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.
The 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: 12/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 2, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Marion opened this season with a 44-43 win over McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona edged Kalkaska 65-61 in their season opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning started off in a big way with a 63-44 victory over Bay City Central – Bay City Times
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Bridgeport opened with a 61-39 win over Kingston under first-year coach Alton Sanders – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake opened with a 67-46 win over Harbor Springs – Manistee News Advocate
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Leelanau St. Mary opened with a win, 56-46 over Kingsley – Up North Live
7. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven and River Rouge were among season-opener winners from Metro Detroit – Detroit News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Swan Valley, Birch Run and Carrollton were among other Saginaw-area winners on opening night – WNEM