This Week in High School Sports: 10/8/26
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
October 8, 2026
This week's edition highlights the champions of this season's Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals and awards Game Balls to more high achievers in football, tennis and volleyball.
The 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).
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Previous 2026-27 editions
Oct. 1: 2026 MHSAA Football Playoff schedules - Listen
Sept. 24: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep coach Betty Wroubel's record pursuit - Listen
Sept. 17: Mattawan/Battle Creek Central's high-scoring football matchup - Listen
Sept. 10: 2025-26 MHSAA participation national rankings - Listen
Sept. 3: 2025-26 MHSAA postseason attendance - Listen
Aug. 27: Officiate Michigan Day, What's My Why - Listen
This Week In High School Sports: 10/16/20
October 19, 2020
This edition features Byron Center volleyball's continued success, presents Game Balls to Walled Lake Western soccer's Luke Karfis and the Holland Christian girls swimming & diving team, discusses a soccer rule change concerning penalty kicks and concludes with salutes to a pair of golfers who have scored holes-in-one this fall.
The 5-minute program leads off each week with feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half or network affiliates. "Be The Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating, comes in the middle of the show and is followed by a closing MHSAA "Perspective."
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Past editions
Oct. 9: Grand Rapids Union football, first 2020-21 champions - Listen
Oct. 2: East Lansing football, late Port Huron sportswriter Jim Whymer - Listen
Sept. 25: Sturgis football, soccer official Alexus Little - Listen
Sept. 18: COVID-19 review, this year's broadcast opportunities - Listen