In This Issue: • 2001 Cross Country General Information & Tournament Sites • 2001-02 Uniform & Equipment Requirements • 2001 Lower Peninsula Boys Golf Tournaments • 2001-02 MHSAA Adoptions of National Federation Options • 2001 Boys Soccer Tournaments • 2000-01 School Violations • 2001 Girls Basketball Ticket Information • 2001 Lower Peninsula Girls Tennis Tournament Sites • 2001-02 Wrestling Weight Monitoring Information • 2001 Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Sites September/October 2001 Volume LXXVIII BULLETIN Number 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Executive Committee Meetings, East Lansing...................................................................100 From the Executive Director: Depends What You’re Talking About ...............................123 2001-02 MHSAA Adoptions of National Federation Options...........................................124 2001-02 MHSAA Uniform Requirements..........................................................................129 Officials Ratings Due/Ratings Summary............................................................................144 Failure to Rate Officials Listing .........................................................................................145 Regulations Violated by Schools, August 2000-August 2001............................................146 Officials Reports, 2000-01..................................................................................................149 2000-01 Officials Violations...............................................................................................151 Officials Reports Summary.................................................................................................156 Boys and Girls Cross Country Finals General Information................................................157 2001 Regional & Final Cross Country Sites.......................................................................162 2001 Girls Swimming and Diving Information..................................................................163 Boys and Girls Swimming Qualifying Times.....................................................................163 Regional Diving Qualification............................................................................................164 2001 Girls Tennis Tournament Sites and Dates .................................................................165 2001 LP Boys Golf Tournament Sites and Dates...............................................................167 2001 Boys Soccer Tournament Sites and Dates.................................................................168 2001-02 Wrestling Weight Monitoring Program and Facts ...............................................175 Wrestling Home Weigh-In Procedure ................................................................................183 Athletic Supplies Order Blank ............................................................................................184 2001 Girls Basketball Finals Ticket Information ............................................................Insert ON THE COVER The 2001-02 school year is in full swing, and so are the sports seasons. Among the championships to be determined later this fall are girls tennis and boys & girls cross country for both peninsulas, along with lower peninsula boys golf. The UP girls tennis finals kick off the 2001 fall championships on Oct. 5, followed by LP girls tennis and LP boys golf on Oct. 19-20. The UP cross country titles will be decided on Oct. 20, while the LP cross country finals take place on Nov. 3. September/October 2001 98 MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Published eight times per year, by the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc. 1661 Ramblewood, East Lansing, 48823-7392 • Telephone 517-332-5046 FAX 517-332-4071 www.mhsaa.com Members of Representative Council Keith Alto* Karen Leinaar** Principal Athletic Director Newberry High School Gaylord High School Class C-D — Upper Peninsula Statewide At-Large Melvin Atkins** Eunice Moore** Director of Athletics Director of Health, Physical Education and Safety Grand Rapids Public Schools Detroit Public Schools Appointee City of Detroit Keith Eldred*, Vice President William D. Newkirk* Athletic Director Superintendent Williamston Middle School Sanford-Meridian Public Schools Junior High/Middle Schools Class C-D — Northern Lower Peninsula Paul L. Ellinger**, President Judy Raica** Superintendent Principal Cheboygan Area Schools North Branch High School Junior High/Middle Schools Appointee Eric Federico* Thomas M. Rashid*, Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Principal Director of Physical Education Gibraltar Carlson High School Archdiocese of Detroit Class A-B — Southeastern Michigan Private and Parochial Schools Dan Flynn** Robert Riemersma* Faculty Member/Coach Principal Escanaba High School Manistee High School Class A-B — Upper Peninsula Class A-B — Northern Lower Peninsula Margra Grillo* Randy Salisbury** Board Member Principal Gladwin Public Schools Britton-Macon High School Appointee Class C-D — Southeastern Michigan Scott Grimes* Michael Shibler* Principal Superintendent Grand Haven High School Rockford Public Schools Statewide At-Large Class A-B — Southwestern Michigan Norm Johnson** Don Weatherspoon (ex-officio) Administrative Assistant Designee Bangor High School Superintendent of Public Instruction Class C-D — Southwestern Michigan Lansing Kathy McGee* Athletic Director *Term Expires December, 2002 Flint Powers Catholic High School **Term Expires December, 2001 Appointee Any individual who is a representative of a member school (faculty member or Board of Education member) may become a candidate for the MHSAA Representative Council. Please contact the MHSAA Executive Director for an outline of procedures. MHSAA Staff Randy Allen, Assistant Director Sue Lohman, Administrative Assistant Tony Bihn, Systems Programmer Suzanne M. Martin, Assistant Director Christine Bohnet, Data Processing Coordinator Gina Mazzolini, Assistant Director William F. Bupp, Assistant Director Thomas L. Minter, Assistant to Executive Director Angela Butterwick, Administrative Assistant Leanne Moore, Administrative Assistant Jerome S. Cvengros, Associate Director Monique Nelson, Administrative Assistant Nate Hampton, Assistant Director John E. Roberts, Executive Director John R. Johnson, Communications Director Sharla Stokes, Administrative Assistant Rob Kaminski, Publications Coordinator Faye Verellen, Administrative Assistant Camala Kinder, Administrative Assistant Nicole Wilkins, Receptionist Laurie LaClear, Bookkeeper Karen Yonkers, Assistant to Executive Director 99 September/October 2001 Not all the facts presented to the Executive Committee and Representative Council as part of requests to waive eligibility regulations are included in the reports of those meetings, either because of the volume of material reviewed or the confidentiality requested by schools for their students, parents or faculty. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING East Lansing, August 3, 2001 Members Present: Staff Members Present: Paul Ellinger, Cheboygan Randy Allen Keith Eldred, Williamston Jerry Cvengros Tom Rashid, Detroit Jack Roberts (Recorder) Dan Flynn, Escanaba Karen Leinaar, Gaylord Executive Committee Authority and matter addressed to the discretion of the Responsibility - The Executive Committee Executive Committee within the educational was reminded of its authority under Article philosophy and secondary role of voluntary VII of the MHSAA Constitution and specifi- extracurricular competitive athletics in the cally its responsibility to consider each appli- academic environment. The Executive cation for waiver of an eligibility requirement Committee was cautioned to avoid making on its individual merits, determining if the exceptions that would create precedent that regulation serves the purpose for which it effectively changes a rule without was intended in each case or if the regulation Representative Council action or local board works an undue hardship on any student who of education adoption, which would exceed is the subject of a request for waiver. (These Executive Committee authority. underlying criteria may not be restated for Students for whom waiver of a particular every subject of these minutes.) regulation is granted must be eligible in all The Executive Committee was reminded respects under all other sections and interpre- that it was the responsibility of each member tations of the regulations prior to their partic- school involved to provide sufficient factual ipation. information about the specific request for the Adoption of these regulations is a choice Executive Committee to reach a decision schools make locally when they consider without further investigation. If information their option of MHSAA membership. is incomplete, contradictory or otherwise Consistent with rulings of the Attorney unclear or has been received too late to be General and Michigan Supreme Court, studied completely, the Executive Committee schools are not bound by the decisions of the may deny the request for waiver or delay Executive Committee, but the association action. Such requests may be resubmitted to may limit participation in the postseason the Executive Committee with additional tournaments it sponsors to those schools information at a subsequent meeting or which choose to apply rules and penalties as appealed to the full Representative Council. promulgated by the MHSAA and adopted by It is possible that some of the information each member school's board of education. presented as facts