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: 9/9/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 9, 2025

1. FIELD HOCKEY Saline edged Ann Arbor Pioneer 1-0 in a rematch of a 2024 state championship game – Saline Post

2. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – carded a 316 to win the Grand Blanc Invitational by 18 strokes – Flint Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Detroit Country Day and No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep played to a scoreless draw – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 8 Byron Center carded a 342 to win the Mona Shores East vs. West Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer

5. GIRLS GOLF Alpena won the Cheboygan Invitational with a 384, just ahead of Cadillac – Cadillac News

6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed rival Midland High 3-0 – WNEM

7. VOLLEYBALL Midland Calvary Baptist improved to 11-2-1 with a sweep of Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Elk Rapids downed Grayling 3-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS SOCCER Southgate Anderson downed Taylor 5-1 – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western earned a big win over rival Central – Bay City Times