THIS WEEK
Today’s edition includes our latest from “1st & Goal” and “Title IX at 50” plus big news from the golf community and on MHSAA postseason attendance from 2021-22. We’re also especially proud of three of our Student Advisory Council members as they starred in a Title IX celebration video with Bally Sports Detroit.
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AROUND THE STATE
1st & Goal: 2022 Week 4 ReviewAll winning streaks eventually end. And in mentioning them, it is more in recognition of what was accomplished than what is now over. A couple of those endings took center stage during Week 4. |
Title IX at 50: Anna Tracey’s StoryTracey finished her senior gymnastics season this past winter with one of the most successful Finals weekends possible. On Friday, she helped Rockford to its first team championship since 2017. At Saturday’s Individual Finals, Tracey earned the Division 2 title with an all-around score of 36.325. |
As League Rivals Rise, Sturgis Works to Continue Setting Championship PaceAt a certain point, the competition catches up. And that’s where the Sturgis High School varsity girls golf program — the winningest team at the school over the last decade — finds itself in 2022. A young squad without a senior on the roster is slugging it out this fall in a Wolverine Conference that now boasts plenty of parity. |
Saline’s Williams-Hoak Named National Coach of the Year by LPGA ProfessionalsThe LPGA Professionals have named Saline High School golf coach Debbie Williams-Hoak as its national Coach of the Year. Williams-Hoak was among national award winners who were selected by the LPGA Professionals’ executive committee from a pool of Section Award winners, which were voted on by officers of those regional sections. |
MHSAA Tournament Attendance Rebounds to Top 1.3 Million Spectators in 2021-22After two school years requiring limited tournament attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021-22 school year saw a total of 1,327,633 fans attend Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason competitions for which attendance is recorded. |
Be the Referee: Soccer TimingBe The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials. Here is this week’s segment – Soccer Timing – Listen |
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GAME TIME
Upcoming MHSAA Tournament Schedule
Boys Tennis (LP) · Finals: Oct. 14-15
Girls Golf (LP) · Finals: Oct. 14-15
Boys Cross Country (UP) · Finals: Oct. 22
Girls Cross Country (UP) · Finals: Oct. 22
Boys Cross Country (LP) · Finals: Nov. 5
Girls Cross Country (LP) · Finals: Nov. 5
Boys Soccer · Finals: Nov. 5
Girls Swimming & Diving (LP) · Finals: Nov. 18-19
Girls Volleyball · Finals: Nov. 19
Football 8-Player · Finals: 18-19
Football 11-Player · Finals: 25-26
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