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At left, Jordan Walker stands with her class on the Breslin Center floor during the 2017 MHSAA/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony, and at right in 2023 after receiving her second master's degree from University of Tennessee.

Shores Star Walker Continues Drive for Hoops Greatness as College Coach

NORTON SHORES — Dribbling, passing, and shooting are prerequisites for basketball players, and Muskegon Mona Shores alumna Jordan Walker did them quite well.

Athletic Directors

3 Receive National Honors from NHSACA, Coaching Pair Named to Hall of Fame

One of the longest-serving members of the MHSAA Representative Council and two longtime Michigan high school coaches have received highest honors this summer from the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.

Officials

Livonia Franklin's libero (1) defends during her team's match against Livonia Churchill this season.

Be the Referee: Libero

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Students

rayling keeper Jordan Peters, far right, readies to make a stop against Elk Rapids.

Performance of the Week: Grayling's Jordan Peters

Grayling's Jordan Peters is anchoring a record-setting defensive effort as Grayling is off to an 8-0 start for the first time and has put together a streak of eight straight shutouts also for the first time in program history.

MHSAA News

MHSAA Schools' National Participation Ranking Rises, Continues to Outpace Population

Michigan’s national ranking for participation in high school athletics improved during the 2023-24 school year, overall and also for girls and boys sports separately, and while continuing to outpace its national ranking for high school-aged population, according to the annual na

Health & Safety

This graphic gives examples of pre-workout snacks, including banana, applesauce pouch, pretzels, yogurt, fruit snacks and raisins.

Coach's Guide to Nutrition: Pre-Workout Snacks

Heading into practice or a game under-fueled may take away from athlete performance. Encourage student-athletes to not only eat regularly throughout the day, but to have a small, carbohydrate-focused snack about 30-60 minutes before activity.

Sportsmanship

2024-25 Student Advisory Council Makes Statement on Sportsmanship

The members of the MHSAA's 2024-25 Student Advisory Council offer this message on sportsmanship as another year of school sports is getting underway.

Records Report

Kingston’s Delaney St. George (10) pulls up for a shot during the Division 4 Final against Ishpeming.

St. George's Senior Season Filled with Historic Trip, Sizzling 3-Point Shooting

Delaney St. George helped Kingston reach its first MHSAA Girls Basketball Final this winter – and along the way finished her high school career among the most prolific 3-point shooters in state history.

Highlights

Mike Grisdale, right, and partner Nate King broadcast a Cheboygan game from Central Michigan University.

Grisdale to be Honored for 40 Seasons on Call for Cheboygan Football

When Jason Friday was in high school, there were two types of football fans in Cheboygan.

Linked Up

This Week in High School Sports: 9/18/24

In this week's edition, we celebrate Cheboygan broadcaster Mike Grisdale's 40-year play-by-play career, present Game Balls to high achievers in soccer, tennis and volleyball; and highlight Michigan's continued high ranking nationally for participation in school sports.

Video

This Week in High School Sports: 2/14/24

This week's edition highlights the 114-year basketball rivalry between Saginaw High and Saginaw Arthur Hill that will conclude this season, presents Game Balls to standouts in basketball and bowling, and invites Class of 2026 candidates to join the MHSAA Student Advisory Council.

Viewpoints

This is a stack, on a desk, of the most recent MHSAA Handbooks.

Century of School Sports: Why Does the MHSAA Have These Rules?

MHSAA administrators are two trips into their annual seven-stop fall tour that has become a tradition during nearly half of the Association’s “Century of School Sports” – and this year, a focus has been on answering a key question at the heart of educational athletics since long before the MHSAA

Blog: From The Director

Cheering for Sportsmanship

(This blog first appeared on MHSAA.com on January 8, 2013.)

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