 9-1 at the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance edged Saginaw Heritage 49-48 in an impressive win at the Best of Michigan Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL KJ Torbert’s buzzer-beater sent East Lansing past Detroit Martin Luther King 41-40 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS

4. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 9 Calumet defeated No. 4 Houghton 4-2 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton downed Detroit Cass Tech 86-81 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – Lansing State Journal

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Payton Glasby went over 1,000 career points in Gaylord St. Mary’s big win over Pellston – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake’s Myles Harless also reached 1,000 career points during his team’s win over Mesick – Manistee News Advocate

8. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Utica Eisenhower defeated Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United 4-2 in a matchup of ranked teams – Macomb Daily

9. ICE HOCKEY Tucker Spalding scored four goals in Midland’s 5-2  win over Kingsford at the Bay County Showcase – Midland Daily News

10. WRESTLING Traverse City West finished 5-0 in winning the Bridge Brawl at Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle