This Week in High School Sports: 10/26/22

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

October 26, 2022

This week's edition explains how pairings are selected for the MHSAA Football Playoffs, presents Game Balls to standouts in soccer, cross country and football, explains tie-breaker rules for cross country and concludes with a rundown of last week's Upper Peninsula Finals champions on the race course. 

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.

"This Week in High School Sports" is powered by MI Student Aid, a part of the Office of Postsecondary Financial Planning located within the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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Past editions

Oct. 19: Sunday Selection Show, Lower Peninsula Girls Golf & Boys Tennis Finals - Listen
Oct. 12:
25th Women In Sports Leadership Conference highlights - Listen
Oct. 5:
Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals champions, Rockford's Anna Tracey - Listen
Sept. 28:
MHSAA Sportsmanship Summits return, Owosso's Macy Irelan - Listen
Sept. 21:
MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, Marquette's Maddy Stern - Listen
Sept. 14:
MHSAA record books, Detroit Renaissance's Kaila Jackson - Listen
Sept. 7:
Sports Participation rebounding, Paw Paw's Paige Miller - Listen
Aug. 31:
Michigan Power Ratings and soccer seeding, Fenton's Gracie Olsen - Listen
Aug. 24:
Redesigned MHSAA.com, key dates and how to watch football in 2022 - Listen

This Week in High School Sports: 9/4/25

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 4, 2025

This week's edition details 2024-25 participation at MHSAA schools and nationally, awards Game Balls to high achievers in boys soccer and football, and highlights the growing scoring totals of Harbor Springs soccer standout Henry Juneau.

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.

"This Week in High School Sports" is powered by MI Student Aid, a division within the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP).

Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.

Previous 2025-26 editions

Aug. 28: Field hockey's first season, changes to Football Playoffs, Tennis Finals - Listen