Reaching the Sportsmanship Summit

January 7, 2013

Didn't make it to one of the MHSAA's Sportsmanship Summits this fall? Check out this video review of what you missed, including a preview of this winter's Battle of the Fans II competition. 

The MHSAA conducted student summits in Lansing, Warren, Gaylord and Kalamazoo. With assistance from its Student Advisory Council, MHSAA staff and administrators from all over the state explained how students can set the tone of good sportsmanship – and then presented effective ways of doing so, including taking part in the Battle of the Fans. 

The deadline for student-submitted #BOTF applications is Saturday. Click for more information on the contest. 

Battle of the Fans X: Vote Now

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 15, 2022

We have seen Battle of the Fans reborn across Michigan over the last two months, and after visiting our three BOTF X finalists over the last two weeks, we're just days from awarding this year's champion.

We want your help to determine which should be crowned as the state's best student section for 2021-22.  

Vote today through 4 p.m. Thursday on your favorite of these three (enrollments in parentheses) – Buchanan (435), Midland Dow (1,270) and Traverse City West (1,629) – by liking, sharing and re-tweeting on the MHSAA’s FacebookTwitterInstagram and TikTok sites.

But before you do, take a few minutes to watch all three videos from our visits and read the stories behind the sections by clicking the links below. 

The contest is sponsored by the MHSAA Student Advisory Council, which will have the final vote on the champion. SAC members will use all resources available to make their decision – including giving weight to the public social media vote. Votes will be valued proportionately to the size of the school receiving them (for example, one vote for Class B Buchanan will be worth more than one vote for Class A Midland Dow or Traverse City West). 

The champion will be announced Friday on Second Half. All three finalists will be invited to Michigan State University's Breslin Center on March 25 for the Division 2 Boys Basketball Semifinals, and the winner will be presented with a championship banner at center court.  

And now, the finalists, in alphabetical order:

Buchanan

Read all about it: Buchanan's 'Herd' Begins New Era with Same Bucks Energy


Midland Dow

Read all about it: Dow Aims to Give Teams Advantage with Charger Spirit


Traverse City West

Read all about it: West's Creatures Filling Bleachers with Support for Titans Teams