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The MHSAAs response? Nah, thats OK.  Michigan High School Athletic Association executive director Mark Uyl did not see a need to stop the spring sports schedule.  “We’re going to play two days of basketball and really make no changes for the spring," Uyl told the Free Press on Friday. "We followed the orders — every order — going back to July. Whenever the orders have allowed us to play, we’ve played. So, obviously, local schools will have decisions to make, it could be on a league...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 5 –  Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments for the 2021-22 school year have been announced, with enrollment breaks for postseason tournaments posted to each sport’s page on the MHSAA Website.

Print this article Children are the least affected by the coronavirus, but they may be the most affected by governments responses to the virus. Some are finally speaking up. In Michigan, thousands of student-athletes decided to protest these restrictions after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told high school students: Still no basketball, no hockey, no winter sports, or any extracurriculars until I say so. More than 2,000 students rallied outside the Michigan Capitol building this week, arguing that i...

ABC 10/CW5 EAST LANSING, MI – Kathy Vruggink Westdorp, an assistant director for the Michigan High School Athletic Association, is one of eight high school association leaders who has been selected to receive a Citation from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) during this summer’s annual meeting. The Citation is one of the NFHS’ highest honors and recognizes recipients for their contributions to the NFHS, state high school associations, athletic director and...

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Michigan High School Athletic Association logo. (Image courtesy MHSAA) EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has reaffirmed its commitment to play Winter sports when current restrictions are lifted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The winter contact sports of basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling are allowed presently to participate in non-contact activities only due to the COVID-19 pande...

Whitmer: Variant COVID-19 strain behind delay in winter sports No timelines set for season, MHSAA says FacebookTwitterEmail During a press conference Monday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said concerns over a new variant strain of the COVID-19 virus played a role in the decision to postpone prep contact sports —including boys and girls basketball — until Feb. 21. (Tribune File Photo)Tribune File Photo EAST LANSING — After an announcement made Friday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michi...

EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan High School Athletic Association executive director Mark Uyl said on Monday...

Lansing — Michigan has now confirmed 17 cases of the new COVID-19 variant that is believed to be more contagious, a development the states chief medical executive called "very concerning." Thirteen of the infected individuals live in Washtenaw County and four live in Wayne County, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun revealed Monday during a press conference. The state reported its first case of the COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7., on Jan. 16, nine days earlier. The Washtenaw cases all appear to be in the Ann A...

EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) - While practice for winter sports for Michigan high schools will be allowed to start ...