This Week in High School Sports: 9/17/26
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
September 17, 2026
This week's edition highlights a record-setting football matchup between Mattawan and Battle Creek Central and awards Game Balls to high achievers in cross country and football.
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
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: 1/15/21
January 14, 2021
This edition begins with a pair of game-winning kicks from Saturday’s 11-Player Football Regional Finals, presents Game Balls to Davison football's Deon Brown Jr., West Bloomfield football's Donovan Edwards and Adrian Lenawee Christian football's Jameson Chesser, discusses 7-person football officiating crews in “Be the Referee” and closes with an inspirational story from Camden-Frontier volleyball.
The 5-minute program each week includes feature stories from around the state from the MHSAA’s Second Half or network affiliates, along with "Be The Referee," a 60-second look at the fine art of officiating.
Listen to this week's show by Clicking Here.
Past editions
Jan. 8: Fall Sports Return, Sacrificing for Sportsmanship - Listen
Nov. 13: Cross Country champions, Soccer Finals in review, official selection - Listen
Nov. 6: University Liggett's William Cooksey, boys tennis four-time individual champions - Listen
Oct. 30: Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals in review - Listen
Oct. 23: Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis Finals in review - Listen
Oct. 16: Byron Center volleyball, girls golf aces - Listen
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