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Athletic association defies Whitmer's request for two-week pause to youth sports

By Carly Ortiz-Lytle
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Athletic association defies Whitmer's request for two-week pause to youth sports

High school sports in Michigan will continue despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a two-week pause as COVID-19 cases surge in the state.

“We’re going to play two days of basketball and really make no changes for the spring,” Michigan High School Athletic Association Executive Director Mark Uyl told the Detroit Free Press. “We followed the orders — every order — going back to July. Whenever the orders have allowed us to play, we’ve played.”

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