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Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central head volleyball coach Kim Windham, right, and assistant coach/husband Randy hold the program’s latest championship trophy.

SMCC's Windhams Agree to Coach Together - 'Us or Nothing' - Then Win It All

When Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central was down to needing just one point to clinch the Division 3 volleyball championship Saturday, assistant coach Randy Windham was fighting back tears.

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

Be the Referee: Basketball Goaltending

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

Performance of the Week: Zeeland West's Keaton Hendricks

The 6-foot, 165-pound running back played a starring role as Zeeland West defeated Detroit Martin Luther King 42-22 in the Division 3 championship game at Ford Field to claim the program’s fifth Finals title and first since 2015.

MHSAA News

Addition of Girls Wrestling Team Championship Highlights Winter Sports Changes

With the first wrestling matches of the 2024-25 season taking place Wednesday, and the first girls and boys skiing and Lower Peninsula boys swimming & diving meets able to be scheduled for this weekend, teams will be competing in all 13 winter sports for which the Michigan H

Health & Safety

A graphic explains that the majority of a smoothie should be split into carbs and protein, like milk and yogurt, and fruits and vegetables. The extras like seeds, nut butters, honey spices and oats fill in the small top portion and are optional.

Coaches Guide to Nutrition: Snack on a Smoothie

A smoothie is a perfect pre- or post-exercise snack. Making a smoothie can be an easy way to get a serving of dairy, fruit and vegetables.

Sportsmanship

A group of Southwestern Athletic Conference runners huddle up before their races at the 2022 Lower Peninsula Boys Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway, including Bloomingdale’s Jaden Barnes and Joe Stocchiero, Bridgman’s Andrew Mabry and John Sanderson, Centreville’s Logan Weis, Coloma’s Boden Genovese, Constantine’s Ethan Glick, Parchment’s William Winter, Schoolcraft’s Dante Pilot and Watervliet’s Daniel Mandujano.

Century of School Sports: Good Sports Are Winners Then, Now & Always

The above photo came to us two years ago this fall, from a now-retired athletic director, who was especially taken by these 10 runners from eight schools huddling together before their races during the 2022 Lower Peninsula Boys Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Spee

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

State Champs! Network: 2024 Boys Soccer Finals Highlights

Linked Up

Today in the MHSAA: 12/6/24

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason edged Monroe Jefferson 46-43 – Monroe News

Video

Today in the MHSAA: 10/24/24

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic edged No.

Viewpoints

The MHSAA Representative Council takes a group photo during its Spring Meeting in May.

Century of School Sports: MHSAA Work Guided by Representative Council

One of the most common misconceptions about the MHSAA over its 100-year history is that all decisions regarding school sports in Michigan are made by the staff in the East Lansing office.

Blog: From The Director

Cheering for Sportsmanship

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

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