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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --July 9, 2001
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour-- 517.332.5046

EAST LANSING, Mich. - July 9 - The spring sports recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! Awards have been named, with three schools winning the honor at final events to receive commemorative banners, crystal trophies and a $1,000 donation from Little Caesars Pizza, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

Grosse Pointe South in baseball, Harbor Springs in girls soccer, and Portage Northern in softball, were selected by the tournament management at their respective finals for displaying the most exemplary sportsmanship by their coaches, student-athletes and spectators. Presentation dates at all four schools will be announced at a future date.

Grosse Pointe South was the champion in the Division 1 baseball tournament; Harbor Springs was the runner-up in the Division 4 girls soccer tournament; and Portage Northern was the champion in the 1 softball tournament for the second straight year.

The Good Sports Are Winners! Award made its return in 2000-01 with the corporate underwriting of Little Caesars Pizza. The program had previously been offered from 1989 to 1996.

Major changes were made in the program's return. At the district and regional level of MHSAA tournaments, all schools which meet a set of sportsmanlike standards will receive awards, which will result in nearly 500 additional schools being recognized annually. Previously, the award was presented to only one school at each tournament center. There have also been standards introduced into the program which would automatically disqualify a school from consideration from the award. Any team which is disqualified for the Good Sports Are Winners! Award at the District or Regional level of a tournament becomes ineligible for the award at higher levels of that same tournament.

In all, 171 teams in baseball, 107 teams in girls soccer, and 185 in softball will receive either certificates at the district level, or plaques at the regional level from Little Caesars Pizza during fall competition. A record total of 1,703 teams were honored in 2000-01, recognizing schools in ten activities for their sportsmanship efforts during MHSAA tournaments.

The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1,300 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments which attract approximately 1.6 million spectators each year.

Little Caesars Pizza, founded in 1959 by Michael and Marian Ilitch, is an international pizza chain with locations on 5 continents. The Ilitch family has been a proud sponsor of amateur sports since 1964. The Little Caesars amateur sports program started with the sponsorship of one hockey team, and today more than 17,000 children participate in Little Caesars sponsored sports throughout the community.

The following is a list of Good Sports Are Winners! Award recipients as submitted by tournament managers through June 29 for the spring sports season (SPORTS DIRECTORS/ EDITORS -- Please scan this list for recipients from your coverage area):

NOTE - For more information about Little Caesars, contact Public Relations Manager Lisa Cosnowski at 313.983.6175. You can download the MHSAA's sportsmanship logo from the MHSAA Web Site - click on Forms & Graphics off the home page.

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Farm Bureau Insurance and Little Caesars Pizza are year-round MHSAA Corporate Partners

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GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2001 Spring Award Recipients
(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 7/6/01. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)

BASEBALL
District Awards
DIVISION 1
1 Traverse City West
1 Alpena
2 Muskegon Mona Shores
2 Muskegon
2 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
5 Greenville
5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
5 Rockford
11 Flint Kearsley
11 Davison
11 Flint Carman-Ainsworth
14 Waterford Kettering
14 Waterford Mott
14 Pontiac Central
18 Port Huron Northern
18 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
18 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
18 New Baltimore Anchor Bay
18 Port Huron
20 East Detroit
20 Roseville
20 Detroit Denby
26 Detroit Catholic Central
26 Livonia Stevenson
26 Farmington
28 Ann Arbor Pioneer
28 Adrian
28 Ann Arbor Huron
28 Saline
28 Pinckney
32 Southgate Anderson
32 Temperance Bedford
DIVISION 2
36 Caro
36 Essexville Garber
36 Bridgeport
36 Saginaw Swan Valley
37 Chesaning
37 Flint Powers Catholic
37 Otisville-Lakeville
41 Lansing Catholic Central
42 Hastings
42 Lake Odessa Lakewood
42 Charlotte
44 Ludington
44 Whitehall
44 Reed City
46 Spring Lake
46 Coopersville
51 St Joseph
51 Dowagiac
51 Stevensville Lakeshore
54 Mason
54 Marshall
55 Tecumseh
55 Dexter
55 Jackson Northwest
55 Chelsea
56 Milan
56 Ypsilanti
57 Trenton
60 Dearborn Heights Crestwood
60 Dearborn Divine Child
62 Bloomfield Hills Lahser
63 Royal Oak Dondero
63 Warren Lincoln
63 Center Line
DIVISION 3
67 Elk Rapids
67 Benzie Central
67 Kingsley
68 Evart
68 Mason County Central
68 Leroy Pine River
68 Mc Bain
69 Coleman
70 Sanford Meridian
71 Bad Axe
72 Vassar
72 Reese
72 Marlette
72 Mayville
72 Frankenmuth
72 Sandusky
77 Ravenna
77 Muskegon Oakridge
77 Grand Rapids West Catholic
77 Newaygo
77 Kent City
78 Wyoming Kelloggsville
78 Grand Rapids Baptist
78 Allendale
78 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
78 Grandville
80 Montrose
80 Millington
80 Burton Bentley
80 Birch Run
82 Goodrich
83 Vermontville Maple Valley
83 Bellevue
83 Saranac
83 Olivet
85 Watervliet
85 Berrien Springs
85 Lawton
85 Cassopolis
85 Bridgman
86 Edwardsburg
86 Three Oaks River Valley
86 Constantine
89 Hillsdale
89 Jonesville
91 Hudson
91 Addison
91 Sand Creek
92 Monroe St Mary Catholic Central
96 Madison Heights Bishop Foley
96 Macomb Lutheran North
96 Madison Heights Madison
DIVISION 4
97 Pellston
97 Brimley
97 Mackinaw City
97 St Ignace
97 Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
98 Northport
98 Lake Leelanau St Mary
98 Maple City Glen Lake
98 Traverse City St Francis
99 Ellsworth
101 Atlanta
101 Gaylord St Mary
101 Hillman
101 Posen
101 Johannesburg-Lewiston
103 Buckley
103 Manton
106 Muskegon Catholic Central
106 North Muskegon
106 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
110 Port Hope
112 Webberville
112 Lansing New Covenant Christian
112 Bath
113 Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
113 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
113 Waterford Our Lady
113 Birmingham Roeper
113 Dryden
120 Southfield Christian
120 Redford St Agatha
122 Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
126 Mendon

Regional Awards
DIVISION 1
No Awards
DIVISION 2
12 Dowagiac
13 Tecumseh
13 Trenton
13 Tecumseh
14 Marshall
15 Detroit Country Day
15 Harper Woods Notre Dame
15 Dearborn Divine Child
16 Clinton Township Clintondale
DIVISION 3
17 Mason County Central
17 Benzie Central
17 Rogers City
17 East Jordan
19 Grandville Calvin Christian
19 Lakeview
19 Grand Rapids West Catholic
19 Montague
21 Onsted
24 Unionville-Sebewaing
DIVISION 4
30 Ubly

GIRLS SOCCER
District Awards
DIVISION 1
1 Holland
1 Grandville
1 Holland West Ottawa
1 Grand Haven
1 Muskegon
1 Jenison
4 Monroe
5 Dearborn Edsel Ford
5 Dearborn
5 Taylor Truman
5 Lincoln Park
6 Plymouth Canton
6 Livonia Churchill
8 Grosse Pointe South
8 East Detroit
8 Harper Woods Regina
10 Macomb Dakota
10 Port Huron Northern
10 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
12 West Bloomfield
16 Traverse City Central
DIVISION 2
17 Mattawan
18 Wayland Union
18 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
20 Southgate Anderson
20 Dearborn Heights Crestwood
22 Pontiac Northern
23 Royal Oak Kimball
23 Madison Heights Bishop Foley
24 Grosse Pointe North
24 St Clair Shores Lake Shore
25 Lapeer East
25 Flint Kearsley
25 Clio
25 Flint Central
25 Lapeer West
25 Flint Southwestern Academy
28 St Johns
28 Lansing Waverly
29 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
29 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
29 Grand Rapids Northview
29 Greenville
30 Grand Rapids Catholic Central
30 Grand Rapids Christian
30 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
30 Grand Rapids Central
30 Grand Rapids Creston
31 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
31 Muskegon Mona Shores
31 Fruitport
32 Petoskey
32 Cadillac
32 Gaylord
32 Midland Dow
DIVISION 3
33 Plainwell
33 Dowagiac
33 Otsego
34 Richland Gull Lake
35 Jackson Northwest
36 Monroe Jefferson
36 Brooklyn Columbia Central
36 Dexter
39 Detroit Country Day
39 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood
43 Lansing Catholic Central
43 DeWitt
46 Saginaw Swan Valley
46 Tawas City
46 Bay City John Glenn
47 Fremont
47 Whitehall
47 Ludington
DIVISION 4
50 Dansville
50 Jonesville
50 Jackson Christian
50 Albion
53 Memphis
53 Grosse Pointe Woods Univ. Liggett
54 Sterling Heights Bethesda Christian
54 Clawson
56 Burton Genesee Christian
56 Montrose
56 Perry
57 Laingsburg
58 Grand Rapids Baptist
58 Grandville Calvin Christian
61 Bad Axe
61 Pigeon Laker
63 Suttons Bay
63 Elk Rapids
63 Charlevoix

Regional Awards
DIVISION 1
No Awards
DIVISION 2
5 Mattawan
5 Grand Rapids Christian
7 Brownstown Woodhaven
8 Gaylord
8 Birmingham Seaholm
DIVISION 3
9 Plainwell
9 Hudsonville Unity Christian
10 Richland Gull Lake
12 Tawas City
12 Flint Powers Catholic
12 Houghton Lake
DIVISION 4
15 Lake Fenton
15 Saginaw Nouvel
15 Montrose
15 Pigeon Laker

SOFTBALL
District Awards
DIVISION 1
1 Escanaba
1 Cadillac
1 Traverse City West
1 Alpena
2 Muskegon
2 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
2 Muskegon Mona Shores
5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
5 Greenville
5 Rockford
5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
5 Grand Rapids Creston
10 Saginaw
10 Flushing
14 Waterford Kettering
14 Clarkston
14 Waterford Mott
18 New Baltimore Anchor Bay
18 Port Huron
18 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
18 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
18 Port Huron Northern
20 East Detroit
20 Harper Woods Regina
20 Detroit Denby
26 Farmington
26 Farmington Hills Mercy
28 Adrian
28 Saline
28 Ann Arbor Pioneer
28 Pinckney
28 Ann Arbor Huron
32 Brownstown Woodhaven
32 Temperance Bedford
DIVISION 2
36 Saginaw Swan Valley
36 Essexville Garber
36 Bay City John Glenn
37 Clio
37 Otisville-Lakeville
37 Chesaning
41 Fowlerville
42 Lake Odessa Lakewood
42 Charlotte
44 Fremont
44 Whitehall
44 Ludington
44 Big Rapids
44 Reed City
46 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
46 Fruitport
46 Spring Lake
51 Coleman
51 Dowagiac
54 Mason
54 Marshall
54 Parma Western
55 Chelsea
55 Jackson Northwest
55 Tecumseh
55 Dexter
56 Ypsilanti
56 Milan
57 Gibraltar Carlson
57 Carleton Airport
60 Dearborn Divine Child
60 Livonia Ladywood
62 Pontiac Notre Dame
63 Madison Heights Lamphere
63 Warren Woods-Tower
63 Royal Oak Dondero
DIVISION 3
67 Elk Rapids
67 Benzie Central
67 Kingsley
67 Manistee
68 Leroy Pine River
68 Mc Bain
68 Lake City
68 Mason County Central
69 Beaverton
70 Midland Bullock Creek
70 Whittemore-Prescott
70 Sanford Meridian
71 Cass City
72 Marlette
72 Reese
72 Vassar
72 Sandusky
72 Mayville
72 Frankenmuth
75 Morley-Stanwood
75 White Cloud
75 Lakeview
77 Grand Rapids West Catholic
77 Ravenna
77 Kent City
77 Newaygo
77 Muskegon Oakridge
78 Grand Rapids Baptist
78 Allendale
78 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
78 Wyoming Kelloggsville
80 Burton Bentley
80 Birch Run
80 Millington
80 Montrose
82 Goodrich
83 Olivet
83 Bellevue
83 Saranac
83 Vermontville Maple Valley
84 Bangor
84 Hartford
85 Bridgman
85 Lawton
85 Watervliet
85 Berrien Springs
85 Cassopolis
86 Edwardsburg
86 Constantine
89 Jackson Lumen Christi
89 Hanover-Horton
91 Addison
91 Sand Creek
91 Clinton
91 Hudson
91 Onsted
92 Erie-Mason
96 Macomb Lutheran North
DIVISION 4
97 Mackinaw City
97 Pellston
97 Brimley
97 St Ignace
97 Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
98 Northport
98 Traverse City St Francis
98 Maple City Glen Lake
98 Lake Leelanau St Mary
99 Ellsworth
99 Central Lake
101 Posen
101 Atlanta
101 Hillman
101 Gaylord St Mary
101 Johannesburg-Lewiston
103 Buckley
103 Manton
106 Mason County Eastern
106 North Muskegon
110 Kingston
110 Deckerville
112 Morrice
112 New Lothrop
112 Bath
113 Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
113 Dryden
113 Birmingham Roeper
113 Waterford Our Lady
113 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
120 Novi Franklin Road Christian
120 Southfield Christian
122 Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
122 Adrian Madison
126 Centreville

Regional Awards
DIVISION 1
No Awards
DIVISION 2
12 Comstock
12 Vicksburg
12 Stevensville Lakeshore
12 Mattawan
14 Parma Western
15 Birmingham Seaholm
15 Detroit Southeastern
16 North Branch
16 Richmond
16 Royal Oak Dondero
16 St Clair Shores Lake Shore
DIVISION 3
17 Evart
17 Rogers City
17 Indian River Inland Lakes
17 Manistee
19 Morley-Stanwood
19 Kent City
19 Shelby
19 Grandville Calvin Christian
21 Clinton
24 Reese
DIVISION 4
30 North Branch Wesleyan