Timeout with the Tuori's

The final preview episode of the opening playoff round is here, with nine fantastic guests:

• Joey Ellis (TV6 in Marquette) discusses Marquette, Kingsford and Powers North Central
• Lou Gamelin (MSR, Freeland) outlines Freeland and Frankenmuth
• Ben Bosscher (MSR, Swan Valley) shares his insight on the Swan Valley/Garber rematch
• Christian Verley (Head Coach, Ottawa Hills) talks about his team's successes, Cedar Springs, GRCC and South Christian
• Bob Sack (MSR, South Christian) breaks down the Sailors and Plainwell
• Scott Morgan (MSR, Coopersville) speaks about Coopersville and Cedar Springs
• Joe Sack (MSR, West Catholic) discusses the loaded D5 district and West Catholic v Comstock Park
• Travis Gibbs (MSR, Zeeland) highlights the keys for the Chix and Dux entering their playoff openers
• Nate Dreyer (Michigan Game Night/MSR, Grandville) lays out the Grandville Bulldogs' strengths heading into the TC West game

The Playoff Previews continue with FOX17's Zach Harig. We discuss the following:

• Toughest/Most Favorable Draws
• Favorites to make a deep playoff run
• Upsets and Sleepers
• Previews of the Area's Best Round 1 Games

The Playoffs are here, and the second preview episode welcomes Mike Meekhof of M7 Sports to discuss the following games:

• Muskegon Heights v Holton
• Muskegon Catholic Central v Delton Kellogg
• Ravenna v North Muskegon
• Montague v Central Montcalm
• Oakridge v Big Rapids
• Grand Rapids Christian v Spring Lake
• Cadillac v Fruitport
• Whitehall v Sparta
• Muskegon v Lowell
• Zeeland East v Stevensville Lakeshore
• Zeeland West v St Joe
• Mona Shores v Forest Hills Central

The 2021 MHSAA Football Playoff brackets were announced on Sunday night. Shortly after the reveals, I was joined by Jason Hutton of FOX17 (WXMI) for a first-look at the pairings. We go division-by-division to discuss the games in his coverage area, analyzing the map breakdowns and making some predictions on the postseason.

The final preview episode of the regular season highlights the following games:

• A quick look at the impact of Cass Tech's win over OLSM
• Caledonia v Hudsonville
• Grandville v West Ottawa
• Rockford v Grand Haven
• East Kentwood v Jenison
• Forest Hills Central v East Grand Rapids
• Forest Hills Northern v Greenville
• Lowell v Byron Center
• Northview v Grand Rapids Christian
• Pillow Fight #1: East Jackson v Quincy
• Pillow Fight #2: Salem v Wayne Memorial

The Week 9 preview continues with M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof.

We look at the Lakes 8, OK Green and WMC contests.

The Week 9 Previews continue with a look at the following games:

• Grand Valley Christian v Calumet (IL) Christian
• Belding v Hopkins
• Calvin Christian v Godwin Heights
• Sparta v Kelloggsville
• Allendale v Spring Lake
• Unity Christian v Fruitport
• Holland Christian v West Catholic
• Coopersville v Hamilton
• Forest Hills Eastern v Wayland
• GR Catholic Central v Kenowa Hills
• Ottawa Hills v Middleville
• Cedar Springs v South Christian

Week 9 previews begin with games in the following conferences:

• CSAA Gold
• CSAA Silver
• SMAC
• Interstate 8
• SWMFL I
• SWMFL II
• Tri-River 8
• TVC Central
• TVC West II

The Week 8 previews conclude with a recap of Hastings/Coldwater from Thursday night, and a preview of the following:

• Lowell v Greenville
• Northview v East GR
• Forest Hills Northern v GR Christian
• Forest Hills Central v Byron Center
• Caledonia v Jenison
• Rockford v West Ottawa
• East Kentwood v Grand Haven
• Grandville v Hudsonville
• Five Pillow Fights of the Week!

TWTT welcomes back Mike Meekhof of M7 Sports to preview the following games:

• Hesperia v Manistee
• Ludington v Morley-Stanwood
• Muskegon Catholic Central v Centreville
• Muskegon Heights v Carson City-Crystal
• Muskegon v Reeths-Puffer
• Zeeland East v Zeeland West
• Mona Shores v Holland
• GR Union v Wyoming
• North Muskegon v Mason County Central
• Ravenna v Oakridge
• Shelby v Hart
• Montague v Whitehall

Tune in tomorrow for the OK Red, OK White and Pillow Fights of the Week!

TWTT continues its Week 8 Previews with the following coverage:

• SWMFL I
• SWMFL II
• Tri-River 8 Man
• Oakland Christian v Toledo Christian
• OK Blue
• OK Gold
• OK Silver

Tune back in on Thursday for the Lakeshore preview w/ Mike Meekhof of M7 Sports. We will talk Lakes 8, OK Green and WMC.

TWTT previews the games in the following leagues

• CSAA Gold
• CSAA Silver
• TVC Central
• TVC West II
• Interstate 8
• SMAC
• SAC-Valley
• Grand Valley Christian v Louisville Evangel
• Gull Lake v Loy Norrix
• Benton Harbor v Buchanan

The final preview of Week 7 is here. Games included:

• Byron Center v GR Christian
• Forest Hills Central v Forest Hills Northern
• Greenville v East GR
• Lowell v Northview
• Caledonia v Rockford
• Grandville v East Kentwood
• Hudsonville v Grand Haven
• Jenison v West Ottawa
• Detroit Communication/Media Arts v Detroit Mumford
• Lincoln Park v Southgate Anderson
• St Clair Shores Lake Shore v Sterling Heights

TWTT is joined by M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof to discuss the following games:

• Belding v Ludington
• Muskegon Catholic Central v Manistee
• Hart v Whitehall
• North Muskegon v Ravenna
• Wyoming v Zeeland East
• GR Union v Zeeland West
• Holland v Reeths Puffer
• Muskegon v Mona Shores

Mike also shares his thoughts on Spring Lake v Coopersville, we discuss the harder possible playoff path between Muskegon and Mona Shores, and more! Check back in on Friday for the OK Red and White Preview episode.

TWTT continues its Week 7 coverage by looking at the following games:

• GR Catholic Central v Middleville
• Cedar Springs v Wayland
• Kenowa Hills v Ottawa Hills
• South Christian v Forest Hills Eastern
• Godwin Heights v Kelloggsville
• Sparta v Hopkins
• Comstock Park v Calvin Christian
• Belding v Ludington
• Holland Christian v Fruitport
• Hamilton v Allendale
• Coopersville v Spring Lake
• Unity Christian v West Catholic

Tune in Wednesday for the Lakeshore preview episode, highlighting the OK Green, Lakes 8 and WMC!

An absolutely JAM-PACKED episode to kick off Week 7!

We cover the following conferences and games:

• CSAA Gold
• CSAA Silver
• TVC Central
• TVC West II
• Interstate 8
• SMAC
• SAC-Valley
• SWMFL I
• SWMFL II
• Tri-River 8-Man
• Benton Harbor v Dowagiac
• Loy Norrix v Ottawa Lake Whiteford
• Gull Lake v Lansing Waverly
• Grand Valley Christian v Indianapolis Southside
• Creighton Prep (NE) v Lincoln Southeast (NE)

Tune back in on Wednesday for the OK Blue, Gold and Silver Preview!

Timeout with the Tuori's concludes Week 6 previews with a look at the following games:

• OK Red

1. Caledonia v West Ottawa
2. Grand Haven v Grandville
3. Hudsonville v East Kentwood
4. Rockford v Jenison

• OK White

1. Byron Center v Forest Hills Northern
2. GR Christian v Forest Hills Central
3. Northview v Greenville
4. East Grand Rapids v Lowell

The weekly Lakeshore preview is back, as M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof joins TWTT. We take a look at the following games:

• West Michigan Conference

1. Hart v Ravenna
2. Montague v Shelby
3. Oakridge v North Muskegon

• Lakes 8 Conference

1. Muskegon Heights v Muskegon Catholic Central

• WMC/Lakes 8 Non-Conference Battles

1. Ludington v Whitehall
2. Manistee v Mason County Central

• OK Green

1. Muskegon v Holland
2. Union v Zeeland East
3. Zeeland West v Wyoming
4. Mona Shores v Reeths Puffer

The TWTT Week 6 previews continue with previews of the following conferences:

• OK Blue

1. West Catholic v Coopersville
2. Unity Christian v Spring Lake
3. Allendale v Holland Christian
4. Fruitport v Hamilton

• OK Gold

1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central v Wayland
2. South Christian v Kenowa Hills
3. Cedar Springs v Middleville
4. Ottawa Hills v Forest Hills Eastern

• OK Silver

1. Kelloggsville v Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard
2. Godwin Heights v Sparta
3. Belding v Comstock Park
4. Hopkins v Calvin Christian

The 6th week of the MHSAA season is here! A list of previews:

• All CSAA Gold Games
• All CSAA Silver Games
• All SMAC Games
• All TVC Central Games
• All SWMFL 8-Man Games
• All Tri-River 8-Man Games
• Ithaca v St Louis
• Hastings v Battle Creek Pennfield
• Grand Valley Christian v Tri-State King's Crusaders (IN)

The final preview of Week 5 is here! After a quick recap of Martin/Bloomingdale and MCC/Benton Harbor, we look at the following games:

• East Grand Rapids v Forest Hills Northern
• Forest Hills Central v Greenville
• Byron Center v Northview
• GR Christian v Lowell
• Caledonia v Grand Haven
• Rockford v Hudsonville
• East Kentwood v West Ottawa
• Grandville v Jenison

M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof is back as a guest on TWTT for a Week 5 preview on the Lakeshore. Games include:

• Muskegon Catholic v Benton Harbor
• Muskegon Heights v Ludington
• Manistee v Shepherd
• Mason County Central v Shelby
• Hart v Oakridge
• Montague v Ravenna
• North Muskegon v Whitehall
• Muskegon v Wyoming
• Mona Shores v Zeeland East
• Reeths Puffer v Zeeland West
• Holland v Union

Tune back in on Friday for the OK White/OK Red to wrap up the Week 5 previews.

Week 5 Previews continue with the following games:

• Comstock Park v Hopkins
• Godwin Heights v Addison
• Belding v Sparta
• Calvin Christian v Kelloggsville
• Allendale v Coopersville
• Holland Christian v Unity Christian
• Fruitport v West Catholic
• Hamilton v Spring Lake
• South Christian v Wayland
• GR Catholic Central v Ottawa Hills
• Kenowa Hills v Middleville
• Cedar Springs v Forest Hills Eastern

The Week 5 previews kick off with looks at the following games

• Tri County v Newaygo
• Fremont v Grant
• Reed City v Big Rapids
• Central Montcalm v Chippewa Hills
• Hesperia v Kent City
• Lakeview v Holton
• Morley-Stanwood v White Cloud
• Hastings v Jackson Lumen Christi
• Grand Valley Christian v Calumet Christian
• Battle Creek Central v Gull Lake
• Battle Creek Lakeview v Portage Central
• Kalamazoo Central v Stevensville Lakeshore
• Okemos v St Joseph
• Mattawan v Portage Northern
• Britton Deerfield v Oakland Christian
• Northpointe Christian v Maple Valley
• Vandercook Lake v Concord
• Mendon v Blanchard Montabella
• Fennville v Marcellus
• Bloomingdale v Martin
• Gobles v Lawrence
• Bridgman v Tri-Unity
• Eau Claire v New Buffalo
• Manistee CC v St Joe LMC

Tune back in Wednesday for the OK Blue/Gold/Silver preview!

The final preview episode of Week 4 is here. After a quick recap of Ravenna/Mason Cty Central from Thursday night, we look at the following games:

• Forest Hills Central/Lowell
• Forest Hills Northern/Northview
• East Grand Rapids/Byron Center
• Grand Rapids Christian/Greenville
• Caledonia/East Kentwood
• Grandville/Rockford
• Jenison/Hudsonville
• Grand Haven/West Ottawa

Week 4 previews continue with Day 3. M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof returns to preview the following games:

• Hart v North Muskegon
• Ravenna v Mason County Central
• Montague v Oakridge
• Whitehall v Shelby
• Muskegon Heights v Manistee
• Muskegon Catholic Central v Ludington
• Holland v Wyoming
• Muskegon v Union
• Reeths Puffer v Zeeland East
• Mona Shores v Zeeland West

Tune back in on Friday for the OK Red/OK White preview!

Week 4 continues with previews of the following games:

• Unity Christian v Allendale
• Spring Lake v Fruitport
• Coopersville v Holland Christian
• West Catholic v Hamilton
• GR Catholic Central v South Christian
• Middleville v Forest Hills Eastern
• Ottawa Hills v Wayland
• Cedar Springs v Kenowa Hills
• Calvin Christian v Belding
• Hopkins v Kelloggsville
• Godwin Heights v Comstock Park

Tune back in Thursday for a preview of Lakes 8/WMC/OK Green with M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof

The first preview episode of Week 4 is here. We start with the CSAA Gold, CSAA Silver, Tri-River 8 Man, and others:

• Fremont v Newaygo
• Tri-County v Grant
• Big Rapids v Central Montcalm
• Reed City v Chippewa Hills
• Kent City v Morley Stanwood
• Hesperia v Lakeview
• Holton v White Cloud
• Hastings v Parma Western
• Freeland v Essexville Garber
• Frankenmuth v Bay City Glenn
• Grand Valley Christian v Washentaw Saints
• Britton Deerfield v Vandercook Lake
• Maple Valley v Concord
• Northpointe Christian v Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
• Martin v Blanchard Montabella
• Mendon v Bridgman
• Tri-Unity v Eau Claire

The final preview episode of Week 3 features the OK Red and the OK White. Games and guests include:

• Forest Hills Northern v Lowell
• Forest Hills Central v Northview
• East Grand Rapids v Grand Rapids Christian
• Byron Center v Elkhart (IN) (Guest: Ken Fox, Elkhart Truth)
• East Kentwood v Rockford
• Hudsonville v West Ottawa
• Grand Haven v Jenison
• Caledonia v Grandville (Guest: Nate Dreyer, Michigan Game Night)

Tune back in on Friday night for the recap podcast episode, breaking down the area's best from Friday night.

The previews continue in Week 3 of the MHSAA season. Joined by Mike Meekhof, we look at the following games:

• Hart v Montague
• North Muskegon v Shelby
• Ravenna v Whitehall
• Ludington v Manistee
• Muskegon v Zeeland West
• Holland v Zeeland East
• Union v Mona Shores
• Reeths-Puffer v Wyoming
• Bonus Pick: Cass Tech v Detroit King

Tune back in on Friday for the final set of previews, the OK Red and OK White.

Timeout with the Tuori's is back, previewing the following games in Day 2 of Week 3:

• Allendale vs. West Catholic
• Hamilton vs. Unity Christian
• Coopersville vs. Fruitport
• Holland Christian vs. Spring Lake
• Kenowa Hills vs. Wayland
• GR Catholic Central vs. Forest Hills Eastern
• South Christian vs. Middleville
• Cedar Springs vs. Ottawa Hills
• Hopkins vs. Godwin Heights
• Belding vs. Kelloggsville
• Comstock Park vs. Sparta
• Calvin Christian vs. SH Parkway Christian

Tune back in Wednesday for the OK Green/WMC/Lakes 8 preview with M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof.

Week 3 of the MHSAA Season is here. Our first preview episode this week covers the following:

• Nick announces his Top 10 teams in the area thus far
• Big Rapids v Newaygo
• Reed City v Central Montcalm
• Chippewa Hills v Grant
• Fremont v Central Montcalm
• Kent City v Lakeview
• Hesperia v White Cloud
• Holton v Morley Stanwood
• Hastings v Marshall
• Grand Valley Christian v Crossroads Christian (IL)
• Northpointe Christian v Britton Deerfield
• Maple Valley v Vandercook Lake
• Concord v Bridgman
• Martin v Gobles

Tune in Tuesday for the OK Blue/OK Gold and OK Silver previews!

The final preview episode of Week 2 is here! The following games and guests are on this latest episode:

• Forest Hills Northern v Jenison
• Unity Christian v Grand Rapids Christian
• Caledonia v Lowell
• East Kentwood v Birmingham Brother Rice
• West Ottawa v Mt Pleasant (Guest: Jim Lahde, Mt Pleasant Morning Sun)
• Grandville v U-D Jesuit (Guest: Nate Dreyer, Grandville Announcer, Michigan Game Night)
• Grand Haven v Traverse City West (Guest: James Cook, Traverse City Record Eagle)
• Rockford v Cedar Springs (Guest: Tate Baker, The DZone)
• Hudsonville v Orchard Lake St Mary's (Guest: Tate Baker, The DZone)
• Forest Hills Central v Grand Blanc (Guest: Tate Baker, The DZone)
• East Grand Rapids v South Christian (Guest: Bob Sack, Announcer, Michigan Sports Radio)
• Grand Rapids Catholic Central v Merrillville Andrean (IN) (Guest: Aaron Ferguson, Times of NW Indiana, NWI.com)

A little longer episode (25 min), but so many great guests with all of the insight on every game this week.

M7 Sports Mike Meekhof joins the show for another week of Lakeshore football previews. Games include:

• Ludington v Sparta
• Muskegon Heights v Calvin Christian
• West Catholic v Muskegon Catholic Central
• Manistee v Lutheran Westland
• North Muskegon v Montague
• Whitehall v Oakridge
• Ravenna v Shelby
• Hart v Kent City
• Holton v Coleman
• Spring Lake v Zeeland East
• Fruitport v Cadillac
• Reeths-Puffer v St Johns
• Detroit Cass Tech v Muskegon
• Detroit King v Mona Shores

Check out Thursday's episode for the final previews of Week 2.

Week 2, Episode 2. The following games are discussed, with the following guests included:

• Tri County v Lakeview
• Reed City v Grant
• Fremont v Big Rapids (John Raffel, Big Rapids Pioneer)
• Newaygo v Central Montcalm (Eric Wells, Michigan Sports Radio; Todd Christiansen, OL Coach Central Montcalm)
• Hesperia v St Louis
• Lakeview v Saugatuck
• Morley-Stanwood v Carson City-Crystal
• Wayland v Coopersville
• Hamilton v Benzie Central
• Kenowa Hills v Greenville
• Forest Hills Eastern v Holland Christian
• Holland v Comstock Park
• Northview v Wyoming

The 2021 season is underway! Week 2 is starting, and we will have previews and podcasts of it all. Monday's games:

• Grand Valley Christian v Middletown Christian (OH)
• Martin v Fennville
• Northpointe Christian v Vandercook Lake
• Britton Deefield v Concord
• Maple Valley v Colon
• Kelloggsville v Ionia
• Godwin Heights v Fowler
• Belding v Lakewood
• Allendale v Hopkins
• Union v Ypsi Community
• Ottawa Hills v Benton Harbor
• Middleville v Byron Center

Friday's games are complete. A quick rundown of some of the highlights!

We will be back Saturday to talk Grandville v Glenbard and Nick's Top Teams/Players of Week 1.

The 2021 season is underway! With Thursday behind us, we take a look at some of the best games, players and performances in our coverage area.

It's finally game day! The final set of previews feature the following games and guests:

• Caledonia vs Holt
• Grandville vs Glenbard West (IL) (Guests: Nate Dreyer, Michigan Sports Radio and Josh Welge, Shaw Media)
• Hudsonville v Saline
• Forest Hills Central v Jenison (Guest: Sam Tuori, 2021 FHC Grad)
• Rockford v Sterling Heights Stevenson
• West Ottawa v Northview
• East Grand Rapids v Zeeland West
• Grand Rapids Christian v South Christian (Guest: Bob Sack, Michigan Sports Radio)
• Unity Christian v Hopkins

Tune back in Friday morning to hear my reactions to Thursday night's season-opening action!

The Lakeshore football preview for Week 1 welcomes M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof to the show. We discuss the following:

• Muskegon Catholic Central v North Muskegon
• Montague v Edwardsburg
• Oakridge v Sparta
• Whitehall v Kalamazoo United
• Ravenna v Beal City
• Shelby v White Cloud
• Hart v Holton
• Manistee v Mason County Central
• Muskegon Heights v Potterville
• Holland v Holland Christian
• Fruitport v Kenowa Hills
• Mona Shores v Lowell
• Muskegon v East Kentwood
• Grand Haven v Reeths Puffer

Tune back in on Thursday for the final Week 1 previews! We will be covering the OK Red, OK White and more to get you ready for Gameday!

The 2021 Week 1 previews continue with Day 2 of game outlooks! Featured games include:

• Grandville Calvin Christian vs St Louis
• Middleville vs Hastings
• Belding vs Ionia
• Hamilton vs Wayland
• Godwin Heights vs Detroit Southeastern
• Ottawa Hills vs Grand Rapids Union
• Zeeland East vs Warren Woods-Tower
• Byron Center vs Birmingham Seaholm
• Allendale vs Greenville
• Cedar Springs vs Saginaw Swan Valley
• Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs Lapeer
• Forest Hills Northern vs Wyoming

Check in Wednesday for our Lakeshore preview with M7 Sports' Mike Meekhof

The MHSAA season is set to kick off on Thursday, and TWTT has you covered! We roll out the first set of previews for Week 1, including the following games:

• Martin v Tri-Unity
• Northpointe Christian v Suttons Bay
• Wyoming Lee v Allegan
• Kelloggsville v Owosso
• Fremont v Ludington
• Coopersville v Big Rapids (Guest: Scott Morgan, MSR)
• Newaygo v Kent City
• Central Montcalm v Morley-Stanwood (Guest: Todd Christensen, MSR)
• Chippewa Hills v Gladwin
• Reed City v Cadillac
• Tri-County v Lakeview
• Hesperia v Manton
• Comstock Park v Grant

Tune in Tuesday for the second of four preview episodes for week 1!

The MHSAA football season will kick off with games on August 26, but one team in the state will open their campaign on Saturday August 21. The Grand Valley Christian Patriots, West Michigan's homeschool team, will travel to Cincinnati on Saturday for their first game of the year. Patriots' Head Coach Brian Shafer sat down and previewed this game and the Patriots' season as a whole. He also touched on the unique challenges of coaching a Homeschool program.

The MHSAA announced in their annual Spring meeting that they will be adding a girls wrestling division to the Individual State Tournament starting in the 2021-22 school year. We break down the impact of this news with coaches from across the state of Michigan including: Brad Anderson (FHC), Casey Randolph (Clinton), Kris Maddox (Montague), Rick Kacher (FHC), and Ryan Lancaster (West Ottawa).

The MHSAA Boys and Girls Basketball finals have come and gone. To conclude our coverage of the finals events, we named our "All-Finals" teams with 10 players from both boys and girls basketball across all 4 divisions, selecting the players based upon their play in the final two rounds of the tournament. Boys (0:00), Girls (6:30)

The MHSAA Basketball State Finals took place on Friday and Saturday. Eight champions were crowned, four on the boys side and four on the girls side. We break down the eight championship games and winners with stats, notes and more. Make sure to check back in tomorrow when we crown the All-State Finals teams for both boys and girls basketball.

The MHSAA Boys Basketball Semifinals took place on Thursday. This episode recaps all 8 games with scores, stats, analysis and more. We throw in our two cents on the "Pierre Brooks" debate, as well as breakdown the State Championship match-ups on Saturday. Finally, the show ends with Nick picking his winners for Friday's girls finals.

The MHSAA Girls Basketball Semifinals took place on Wednesday, and we now have 4 State Championships set. We recap the eight semifinals with stats, scores and analysis. We also take a quick look forward at the State Championship Games. The show closes out with a preview of Thursday's boys basketball semifinals.

The Boys Basketball Quarterfinals concluded on Tuesday night. There were some phenomenal games across the state of Michigan. We recap the action with some of our biggest takeaways, highlighting the top individual performances, and even making some predictions regarding the semifinals. 

The MHSAA Girls Basketball Quarterfinals are now complete! Sixteen teams across four divisions have punched their ticket to the State Semifinals at either Breslin Center or Van Andel Arena. Tune in for a complete recap of the games, as well as the semifinal pairings. At the end of the episode, we highlight the boys quarterfinal matchups we are most looking forward to on Tuesday.