MHSAA News

Every time Justice Ottinger sees one of the neon green T-shirts he designed on a student in the hallways at Newaygo High, he remembers fondly the “Ball Is Life, Organs Are Too” basketball game he planned this winter as an intern in the school’s athleti...

Bailey Brown will begin at Oakland University this fall with plenty to drive her through what at times will be grueling studies as she prepares for a career in pediatric medicine. As the oldest of six siblings, she’s always been around kids – and she loves ...

The task itself was a simple one, and the reasons for doing it simple at first. But Colon High School's "Yard Squad" never anticipated the response.

The adoption of a change in how basketball and volleyball teams will be classified for Michigan High School Athletic Association tournaments was among notable actions taken by the Representative Council during its annual Spring Meeting, May 7-8, in Glen Arbor, in additi...

Students representing six Michigan high schools have been selected as winners of the inaugural Community Service Awards sponsored by the MHSAA and Lake Trust Credit Union for their efforts to improve the lives of others in their communities.

Championship rounds for girls basketball, team wrestling and individual wrestling will have new homes for the 2017-18 season, as approved by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Spring Meeting, May 7-8, in Glen Ar...

Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2017-18 academic year have been selected to serve two-year terms on the MHSAA's Student Advisory Council.

Sports often make up a significant, although singular part of the lives of Michigan’s high school student-athletes and coaches. Many also find ways to have significant impacts on the lives of others – and we’d like to tell the rest of our state how th...

To accommodate an increasing number of member schools moving to 8-player football, while continuing to provide a championship opportunity for schools with the smallest enrollments, the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association approved the ...

Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments in traditionally classified sports (A, B, C, D) for the 2017-18 school year have been announced.

Long before he became superintendent for multiple Oakland County school districts, George Heitsch was a young athletic director first at Westland Huron Valley and then West Bloomfield High School. And thankfully, there were veterans like Auburn Hills Avondale’s C...

The mark of a “good big brother” is often to what lengths he might go to assist his younger siblings. That sense of familial assistance has perhaps never been taken to the extremes that Hunter Gandee has repeatedly done for his younger brother Braden.

On first glance, the word “beyond” seems an imaginative way to describe a favorite colleague.  But providing context, Ann Arbor Pioneer assistant principal Jason Skiba may have found the ideal word to describe Ann Arbor Huron assistant principal and at...

The MHSAA has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program. Click to find out more about all 13 scholarship recipients, who will be honored at halftime ceremonies ...

Fans wishing to purchase advance tickets for the 2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Team and Individual Wrestling Finals may now do so through the host sites' box offices, from Central Michigan University for Team Wrestling Finals and The Palace of Auburn Hi...

The MHSAA has selected nine student-athletes from Class B member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program. Click to find out more about all nine scholarship recipients, who will be honored at halftime ceremon...

The MHSAA has selected 10 student-athletes from Class C and D member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA-Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program. Click to find out more about all 10 scholarship recipients, who will be honored at halftime cerem...

Two of Michigan’s gymnastics powers met in dual competition Monday, and Detroit Loyola is seeking a football coach after the resignation of an MHSAA champion.

The 120 finalists for the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2016-17 school year, presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, have been announced.

The MHSAA and SuperFanHigh have launched a mobile app that will allow students, faculty, alumni, community members and all fans to earn prizes and college scholarships by showing support for high school basketball teams. To participate, fans simply need to download the...