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: 10/16/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 16, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Frankenmuth earned a Division 3 District championship with a 2-1 win over No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT
2. BOYS SOCCER Fenton claimed its fourth District title in five seasons with a 2-1 win over No. 15 Ortonville Brandon in Division 2 – Flint Journal
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Mesick boys – No. 11 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and No. 6 Grand Traverse Academy girls won West Michigan D League championship meets, Mesick earning its first league title in this sport – Cadillac News
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Troy Athens clinched its 21st District title downing Sterling Heights Stevenson 4-0 – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland ran its District title streak to four with a 4-1 win over Maple City Glen Lake in Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Alma clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over honorable mention Freeland – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. CROSS COUNTRY The Grass Lake girls and LPD3 No. 9 Hanover-Horton boys clinched Cascades Conference championships – Jackson Citizen Patriot Girls | Boys
8. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Dearborn Divine Child clinched a Division 2 District title with a 5-0 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Dearborn Press & Guide
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Melvindale claimed a Division 2 District title with a 4-1 win over Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy – Southgate News-Herald
10. BOYS SOCCCER Plainwell downed Battle Creek Harper Creek 2-0 in a Division 2 District Final – Battle Creek Enquirer