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Coaches

Wayland softball coach Cheri Ritz works with Laney Wolf – also an all-state swimmer – on bunting during practice this spring.

Competitive Fire Always Burning as Wayland's Ritz Climbs All-Time Coaching Wins List

Cheri Ritz will never have to be nudged out of coaching. After more than 40 extraordinary years as a high school softball coach, when the moment to step aside finally comes, Ritz will recognize it's time to move along.

Athletic Directors

East Kentwood’s Brumels, Gull Lake’s Furlong, East Lansing’s Norris Selected for Bush Awards

East Kentwood athletic director Blaine Brumels, Richland Gull Lake athletic director Karyn Furlong and East Lansing athletic director Nikki Norris are widely regarded as exemplary event hosts after decades of managing countless Michigan High School Athletic Association tournamen

Officials

A tennis finalist hits a forehand during an indoor match in 2015.

Be the Referee: Fixed Obstruction in Tennis

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

Drew Goik follows through on an approach shot.

Performance of the Week: Bay City Western's Drew Goik

Goik sank a birdie putt in a playoff hole to edge teammate Logan Gehoski for the medalist honor at the Bay County Championship at Green Hills Golf Course in Pinconning after both had helped their team card a tournament record-292 to claim the team championship.

MHSAA News

East Kentwood’s Brumels, Gull Lake’s Furlong, East Lansing’s Norris Selected for Bush Awards

Health & Safety

Century of School Sports: MHSAA Programs Prioritize Health & Safety

Rank the top 10 conversations anyone would choose to have when it comes to school sports – be it talking up top teams, the latest stars, past champs, etc. – and advances in health & safety probably come in somewhere around No. 27.

Sportsmanship

These are headshots of the 2024-25 Class A Scholar-Athlete Award winners.

2025 Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients Announced in Class A

The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program.

Records Report

Laingsburg’s Ashley Bila runs the bases against Bath during her senior season in the spring.

Laingsburg's Bila Sisters Combine for 5 Records on Softball Diamond

Laingsburg’s Ashley Bila finished her senior season this spring with 14 listings in the MHSAA softball record book and three records as she followed up older sister Hailey Bila’s 13 listings and two records set over the first half of this decade.

Highlights

Today in the MHSAA: 5/21/25

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Gaylord swept No.

Linked Up

Today in the MHSAA: 5/23/25

Video

This Week in High School Sports: 3/5/25

In this week's edition, we review recent MHSAA championship events for skiing, team wrestling and competitive cheer and award Game Balls to three four-time champions from the Individual Wrestling Finals.

Viewpoints

This is a collage of various logos from MHSAA member high schools.

Century of School Sports: From Nearly A to Z, Schools Repped by 221 Nicknames

Combine all the Bronchos, Cubs, Loggers, Purple Hornets and Tractors running around Michigan’s sports fields on any given day, and they still would have some work to catch up with the wide scattering of Eagles representing their Michigan high schools across the state.

Blog: From The Director

Cheering for Sportsmanship

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

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