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. 

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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: 2/13/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 13, 2026

1. BOYS WRESTLING Coleman defeated Beaverton and Breckenridge in Division 4 to win its first District title in this sport – Saginaw News

2. BOYS WRESTLING Maple City Glen Lake downed Benzie Central to claim its first District championship on the mat – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Kinley Poole’s 3-pointer during the final seconds gave Ann Arbor Huron a 42-41 win over  Ann Arbor Pioneer and a share of the Southeastern Conference Red championship – Ann Arbor News

4. BOYS WRESTLING Jackson Northwest won the night’s final match against Adrian to clinch a Division 2 District title – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton downed Shepherd 47-44 to clinch its division title in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland clinched a third-straight title in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a 72-37 win over Eaton Rapids – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis  downed Fulton and Ithaca in Division 4 to claim an 11th-straight District title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. BOYS WRESTLING Cass City downed Bad Axe in Division 4 to claim a 10th-straight District title – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 78-44 win over Potterville – Lansing State Journal

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ottawa Lake Whiteford claimed a share of the Tri-County Conference title with a 63-47 win over Erie Mason Monroe News

Also of note ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Garrett Schultz reached 1,000 career points in Traverse City Christian’s 69-57 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle

BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Heights Star International defeated Detroit Universal Academy 80-79 to improve to 15-5, setting a program record for wins – Detroit News