MHSAA may get rival - UPDATE
It looks like this has some legs. Here is the Free Press article: Reactions to the organization that hopes to rival the Michigan High School Athletic Association has been "very receptive." That's the message Amateur Athletic Association of Michigan founder Robert Davis was trying to project at Wednesday's news conference formally announcing the formation of the non-profit organization that hopes to sponsor postseason play in high school football, and boys and girls basketball in the fall. On hand for the announcement at the AFSCME building in Detroit was former University of Michigan basketball standout Jimmy King, who will serve as the executive director. "I have to credit Robert and Gary for standing up and going against the grain," said Southfield board of education secretary Darryle Buchanan, who stood alongside King and Davis at the conference. Besides Southfield, Davis said he has met with the school districts of Detroit, Saginaw, Ann Arbor, Harper Wo...