MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
SPORTS PARTICIPATION 1999-00

The MHSAA’s 737 member high schools participated in various athletic activities during 1999-00 and many winners were determined in both boys and girls sports.

No. of Schools--Boys Sports
1. Basketball 720
2. Track 648
3. Baseball 635
4. Football 620
5. Cross Country 591
6. Golf 564
7. Wrestling 454
8. Soccer 420
9. Tennis 359
10. Swimming 220
11. Ice Hockey 141
12. Skiing 85
No. of Schools--Girls Sports
1. Basketball 703
2. Volleyball 691
3. Track 645
4. Softball 635
5. Cross Country 575
6. Tennis 349
7. Soccer 333
8. Golf 274
9. Swimming 227
10. Competitive Cheer 154
11. Skiing 84
12. Gymnastics 71
TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSIFIED HIGH SCHOOLS 737

UPPER PENINSULA SCHOOLS’ PARTICIPATION IN STATE TOURNAMENTS
(Adopted by MHSAA Executive Committee, August 5, 1987)

When a new Michigan High School Athletic Association tournament is initiated or the format of an existing tournament is significantly altered, MHSAA member schools of the Upper Peninsula will be contacted regarding their intention to participate in the new or revised tournament.

When Upper Peninsula schools choose to participate in the state-wide tournament, no Upper Peninsula tournament is sponsored by the MHSAA in that sport. If no Upper Peninsula schools choose to participate in the statewide tournament, then the MHSAA will conduct an Upper Peninsula tournament.

There cannot be an Upper Peninsula championship and Upper Peninsula schools’ participation in the statewide meet in the same sport. If there is no Upper Peninsula championship in a sport, Upper Peninsula schools are welcome in the statewide meet if their local administration authorizes their participation in it.

The role of the Upper Peninsula Athletic Committee is not to determine if Upper Peninsula schools will participate in an Upper Peninsula tournament or the statewide tournament, but to help plan and facilitate their involvement in one or the other place as the
schools themselves determine as a group.