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Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2013-14 academic year have been selected to serve a two-year term on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council.

Josh Money had gone to just about every Buchanan boys basketball game during his first three years of high school, usually one in a semi-full section of stands. But as the senior “Trophy Buck” stood in front of his school’s newly-created “Herd&r...

The five finalists for this year's Battle of the Fans II championship have had their opportunities to show us what's exceptional about their student cheering sections.  Over the next three days, we want you to tell us which you think is most deserving of claiming ...

Dilan Shearer and Josh Money would’ve stood together this winter at the lead of the “The Herd,” which has transformed from a loosely-organized cheerers to an example of student section fervor at its most efficient. Sadly, the most super of superf...

Trent Courtright’s voice was gone, and his face paint mostly had washed away by the end of Friday’s Zeeland East boys basketball game against Muskegon Mona Shores. He predicted he’d sleep well that night, reveling in another Chix victory and the part ...

The day Bridget was taken off her ventilator, all of Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard gathered in the school’s chapel to pray for the 12-year-old member of their family. The saddest days at Gabriel Richard have only a slight connection with the Fighting Irish’s st...

It’s tradition – at least symbolically – that a graduating class leaves behind lessons learned and memories they've helped make for the students who will come next.  The same will be said for those graduating from Vandercook Lake this s...

We've seen what the reigning title-winner can do. Now it’s time to visit the four schools that hope to follow Frankenmuth as this season’s Battle of the Fans II champion. And if our four challengers are wise, they’ll consider the strengths of the 22 s...

Doyle Webb and his cousin were in Florida for spring break last April, walking to the beach, when they met a couple of girls. They struck up some small talk, and Webb described his little German hometown known in part for its giant Christmas store that celebrates the ho...

The Christmas spirit never fades in Frankenmuth.  The holiday itself finished up a few weeks ago. But more than 250 students decked out in Santa hats and yuletide sweaters greeted the MHSAA for its first visit of this Battle of the Fans II season. 

Juggling homework, sports, friends, jobs, family and more can be a challenge for any high school student athlete, regardless of how much he or she has chosen to take on.  In this week's Student Advisory Council Sound-Off, Pinconning junior Zachary Nine offers some...

The MHSAA's Andy Frushour will tell you all you need to know to get ready for this year's contest.  In this video that will be part of MHSAA Network broadcasts the rest of this winter, Frushour explains the creation of BOTF and what to expect during this season's ...

The champion is back. But the competition is all new and no doubt hungry to become known as the best cheering section in Michigan.  Let "Battle of the Fans II" begin.

This time last year, I spent an entire cold winter evening alone in my room on the computer watching the surprisingly large number of Battle of the Fans entries. I remember being amazed not only by the number of entries, as it was the first year of BOTF, but by the spir...

Brush up on your favorite chants, get the roller coaster rolling again and schedule those theme nights.  "Battle of the Fans" is back, and we're looking for your best as we begin our second quest to find the top high school student cheering section in the state of...

Matt Freeman grew up around Owosso football and has family roots in his small town going back more than 100 years. And he experienced the full force of his community's support while helping the Trojans to their first playoff win. 

Each fall, the MHSAA Student Advisory Council is featured in a video version of its belief statement. Meet this school year's members and find out what they are striving to promote. 

Manistique junior Coby Ryan is in a rare situation for a high school athlete as the son of his school's athletic director. But that's given him a much broader understanding of the ins and outs that make high school athletics go.

The MHSAA Sportsmanship Summit season kicked off Monday in Lansing, and Swan Valley junior Kiersten Mead tells us about her first experience leading a student discussion on issues they all may face.

First-year SAC member Madeleine Martindale tells us about a teammate who worked her way up from underdog to front of the line, and asks fans to keep those hard workers in mind when cheering on the favorites.