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: 2/10/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 10, 2026

1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls ran their Regional title streak to four in Division 2 and were joined by the Petoskey boys as champs at Crystal Mountain – Petoskey News-Review

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first league title since 2017, downing Merrill in the Mid-State Activities Conference East – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Case reached 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 82-41 win over Suttons Bay – Benzie Record Patriot

4. SKIING The East Grand Rapids girls and Caledonia boys won Division 2 Regional titles at Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake won a key Cascades Conference East matchup 75-41 over Michigan Center – WLNS

6. SKIING Traverse City Central and West will send both of their teams to the Division 1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain remains undefeated after handing Roscommon its second loss, 44-32 – MI Sports Now

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek moved back into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 45-32 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Essexville Garber earned coach Chris Watz his 200th win, defeating Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby remains atop the West Michigan Conference Rivers thanks to a 53-44 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Longtime associate director Mike Evoy has been named the eighth director of the CHSL – Detroit Free Press