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Highlight Reel: Class A Semifinals
March 20, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
DeWitt and Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced to Saturday's MHSAA Class A Final with Semifinal wins Friday at the Breslin Center.
Click below for highlights from both games and all four teams that took the floor.
DeWitt 44, Saginaw Heritage 36
Eight Point Run - DeWitt broke its Class A Semifinal game with Saginaw Heritage open with an eight-point run to end the third quarter. Part of that run was this fast break basket by Maria Moss.
Heritage Hanging In There - Saginaw Heritage pulls to within five with more than a minute to go in its Class A Semifinal against DeWitt when Jessi Bicknell scores on an old fashioned three-point play.
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Bloomfield Hills Marian 57, Detroit Martin Luther King 37
McHenry Scores - Malaysia McHenry scores two of her 10 points for Detroit King on this play late in the first half.
Long Ball Basketball - Bloomfield Hills Marian uses the long ball for a fastbreak basket late in the third quarter. Jaeda Robinson scores on the play.
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Title IX at 50: We Will Celebrate Many Who Paved the Way
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 31, 2021
Before the passage of Title IX in 1972, fewer than 300,000 females participated in athletics nationwide, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
During the 2019-20 school year – the most recent not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – nearly 76,000 girls competed in athletics in Michigan alone, filling more than 120,000 spots on teams for 750 high schools statewide.
By protecting people of all genders from discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance, Title IX began a now half-century long journey toward equalizing those opportunities.
In advance of next June’s 50th year since the passage of Title IX, every Tuesday this school year we’ll celebrate a person, team or moment that has contributed to Michigan’s rich history of females participating in athletics at MHSAA member schools.
We begin with Michigan's contributions to the yearlong NFHS celebration, which last week highlighted a trailblazer, moment of magnitude and pioneering program across its social media channels.
Second Half's weekly Title IX Celebration posts are sponsored by Michigan Army National Guard.
Diane Laffey's 50-year career at @ReginaWarrenMI HS features a state-best 1,212 wins & 7 🥎 state titles, & 6th-best 659 girls 🏀 wins. Also an AD & 🏀/🏐/🥎 official, she is a National HS HOF inductee & received the 2nd @MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership Award. #TitleIXat50 pic.twitter.com/Jxg39KZZ4j
— NFHS (@NFHS_Org) August 24, 2021
The @MHSAA conducted its first sponsored competitive cheer postseason in 1994. It has since grown to nearly 7,000 annual HS participants (nearly 7,800 in 2006-07) from 350+ schools, providing another substantial winter participation opportunity for female athletes. #TitleIXat50 pic.twitter.com/WnLGRnuDEj
— NFHS (@NFHS_Org) August 26, 2021
The @MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership Conference debuted in 1990 thanks to Suzanne Martin. It is the nation’s first, largest & longest-running conference promoting females in interscholastic athletics & annually draws more than 600 attendees. #TitleIXat50 https://t.co/LKi08bOHrz
— NFHS (@NFHS_Org) August 23, 2021