This week Around The State
 1st Day of Practice Begins Final Run for Father & Son Ostipow at Forest Hills NorthernFor one obvious reason, no player on the Forest Hills Northern football team has received more wake-up calls from the head coach over his lifetime than Owen Ostipow. But the one he and a handful of his teammates received about 4 p.m. Monday may prove memorable – especially if it ends up setting the tone for a successful fall. |
 Student Advisory Council: Let’s All Play Our Roles in SportsmanshipWith this school year’s first competitions scheduled for Friday, please take a moment to watch this message on sportsmanship from the MHSAA Student Advisory Council. |
 Basketball Takes ‘The Judge’ Worldwide, Home Again as Love of Game Lives OnHe’s been everywhere, man. Antoine Joubert, one of the best-known high school basketball players to come out of Michigan during the 1980s, has retired as a day-to-day basketball coach, but still gives back while continuing his lifelong dedication to the sport. |
 Football Playoff Regional Seeding Highlights Changes as MHSAA Fall Sports BeginA new format for early-round playoff seeding in 11-player football is among the most notable changes as more than 100,000 high school athletes from Michigan High School Athletic Association member high schools prepare for the first day of practices Monday, Aug. 10. |
 Nearly 1,000 Officials Converge in Grand Rapids for Officiate Michigan DayNearly 1,000 MHSAA-registered officials – and some of the biggest names in officiating nationwide – attended Officiate Michigan Day on July 25 at DeVos Place. Attendees enjoyed opportunities to hear football rules analyst and longtime official Mike Pereira and World Cup and Olympic soccer official Kari Seitz during the opening and closing addresses, respectively. |
 What’s My Why: Official Mike PereiraPereira is a former college and NFL football official who later became vice president of officiating for the National Football League. He is currently the head of officiating for the United Football League, and since 2010 has served as a rules analyst for Fox Sports and become one of the leading voices for officials, offering insight to TV audiences which had never been provided before his work. |
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Upcoming MHSAA Tournament Schedule
Boys Tennis (LP) · Finals: Oct. 14-24
Girls Golf (LP) · Finals: Oct. 16-17
Boys Cross Country (UP) · Finals: Oct. 24
Girls Cross Country (UP) · Finals: Oct. 24
Field Hockey · Finals: Oct. 31
Boys Cross Country (LP) · Finals: Nov. 7
Girls Cross Country (LP) · Finals: Nov. 7
Boys Soccer · Finals: Nov. 7
Girls Swimming & Diving (LP) · Finals: Nov. 20-21
Girls Volleyball · Finals: Nov. 21
Football 8-Player · Finals: Nov. 20-21
Football 11-Player · Finals: Nov. 27 & 28
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