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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-July 6, 2004
Contact: John Johnson, Randy Allen or Andy Frushour
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com

EAST LANSING, Mich. – July 6 – The recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently completed 2004 Spring sports season have been named, with each school to receive recognition from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

Homer in baseball, Grand Blanc and Hudsonville Unity Christian in girls soccer, and Gladstone 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. Each school receiving a Finals award will be presented a commemorative banner and crystal trophy at a venue of the school's choosing at a future date.

Homer was the Division 3 champion in baseball, Grand Blanc and Hudsonville Unity Christian were finalists in girls soccer in Divisions 1 and 2 respectively, and Gladstone was the champion in the Division 3 softball tournament. This is the first Finals level award for Homer, Grand Blanc and Gladstone in any sport; while Hudsonville Unity Christian has received the Finals award on two previous occasions in softball. Homer was also named to receive awards at the District and Regional levels in baseball; Grand Blanc won the award at the District and Regional tournaments in girls soccer, and in baseball and softball at the District level; Unity Christian was also selected at the District levels in girls soccer and softball, and at the baseball Regionals; and Gladstone's softball team was honored at the District and Quarterfinal levels.

At the District, Regional and Quarterfinal levels of MHSAA tournaments, all schools which meet a set of sportsmanlike standards are recognized. Those schools will be presented framed certificates from MEEMIC Insurance. Numerous schools will receive more than one award from Spring tournaments, with Lake Orion heading the list with six.

In all, 771 teams in baseball, girls soccer and softball are being recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship at Spring tournaments. Those teams will be recognized through the publication of their names in the MHSAA Bulletin , the MHSAA Finals program series, and on the MHSAA Web site. During the course of the school year, over 1,000 teams will be recognized in 11 activities for their sportsmanship efforts during MHSAA tournaments.

The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1,500 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.

MEEMIC Insurance Company, with headquarters in Auburn Hills, writes full coverage private passenger automobile protection and homeowners insurance for educational employees and their immediate families in the state of Michigan . MEEMIC was founded by teachers for teachers in 1950. Most representatives of the company are or were teachers themselves. MEEMIC's history of competitive pricing and a commitment to superior service has cultivated a tradition of teachers serving teachers and their families, the "MEEMIC Club."

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

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MEDIA ADVISORY - For additional information about MEEMIC, contact Mike Post, Director of Sales & Marketing, toll free at 888-4MEEMIC (463-3642), Ext. 7544. 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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GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2004 Winter Award Recipients

(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 6/30/04. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)

Baseball
District Awards
Division 1
Adrian
Alpena
Brighton
Clarkston
Dearborn
Dearborn Edsel Ford
Dearborn Fordson
Detroit Denby
East Detroit
East Kentwood
Escanaba
Flushing
Grand Blanc
Grand Haven
Grand Ledge
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
Grandville
Greenville
Hartland
Holland
Holland West Ottawa
Hudsonville
Lake Orion
Lincoln Park
Lowell
Muskegon
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
Owosso
Pinckney
Pontiac Central
Pontiac Northern
Port Huron Northern
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Rockford
Romeo
Roseville
Saginaw Heritage
Swartz Creek
Traverse City Central
Traverse City West
Warren deLaSalle
Waterford Mott
Zeeland

Division 2
Allegan
Auburn Hills Avondale
Bay City John Glenn
Belding
Big Rapids
Bridgeport
Cedar Springs
Center Line
Cheboygan
Chelsea
Comstock
Comstock Park
Corunna
Dearborn Divine Child
Dearborn Heights Annapolis
Detroit Southwestern
Dexter
Eaton Rapids
Essexville Garber
Farmington Hills Harrison
Flint Southwestern
Fremont
Gaylord
Gibraltar Carlson
Grand Rapids Christian
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Grant
Harrison
Holland Christian
Howard City Tri-County
Ionia
Jackson Lumen Christi
Jackson Northwest
Kalkaska
Lansing Waverly
Lapeer East
Linden
Ludington
Madison Heights Lamphere
Marine City
Marshall
Mason
Melvindale
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
Midland Bullock Creek
Monroe Jefferson
Mt. Pleasant
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
Ortonville Brandon
Otsego
Parma Western
Petoskey
Reed City
Richland Gull Lake
River Rouge
Saginaw
Sault Ste. Marie
South Haven
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stanton Central Montcalm
Warren Woods-Tower
Whitehall
Wyoming Park

Division 3
Albion
Almont
Armada
Atherton
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
Bangor
Birmingham Roeper
Blissfield
Bloomingdale
Boyne City
Bronson
Brooklyn Columbia Central
Brown City
Burton Bendle
Byron
Carrolton
Cass City
Clare
Clawson
Clinton
Clio
Durand
Elk Rapids
Evart
Fennville
Freeland
Goodrich
Grand Rapids Baptist
Grandville Calvin Christian
Grass Lake
Hanover-Horton
Harbor Springs
Hartland
Hemlock
Hillsdale
Homer
Ithaca
Jonesville
Kingsley
Lake City
Lake Fenton
Leroy Pine River
Manchester
Manistee
Marine City Cardinal Mooney
Marlette
McBain
Montrose
Napoleon
Plymouth Christian
Portland
Quincy
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Saginaw Nouvel
Saginaw Swan Valley
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Saranac
Shelby
St. Louis
Sterling Heights Bethesda Christian
Suttons Bay
Three Oaks River Valley
Traverse City St. Francis
Union City
Unionville-Sebewaing
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran
Wyoming Kelloggsville

Division 4
Adrian Madison
Akron-Fairgrove
Ann Arbor Greenhills
Arenac Eastern
Atlanta
AuGres-Sims
Bath
Battle Creek St. Philip
Bay City All Saints
Bear Lake
Boyne Falls
Burr Oak
Cassopolis
Centreville
Climax-Scotts
Colon
Decatur
Deckerville
Detroit Holy Redeemer
Eau Claire
Ellsworth
Frankfort
Genesee
Hale
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Hillsdale Will Carlton Academy
Kinde-North Huron
Lake Leelanau St Mary’s
Mackinaw City
Marcellus Howardsville Christian
New Buffalo
New Lothrop
Northport
Onaway
Pellston
Port Hope
Posen
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Rogers City
St. Ignace
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran
Taylor Baptist Park
Taylor Light & Life
Ubly
Vanderbilt
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Watervliet Grace Christian
White Pigeon
Wolverine
Wyandotte Mt. Carmel

Regional Awards
Division 1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Detroit Western
East Kentwood
Holland West Ottawa
Jenison
Lake Orion
Port Huron Northern
Rockford
Southgate Anderson
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Troy

Division 2
Carleton Airport
Charlotte
Dearborn Divine Child
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Jackson Lumen Christi
Monroe Jefferson
Parma Western
Paw Paw
St. Clair
Wayland Union

Division 3
Blissfield
Evart
Hart
Homer
Muskegon Oakridge
Olivet
Shepherd

Division 4
Allen Park Cabrini
Bellaire
Buckley
Detroit Holy Redeemer
Gaylord St. Mary
Mason County Eastern
Muskegon Catholic Central
Pellston
Plymouth Christian
Rogers City
Southfield Christian

Quarterfinal Awards
Division 1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Grand Ledge
Jenison
Lapeer West
Warren DeLaSalle

Division 2
Bloomfield Hills Andover
Dearborn Divine Child

Division 3
Armada
Blissfield
Edwardsburg
Hemlock
Muskegon Oakridge
Rudyard
Shepherd

Division 4
Bay City All Saints
Fulton
Rogers City

Girls Soccer
District Awards
Division 1
Anchor Bay
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Canton
Clarkston
Davison
Detroit Western
East Detroit
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Grand Blanc
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
Grandville
Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse
Hartland
Holland West Ottawa
Howell
Jenison
Lake Orion
Lincoln Park
Livonia Stevenson
Macomb Dakota
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
Midland
Northville
Novi
Pinckney
Port Huron
Port Huron Northern
Rochester
Rochester Adams
Romeo
Saginaw Heritage
Salem
Saline
South Lyon
Temperance Bedford
Troy
Walled Lake Central
West Bloomfield

Division 2
Cadillac
Cedar Springs
Dearborn Divine Child
Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Dexter
East Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Creston
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Grand Rapids Northview
Grandville Calvin Christian
Grant
Holland Christian
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Livonia Ladywood
Monroe Jefferson
Muskegon Mona Shores
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
Petoskey
Royal Oak Dondero
Sault Ste. Marie
Spring Lake
St. Joseph
Stevensville Lakeshore
Trenton
Ypsilanti Lincoln

Division 3
Algonac
Armada
Caro
Cheboygan
Corunna
Croswell-Lexington
DeWitt
Dowagiac
Edwardsburg
Elk Rapids
Flint Powers
Frankenmuth
Goodrich
Houghton Lake
Imlay City
Lakewood Lake Odessa
Jackson Lumen Christi
Marshall
Milan
Millington
Montrose
North Branch
Otisville-Lakeville
Ovid-Elsie
Parma Western
Paw Paw
Roscommon
South Haven
Suttons Bay

Division 4
Albion
Bad Axe
Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy
Birmingham Roeper
Bridgman
Buchanan
Clinton
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Flint Valley School
Hart
Holland Black River
Jackson Christian
Jonesville
Kalamazoo Hackett
Laingsburg
Lake Fenton
Montague
Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
Niles Brandywine
North Muskegon
Plymouth Christian
Saginaw Nouvel
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Shelby
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic
Vermontville Maple Valley

Regional Awards
Division 1
Grand Blanc
Grosse Pointe South
Lake Orion
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
Rochester
Saginaw Heritage
Traverse City Central
Troy

Division 2
Dearborn Heights Crestwood
East Lansing
Flushing
Fruitport
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
Petoskey

Division 3
Flint Powers Catholic
Frankenmuth
Goodrich
Grosse Ile
Jackson Lumen Christi
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Tawas Area

Division 4
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Harbor Springs
Kalamazoo Christian
Lake Fenton
Lansing Christian
Saginaw Nouvel

Semifinal Awards
Division 1
No Manager’s Reports Received

Division 2
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central

Division 3
Frankenmuth

Division 4
Kalamazoo Christian
Muskegon Western Michigan Christian

Softball
District Awards
Division 1
Adrian
Alpena
Brighton
Clarkston
Davison
Dearborn
Dearborn Edsel Ford
Dearborn Fordson
Detroit Cody
Detroit Denby
Detroit Mackenzie
Detroit Redford
East Detroit
Escanaba
Farmington Hills Mercy
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Flint Central
Flint Kearsley
Grand Blanc
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Grand Rapids Union
Grandville
Greenville
Harper Woods Regina
Hartland
Holland
Holland West Ottawa
Howell
Hudsonville
Lake Orion
Lapeer West
Lincoln Park
Livonia Churchill
Lowell
Midland Dow
Muskegon Mona Shores
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
Owosso
Pinckney
Pontiac Central
Pontiac Northern
Port Huron
Redford Union
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Rockford
Romeo
Roseville
Saginaw Arthur Hill
Saginaw Heritage
Swartz Creek
Traverse City Central
Traverse City West
Waterford Mott
Zeeland

Division 2
Auburn Hills Avondale
Bay City John Glenn
Belding
Big Rapids
Bridgeport
Cadillac
Caledonia
Cheboygan
Clio
Comstock Park
Corunna
Dearborn Divine Child
Dearborn Heights Annapolis
Essexville Garber
Farmington Hills Harrison
Fenton
Flint Southwestern
Fremont
Gaylord
Gibraltar Carlson
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Grand Rapids South Christian
Grand Rapids West Catholic
Grant
Hamilton
Harrison
Howard City Tri-County
Hudsonville Unity Christian/ Holland Christian
Jackson Northwest
Kalkaska
Lapeer East
Ludington
Madison Heights Lamphere
Marysville
Mason
Mattawan
Melvindale
Midland Bullock Creek
Milan
Monroe Jefferson
Mt. Morris
Mt. Pleasant
Ortonville Brandon
Otsego
Parma Western
Paw Paw
Petoskey
Plymouth
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Reed City
Remus Chippewa Hills
River Rouge
Riverview
Saginaw
Sault Ste. Marie
South Haven
Sparta
Spring Lake
Trenton
Warren Woods-Tower
Wayland Union
Whitehall
Wyoming Park
Wyoming Rogers

Division 3
Addison
Albion
Armada
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
Bangor
Beaverton
Birch Run
Blissfield
Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart
Bloomingdale
Boyne City
Bronson
Burton Atherton
Burton Bendle
Byron
Canton Agape Christian
Capac
Cass City
Clare
Clawson
Clinton
Coleman
Durand
Elk Rapids
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Farwell
Frankenmuth
Freeland
Gladstone
Goodrich
Grand Rapids Baptist
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
Grandville Calvin Christian
Grass Lake
Hanover-Horton
Hartland
Hesperia
Hillsdale
Hudson
Ida
Ithaca
Jonesville
Kalamazoo Christian
Kingsley
Laingsburg
Lake City
Lake Fenton
Leroy Pine River
Manchester
Manistee
Manton
Marine City Cardinal Mooney
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Mason County Central
Memphis
Montrose
New Haven
Niles Brandywine
Onsted
Ovid-Elsie
Perry
Plymouth Christian
Portland
Quincy
Reese
Saginaw Buena Vista
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Saginaw Nouvel
Sanford Meridian
Shelby
Shepherd
St. Charles
Sterling Heights Bethesda Christian
Suttons Bay
Traverse City St. Francis
Union City
Watervliet
Wyoming Kelloggsville

Division 4
Akron-Fairgrove
Alba
Allen Park Cabrini
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
Arenac Eastern
Atlanta
AuGres-Sims
Bath
Bay City All Saints
Bellaire
Buckley
Burr Oak
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Cassopolis
Central Lake
Centreville
Colon
Concord
Dansville
Decatur
Deckerville
Detroit Holy Redeemer
Eau Claire
Fairview
Frankfort
Gaylord St. Mary
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Hillman
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Kinde-North Huron
Lake Leelanau St Mary’s
Leland
Mackinaw City
Manton
Marcellus Howardsville Christian
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
Mesick
Mio
Morenci
New Buffalo
North Branch Wesleyan
Onaway
Pellston
Port Hope
Portland St. Patrick
Posen
Rapid River
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Rogers City
Sand Creek
St. Ignace
Taylor Baptist Park
Taylor Light & Life
Tekonsha
Ubly
Vanderbilt
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Watervliet Grace Christian
Webberville
White Pigeon
Wolverine
Wyandotte Mt. Carmel

Regional Awards
Division 1
Adrian
Canton
Detroit Cass Tech
East Kentwood
Grandville
Harper Woods Regina
Holland West Ottawa
Lake Orion
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
Rockford
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Temperance Bedford
Troy

Division 2
Big Rapids
Birmingham Seaholm
Charlotte
Comstock Park
Dearborn Heights Annapolis
Detroit Crockett
DeWitt
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Howard City Tri-County
Livonia Ladywood
Madison Heights Lamphere
Mattawan
Mt. Pleasant
Ortonville Brandon
Parma Western
Richmond
Riverview
St Clair
Wayland Union
Wyoming Rogers

Division 3
Clinton
Grandville Calvin Christian
Hudson
Mason County Central
Ravenna
Shelby
Springport

Division 4
Allen Park Cabrini
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
Brethren
Ellsworth
Gaylord St. Mary’s
Mackinaw City
Mason County Eastern
Plymouth Christian
Rogers City
Southfield Christian
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic

Quarterfinal Awards
Division 1
Canton
East Kentwood
Harper Woods Regina
Lapeer West
Portage Northern

Division 2
Chelsea
DeWitt
Livonia Ladywood
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore

Division 3
Clinton
Gladstone
Lansing Catholic Central
Niles Brandywine

Division 4
Mason County Eastern
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
Vandercook Lake