Press Releases

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 9 – Eight student-athletes who will be juniors at their schools during the 2022-23 academic year have been selected to serve two-year terms on the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Student Advisory Council.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 6 – The selection of a restructured classification procedure for ice hockey and the approval of new boys wrestling weight classes were among the most notable actions taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Spring Meeting, May 1-2 in Gaylord.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 11 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association is seeking student-athletes to become members of its Student Advisory Council beginning with the 2022-23 school year.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 29 – An increase in the number of regular-season games high school basketball teams are allowed to play may be the most visible action taken by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association during its annual Winter Meeting on March 25 in East Lansing.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 28 – Classifications for Michigan High School Athletic Association elections and postseason tournaments for the 2022-23 school year have been announced, with enrollment breaks for postseason tournaments posted to each sport’s page on the MHSAA Website.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 22 – Longtime Houghton High School athletic director Bruce Horsch, who retired in 2019 after 23 years serving his school district, remains admired for his commitment not only locally but his mentorship especially throughout the Upper Peninsula to young administrators and others serving the school sports community.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 8 – John E. "Jack" Roberts, who powered substantial growth of the state’s interscholastic athletics programs during 32 years as executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association while also providing a significant voice nationally through his retirement in 2018, was one of 12 honorees announced Tuesday (March 8) as this year’s inductees into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 25 – Over the last 27 years, Livonia Stevenson athletic director Lori Hyman has not only led athletic departments at two of Michigan’s larger high schools but also served as a voice of leadership, education and mentorship for her colleagues statewide.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 22 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program. 

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Feb. 18 – The Traverse City West student cheering section, the “Bleacher Creatures,” has been selected as this year’s Michigan High School Athletic Association “Battle of the Fans X” winner as the top student cheering section among member schools.