Press Releases

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations online or by mail for game officials for the 2022-23 school year, and is providing a pair of significant new benefits intended to attract new officials and bolster the number of current officials who work multiple sports.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – June 23 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations online or by mail for game officials for the 2022-23 school year, and is providing a pair of significant new benefits intended to attract new officials and bolster the number of current officials who work multiple sports.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 18 – A knowledgeable leader and valued voice for girls lacrosse from its start in Michigan, Pat Hayes’ dedication to the sport began long before its eventual sponsorship by the Michigan High School Athletic Association began with the 2004-05 school year.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 9 – Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2022-23 academic year have been selected to serve two-year terms on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 6 – The selection of a restructured classification procedure for ice hockey and the approval of new boys wrestling weight classes were among the most notable actions taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Spring Meeting, May 1-2 in Gaylord.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 11 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association is seeking student-athletes to become members of its Student Advisory Council beginning with the 2022-23 school year.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 29 – An increase in the number of regular-season games high school basketball teams are allowed to play may be the most visible action taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Winter Meeting on March 25 in East Lansing.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 28 – Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments for the 2022-23 school year have been announced, with enrollment breaks for postseason tournaments posted to each sport’s page on the MHSAA Website.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 22 – Longtime Houghton High School athletic director Bruce Horsch, who retired in 2019 after 23 years serving his school district, remains admired for his commitment not only locally but his mentorship especially throughout the Upper Peninsula to young administrators and others serving the school sports community.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 8 – John E. "Jack" Roberts, who powered substantial growth of the state’s interscholastic athletics programs during 32 years as executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association while also providing a significant voice nationally through his retirement in 2018, was one of 12 honorees announced Tuesday (March 8) as this year’s inductees into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).