Today In The MHSAA: 11/12/21

November 12, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central needed to come back from a 2-1 deficit to get past honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central in a Division 3 Regional Final – Monroe News

2. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek St. Philip came back from a 2-1 deficit to get past No. 2 Athens in five and win a Division 4 Regional title – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Rockford advanced to next week’s Division 1 Quarterfinals with a sweep of No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – FOX 17

4. VOLLEYBALL After defeating No. 4 Bronson in the Regional Semifinal, Watervliet finished a Regional title run with a win over honorable mention Kalamazoo Christian – WWMT

5. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Reese came back after losing the first set to defeat No. 8 Cass City 3-2 in Division 3 – Saginaw News

6. VOLLEYBALL Indian River Inland Lakes claimed its first Regional title since 1995 with a 3-1 win over Rudyard in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Davison won its first Regional title since 1995, sweeping Traverse City West in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Flint Journal

8. VOLLEYBALL Allen Park Inter-City Baptist avenged its pair of regular-season losses to No. 8 Plymouth Christian Academy with a four-set Division 4 Regional Final win – Southgate News-Herald

9. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Northville advanced in Division 1 with a sweep of honorable mention Saline – Ann Arbor News

10. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention McBain avenged last season’s Division 3 Regional Final loss to Beaverton with a sweep – Cadillac News

MHSAA Accepting Student Advisory Council Applications for Class of 2027

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 16, 2025

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is seeking student-athletes to become members of its Student Advisory Council beginning with the 2025-26 school year.

Four boys and four girls from the Class of 2027 will be selected to two-year terms and will meet on matters related to maintaining and promoting a proper perspective and sensible scope for high school sports in Michigan. Eight members from the Class of 2026 already are serving on the Council, while eight members from the Class of 2025 are leaving the Council this spring.

To be eligible for the committee, candidates must be a member of the Class of 2027, complete the official application including answering the three short-answer questions, submit a letter of recommendation from a school administrator, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be available for all scheduled meetings.

In addition, candidates should show a history of leadership on athletic teams as well as with other extracurricular activities, community service projects, or in the workplace; and show an understanding of the role of school sports and have ideas for promoting a proper perspective for educational athletics.

Applications are due to the MHSAA by 4:30 p.m. on April 21. Applications can be downloaded from the Student Advisory Council page and must be returned via e-mail, fax or any mail delivery service.

The Student Advisory Council meets five times each school year, and once more for a 24-hour leadership camp. In addition to assisting in the promotion of the educational value of interscholastic athletics, the Council discusses issues dealing with the 4 S’s of educational athletics: scholarship, sportsmanship, safety (including health and nutrition) and the sensible scope of athletic programs. A fifth S – student leadership – is also a common topic. Members contribute to the planning of Sportsmanship Summits and other student leadership events, and assist with medal ceremonies at MHSAA championship events.

Newly-chosen members will join the following from the Class of 2026: Itzel Albarran, Bronson; Harper Barnhart, Brownstown Woodhaven; Diamond Cook, Southfield Christian; Henry Ewles, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep; Cole Haist, Big Rapids; Frannie Keeley, Jenison; Trey LaValley, Romeo; and Ethan Stine, Bridgman.

The eight new members of the Student Advisory Council will be notified by May 2. The 2025-26 in-person meetings at the MHSAA Office in East Lansing are tentatively scheduled for Aug. 24, Oct. 5, Dec. 7, Feb. 8 and April 19, in addition to three Zoom meetings still to be scheduled. For additional information, contact Andy Frushour at the MHSAA at (517) 332-5046 or [email protected].

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PHOTO The 2024-25 MHSAA Student Advisory Council. Front row, from left: Ella Knudsen, Leland; Frannie Keeley, Jenison; Harper Barnhart, Brownstown Woodhaven; Kaylee Kranz, Clinton; Itzel Albarran, Bronson; Anna Zoet, Grandville Calvin Christian. Back row, from left:  Cale Bell, Sault Ste Marie; Joey Spada, Kalamazoo Central; Ethan Stine, Bridgman; Trey LaValley, Romeo; Cole Haist, Big Rapids; Drew Cady, Oxford; Henry Ewles, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep; Diamond Cook, Southfield Christian; and Isaiah Kabban, Harbor Beach. Missing: Macy Jenkins, Milford.