MHSAA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jan. 25, 2005
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com
Sportsmanship Awards Announced For Fall Tournaments In
Girls Basketball, Football & Boys Soccer
EAST LANSING , Mich. - Jan. 25 -- The recipients of the top Michigan High School Athletic Association's Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently-completed 2004 fall sports season have been named, with each school to receive commemorative banners and crystal trophies from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in boys soccer, Muskegon in football, and Lansing Christian and Portland St. Patrick in girls basketball, were selected by the tournament management at their respective finals for displaying the most exemplary sportsmanship by their coaches, student-athletes and spectators. The presentation of the girls basketball award to Lansing Christian and Portland St. Patrick will take place at a boys basketball contest between the two schools at Portland High School on Feb. 22. Presentation dates at the other two schools will be announced at a future date.
Stoney Creek was the runner-up in the Division 2 boys soccer tournament; Muskegon was the champion in the Division 2 football playoffs, while Lansing Christian and Portland St. Patrick squared off against each other in the Class D title game in girls basketball, with Lansing Christian repeating as champion in a 58-54 overtime contest.
In addition to receiving the finals award, Stoney Creek was honored in boys soccer at the Regional level of play; Muskegon will receive awards in football for the District, Regional and Semifinals rounds; Lansing Christian earned a District award in girls basketball; and Portland St. Patrick will receive District and Regional honors in girls basketball. It is the first time any of the schools has been named a recipient of a Finals award.
At the District, Regional, Quarterfinal and Semifinals 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 Fall tournaments, with Dearborn and Grand Rapids South Christian heading the list with five each.
In all, 560 teams in girls basketball, football and boys soccer are being recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship at Fall 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 13 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 through January 25 for the recently-completed Fall sports season ( SPORTS DIRECTORS/ EDITORS -- Please scan this list for recipients from your coverage area):
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GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2004 Fall Award Recipients
(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 1/25/05. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)
Boys Soccer
District Awards
Division 1
Detroit Catholic Central
East Kentwood
Fenton
Grand Blanc
Grand Ledge
Hudsonville
Jenison
Lansing Everett
Rochester Adams
Rockford
Division 2
Auburn Hills Avondale
Bay City John Glenn
Birmingham Seaholm
Bloomfield Hills Andover
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Bloomfield Hills Lahser
Dearborn Divine Child
Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Farmington Hills Harrison
Fremont
Grand Rapids South Christian
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Linden
Mt. Pleasant
Owosso
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Redford Thurston
Riverview
Royal Oak Dondero
Royal Oak Kimball
Spring Lake
St. Clair
St. Clair Shores Lakeview
St. Clair Shores South Lake
Trenton
Warren Woods-Tower
Division 3
Albion
Algonac
Boyne City
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Delton Kellogg
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Flint Powers Catholic
Freeland
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
Grandville Calvin Christian
Harbor Springs
Ironwood
Ithaca
Jackson Lumen Christi
Kalamazoo Christian
Kingsford
LeRoy Pine River
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Madison Heights Lamphere
Muskegon Orchard View
Onsted
Otsego
Saginaw Nouvel
Saranac
South Haven
Stockbridge
Whitehall
Wyoming Godwin Heights
Wyoming Kelloggsville
Division 4
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Allen Park Cabrini
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian
Cadillac Heritage Christian
Dansville
Fruitport Calvary Christian
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Hillsdale Academy
Holton
Jackson Christian
Jonesville
Mason County Eastern
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
North Muskegon
Pentwater
Taylor Baptist Park Christian
Westland Lutheran
Regional Awards
Division 1
Dearborn
East Kentwood
Holland
Livonia Stevenson
Okemos
Portage Central
Division 2
Bloomfield Hills Lahser
Hazel Park
Linden
Mt. Pleasant
Owosso
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Division 3
Dowagiac
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
South Haven
Division 4
Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian
Cadillac Heritage Christian
Cooks Big Bay deNoc
Northport
Semifinal Awards
Division 1
Utica Eisenhower
Division 2
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Vicksburg
Division 3
South Haven
Division 4
Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian
Football
District Awards
Division 1
Anchor Bay
Battle Creek Central
Belleville
Canton
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
East Kentwood
Grand Blanc
Grandville
Livonia Churchill
Novi
Rockford
South Lyon
Traverse City West
Utica Ford
Westland John Glenn
Division 2
Birmingham Groves
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Davison
Dearborn
Flushing
Kalamazoo Central
Midland
Muskegon
Oxford
Pontiac Northern
Southfield
Southfield Lathrup
Division 3
Bloomfield Hills Lahser
Carleton Airport
Charlotte
Chelsea
Greenville
Haslett
Lansing Sexton
Lapeer East
Lowell
Mason
Richland Gull Lake
Riverview
Sparta
Sturgis
Three Rivers
Division 4
Algonac
Battle Creek Harper Creek
Battle Creek Pennfield
Cheboygan
Clinton Township Clintondale
Comstock Park
DeWitt
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Grand Rapids South Christian
Hamilton
Highland Park
Madison Heights Lamphere
Marine City
Muskegon Orchard View
Paw Paw
Pinconning
Spring Lake
Howard City Tri-County
Division 5
Armada
Benzie Central
Berrien Springs
Birch Run
Cass City
Coloma
Gladstone
Goodrich
Grayling
Hillsdale
Jackson Lumen Christi
Livonia Clarenceville
Mason County Central
Midland Bullock Creek
Portland
Reed City
Richmond
Saginaw Nouvel
Shepherd
Division 6
Addison
Albion
Boyne City
Clare
Clawson
Hanover-Horton
Iron Mountain
Ithaca
Kingsley
Laingsburg
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Olivet
Pine River
Reese
Reese
Sandusky
Suttons Bay
Union City
Whittemore-Prescott
Division 7
Bloomingdale
Deckerville
Detroit St. Martin dePorres
Fennville
Homer
Manchester
Mendon
Potterville
Royal Oak Shrine
Sand Creek
Schoolcraft
Ubly
Unionville-Sebewaing
Division 8
Allen Park Cabrini
AuGres-Sims
Baraga
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Cedarville
Climax-Scotts
Crystal Falls-Forest Park
Frankfort
Gaylord St. Mary
Harper Woods Trinity Catholic
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Kingston
Lake Linden-Hubbell
Manistee Catholic Central
Martin
Morrice
North Adams-Jerome
Posen
Redford Bishop Borgess
Rock Mid Peninsula
Vestaburg
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Regional Awards
Division 1
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
Livonia Churchill
Macomb Dakota
Novi
South Lyon
Division 2
Birmingham Groves
Dearborn
Detroit Pershing
Flushing
Hudsonville
Muskegon
Division 3
Bloomfield Hills Andover
Charlotte
East Grand Rapids
Lowell
St. Johns
Sturgis
Division 4
DeWitt
Grand Rapids South Christian
Marine City
Muskegon Orchard View
Paw Paw
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Division 5
Midland Bullock Creek
Gladstone
Grand Rapids West Catholic
Jackson Lumen Christi
Saginaw Nouvel
Division 6
Negaunee
Division 7
McBain
Mendon
Newberry
Division 8
Beal City
Crystal Falls-Forest Park
Frankfort
North Adams-Jerome
Posen
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Semifinal Awards
Division 1
Macomb Dakota
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Division 2
Dearborn
Muskegon
Division 3
Charlotte
Lowell
St. Johns
Division 4
No Reports Received
Division 5
Midland Bullock Creek
Jackson Lumen Christi
Division 6
No Reports Received
Division 7
Unionville-Sebewaing
Division 8
Beal City
Climax Scotts
Crystal Falls-Forest Park
Girls Basketball
District Awards
Class A
Benton Harbor
Brighton
Brownstown Woodhaven
Canton
Chelsea
Clio
Davison
East Detroit
East Kentwood
Ferndale
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Flint Central
Flint Kearsley
Flint Northern
Flushing
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Fraser
Gaylord
Grand Rapids Union
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Christian
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
Grand Rapids Northview
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
Grandville
Greenville
Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
Hazel Park
Holland
Holt
Howell
Hudsonville
Jenison
Kalamazoo Central
Lapeer West
Lincoln Park
Lowell
Macomb-L'Anse Creuse North
Muskegon Mona Shores
Mt. Pleasant
Northville
Oak Park
Petoskey
Pontiac Northern
Portage Central
Portage Northern
Rockford
Saginaw Heritage
Saginaw
Southfield Lathrup
Southgate Anderson
Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Taylor Kennedy
Taylor Truman
Temperance Bedford
Traverse City Central
Traverse City West
Tecumseh
Warren Cousino
Warren Mott
West Ottawa
White Lake Lakeland
Wyandotte Roosevelt
Zeeland
Class B
Allendale
Bay City John Glenn
Birch Run
Caro
Cass City
Centerline
Cheboygan
Comstock
Dearborn Divine Child
Detroit Chadsey
Detroit Crockett
Detroit Southwestern
Elk Rapids
Erie Mason
Essexville Garber
Flint Beecher
Flint Powers Catholic
Flint Southwestern Academy
Frankenmuth
Grand Rapids South Christian
Grand Rapids West Catholic
Grandville Calvin Christian
Grayling
Grosse Ile
Hamilton
Holland Christian
Houghton Lake
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Jackson Northwest
Ludington
Mason County Central
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
Midland Bullock Creek
Millington
Muskegon Oakridge
North Branch
Otisville Lakeville
Paw Paw
Pinconning
Plainwell
Riverview
Roscommon
South Haven
Stockbridge
Vassar
Warren Lincoln
Warren Woods-Tower
Wyoming Park
Wyoming Rogers
Yale
Class C
Bath
Blissfield
Bloomingdale
Breckenridge
Brethren
Bronson
Burton Atherton
Clare
Clawson
Clinton
Dearborn Henry Ford Academy
Detroit Communication & Media Arts
Gobles
Hale
Hart
Houghton
Inkster
Indian River Inland Lakes
Iron Mountain
Ithaca
Kalamazoo Christian
Laingsburg
Lawrence
LeRoy Pine River
Mancelona
McBain
Mesick
Michigan Center
Mio
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Morenci
Muskegon Catholic Central
Newberry
Norway
Onaway
Pellston
Potterville
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Royal Oak Shrine
Sand Creek
Saranac
Southfield Christian
Springport
St. Louis
Whittemore-Prescott
Class D
Alanson
Alba
Allen Park Cabrini
Arenac Eastern
AuGres-Sims
Baraga
Battle Creek Calhoun Christian
Battle Creek St. Philip
Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy
Birmingham Roeper
Burton Valley Christian Academy
Crystal Falls-Forest Park
Dearborn Heights Acad. For Business & Tech
Detroit City
Detroit Holy Redeemer
Engadine
Fairview
Fowler
Genesee Christian
Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian
Harper Woods Trinity Catholic
Hillsdale Academy
Holt Central Lutheran
Lansing Christian
Lansing New Covenant Christian
Mackinaw City
Martin
Morrice
Otsego Baptist Academy
Pickford
Portland St. Patrick
Posen
Taylor Baptist Park Christian
Taylor Light & Life Christian
Tekonsha
Webberville
Wyandotte Mt. Carmel
Regional Awards
Class A
Detroit Pershing
Flint Northern
Grandville
Mt. Pleasant
Saginaw Arthur Hill
Traverse City West
Class B
Allendale
Belding
Byron Center
Capac
Detroit Country Day
Dexter
Flint Powers Catholic
Goodrich
Grand Rapids South Christian
Grosse Ile
Harper Woods Regina
Ionia
Newaygo
Riverview
St. Clair
Class C
Charlevoix
Clinton
Detroit Communication & Media Arts
Detroit St Martin dePorres
Elton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker
Flint Hamady
Houghton
Iron Mountain
McBain
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Morenci
Negaunee
Saugatuck
St. Ignace
Suttons Bay
Whittemore-Prescott
Class D
Allen Park Cabrini
Burton Genesee Christian
Carney-Nadeau
Centerline St. Clement
Frankfort
Harper Woods Trinity Catholic
Kinde North Huron
Kingston
Leland
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
Portland St. Patrick
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran
Vanderbilt
Walkerville
Quarterfinal Awards
Class A
Flint Northern
St. Johns
Class B
Ionia
Ludington
St. Clair
Class C
Bridgman
Charlevoix
Flint Hamady
Iron Mountain
Michigan Center
Shelby
Class D
No Reports Received
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