Michigan High School Athletic Association - Promoting Educational Athletics
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 22, 2005 Sportsmanship Honors Announced For Spring Tournaments; EAST LANSING, Mich. – July 22 – The recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently completed 2005 Spring sports season have been named, with each school to receive recognition from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association’s corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts. Sterling Heights Stevenson in baseball, East Grand Rapids in boys lacrosse, Bloomfield Hills Academy in girls lacrosse, Novi in girls soccer and Harper Woods Regina 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. Sterling Heights Stevenson was the Division 1 champion in baseball, East Grand Rapids was a Division 2 finalist in boys lacrosse, Bloomfield Hills Academy was the Division 2 titlist in girls lacrosse, Novi was the Division 1 champion in girls soccer, and Harper Woods Regina won the Division 1 softball title. This is the first Finals level award for all five schools. 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, 135 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 2004-05 school year, 1,163 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 1,600 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): -0- 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. RL05-085 Farm Bureau Insurance and MEEMIC Insurance are year-round MHSAA Corporate Partners GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS! (Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 7/15/05. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.) Baseball District Awards Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Regional Awards Division 4 Quarterfinal Awards Boys Lacrosse Regional Awards Girls Lacrosse Regional Awards Girls Soccer District Awards Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Regional Awards Division 3 Semifinal Awards Division 4 Softball District Awards Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Regional Awards Division 4 Quarterfinal Awards |