Sportsmanship Awards
_Too many times the barometer of ones success as an athlete, a coach or a team is the won - lost record at the end of the season. We have all heard the maxim - "It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game." Yet, how many of us truly embrace those words, and practice good sportsmanship on and off the playing field?
There are many awards for the championship team, most valuable player, coach of the year, and others. These awards are appropriate and the respective recipients should be proud of their accomplishments. Lacrosse is a game with a rich tradition of spirited yet fair play. With this in mind, commencing in 2007, the Michigan Lacrosse Official's Association ("MichLOA") deemed it appropriate to recognize those boy's lacrosse teams which represent sportsmanship of the highest level.
The members of MichLOA are not just officials, but true fans of lacrosse. We recognize the unique opportunity presented by participation in a team sport and the pressure to succeed. However, the pursuit of excellence and desire to win should not displace the standards of fairness and character. These traits and goals of an individual or team are not mutually exclusive. Rather they form the foundation for success on the playing field and beyond.
It has been our pleasure and honor to present the MichLOA Sportsmanship Award to the following programs and all of those associated with these lacrosse teams should be commended for their efforts.
There are many awards for the championship team, most valuable player, coach of the year, and others. These awards are appropriate and the respective recipients should be proud of their accomplishments. Lacrosse is a game with a rich tradition of spirited yet fair play. With this in mind, commencing in 2007, the Michigan Lacrosse Official's Association ("MichLOA") deemed it appropriate to recognize those boy's lacrosse teams which represent sportsmanship of the highest level.
The members of MichLOA are not just officials, but true fans of lacrosse. We recognize the unique opportunity presented by participation in a team sport and the pressure to succeed. However, the pursuit of excellence and desire to win should not displace the standards of fairness and character. These traits and goals of an individual or team are not mutually exclusive. Rather they form the foundation for success on the playing field and beyond.
It has been our pleasure and honor to present the MichLOA Sportsmanship Award to the following programs and all of those associated with these lacrosse teams should be commended for their efforts.
2022
TBD
2021
Insufficient nominations submitted
2020
NA
2019
Bloomfield Hill High School
Brighton High School
Cass Tech High School
Greenhills High School
Rochester Adams High School
2018
Anchor Bay High School
Bishop Foley High School
Bloomfield Hills High School
Grosse Ile High School
South Lyon High School (Unified)
2017
Dakota High School
Hartland High School
Saline High School
Walled Lake Central High School
2016
Bloomfield Hills High School
Dexter High School
Grand Blanc High School
Plymouth High School
Shrine High School
2015
Father Gabriel Richard High School
Royal Oak High School
Shrine High School
Walled Lake Central High School
2014
Bedford High School
Saline High School
Sterling Heights/Warren Mott (SMU) High School
2013
Detroit Catholic Central High School
Detroit Country Day High School
Dexter High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
2012
Dexter High School
Holt High School
L'Anse Creuse North High School
Port Huron High School
Saline High School
Skyline High School
2011
Dexter High School
Grosse Pointe North High School
Utica Eisenhower High School
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2010
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard High School
Bishop Foley High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
L'Anse Creuse North High School
Utica Eisenhower High School
2009
Brighton High School
Clarkston Central High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
Tecumseh High School
2008
Walled Lake Central High School
Detroit Catholic Central High School
Flint Powers High School
Saline High School
2007
Father Gabriel Richard High School
Warren DeLasalle High School
Troy Athens High School
Howell High School
TBD
2021
Insufficient nominations submitted
2020
NA
2019
Bloomfield Hill High School
Brighton High School
Cass Tech High School
Greenhills High School
Rochester Adams High School
2018
Anchor Bay High School
Bishop Foley High School
Bloomfield Hills High School
Grosse Ile High School
South Lyon High School (Unified)
2017
Dakota High School
Hartland High School
Saline High School
Walled Lake Central High School
2016
Bloomfield Hills High School
Dexter High School
Grand Blanc High School
Plymouth High School
Shrine High School
2015
Father Gabriel Richard High School
Royal Oak High School
Shrine High School
Walled Lake Central High School
2014
Bedford High School
Saline High School
Sterling Heights/Warren Mott (SMU) High School
2013
Detroit Catholic Central High School
Detroit Country Day High School
Dexter High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
2012
Dexter High School
Holt High School
L'Anse Creuse North High School
Port Huron High School
Saline High School
Skyline High School
2011
Dexter High School
Grosse Pointe North High School
Utica Eisenhower High School
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2010
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard High School
Bishop Foley High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
L'Anse Creuse North High School
Utica Eisenhower High School
2009
Brighton High School
Clarkston Central High School
Grosse Pointe South High School
Tecumseh High School
2008
Walled Lake Central High School
Detroit Catholic Central High School
Flint Powers High School
Saline High School
2007
Father Gabriel Richard High School
Warren DeLasalle High School
Troy Athens High School
Howell High School