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This edition begins with a pair of game-winning kicks from Saturday’s 11-Player Football Regional Finals and closes with an inspirational story from Camden-Frontier volleyball. 

This edition features the return of fall sports and discusses the rapid test pilot program that will allow Football, Volleyball and Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Tournaments to proceed, explains the officials selection process for the footba...

In the ancient Chinese medicine of acupuncture, thin needles are gently inserted into specific areas of the body, stimulating blood flow to speed the recovery of certain ailments. It can be used as a treatment for everything from headaches and unbalanced&nb...

With coronavirus continuing to grab headlines and physical distancing orders still in place, every day tends to feel the same. With both parents and kids feeling the stress of new daily routines, it's more important than ever to create a schedule that a...

Once we were a nation filled with one-room school houses. The 1950s and 1960s saw numerous Upper Peninsula and rural schools consolidate, while various big-city suburban districts split into two. Today, public and private academies seem to pop up and disappear over...

Oh, how the ankle turns!  If you’ve had a misstep or wrong turn result in a sprained ankle, you know how painful this injury can be.

This edition features cross country champions Coleman Clark from Carson City-Crystal and Makenna Scott from Maple City Glen Lake and concludes with a review of the weekend's Boys Soccer Finals.

This edition features recently-crowned four-time tennis Finals champion William Cooksey, a senior at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, and concludes with a review of past four-time MHSAA Finals individual champions in a variety of sports.

This edition features Ironwood cross country champion Aundrea Stengard and reviews the Upper Peninsula Girls Finals and concludes with a review of the weekend's U.P. Boys Cross Country Finals.

When you experience a blow to the head, knowing whether you've suffered a concussion isn't always clear cut. Head injuries have a range of physical, psychological and intellectual effects — and only a small number of people lose consciousness.

This edition features the Okemos boys tennis team's MHSAA Finals championship and concludes with a review of the weekend's Lower Peninsula Girls Golf Finals.

This edition features Byron Center volleyball's continued success and concludes with salutes to a pair of golfers who have scored holes-in-one this fall.

This edition features Grand Rapids Union football breaking its 45-game losing streak and concludes with a salute to the first MHSAA Finals champions of the 2020-21 school year.

This edition features East Lansing football's Week 5 victory over River Rouge and concludes with a tribute to longtime Port Huron sportswriter and official Jim Whymer.

When considering all the reasons Jim Whymer was a beloved and Hall of Fame sportswriter in the Thumb area, one stands out above the rest.  He cared.

The resiliency of players, coaches and leaders in high school activity programs the past seven months has been amazing.

This edition of "This Week in High School Sports" features a report on the debut of Sturgis football coach Chance Stewart and the Trojans’ last-minute victory over Three Rivers and concludes with a feature on soccer referee Alexus Little.

"This Week in High School Sports" returns for the 2020-21 school year this week with perspective on educational athletics amid the COVID-19 pandemic from MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl.

Normally at this time of year, the NFHS releases the latest figures from its annual High School Athletics Participation Survey. 

With summer now in full swing and many people still avoiding gyms, lots of us are hitting the track, the streets and the trails to get and stay fit. Whether you run marathons or prefer a quick lap around the block, there are many ways to adjust your running routin...