A total of 97 schools won one or more of the 127 team Finals championships awarded by the Michigan High School Athletic Association during the 2011-12 school year. Four schools – Grosse Pointe South, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, Marquette and Houghton – tied for the high with four championships apiece.

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Although the use of participation fees to help fund interscholastic athletics in Michigan high schools has doubled during the last nine years, the percentage of schools assessing them has held steady over the last two, according to surveys taken by the Michigan High School Athletic Association of its member institutions.

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In addition to authorizing a vote of its membership to allow for waiver of its maximum age rule under certain circumstances, the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association also approved a variety of regulations and sports activities policies during its annual Spring Meeting, May 6-7, in Gaylord.

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Softball action hits the air this weekend on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS, with the MHSAA Finals from June 16 airing on Saturday and Sunday (June 30-July 1).

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Due to technical difficulties, the airing of last Saturday’s Division 3 Baseball Final between Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Lansing Catholic will not air Sunday (June 24)  afternoon on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS as originally scheduled.

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For the first time in eight years, participation in high school sports in which post-season tournaments are sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association dropped below the 300,000 mark during the 2011-12 school year, but the decrease was still slower than the drop in the general student population at member schools

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There’s three more weekends of spring MHSAA Championship action airing on FOX Sports Detroit, with last Saturday’s (June 16) Baseball Finals in Battle Creek taking to the airwaves this Sunday (June 24).

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Four athletic administrators who additionally have made significant contributions at the league, state and MHSAA tournament levels – Robin Dilday of Utica, Robert Dowd of Troy, Curt Ellis of Saline and Greg Lattig of Mason – have been named the recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Allen W. Bush Award for 2012.

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The Spring sports season concludes on Saturday (June 16), and the MHSAA Network will be on the scene to stream live video of MHSAA Championship action in Baseball, Softball and Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer at MHSAA.tv and FoxSportsDetroit.com.

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Another weekend of live MHSAA Championship action online takes place Saturday (June 9)  video streaming of the Boys and Girls Lacrosse Finals at MHSAA.tv and FoxSportsDetroit.com.

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