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Coaches

Kent City's Evers Selected for NFHS National 'Coach of the Year' Honor

Kent City cross country coach Jill Evers has been named the 2021-22 National Coach of the Year for girls cross country by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

Athletic Directors

U.S. Marines Helped Mt. Morris Athletic Director in Current Role

Nate Perry from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently interviewed retired U.S. Marine and current Mt. Morris athletic director Jeff Kline to discuss leadership principles learned in the Marine Corps that helped translate into a career in athletics.

Officials

Be the Referee: Over the Back

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

Iron Mountain's Shayna Hruska works toward a pin.

Performance of the Week: Iron Mountain's Shayna Hruska

With an 8-2 decision win in the 106-pound final Saturday, Iron Mountain's Shayna Hruska became the first female champion at the annual Upper Peninsula Championships, and she then was selected the event’s “Outstanding Wrestler” for going 3-0 also with pins in her first two matches of the tournament.

MHSAA News

A group including 27 of last season's 32 MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award winners take a photo together during the banquet at Breslin Center.

Finalists Announced for 2022-23 MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards

The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2022-23 school year, presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, have been announced.

Health & Safety

The Inside Scoop On Ski Safety: 6 Tips

Injuries happen to skiers of all levels, even under pristine conditions and when using the best available equipment. “Beginners are more likely to get injured.

Sportsmanship

Applications Available for 2022-23 Scholar-Athlete Awards

One of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s most popular programs, the Scholar-Athlete Award, will again with Farm Bureau Insurance present 32 $2,000 scholarships to top student-athletes at member high schools during the 2022-23 school year.

Records Report

Owosso’s Macy Irelan unloads a pitch during the 2021 Division 2 Final.

Owosso Ace's Strikeout Total Stacks Up with State's All-Time Best

Owosso’s Macy Irelan earned 11 entries in the MHSAA record book over her three-year varsity career that came to a close last spring, most notably with her 1,157 strikeouts despite the 2020 season being canceled due to COVID-19.

Highlights

State Champs! Michigan: Hangtime 2-3-23

Join Lorne Plant, TJ Kelley and Scott Burnstein for the fifth ep

Linked Up

Today in the MHSAA: 2/3/23

1. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – No.

Video

Title IX Continues to Fuel Growth of Girls and Women’s Sports, Olympic Dominance

To say that American female athletes dominated the recent Olympics in Tokyo would be an understatement.

Viewpoints

This Week in High School Sports: 2/1/23

This week's edition celebrates national recognition recently awarded to Kent City coach Jill Evers, awards Game Balls to standouts in basketball and wrestling, explains a basketball rule that actually isn't, and announces winter sports "Officials Appreciation Week."

Blog: From The Director

Cheering for Sportsmanship

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

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