Athletics

Greetings!

Hello and welcome to Muskegon High School Athletics! Muskegon High School has a strong tradition in interscholastic athletics dating back to the early 20th century. Currently, the department offers 37 teams competing in 23 varsity sports for both boys and girls. In fact, Muskegon High School has been named one of Sports Illustrated's top athletic programs nationally!

Although our teams have captured 19 state titles over the years, the true purpose of the athletic program is to provide educational opportunities to eligible students that cannot be attained in the traditional classroom. The athletics classroom teaches sportsmanship, perseverance, self-confidence, healthy choices, discipline, positive attitude and much more.

We invite you to attend one of our 550 contests during the school year to see for yourself the discipline and effort it takes to be a Big Red!

Yours in Educational Athletics,

Go Big Reds!

Michael D. Watson, CAA

Director of Athletics

(231) 720-2800

Please see the listings on the left hand navigation bar to browse individual sport schedules, coach contact information and important team information. Check back often as information will be added frequently.

NEWS

Davison Lowell Message Big Reds

NO ONLINE TICKET SALES

Tickets on sale at the Hackley Stadium Ticket Office:

Thursday, Nov. 20th - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Friday, Nov. 21st - 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Tickets on sale at Michigan State University's Spartan Stadium

Saturday, Nov. 22nd - ticket sales begin at 9:15am

ALL PARKING - $7.00

For Directions to Spartan Stadium, Click HERE.

For MSU campus & parking maps, Click HERE.

SPECTATOR BUS

Charter bus leaving from the Vikings Lodge parking lot
Saturday, Nov. 22 @ 10:00 am
cost: $32.00 - round trip includes ticket
For more information, contact Tom or Dewey at 755-1892, or 730-2953
For a map to the Vikings Lodge, Click HERE.

Athletic Eligibility Survey

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!!! The MPS Board of Education is considering adopting a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all students who participate in school sports. Let us know what you think! Please click the link below to take part in the short 7-question survey. The survey will be available only until November 30th.

Click HERE to take the survey (ONLY MHS STUDENTS)

Winter Sports Tryout Information Posted

Tryout and practice information for all winter sports has been posted on the Winter Sports Page. To view times, dates and sites, please click HERE. Don't forget... All students need a completed physical form dated on or after April 15, 2008 to tryout.

Informational flyers are also available in the red media rack outside the athletic office.

Muskegon Athletics Announces Partnership with TicketLeap

The Muskegon High School Athletic Department has teamed up with HighSchoolSports.net and TicketLeap to provide football fans with a new way to purchase tickets!

For all home varsity football contests, fans can purchase adult or student general admission tickets directly from http://www.highschoolsports.net/. By clicking on the "buy tickets" icon next to the game on the calendar, or by clicking the icon below, fans can use their major credit card to purchase and print ticket vouchers that can be presented directly at any gate of Hackley Stadium.

TicketLeap charges a $1 surcharge for each ticket purchased at regular prices ($5 adult tickets, $3 students). Ticket buyers need only present ID along with the voucher (along with a current student ID if applicable) at the gate to be admitted. Reserved tickets must still be purchased at the Hackley Stadium box office during office hours.

TicketLeap and Muskegon High School - teaming up to save you trouble of standing in line!

Online event registration

Interested in Coaching? What about Officiating?

Muskegon Public Schools is always seeking reliable, qualified individuals to help our students learn through their participation in interscholastic athletics. If you are interested in applying to become an unpaid volunteer coach for one of our teams at the middle school or high school level, please visit the high school athletic office, or call Mike Watson, Athletics Director at (231) 720-2823. For a complete and current listing of paid coaching opportunities, please visit the MPS Human Resources website by clicking the link below:

Current Coaching Openings - CLICK HERE!

Looking to stay involved with high school sports? Want to give back to your community and make a little extra cash? If so, you may want to learn more about becoming a MHSAA registerd game official. Game officials can make anywhere between $32 and $150 per day depending on the sport, level and event duration. For more information, please visit the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) website at http://www.mhsaa.com/, or click the link below.

Interested in Becoming a Game Official - CLICK HERE!

MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Applicants Sought

Senior letter winners who have a 3.5 cumulative GPA are encouraged to apply for the MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award underwritten by Farm Bureau Insurance. Muskegon High School is allowed to nominate up to six (6) senior boys and six (6) senior girls for one of the 32 available $1000 scholarships.

This prestigous scholarship requires each applicant to complete a data form and submit an essay regarding a specific theme. For application materials, go to the MHS counseling office, mhsaa.com, or just click HERE.

Applications are due to the counseling office no later than Wednesday, November 26, 2008. For more information contact Mary Nellis in the counseling office by calling 720-2835.

Parent & Student-Athlete Handbook Added

The Athletics Department is unveiling its new Parent & Student-Athlete Handbook that will serve as a guide to athletic department policies at Muskegon High School, Bunker Middle School and Steele Middle School.

The Handbook has eligibility guidelines for the new trimester system at MHS and many other important policies. For a copy of the Handbook, visit the forms page, or click HERE.

Big Red HOTLINE Announced

September 17, 2007

Need to know how to get to one of Muskegon's various athletic venues? Need schedule info? Need Box office info? Would you like to know how to contact the athletic office? If so, the new Big Reds Hotline is the place for you! By dialing:

(231) 720-2800 then press '6'

Press '1' for this week's eventsf
Press '2' for directions to MHS athletic facilities
Press '3' for contact information
Press '4' for ticket office information
Press '5' for the athletic secretary
Press '6' for the athletic director
Press '7' for cancellations
Press # to return to the main menu

fans, students, parents and alumni can more closely follow Big Reds action throughout the school year. Information posted on the hotline is updated constantly.