Michigan High School Athletic Association

Mich. high school says football player was 21

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — A 21-year-old man played football at a central Michigan high school after fooling officials with altered documents and an alias, an athletic director said. As a result, the Mount Pleasant Oilers may have to forfeit a...

Tags: High School Sports, Football, Sports

Michigan student with Down syndrome can play sports

Tags: High Schools, High School Sports, Genes and Chromosomes, Down Syndrome, Schools

Michigan student with disability asks to play sports

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old with Down syndrome took his case for high school sports eligibility to state lawmakers Wednesday, arguing that Michigan should join a growing number of states that consider age-limit exemptions for student...

Tags: High Schools, High School Sports, Students, Down Syndrome, Schools

Petoskey Athletic Banquet: Lamberti, Fraser earn U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Awards

A number of Petoskey High School athletes were honored with myriad awards Wednesday at the school’s 68th annual Varsity Awards Banquet. — The U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Awards went to Louis Lamberti and Liz Fraser. Fraser has earned...

Tags: Baseball, Tennis, Freedom of the Press, College Football, Wrestling

Community notes Friday, May 3, 2013

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Prep golf: Northmen looking to get back into the swing of things

Now, they await some better weather. The Petoskey High School boys’ golf teams have set their goals to capitalize on last season’s district championship, a third place finish in the Division II regionals and a trip to the Michigan High...

Tags: Golf, College Sports, High School Sports, Students, Sports

Concussions: what those involved with high school athletics should know

The tragic consequences of repeated concussions in athletes has been in the news frequently in recent years as several thousand former NFL players and the families of players who have passed away prematurely sue the league for debilitating injuries...

Tags: High Schools, Health and Safety at School, High School Sports, Health and Medical Professionals, Students

Bowling: Petoskey's Stewart places 25th in Division II individual state finals

WATERFORD — Petoskey junior Austin Stewart finished 25th out of 60 bowlers Saturday in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II boys’ singles state finals at Century Lanes. Stewart finished with a total score of 1,136 as he...

Wrestling: Petoskey's Haggerty finishes fourth at Division II individual state finals

AUBURN HILLS — Not a bad way to cap it off. Petoskey senior Jordan Haggerty closed out a stellar senior season with a fourth place finish at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Divison II individual finals Saturday at the Palace of Auburn...

Tags: Wrestling, College Sports, High School Sports

Flynn, Kelbel Jr. to be inducted into Harbor Springs Athletic Hall of Fame

HARBOR SPRINGS — Another dynamic duo. Harbor Springs’ Joseph Flynn and Ed Kelbel Jr. will both be inducted into the Harbor Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame during halftime of the Friday, Feb. 8, boys’ basketball game against...

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Our View: Let them play: Decision hurts students and district

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Sports will no longer be offered to students at Boyne's alternative high school

BOYNE CITY -- Students attending Boyne City Public Schools' alternative high school should be excluded from athletics. That was the consensus of the district's school board Monday night at its regular meeting. Board secretary Bea Reinhardt was the only...

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