Fall Sportsmanship Awards


From the MHSAA website:


"EAST LANSING, Mich. – Jan. 25 -- Nearly 200 teams representing over 150 schools have been selected to be recognized for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during selected Fall Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournament competitions through the Good Sports Are Winners! Program, and all will receive awards ranging from framed certificates to commemorative banners and crystal trophies from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.

The program is conducted in team sports, with schools being evaluated by tournament management at District, Regional and Final Round sites. This Fall, a total of 190 teams were selected from 164 schools in tournaments conducted in football, boys soccer and girls volleyball.

The program recognizes one school at each MHSAA tournament center at all levels of play for having met the highest sportsmanlike standards. Those schools will be presented framed certificates from MEEMIC Insurance. Those teams will also be recognized through the publication of their names in the MHSAA Bulletin, the MHSAA Finals program series, and on the MHSAA Web site.

During the course of the school year, over 500 teams will be recognized in 13 activities for their sportsmanship efforts during MHSAA tournaments. At the Finals in those tournaments, the school judged to have met those standards is presented a crystal trophy and commemorative banner."
Some Thumb Area schools who were recoginzed for their sportsmanship:
1 - Ubly was "selected by the tournament management at the Finals for displaying the exemplary sportsmanship by their coaches, student-athletes and spectators." Ubly was also chosen in the quarterfinals of girls volleyball.
2 - Croswell-Lexington and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port were selected in the districts for boys soccer.
3 - Unionville-Sebewaing Area was selected in the regionals for boys soccer.
4 - Akron-Fairgrove, Bad Axe, Caro, and Frankenmuth were selected in the districts for girls volleyball.
5 - Akron-Fairgrove and Caro were also chosen in the regionals for girls volleyball.
Congratulations to all athletes and coaches for wonderful conduct on the athletic field!

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