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Coaches

Longtime coach Don Lukens, far left, is pictured during the 2015 LP Cross Country Finals with past Traverse City Central runner John Steen (center) and Trojans coach Bob Lober, with Jane and Jack Steen standings in front. Jane and Jack Steen are current Traverse City Central runners.

Longtime Coach Lukens Remembered for Building Champions, Changing Lives

The results speak for themselves as there were conference, Regional and MHSAA Finals championship and runner-up finishes.

Athletic Directors

Bentz Adds Next Chapter to Inspirational Story as Novi Christian Athletic Director

For anyone seeking an inspirational speaker, new Novi Christian athletic director Chad Bentz has a story he’d like to tell.

Officials

A penalty flag is crumbled laying on the Ford Field turf.

Be the Referee: Roughing the Passer

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

Midland Dow's Victoria Garces leads a pack through a wooded area during a race.

Performance of the Week: Midland Dow's Victoria Garces

Victoria Garces ♦ Midland Dow

MHSAA News

Eight Members Elected to MHSAA Representative Council

Elections were completed recently to fill positions on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s legislative body, its Representative Council, with seven members receiving re-election from their respective constituencies and one new member selected to join the Council begi

Health & Safety

This graphic shows a variety of healthy fast-food options for student-athletes, including a baked chicken sandwich, burrito bowl, salad, apple slices, a bean burrito and milk.

Coach's Guide to Nutrition: Fueling with Fast Food

Life is busy, and sometimes getting food fast is the only option.

Sportsmanship

Century of School Sports: Guided by 4 S's of Educational Athletics

The display above greets visitors at the top of our staircase to the second floor at the MHSAA office in East Lansing – a group of guests that annually numbers well over a 1,000 administrators, student leaders, game officials and several others who are invested in school sports.

Records Report

Clockwise from top left: (1) The lead-in to Track & Field Finals records listed in “Athletics in Michigan High Schools – The First Hundred Years” shows a few of the elite performances from our earliest meets. (2) Leland volleyball star Alisha Glass celebrates with her teammates; she still holds four MHSAA records in that sport. (3) Every day this school year, the MHSAA is posting a record on its Instagram and X social media channels, and the great majority took place on that specific day. (4) Brimley’s John

Century of School Sports: MHSAA Record Books Filled with 1000s of Achievements

Notable achievements cover only one chapter of 100 years of MHSAA history we are celebrating during the 2024-25 school year.

Highlights

Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/24

1. GIRLS GOLF No.

Linked Up

Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/24

1. BOYS TENNIS No. 3 Maple City Glen Lake claimed three singles flights to clinch its first Regional team title since 2002, finishing just ahead of No. 3 Traverse City St.

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 Week in High School Sports: 10/9/24

In this week's edition, we detail Michigan's contributions to the National High School Hall of Fame, present Game Balls to high achievers in soccer, volleyball and cross country; and celebrate this season's Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals champions.

Blog: From The Director

Cheering for Sportsmanship

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

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