Remus
Remus, MI · Education
USA TODAY
Michigan high school football player makes heads up play while rest of team celebrates
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