Statement on Winter Sports (1-25-2021)
January 25, 2021
Second Half
The following statement is attributable to Mark Uyl, executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, on the topic of Winter contact sports – girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling – remaining on pause for contact activities including competition until Feb. 21, per the most recent update to the emergency order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
“We are unable to provide specific plans yet as we are still evaluating the best options for delivering a memorable experience for 60,000 athletes involved in Winter contact sports. We will continue asking questions and advocating for all of our schools and athletes as we work toward building our next plans for seasons in basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling. We will be ready with specific timelines as soon as MDHHS clears contact sports to begin full activity.
“We have said from the start of the 2020-21 school year that we would do everything possible to have three seasons, and play all three to completion. Our strong advocacy for all sports and seasons – and especially Winter sports – continues every day.”
The MHSAA this past weekend concluded its 11-Player Football Finals, which along with Girls Volleyball, Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving and 8-Player Football Finals were allowed to conclude this month with competing teams and individuals taking part in an MDHHS rapid testing pilot program.
Basketball Finals Tickets On Sale
March 6, 2013
Tickets for the Michigan High School Athletic Association Girls and Boys Basketball Finals are on sale now from the Breslin Center Ticket Office.
Both can be ordered online by clicking the Breslin Center Ticket Office link on either the “Girls Basketball” or “Boys Basketball” pages at the MHSAA Web Site. They also can be ordered over the phone by calling (800) 968-2737.
Girls Semifinals tickets cost $8 per session, with a $3 service charge then applied to each order, and all-Finals tickets cost $20 with the $3 service charge then applied (only one service charge is applied if Semifinals and Finals tickets are purchased together). All girls basketball tickets are for general admission. The Girls Basketball Semifinals are March 14-15, with all Four Finals on March 16.
Boys Semifinals tickets also cost $8 per session plus the $3 service charge, and all-Finals tickets are $20 plus the service charge. Boys Basketball Semifinals and Finals tickets are reserved in Breslin Center’s lower bowl, with general admission for the upper deck. The Boys Basketball Semifinals are March 21-22, with all four Finals on March 23.
For both the Girls and Boys Semifinals, each session includes both games for one class. The all-Finals tickets are good for attendance of all four championship games.