The following statement is attributable to Mark Uyl, executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, on the topic of Winter contact sports – girls and boys basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling – remaining on pause for contact activities including competition until Feb. 21, per the most recent […]
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Council Approves Winter Finals Update
The MHSAA’s Representative Council today approved a plan for adjusting schedules for the five Winter “contact” sports which may begin non-contact activities Jan. 16 but not full practice and competition until Feb. 1 per the recent update to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) epidemic plan. The […]
3 More Winter Sports To Restart In Full
Three more MHSAA non-contact Winter sports will be allowed to restart practice Saturday (Jan. 16) per the updated epidemic order announced today by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), while four Winter contact sports may begin indoor practices Saturday with non-contact activities. Girls gymnastics, girls and boys […]
Honors bestowed on area football players
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named its All-Upper Peninsula 8-Player Dream Team in high school football for the 2020 season. While the season will resuming its playoffs in January, they will not include any teams from the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Cedarville […]
High School Sports in Michigan hopes to resume in December
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Representative Council of the MHSAA have approved an adjusted schedule to restart and conclude Fall Tournaments in football, girls volleyball and girls swimming & diving, and also to resume Winter sports after the three-week “pause” in activity ordered by the Michigan Department of […]
MHSAA forces Pickford to forfeit playoff game. UPDATE: Pickford School Board issues response
The Pickford School Board has drafted a letter in response to the circumstances surrounding this article: “Pickford Public School administration became aware of three positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Administrators immediately communicated directly with the Chippewa County Health Department and began the process of contact tracing, following […]
Three locals schools look for district/regional titles
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400thegamesportsshow.podbean.com Three Eastern Upper Peninsula high school football teams will be seeking district and regional titles on Friday night, as Cedarville, Pickford and Sault High all were victorious this past weekend. Cedarville 28, Rapid River 20The Cedarville Trojans (7-1) topped the Rapid River Rockets on […]
Pickford Defeats Newberry by 56
PICKFORD – Pickford and Newberry met for the first time since 1986 on Saturday afternoon for the division one regional semi-final in division one 8-man football. At halftime, the Panthers had a substantial lead of 54-0. The Indians did get on the board, but Pickford cruised to the 63-7 victory. […]
MHSAA Executive Director pleased with fall sports season, winter season on schedule
By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.Podbean.com Michigan High School Athletic Association Executive Director, Mark Uyl, says he is incredibly pleased with how the fall sports season has begun, and the winter sports season is on as scheduled, across the state. Uyl made his comments this past Monday night’s edition of […]