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: 2/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 5, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gracelyn Rockey reached 1,000 career points during Portland St. Patrick’s 51-46 double-overtime win over Fowler – Lansing State Journal

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Unionville-Sebewaing’s Justin Jacobs scored his 1,000th career point during a 45-27 win over Kingston – Huron Daily Tribune

3. WRESTLING Cadillac swept Reed City and Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River to win the 131 Showdown – Cadillac News

4. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic downed Midland 4-1 in a matchup of contenders in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Michigan Center came back to defeat Hanover-Horton 58-52 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buckley defeated Frankfort 55-48 in a key Northwest Conference game – Up North Live

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood defeated rival Ishpeming 72-61 – MY UP Now

8. ICE HOCKEY Traverse City West ended a recent cold stretch with a 3-1 win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse moved into second place in the Macomb Area Conference Gold with a 36-27 win over Marine City – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Heights Star International downed Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy 56-42 – Detroit News