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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -April 20, 2001
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour-- 517.332.5046

EAST LANSING, Mich. - April 20 - The recipients of the top Michigan High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently-completed 2001 fall sports season have been named, with each school to receive commemorative banners, crystal trophies and a $1,000 donation from Little Caesars Pizza, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

Dundee in team dual wrestling, Port Huron Northern in ice hockey, Suttons Bay in girls volleyball and Detroit Crockett in boys basketball, 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.

Dundee was the champion in the Division 4 team dual wrestling tournament; Port Huron Northern was the runner-up in the Division 1 ice hockey tournament; Suttons Bay was the runner-up in the Class C girls volleyball tournament and Detroit Crockett was the champion in the Class B boys basketball tournament.

In addition to receiving the finals award, Port Huron Northern was honored at the regional level of the ice hockey tournament. Dundee is being honored with a finals level award for the second time, the previous occasions being at the 1996 Team Dual Wrestling Finals.

The Good Sports Are Winners! Award is making 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 have been made as the program returns. 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, 332 teams in girls volleyball, 249 teams in boys basketball, 215 in team dual wrestling and 33 in ice hockey will receive either certificates at the district level, or plaques at the regional level from Little Caesars Pizza during fall competition. A total of 1,240 teams have now been honored this year, and during the course of the 2000-01 school year, over 1,500 awards will be presented, 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 April 19 for the recently-completed fall 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.

GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2001 Winter Award Recipients
(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 4/20/01. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)

Boys Basketball
District Awards
CLASS A
1 Battle Creek Central
1 Mattawan
2 Eaton Rapids
4 Lansing Eastern
4 Lansing Everett
4 Lansing Sexton
5 Grand Rapids Central
5 Grand Rapids Christian
5 Grand Rapids Northview
6 Benton Harbor
6 Holland
6 Holland West Ottawa
6 Hudsonville
6 Jenison
6 Zeeland
7 Grand Haven
7 Grand Rapids Union
7 Grandville
7 Muskegon Mona Shores
7 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
8 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
8 Greenville
8 Lowell
9 Flint Carman-Ainsworth
9 Flint Northwestern
9 Holly
9 Owosso
9 Swartz Creek
10 Flushing
10 Saginaw
13 Adrian
13 Brownstown Woodhaven
13 Monroe
13 Temperance Bedford
13 Ypsilanti
13 Ypsilanti Lincoln
20 Detroit Southeastern
22 Ferndale
22 Royal Oak Kimball
22 Troy
23 Birmingham Brother Rice
23 Birmingham Groves
28 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
29 Pontiac Northern
29 Rochester Adams
29 Waterford Mott
31 Clarkston
31 Lapeer East
31 Lapeer West
31 Oxford
CLASS B
33 Coloma
34 South Haven
36 Marshall
36 Parma Western
38 Carleton Airport
38 Monroe Jefferson
41 Clinton Township Clintondale
41 Hamtramck
41 Harper Woods Notre Dame
41 St Clair Shores Lake Shore
41 St Clair Shores Lakeview
41 St Clair Shores South Lake
42 Center Line
42 Macomb Lutheran North
42 Warren Lincoln
42 Warren Woods-Tower
45 Durand
49 Grand Rapids South Christian
49 Wyoming Kelloggsville
49 Wyoming Rogers
51 Muskegon Heights
51 Whitehall
53 Howard City Tri-County
53 Ionia
53 Remus Chippewa Hills
54 Williamston
55 Flint Beecher
55 Flint Powers Catholic
55 Goodrich
55 Montrose
55 Mt Morris
55 Otisville-Lakeville
56 Armada
56 Auburn Hills Avondale
56 Capac
56 Imlay City
56 Pontiac Notre Dame
56 Richmond
57 Algonac
57 Croswell-Lexington
57 St Clair
58 Frankenmuth
60 Hemlock
60 Saginaw Swan Valley
61 Kalkaska
61 Ludington
61 Manistee
62 Beaverton
62 Gladwin
62 Ogemaw Heights
62 Oscoda
62 Standish-Sterling
62 Tawas City
64 Gladstone
64 Kingsford
64 Menominee
CLASS C
66 Centreville
66 Constantine
66 Schoolcraft
67 Athens
67 Bronson
67 Colon
67 Homer
69 Erie-Mason
69 Petersburg-Summerfield
70 Ida
70 Lutheran Westland
71 Clinton
72 Michigan Center
73 Kalamazoo Christian
73 Lawton
74 Gobles
76 Dansville
76 Olivet
76 Springport
76 Vermontville Maple Valley
79 Almont
79 Detroit Industrial Arts
79 New Haven
80 Flint Hamady
81 Carson City-Crystal
81 Pewamo-Westphalia
81 Saranac
82 Blanchard Montabella
82 Hesperia
82 Kent City
82 Morley-Stanwood
82 Ravenna
83 Hart
83 Holton
83 Mason County Central
83 Shelby
84 Evart
84 Lake City
84 Leroy Pine River
84 Mc Bain
86 Ithaca
86 Merrill
86 St Charles
87 Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
89 Unionville-Sebewaing
90 Alcona
90 Indian River Inland Lakes
90 Mio
90 Onaway
91 Boyne City
91 Charlevoix
91 East Jordan
92 Kingsley
92 Maple City Glen Lake
92 Suttons Bay
93 Manistique
93 Rudyard
93 St Ignace
94 Gwinn
94 Ishpeming
94 Munising
94 Negaunee
95 Calumet
95 Hancock
95 Houghton
96 Norway
CLASS D
98 Covert
99 Kalamazoo Heritage Christian
99 Marcellus Howardsville Christian
99 Mendon
99 Tekonsha
100 Jackson Christian
100 Litchfield
100 North Adams-Jerome
101 Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner
102 Dearborn Heights Fairlane Christian
104 Center Line St Clement
104 Warren Immaculate Conception
104 Warren Macomb Christian
107 Lansing Christian
107 Lansing New Covenant Christian
107 Potterville
107 Webberville
109 Fruitport Calvary Christian
109 Hart Lakeshore Academy
109 Muskegon Catholic Central
109 Pentwater
111 Burton Genesee Christian
111 Burton Valley Christian
111 Flint Valley School
113 Akron-Fairgrove
113 Caseville
113 Kinde-North Huron
113 Port Hope
114 Bay City All Saints
115 Buckley
115 Fife Lake Forest Area
115 Marion
115 Mc Bain Northern Michigan Christian
116 Baldwin
116 Big Rapids Crossroads Academy
118 Lake Leelanau St Mary
118 Leland
118 Northport
119 Beaver Island
119 Bellaire
119 Ellsworth
119 Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher
119 Harper Woods Lutheran East
122 Burt Lake No Michigan Christian
122 Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
122 Mackinaw City

Regional Awards
CLASS A
2 Lansing Sexton
2 Ypsilanti
3 Detroit King
3 Detroit Mackenzie
4 Detroit Finney
4 Ferndale
5 Detroit Central
6 Pontiac Northern
7 Cadillac
7 Saginaw Arthur Hill
8 Muskegon Mona Shores
CLASS B
9 Niles
9 Parma Western
9 Sturgis
10 Flat Rock
16 Harrison
16 Petoskey
CLASS C
19 Gobles
19 Hopkins
19 Leslie
21 Brown City
21 Flint Hamady
21 Unionville-Sebewaing
23 Suttons Bay
24 Hancock
24 Norway
CLASS D
28 Burton Genesee Christian
28 Fowler
28 Kingston
28 North Branch Wesleyan
30 Central Lake

Ice Hockey
Regional Awards
DIVISION 1
1 Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
1 Grandville
1 Holland West Ottawa
1 Jenison
6 Port Huron Northern
DIVISION 2
9 Grand Rapids Central
9 Grand Rapids Christian
9 Grand Rapids Creston
9 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
9 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
9 Grand Rapids Northview
9 Grand Rapids Union
10 Cadillac
10 Muskegon Mona Shores
10 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
10 Sault Ste Marie
11 Okemos
11 Portage Northern
12 Novi
15 Davison
16 Clio
16 Midland
DIVISION 3
17 Cheboygan
17 Gaylord
17 Petoskey
20 Riverview
20 Wyandotte Mt Carmel
22 Fenton
23 Oxford
24 Calumet
24 Hancock
24 Ironwood
24 Painesdale-Jeffers

Girls Volleyball
District Awards
CLASS A
2 Battle Creek Central
2 Battle Creek Lakeview
2 Coldwater
2 Eaton Rapids
2 Grand Ledge
2 Holt
2 Mason
4 Brownstown Woodhaven
4 Taylor Kennedy
4 Temperance Bedford
6 Belleville
7 Dearborn
7 Dearborn Edsel Ford
7 Dearborn Fordson
10 Roseville
13 Detroit Redford
13 Livonia Franklin
13 Livonia Ladywood
13 Livonia Stevenson
13 Redford Union
15 Berkley
15 Farmington
17 Sterling Heights
17 Utica Ford
17 Warren Cousino
18 Macomb Dakota
18 Utica
18 Utica Eisenhower
19 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
19 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
19 New Baltimore Anchor Bay
19 Port Huron
19 Port Huron Northern
21 Clarkston
21 Holly
22 Davison
22 Lake Orion
22 Lapeer East
22 Lapeer West
22 Oxford
23 Novi
25 East Lansing
25 Lansing Sexton
26 East Kentwood
26 Grand Rapids Christian
26 Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
26 Grand Rapids Union
26 Grandville
26 Hudsonville
26 Jenison
27 Grand Haven
27 Holland
27 Holland West Ottawa
27 Muskegon
27 Muskegon Mona Shores
27 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
27 Zeeland
29 St Johns
CLASS B
33 Edwardsburg
33 Niles
33 Stevensville Lakeshore
35 Battle Creek Harper Creek
35 Battle Creek Pennfield
35 Comstock
35 Delton Kellogg
35 Richland Gull Lake
37 Brooklyn Columbia Central
37 Dexter
37 Stockbridge
38 Milan
38 New Boston Huron
38 Tecumseh
38 Ypsilanti Willow Run
42 Royal Oak Dondero
43 Center Line
43 Hamtramck
43 Warren Woods-Tower
45 Algonac
45 Marysville
45 St Clair
46 North Branch
47 Auburn Hills Avondale
47 Detroit Country Day
47 Pontiac Notre Dame
48 Fenton
48 Flint Northwestern
48 Flint Powers Catholic
48 Goodrich
48 Linden
48 Ortonville-Brandon
49 Corunna
50 DeWitt
50 Fowlerville
50 Haslett
50 Williamston
52 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
52 Otsego
52 Plainwell
53 Grandville Calvin Christian
53 Hamilton
53 Holland Christian
53 Hudsonville Unity Christian
53 South Haven
54 Montague
54 Muskegon Oakridge
54 Whitehall
58 Alma
58 Lakeview
59 Bay City John Glenn
59 Bridgeport
59 Essexville Garber
59 Hemlock
59 Midland Bullock Creek
59 Saginaw Swan Valley
60 Birch Run
60 Frankenmuth
61 Beaverton
61 Gladwin
61 Oscoda
61 Pinconning
61 Standish-Sterling
61 Tawas City
62 Farwell
62 Grayling
62 Harrison
62 Houghton Lake
62 Kalkaska
62 Ogemaw Heights
62 Roscommon
63 Big Rapids
63 Fremont
63 Ludington
63 Manistee
63 Reed City
CLASS C
67 Centreville
67 Constantine
67 Schoolcraft
68 Decatur
68 Kalamazoo Hackett
68 Lawton
68 Parchment
69 Athens
69 Bronson
69 Colon
69 Homer
69 Quincy
69 Union City
70 Concord
71 Manchester
71 Whitmore Lake
73 Sand Creek
74 Dundee
74 Ida
74 Monroe St Mary Catholic Central
74 Petersburg-Summerfield
76 Grosse Pointe Woods Univ. Liggett
76 Harper Woods
77 Bloomfield Hills Academy
77 Livonia Clarenceville
77 Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
77 Royal Oak Shrine
77 Southfield Christian
79 Allendale
79 Fennville
79 Grand Rapids Baptist
79 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
79 Hopkins
79 Wyoming Lee
80 Bath
80 Carson City-Crystal
80 Laingsburg
80 Pewamo-Westphalia
80 Saranac
81 Burton Atherton
82 Almont
82 Marlette
82 Memphis
83 Cass City
83 Deckerville
83 Harbor Beach
83 Pigeon Laker
83 Ubly
83 Unionville-Sebewaing
85 Alcona
85 Freeland
85 Hale
85 Mio
85 Sanford Meridian
85 Whittemore-Prescott
86 Breckenridge
86 Carrollton
86 Ithaca
86 Merrill
86 St Charles
86 St Louis
87 Blanchard Montabella
87 Morley-Stanwood
87 White Cloud
88 Hart
88 Holton
88 Mason County Central
88 North Muskegon
88 Shelby
89 Clare
89 Evart
89 Lake City
89 Leroy Pine River
89 Mc Bain
90 Benzie Central
90 Brethren
90 Manton
92 Indian River Inland Lakes
92 Rogers City
93 Manistique
93 Newberry
93 Rudyard
93 St Ignace
CLASS D
97 Galien
97 St Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic
97 St Joseph Michigan Lutheran
97 Watervliet Grace Christian
99 Climax-Scotts
99 Kalamazoo Heritage Christian
99 Lawrence
101 Adrian Lenawee Christian
101 Adrian Madison
101 Britton-Macon
101 Deerfield
101 Jackson Christian
104 Center Line St Clement
104 Warren Macomb Christian
107 Waterford Our Lady
109 Lansing Christian
109 Morrice
109 Potterville
109 Webberville
110 Ashley
110 Fowler
110 Fulton-Middleton
110 Portland St Patrick
111 Holland Black River
111 Holland Calvary Baptist
111 Hudsonville Freedom Baptist
111 Martin
111 Saugatuck
111 Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian
113 Beal City
113 Big Rapids Crossroads Academy
113 Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
116 Akron-Fairgrove
116 Kinde-North Huron
117 Baldwin
117 Mason County Eastern
117 Walkerville
119 Buckley
119 Fife Lake Forest Area
119 Marion
119 Mc Bain Northern Michigan Christian
120 Au Gres-Sims
120 Fairview
120 Hillman
121 Glen Arbor Leelanau
121 Leland
121 Northport
123 Wolverine
124 Alanson
124 Beaver Island
124 Harbor Springs
124 Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
124 Mackinaw City
124 Pellston
127 Crystal Falls Forest Park
127 Iron Mountain North Dickinson
127 Watersmeet
128 Bessemer
128 Marenisco
128 White Pigeon

Regional Awards
CLASS A
1 East Kentwood
1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
1 Muskegon Mona Shores
1 Portage Northern
6 Lapeer East
7 Birmingham Marian
7 Farmington
7 Troy
7 Walled Lake Central
CLASS B
9 Allegan
9 Battle Creek Pennfield
9 Stevensville Lakeshore
13 Frankenmuth
13 Goodrich
13 Marysville
13 Yale
16 Essexville Garber
16 Petoskey
16 Pinconning
CLASS C
17 Bangor
17 Fennville
18 Concord
18 Homer
18 Schoolcraft
19 Ida
22 Pewamo-Westphalia
22 St Louis
23 Indian River Inland Lakes
23 Kingsley
23 Suttons Bay
CLASS D
25 Battle Creek St Philip
25 Mendon
25 New Buffalo
25 Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian
26 Potterville
27 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
27 Canton Agape Christian
27 Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher
27 Taylor Light & Life
28 Center Line St Clement
28 North Branch Wesleyan
28 Sterling Heights Bethesda Christian
28 Waterford Our Lady
29 Owendale-Gagetown
31 Gaylord St Mary
31 Leland
31 Pellston
31 Wolverine
32 Cedarville
32 Crystal Falls Forest Park
32 Ontonagon
32 Rapid River

Team Dual Wrestling
District Awards
DIVISION 1
102 Bay City Western
103 Saginaw
105 Grand Haven
105 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
106 Holland
106 Holland West Ottawa
106 Hudsonville
106 Zeeland
107 Grand Rapids Union
107 Grandville
107 Jenison
108 East Kentwood
108 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
108 Rockford
110 Grand Ledge
112 Charlotte
115 Waterford Kettering
115 Waterford Mott
115 West Bloomfield
119 Romeo
119 Utica Eisenhower
120 Sterling Heights Stevenson
120 Troy Athens
120 Utica Ford
122 Macomb Dakota
122 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
124 Grosse Pointe South
125 Berkley
125 Detroit Catholic Central
125 Southfield-Lathrup
128 Dearborn Edsel Ford
DIVISION 2
136 Cedar Springs
136 Greenville
136 Sparta
137 Fruitport
137 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
137 Muskegon Mona Shores
138 Grand Rapids Christian
138 Wyoming Park
140 Caledonia
140 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
140 Wayland Union
141 Benton Harbor
141 Niles
141 St Joseph
144 Coldwater
145 Hastings
145 Ionia
145 Lake Odessa Lakewood
146 DeWitt
146 Eaton Rapids
146 Jackson Northwest
147 Chelsea
147 Marshall
147 Parma Western
150 Clio
150 Flint Powers Catholic
151 Lapeer West
151 North Branch
152 Holly
152 Ortonville-Brandon
152 Oxford
153 Adrian
153 Dexter
153 Tecumseh
154 Monroe Jefferson
155 Allen Park
155 Carleton Airport
155 Trenton
156 Dearborn Divine Child
156 Redford Thurston
156 Redford Union
157 Farmington
157 Farmington Hills Harrison
157 North Farmington
159 Birmingham Seaholm
159 Bloomfield Hills Andover
160 Ferndale
160 Hazel Park
160 Oak Park
161 Algonac
161 Marine City
161 Marysville
162 St Clair Shores Lakeview
163 Warren Woods-Tower
164 Harper Woods Notre Dame
164 Warren Fitzgerald
164 Warren Lincoln
DIVISION 3
166 Cheboygan
166 Grayling
166 Kalkaska
166 Roscommon
168 Oscoda
168 Standish-Sterling
168 Tawas City
169 Beaverton
169 Houghton Lake
170 Whitehall
171 Howard City Tri-County
171 Reed City
172 Muskegon Orchard View
173 Belding
173 Comstock Park
173 Grand Rapids West Catholic
174 Alcona
174 Hemlock
174 Stanton Central Montcalm
176 Chesaning
176 Corunna
176 Ovid-Elsie
177 Portland
178 Birch Run
178 Bridgeport
178 Millington
178 Vassar
179 Montrose
180 Cass City
186 Berrien Springs
186 Dowagiac
186 Edwardsburg
186 Niles Brandywine
187 Constantine
187 Three Rivers
189 Hillsdale
191 Goodrich
191 Orchard Lake St Mary
191 Pontiac Notre Dame
192 Macomb Lutheran North
192 Richmond
195 Flat Rock
DIVISION 4
198 Iron Mountain
199 Newberry
199 Rudyard
199 St Ignace
200 Onaway
200 Rogers City
201 Mancelona
201 Whittemore-Prescott
202 Frankfort
202 Manton
203 Clare
203 Leroy Pine River
203 Sanford Meridian
204 Hart
204 Hesperia
204 Holton
208 Freeland
208 Merrill
208 Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
208 Saginaw Valley Lutheran
209 Saginaw Nouvel
210 Brown City
210 Marlette
210 Mayville
210 Pigeon Laker
213 Decatur
213 Lawton
213 Schoolcraft
214 Eau Claire
214 St Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic
214 Three Oaks River Valley
215 Cassopolis
215 Niles Brandywine
215 White Pigeon
216 Athens
216 Climax-Scotts
216 Galesburg-Augusta
216 Parchment
217 Bronson
217 Homer
217 Quincy
217 Union City
218 Jonesville
218 Pittsford
219 Carson City-Crystal
219 Fulton-Middleton
219 Saranac
224 Clinton

Regional Awards
DIVISION 1
103 Holt
105 Rochester Adams
105 Romeo
107 Dearborn Edsel Ford
107 Livonia Stevenson
DIVISION 2
109 Escanaba
109 Greenville
109 Mt Pleasant
110 Lowell
110 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
110 Wyoming Park
112 Lake Odessa Lakewood
112 Mason
116 Center Line
116 St Clair Shores Lakeview
116 Warren Lincoln
DIVISION 3
117 Gladstone
117 Gladwin
117 Roscommon
117 Tawas City
118 Howard City Tri-County
118 Mason County Central
118 Shelby
119 Shepherd
122 Three Rivers
123 Goodrich
123 Imlay City
123 Madison Heights Bishop Foley
124 Ida
DIVISION 4
125 Munising
125 Newberry
126 Blanchard Montabella
126 Manton
126 Whittemore-Prescott
131 Jonesville

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