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Cheboygan Daily Tribune
How Michigan high schools are addressing problem of low football numbers
CHEBOYGAN — It’s a nice fall Wednesday at Mike Grisdale’s home. The longtime Cheboygan WCBY sportscaster shares a friendly chat while ESPN displays on his television in an area of his house he calls the “man cave.” It’s been a strange couple of months for Grisdale, who was supposed to be calling Cheboygan football on WCBY Radio during what would have been his 43rd season this fall. MHSAA PLAYOFF POINTS: Playoff point standings for northern Michigan, UP programs entering Week 8 STATE CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS: State cross country rankings: Brighton on top, Holland teams still in front Unfortunately, with the Chiefs cancelling their 2026 varsity campaign due to lack of players and concerns for student safety, Friday nights have been different for Grisdale, who has called some non-Cheboygan games. But really, nothing beats those fall nights at Western Avenue Field for Grisdale. So, it’s been an adjusting period. “We didn’t find out (that the season was being cancelled) until fall camp, so I was planning on doing it, but I always thought some of those early games were too early, and all of a sudden, here we are where you’ve got summer and you’ve got football,” Grisdale said. “In the
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Lansing State Journal
Greater Lansing high school football predictions for Week 8
The high school football regular season in Michigan is nearing its final stages. And this week's schedule in Greater Lansing features several notable matchups, which includes a battle between DeWitt and Grand Ledge for the CAAC Blue championship. Here are predictions from LSJ reporters Brian Calloway and Nathaniel Bott and WVFN 730 AM's Brock Palmbos for some of this week's notable matchups. Eaton Rapids (2-5) at Sexton (4-3) Bott: Sexton Calloway: Sexton Palmbos: Sexton Holt (1-6) at Waverly (2-5) Bott: Holt Calloway: Waverly Palmbos: Waverly East Lansing (2-5) at Everett (0-7) Bott: East Lansing Calloway: East Lansing Palmbos: East Lansing Haslett (2-5) at Okemos (5-2) Bott: Haslett Calloway: Okemos Palmbos: Okemos Ionia (0-7) at Lansing Catholic (1-6) Bott: Lansing Catholic Calloway: Lansing Catholic Palmbos: Lansing Catholic Hastings (5-2) at Mason (7-0) Bott: Mason Calloway: Mason Palmbos: Mason Portland (7-0) at Charlotte (4-3) Bott: Portland Calloway: Portland Palmbos: Portland Olivet (5-2) at Lakewood (6-1) Bott: Olivet Calloway: Lakewood Palmbos: Lakewood Fowler (6-1) at Ithaca (7-0) Bott: Ithaca Calloway: Ithaca Palmbos: Ithaca DeWitt (6-1) at Grand Ledge (7-0) Bott: Grand Ledge Calloway: DeWitt Palmbos: Grand Ledge Last week / season record Bott: 9-1 / 54-16 Calloway: 10-0 / 58-12 Palmbos: 10-0 /