MHSAA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 27, 2005
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com
Recipients Of Winter Tournament Good Sports Are Winners! Awards
Announced; Schools At All Levels To Be Honored By MEEMIC Insurance
EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 27– The recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Good Sports Are Winners! Awards for the recently-completed 2005 Winter sports season have been named, with each school to receive recognition from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association’s corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.
Caro in team dual wrestling, Remus Chippewa Hills in girls competitive cheer, Davison in ice hockey, Leland in girls volleyball, and Bellaire 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. 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.
Caro was the Division 3 runner-up in team dual wrestling, Chippewa Hills was a Class B finalist in girls competitive cheer, Davison was a Division 1 semifinalist in ice hockey, Leland was a Class D semifinalist in girls volleyball, and Bellaire was a finalists in Class D in boys basketball.
In addition to receiving the finals award, Bellaire also won a Regional award in boys basketball.
For Davison, this is the second time the school has received the Good Sports Are Winners! Award at the Finals level of MHSAA tournament play in ice hockey, previously winning the honor in 2003.
At the District, Regional and Quarterfinal levels of MHSAA tournaments, all schools which meet a set of sportsmanlike standards will be recognized. Those schools will be presented framed certificates from MEEMIC Insurance.
In all, 463 teams in team dual wrestling, girls competitive cheer, ice hockey, girls volleyball and boys basketball are being recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship at Winter tournaments. Those teams will also be recognized through the publication of their names in the MHSAA Bulletin, the MHSAA Finals program series, and on the MHSAA Web site. A total of 90 schools won multiple awards during the Winter sports season, with Adrian Lenawee Christian and Temperance Bedford each being honored four times to lead that group. 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 1,800 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 April 26 for the recently-completed Winter sports season (SPORTS DIRECTORS/ EDITORS -- Please scan this list for recipients from your coverage area):
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GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS!
2005 Winter Award Recipients
(Based on reports received at the MHSAA offices as of 4/26/05. NOTE: There can be more than one winner at each site, and not all site managers responded.)
Boys Basketball
District Awards
Class A
Adrian
Alpena
Benton Harbor
Birmingham Brother Rice
Birmingham Groves
Birmingham Seaholm
Cadillac
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
Davison
Detroit Central
Detroit Northern
Detroit U of D Jesuit
Detroit Western
Farmington
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Flint Central
Flint Kearsley
Flint Northern
Grand Rapids Creston
Greenville
Holland
Holland West Ottawa
Hudsonville
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Lapeer West
Macomb Dakota
Mattawan
Midland
Midland Dow
Monroe
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
North Farmington
Port Huron
Portage Northern
Rockford
Saginaw
Southfield Lathrup
Tecumseh
Temperance Bedford
West Bloomfield
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti Linclon
Class B
Carleton Airport
Belding
Birch Run
Byron Center
Cass City
Clinton Township Clintondale
DeWitt
Eaton Rapids
Erie Mason
Gibraltar Carlson
Gladwin
Grandville Calvin Christian
Haslett
Hastings
Holland Christian
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Ionia
Jackson Northwest
Lake Odessa Lakewood
Lakeview
Millington
Muskegon Heights
North Branch
Oscoda
Ovid-Elsie
Portland
Roscommon
Standish Sterling
Tawas Area
Class C
Adrian Madison
Albion
Athens
Bath
Blissfield
Bridgman
Bronson
Brown City
Burton Bentley
Byron
Concord
Dearborn Advanced Technology Academy
Dearborn Henry Ford Academy
Deckerville
Detroit Communication Media Arts
Detroit Douglass
Detroit Loyola
Dryden
Eau Claire
Flint Hamady
Flint Northwestern
Gwinn
Hale
Harbor Springs
Iron Mountain
Ishpeming
Ishpeming Westwood
Kalamazoo Christian
Kalamazoo Hackett
Laingsburg
Lake Fenton
Lincoln-Alcona
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Manistique
Marlette
Mayville
Mesick
Michigan Center
Mio
Montague
Morenci
Muskegon Catholic Central
Napoleon
Negaunee
Newberry
Niles Brandywine
North Muskegon
Norway
Ottawa Lake Whiteford
Pellston
Petersburg-Summerfield
Potterville
Ravenna
Reading
Royal Oak Shrine
Sandusky
Saranac
Southfield Christian
St. Ignace
Suttons Bay
Union City
Vandercook Lake
Class D
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Ann Arbor Central Academy
Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner
Atlanta
AuGres-Sims
Battle Creek St. Philip
Britton-Macon
Burr Oak
Calhoun Christian
Camden-Frontier
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
East Martin Christian
Fairview
Harbor Light Christian
Hillman
Hillsdale Academy
Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy
Jackson Christian
Jackson DaVinci Institute
Johannesburg Lewiston
Mackinaw City
Martin
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
Newport Lutheran South
North Branch Wesleyan Academy
Owendale-Gagetown
Pittsford
Port Hope
Posen
Saline Washtenaw Christian
Taylor Baptist Park
Taylor Light & Life
Waldron
Wyoming Try-unity Christian
Regional Awards
Class A
Ann Arbor Huron
Dearborn
Detroit Central
Detroit Martin Luther King
Detroit Pershing
Detroit Redford
Grand Haven
Grosse Pointe North
Hudsonville
Oak Park
Utica Eisenhower
Warren DeLaSalle
Wyandotte
Class B
Detroit Country Day
Flint Powers Catholic
Marine City
Muskegon Heights
Perry
Warren Lincoln
Class C
Brown City
Clinton
Detroit Community
Unionville-Sebewaing
Class D
Bellaire
Boyne Falls
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Caseville
Fairview
Fowler
Genesee Christian
Jackson Christian
Mackinaw City
Northport
Quarterfinal Awards
Class A
No Manager’s Reports Received
Class B
No Manager’s Reports Received
Class C
Detroit Community
Leroy-Pine River
Unionville-Sebewaing
Class D
No Manager’s Reports Received
Girls Competitive Cheer
Regional Awards
Class A
No Manager’s Reports Received
Class B
Carleton Airport
Dearborn Divine Child
Farmington Hills Harrison
Grosse Ile
Class C-D
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Romulus Summit Academy
Royal Oak Shrine
Whitmore Lake
Ice Hockey
Regional Awards
Division 1
Clarkston
Division 2
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Flushing
Midland
Midland Dow
Saginaw Arthur Hill
Saginaw Heritage
Division 3
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Quarterfinal Awards
No Manager’s Reports Received
Girls Volleyball
District Awards
Class A
Cadillac
Clio
Detroit Osborn
East Detroit
East Kentwood
Flint Carman-Ainsworth
Flint Kearsley
Flushing
Fraser
Garden City
Grand Haven
Greenville
Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse
Highland Milford
Holland
Holland West Ottawa
Howell
Lowell
Macomb Dakota
Mt. Pleasant
Muskegon
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Owosso
Pinckney
Portage Central
Port Huron
Rockford
Roseville
Saginaw Heritage
St. Johns
White Lake Lakeland
Ypsilanti Lincoln
Zeeland
Class B
Algonac
Allendale
Benzie Central
Big Rapids
Carleton Airport
Cass City
Center Line
Coldwater
Detroit Renaissance
DeWitt
Durand
Edwardsburg
Fowlerville
Frankenmuth
Goodrich
Goodrich
Grandville Calvin Christain
Grant
Grosse Ile
Hamilton
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Hillsdale
Holland Christian
Hudsonville Unity Christian
Ida
Jackson Northwest
Kingsford
Ludington
Madison Heights
Madison Heights Lamphere
Marine City
Marshall
Marysville
Mason County Central
Millington
Monroe Jefferson
New Boston Huron
Parma Western
Reed City
Richland Gull Lake
Royal Oak Dondero
South Haven
St. Clair
Stevensville Lakeshore
Warren Lincoln
Warren Woods-Tower
Class C
Addison
Bath
Blissfield
Boyne City
Brethren
Bridgman
Bronson
Brown City
Buchanan
Burton Bendle
Burton Bentley
Byron
Carson City-Crystal
Charlevoix
Clare
Colon
Dearborn Henry Ford Academy
Detroit Communication Media Arts
Detroit Winans Academy
Dryden
Eau Claire
Ecorse
Evart
Fife Lake Forest Area
Gwinn
Hanover-Horton
Harbor Springs
Homer
Indian River Inland Lakes
Inskter
Ishpeming
Ishpeming Westwood
Jonesville
Kalamazoo Hackett
Kingsley
Laingsburg
Lake Fenton
Lawrence
Leroy-Pine River
Lincoln-Alcona
Lutheran Westland
Manton
Maple City Glen Lake
Merrill
Mesick
Napoleon
Negaunee
New Haven
Niles Brandywine
Onaway
Pellston
Pewamo-Westphalia
Quincy
Reading
Rogers City
Sand Creek
Sanford Meridian
Saranac
Three Oaks River Valley
Traverse City St. Francis
Vermontville Maple Valley
Watervliet
Class D
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Akron-Fairgrove
Allen Park Cabrini
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist
AuGres-Sims
Bay City All Saints
Bear Lake
Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy
Buckley
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Caseville
Dearborn Hts. Academy for Business & Tech
Dearborn Heights Star International Academy
Ellsworth
Fariview
Frankfort
Freesoil
Howardsville Christian
Manistee Catholic Central
Marion
Mason County Eastern
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
North Adams-Jerome
North Huron
Onekama
Owendale-Gagetown
Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy
Saginaw Grace Baptist
Traverse City Christian
Twining-Arenac Eastern
Vanderbilt
Regional Awards
Class A
Belleville
Dearborn
Detroit Cass Tech
Livonia Churchill
Livonia Stevenson
Saline
Temperance Bedford
Class B
Cheboygan
Essexville Garber
Grand Rapids South Christian
Harper Woods Regina
Marysville
Mason County Central
Menominee
Saginaw Nouvel
Warren Woods-Tower
Yale
Class C
Blissfield
Bronson
Byron
Concord
Dansville
Marlette
Morley-Stanwood
North Muskegon
Pewamo-Westphalia
Ravenna
Royal Oak Shrine
St. Louis
Watervliet
Westland Lutheran
White Pigeon
Class D
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Beal City
Camden-Frontier
Canton Plymouth Christian
Lansing Christian
Mason County Eastern
Pentwater
Wyandotte Mt. Carmel
Quarterfinal Awards
Class A
Saline
Class B
Coldwater
Frankenmuth
Fruitport
Saginaw Nouvel
Class C
No Manager’s Reports Received
Class D
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Lansing Christian
Team Dual Wrestling
District Awards
Division 1
Monroe
Temperance Bedford
Division 2
East Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
Division 3
No Manager’s Reports Received
Division 4
Eau Claire
Niles Brandywine
Three Oaks River Valley
Regional Awards
Division 1
Belleville
Temperance Bedford
Division 2
Three Rivers
Division 3
Constantine
Dowagiac Union
Division 4
Bangor
Decatur
Three Oaks River Valley
White Pigeon
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