Week 2 Games

This week's games for the Huron Daily Tribune Facebook/Blog Contest, presented by Tri County Equipment. Contestants are playing $20 this week and everyone who entered last week is in the running for $120 grand prize. This week's games are worth a total of 200 points, a total we will be using for the rest of the contest. Picks must be submitted by Thursday.

Five Points
Vassar at Bad Axe
BCAS at Reese

Sandusky at Harbor Beach
Marlette at Memphis
Cedarville at Deckerville
Owen-Gage at New Haven Merritt

10 Points
Caseville at Peck
Cardinal Mooney at Kingston
USA vs. Montrose
North Huron at CPS

15 Points
EPBP at Cass City
Ubly at Brown City

25 Points
SE Missouri State at CMU
Boise State At MSU

50 Points
Michigan vs. Alabama

Tiebreaker total points: Michigan vs. Alabama

Week 1 winner

The results are in for this week's Huron Daily Tribune Facebook/Blog Football Contest, presented by Tri County Equipment. Brent Ross was this week's winner with a perfect 100 points. Please email Paul Adams at padams@hearstnp.com with your address and your $20 will be shipped to you. If there are any mistakes, please email Paul Adams. Next week's picks will be posted later today.

Here are the complete standings:

Brent Ross 100
Paul Adams 95
Dave Lester 95
Garrett Green 95
Jason O 95
Casey Hoff 95
T-Dog 95
Kellen Bickel 90
Casey Riskey 90
Eddie Fury 90
Cody Pfaff 85
Ed Moore 85
Chiuk Czlek 85
Dan Gentner 85
Robert Rockefeller 85
Chad Wingert 80
Scott Jobes 80
Michael Delpiere 80
Jason-Vicki Pfaff 75
Ashley Wehner 75
Cory Will 75
Belmont NC 75
NCTL Alum 02 75
D. Cook 75
Marty Booker 70
Mark Polega 70
James H. 65
Gary Hunkins 65
Dan Kubacki 60
Horseshoe 60
Two cents worth 60
Kristin Sherman 55
Jill Susalla 50
Aaron Smith 50
Brandon Deacons 50
Ethan Green 50
S. Fisher 50
Dan Fortsch 50
Austin Turmell 45
Ryan Larson 45
Jordan Pennington 40
Aaron L. Smith 40
Travis Youatt 30
Shae Brophy

Week 1 Games

This week's games for the Huron Daily Tribune Facebook/Blog Contest. Participants are playing for $20 this week and a grand prize of $120, but you MUST play all nine weeks to qualify for the grand prize. Picks need to be in by 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. 

Five Pointers
Harbor Beach at Bad Axe
EPBP at Carrollton
BCAS at Valley Lutheran
Caseville at Cardinal Mooney
Detroit DEPSA at Sandusky
New Haven at Memphis

10 Pointers
Brown City at Cass City
Otisville-Lakeville at Marlette
North Huron at Kingston
Montrose at Reese
Caro at Vassar

20 Pointer
CPS at Deckerville

Tiebreaker Total Points
CPS at Deckerville

Blog Contest Is Back!

It's been a long time since we posted here, but the Tribune Sports Blog/Facebook Football Contest will be returning this year. The weekly winner will receive $20 while there will a grand prize of $120. You MUST play all nine weeks to be eligible for the grand prize. As in the past, the games will have point values. Next week's games will be posted Monday. This contest is completely separate from the Tribune's Football Contest. Spread the word about our new contest.

Age Waiver Proposal Approved By Vote Of Member Schools

EAST LANSING, Mich. – May 31 – Member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association have approved an amendment to the organization’s constitution, and language for its Handbook, which will allow for waiver of the association’s age limit under certain circumstances.

A two-thirds majority of votes cast is required to change the MHSAA Constitution. In a vote of schools conducted this month, 701 of 1,535 MHSAA member senior high and junior high/middle schools cast legal ballots, and 94 percent approved of the change.

The vote took place after the legislative body of the Association, the Representative Council, following months of conversation within the membership on the topic where schools expressed little desire to change the age regulation, took action at its Spring meeting to send a proposal of its own creation to member schools for a vote.

As a result of that vote, the Association’s age rule, under which a student who turns 19 prior to September 1 of a school year is ineligible for interscholastic athletics, may now be waived by the MHSAA Executive Committee. Here is a summary of the new rule:

- Prior to the waiver request by the member school, the student’s educational progress must have been delayed prior to initial enrollment in the ninth grade solely because of a medically documented disability under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or Michigan’s Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act. (References to ADA and PDCRA are solely meant to gauge disabilities, and not to acquiesce that the MHSAA is covered by those acts.)

- At the time of the waiver request, the student must have a defined disability documented to diminish both physical and either intellectual or emotional capabilities, does not create a health or safety risk to participants, and does not create a competitive advantage for the team. The burden of proof rests with the school seeking the wavier.

- For those most disabled students to which waiver is granted by the Executive Committee, the maximum age rule would be extended one year. The four-year maximum enrollment limit would still apply.

- The rule also has a waiver provision at the junior high/middle school level for seventh and eighth grade athletics.

“The affirmative results reflect two things: first, that the proposal was well-conceived; and second, that Council members themselves turned many of their constituents’ votes from No to Yes,” said John E. “Jack” Roberts, Executive Director of the MHSAA. “This proposal would not have passed without the Council’s proactive efforts.

“Our challenge now is to demonstrate to the negative voters and to those many schools which didn’t cast a vote at all, that this is a narrow gate that preserves the integrity of the program as effectively as the previous rule that was so well understood and respected.”

The MHSAA Executive Committee consists of five members of the MHSAA Representative Council, which meets regularly during the school year to hear eligibility appeals submitted by member schools. The Executive Committee will finalize the application and procedure for the age eligibility waiver at its June meeting, so it can consider requests beginning with its two meetings scheduled in August. The Representative Council is the 19-member legislative body of the MHSAA. All but five members are elected by member schools. Four members are appointed by the Council to facilitate representation of females and minorities; and the 19th position is occupied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee.

Best Huron County Baseball Player Ever?

Paul and I will be covering the Tribune's Huron County Baseball and Softball Tournaments this weekend, which got me thinking:
I am not originally from Huron County so I don't know much about this area's sports history other than from the past six years or so.
But I do love a good best player ever debate, so I am asking for anyone to provide their insights as to who is the best baseball player ever from Huron County. Also, please provide some reasons for your selection.
I am very curious to see what you guys come up with.

Thanks for the help,

Seth

Atwood completes comeback

Rob Atwood completed a nice comeback to claim the title in this year's Huron Daily Tribune Facebook/Sports Blog Contest.
Atwood entered the night trailing by nine points, but he was able to track down leader Todd Schave with Kentucky's victory. 
Congrats to Rob on a great comeback. Please contact Paul Adams at padams@hearstnp.com to claim your prize, which will be a $40 gift card to any area eating establishment.

Other highlight's from this year's tournament saw Paul Adams actually finish sixth (trust me the random selector works). It should also be noted that after a rough start to the tournament, sports writer Seth Stapleton redeemed himself by finishing 27.

In all, 23 of the 57 players, selected the national champion, which we believe is a record. 

Thanks to everyone for playing. We hope to see you all next year.

Paul