Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced that high school and youth contact sports could resume starting next Monday, ending a shutdown that was first imposed back in November and was scheduled to continue through Feb. 21. Click the above headline for details.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Michigan Court of Claims against the state health department for its continued shut down of indoor high school contact sports. The suit was brought by the group "Let Them Play Michigan", a coalition of parents, students, coaches, and school administrators. Click the above headline for details.
A rally designed to convince Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to allow indoor contact sports to immediately begin was held in Lansing on Saturday, with hundreds, perhaps thousands, in attendance. And there were U.P. kids, coaches, and parents on hand. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to lift the suspension on high school and youth sports and allow play to resume immediately. Click the above headline for details.
Two Upper Peninsula state representatives from opposite sides of the aisle, as well as state sentaor Ed McBroom, all said Wednesday that the Whitmer Administration decision to keep high school contact sports sidelined until late February is wrong. Click the above headline for details.
A group that supports the start of Michigan's high school contact sports seasons is taking legal action against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, who have put sports like basketball, hockey, wrestling, and competitive cheer on hold since November. Click the above headline for details.
Time is running out for high school basketball players in Michigan, especially for the Class of 2021. Click the above headline to hear from one of the top players in the state, Iron Mountain senior Foster Wonders.
Gladstone High School has hired a new boy’s basketball varsity head coach, less than two weeks before the Braves are set to play their first games of the season. Mike Cretens, a 2013 Gladstone graduate, accepted the job, leaving his assistant coaching job with William Woods (Mo.) University. Click the above headline to read more.
The Escanaba High School football program has a new head coach, although he's not new to the program. Dave Wilson was confirmed as the new varsity coach by the school board Monday night. Click the above headline for details and interviews.
The North Central High School football team battled adversity and a strong Portland St. Patrick squad Saturday and capped an undefeated season with a state championship. The Jets topped the Shamrocks, 70-48, inside the Legacy Sports Complex in downstate Brighton. Wyatt Raab scored four touchdowns. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau Wolves volleyball team put up a spirited effort in the Division Four state semifinals Friday, but made too many mistakes and lost to Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 3-1. The scores were 23-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council today approved a plan for adjusting schedules for the five Winter “contact” sports which may begin non-contact activities this Saturday. Click the above headline for details.
The Carney-Nadeau High School volleyball team returned to the court on Tuesday, and picked up where it left off before the shutdown two months ago. The Wolves won their Division Four state quarterfinal game over Rudyard, 3-1, in Manistique. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula high school football playoffs resumed on Saturday after being shut down over a multi-week period. Click the above headline to see the scores and schedules.
The Upper Peninsula high school volleyball season has wrapped up. Click the above headline to see all of the U.P. playoff scores.
The North Central Jets football team continued its dominating march to the state finals on Saturday, despite a statewide youth sports shutdown that spanned seven weeks. The Jets didn't miss a beat in the Eight Player State Semifinals, beating Marion, 50-2, at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for photos, videos, details.
The football season came to a heartbreaking end for the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Saturday night, as they lost a 7-6 decision to Johannesburg-Lewiston in the MHSAA Division Eight Regional championship game at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and video highlights.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association says it has received permission from the state health department to allow 125 immediate family members of high school football teams to be in attendance for the playoff games. And for volleyball, the number is 50. But Northern Michigan University is not allowing fans at the Superior Dome. Click the above headline for details.
The concluding rounds of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving will be completed during January, as the MHSAA continues to follow all emergency orders from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. Click the above headline for details.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association on Wednesday put out a new format for the winter sports seasons, hoping to have full seasons that would conclude at the end of March. Click the above headline to read details.
Escanaba High School football coach Dave Howes announced his resignation Monday night. Howes leaves after a successful six years at the helm of the Eskymo program, having made the state playoffs in all six of those seasons. Click the above headline for details.
One day after being allowed to begin practicing for the end of the fall sports seasons, the brakes were abruptly applied Tuesday by the Whitmer Administration. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team returned to the practice field on Monday after being shut down by the Whitmer Administration's restrictions for nearly a month. Click the above headline to hear from the Jets players.
The Michigan High School Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its 2020 All U.P. Football Teams for the Eight-Player Division. It was chosen by sportswriters from across the Upper Peninsula via E-Mail and telephone. Click the above headline for the list.
The Michigan high school football and volleyball playoffs will continue their post-season push, but winter sports like basketball, hockey, and wrestling are on hold until at least January 15th. Click the above headline to read the details.
The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters released the 2020 All-U.P. football teams Thursday night. The selections were made by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from across the U.P., and was done via telephone and E-Mail because of the pandemic. Click the above headline to see who was selected.
Finlandia University says it is still hoping to have an abbvreviated winter sports schedule, including basketball and hockey, but the earliest basketball will start is Feb. 5. Click the above headline to read the update from the FU Lions
The Michigan High School Athletic Assocation Representative Coumcil met Wednesday afternoon to go over ways to resume high school sports in the wake of the Whitmer Administration's shut down of activities. Click the above headline for details.
The North Central High School football team reacted emotionally Monday to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's announcement that high school sports would remain shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis. Click the above headline to read more.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association says it is disappointed that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the three-week shutdown for at least another twelve days. Click the above headline to read the full statement.
