The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected ten student-athletes from Class C and D member schools to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program.
 

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A standout as a high school and college student-athlete in two sports and an accomplished athletic administrator – Gina Mazzolini of Lansing, assistant director at the Michigan High School Athletic Association – has been named the recipient of the 2009-10 Women In Sports Leadership Award by the Representative Council of the MHSAA.

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The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete Award for the 2009-10 school year have been announced. The program, which has been recognizing student-athletes since the 1989-90 school year, will honor 32 individuals from MHSAA member schools who participate in at least one sport in which the Association sponsors a post-season tournament.   Farm Bureau Insurance underwrites the Scholar-Athlete Award, and will present a $1,000 scholarship to each recipient.

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The first, largest and longest-running program of its type in the country, the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Women In Sports Leadership Conference, will take place February 7-8 at the Lexington Lansing Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Lansing Hotel).

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With the Winter  sports season wrapping up its first month, the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Website – MHSAA.com – is becoming populated with basketball schedules and scores -  a popular feature of the redesigned site.

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The last hurrah for fall sports takes place during December on the MHSAA Network, as highlights shows for selected Michigan High School Athletic Association Finals tournaments will make their debut on the MHSAA.TV Website and Comcast Channel 900, along with full coverage of the Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals.

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A leader as an educator and an official with over 30 years of service to the school community, Dr. Thomas C. Smith of Escanaba has been named the recipient of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Allen W. Bush Award for 2009.

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association will provide live and on demand audio and video of the Girls Volleyball Semifinals and Finals this weekend at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek through the MHSAA.tv Website.

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award, will again award 32 $1,000 scholarships to top student-athletes at member high schools during the 2009-10 school year, and schools will soon be closing their application periods so they can submit their nominees to the MHSAA during the first week of December.

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Soccer fans unable to make it to Saturday’s (Nov. 7) Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Boys Finals, will be able to access live and on demand audio and video of the games through the MHSAA.tv Website.
 

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November is always a busy month for Michigan High School Athletic Association Tournaments, and this will truly be a November to remember with unprecedented audio and video coverage on the MHSAA Network and Fox Sports Detroit.
 

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association and Ford Field have agreed to a two-year extension of their contract to have the Association’s Football Finals take place at the 65,000-seat facility in downtown Detroit through the 2011 season.

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Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order.  An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled.

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High school football teams around the state will fire up their high definition television sets on Sunday (October 25) at 7 p.m. (EDT) when Fox Sports Detroit makes the announcement of  the qualifiers and pairings for the 2009 Michigan High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs during the Selection Sunday Show, which will originate from FSDetroit’s new HD studio in its Southfield headquarters.

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Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order.  An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled.

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association created its Student Advisory Council four years ago to serve not only as the voice of high school student-athletes in the state, but also as a service arm of the organization.  This month, the Council again provides leadership to its peers with the release of a publication written by its members and aimed at sports team captains.

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Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the sixth week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order.  An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled.

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One of the most popular services offered by the Michigan High School Athletic Association is its annual series of Update Meetings, and this year’s schedule will again offer in-service programming for athletic directors at six of the seven locations.

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Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the fifth week of the season. Schools on this list are in enrollment order.  An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has 8 or fewer games scheduled.

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During the 2009-10 school year, the Michigan High School Athletic Association will once again be awarding sportsmanship mini-grants through its partnership with the MEEMIC Insurance Company.

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Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the fourth week of the season.

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Over 200 teams representing over 170 schools have been selected to be recognized for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during selected winter Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournament competitions through the Good Sports Are Winners! Program, and all will receive awards ranging from framed certificates to commemorative banners and crystal trophies from the MEEMIC Insurance Company, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

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The past couple of weeks, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to be in a couple of historic high school settings. The first was on opening night for high school football, when our MHSAA Network crew made the trip to Southwest Michigan’s Berrien County to cover the festivities of the centennial celebration of the series between Watervliet and Coloma -- two towns two miles apart on the old Red Arrow Highway.

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Since 1925, the official publication of the Michigan High School Athletic Association was its monthly Bulletin, which chronicled various committee minutes, provided information about MHSAA tournaments, and contained articles focused on the educational nature of school sports.

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Buoyed by a reformatted District and Regional tournament schedule in volleyball, attendance at Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments for girls set a new record during the 2008-09 school year, and contributed to an overall increase at the gate over the previous season.

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The Michigan High School Athletic Association Network has a redesigned website ready for the start of the 2009-10 school year, which kicks off its schedule of MHSAA Game Night events on Friday (Aug. 28) when Watervliet and Coloma meet for the 100th time in football at Panther Stadium in Watervliet at 7 p.m.

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Significant rules change from a safety standpoint will be at the forefront as formal preparations for the 2009-10 fall sports season begin next week for over 110,000 students in eight sports at member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

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With the beginning of another high school sports season approaching, there are always concerns about physical activity in hot and humid conditions. The Michigan High School Athletic Association continues its role in providing its member schools educational information to assist them in minimizing the possibility of heat-related catastrophic injuries to student-athletes.

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The beginning of a new school year will bring a new look, new features and improved functionality to the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s website – mhsaa.com – which will relaunch with a new design on Monday (August 3).

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Fans will be able to purchase tickets online in advance of selected Michigan High School Athletic Association Final tournaments during the 2009-10 school year through an agreement reached recently between the MHSAA and TicketLeap.

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For the fifth straight year in 2008-09, participation numbers for sports in which post-season tournaments are sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association topped the 300,000 mark, even as overall numbers dropped less than a percentage point.

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High school sports fans can relive the action of spring Michigan High School Athletic Association championships in the coming days on the MHSAA.tv Website and Comcast Channel 900.

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A total of 122 team champions were crowned in Michigan High School Athletic Association post-season tournaments during the 2008-09 school year. Of the 122 team champions in classes or divisions, there were four schools winning their first MHSAA titles in any sport:  Cheboygan in boys bowling; Linden in boys cross country; Harrison in boys skiing; and Hudson in wrestling.   In addition, there were 29 other teams which won tournament titles in a given sport for the first time.

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GradeCheck.net, a Michigan startup company that reinforces the academic aspect of school sports, has earned a rare endorsement from the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

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On Saturday (May 30), the MHSAA Network will have its cameras at its Track & Field Finals sites in both peninsulas to produce highlights shows for the MHSAA.tv Website and for its cable television affiliate, Comcast Channel 900 that will be shown during the summer.

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Registration for Michigan High School Athletic Association game officials for the 2009-10 school year are now being accepted as the 2008-09 season closes out by nearly setting another record for officials registrations.

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Several months of work acting on expressions of interest by member schools for a reduced-player format for football resulted in the approval of a plan for an eight-player playoff division by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Spring Meeting, May 3-4, in Gaylord.

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The recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the winter sports season have been selected, a group of  261 teams representing over 250 schools which are being honored for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during selected postseason tournament competitions to receive awards ranging from framed certificates to commemorative banners and crystal trophies from the MEEMIC Insurance Company, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

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Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2009-10 academic year have been selected to serve a two-year term on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council.

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The inaugural Reaching Higher Experiences, involving nearly 200 high school basketball players with aspirations to play the game collegiately, will take place on Sunday (April 19) for girls at South Lyon High School, and on April 26 for boys at Brighton High School.

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Baseball and softball umpires from mid-Michigan will be pledging their first game fees in the month of May for the third straight year towards the continued improvement of children’s health care in their part of the state.

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