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Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association
1973
Saturday, May 12, 1973
Frieze Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1972–73 season · 106 schools · 200 entries
Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association
Saturday, May 12, 1973 · Frieze Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 1972–73 season
10 state titles · 10 tab sheets · 200 entries · 106 schools · Every State Finals in the archive
Source Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan · MIFA records, Box 46, 1972-1973 folder
The folder holds the contestants list and the typed list of finalists.
Places only. The folder holds no tabulation sheets, just the typed list of each final's places and the code list of everyone entered. The finalists are placed; everyone else on the code list is shown as entered, with no place, because the folder does not say how they finished. Storytelling and Multiple Reading have no code list, so they show their finalists only.
Estimated team champion: too close to call
10 titles · 10 schools
Each competitor’s row runs only as far as they got, so the sheet steps inward as the field narrows toward finals. Tap any name to trace their whole run.
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | DD1 | — advanced to finals | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | DD2 | — advanced to finals | Portage Northern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | HD1 | — advanced to finals | Flint Beecher | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | AD1 | — advanced to finals | Escanaba | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | GD2 | — advanced to finals | Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | BD1 | — advanced to finals | Petoskey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | AD2 | Below the break: | Newberry | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | AD3 | Baraga | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BD2 | Midland Bullock Creek | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BD3 | Farwell | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CD1 | Hart | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CD2 | Comstock Park | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CD3 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DD3 | Holland St. Augustine | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ED1 | Lansing Sexton | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ED2 | Brighton | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ED3 | Chelsea | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FD1 | Detroit St. Martin de Porres | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FD2 | Dearborn High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FD3 | Detroit Edsel Ford | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GD1 | Southfield | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GD3 | Pontiac Central | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HD2 | Sandusky | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HD3 | Saginaw Eisenhower | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | FBE1 | — advanced to finals | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | EBE1 | — advanced to finals | Belleville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | FBE2 | — advanced to finals | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | DBE1 | — advanced to finals | Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | BBE1 | — advanced to finals | Gaylord | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | HBE2 | — advanced to finals | Flint Kearsley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | ABE1 | Below the break: | Sault Ste. Marie | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | ABE2 | Menominee | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ABE3 | Stephenson | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BBE2 | Standish-Sterling | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BBE3 | Elk Rapids | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBE1 | Muskegon Mona Shores | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBE2 | Grand Rapids Creston | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBE3 | Grand Rapids Creston | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DBE2 | Portage Northern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DBE3 | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EBE2 | Plymouth | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EBE3 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GBE1 | Royal Oak Kimball | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GBE2 | Royal Oak Kimball | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GBE3 | Southfield | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HBE1 | Grand Blanc | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HBE3 | Flint Hamady | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | GGE1 | — advanced to finals | Royal Oak Kimball | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | FGE1 | — advanced to finals | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | EGE1 | — advanced to finals | Parma Western | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | HGE1 | — advanced to finals | Frankenmuth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | EGE3 | — advanced to finals | Belleville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | FGE2 | — advanced to finals | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | AGE1 | Below the break: | Escanaba | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | AGE2 | Ewen-Trout Creek | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | AGE3 | Dollar Bay | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BGE1 | Midland Bullock Creek | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BGE2 | Petoskey | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BGE3 | Alpena | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGE1 | Grandville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGE2 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGE3 | Grand Rapids Christian | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DGE1 | Marshall | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DGE2 | Portage Northern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DGE3 | Comstock | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EGE2 | Lansing Eastern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FGE3 | Dearborn High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GGE2 | Walled Lake Western | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GGE3 | Stevenson | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HGE2 | Sandusky | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HGE3 | Flint Hamady | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | GH1 | — advanced to finals | Walled Lake Western | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | EH1 | — advanced to finals | Lansing Waverly | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | DH1 | — advanced to finals | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | FH1 | — advanced to finals | Livonia Stevenson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | BH1 | — advanced to finals | Charlevoix | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | EH2 | — advanced to finals | Ann Arbor Pioneer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | AH1 | Below the break: | Gladstone | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | AH2 | Munising | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BH2 | Standish-Sterling | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BH3 | Shepherd | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CH1 | Lowell | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CH2 | Comstock Park | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CH3 | Pewamo-Westphalia | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DH2 | Portage Northern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DH3 | Richland Gull Lake | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EH3 | Lansing Waverly | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FH2 | Bishop Gallagher | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FH3 | Detroit Edsel Ford | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GH2 | Farmington Harrison | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GH3 | Birmingham Seaholm | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HH1 | Vassar | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HH2 | Bridgeport | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HH3 | Bad Axe | — | — | — | ||||
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | — advanced to finals | Detroit Austin Prep. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2nd | — advanced to finals | Grand Blanc | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3rd | — advanced to finals | Wayne Memorial | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th | — advanced to finals | North Farmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | BBO1 | — advanced to finals | Alpena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | DBO1 | — advanced to finals | Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | GBO1 | — advanced to finals | Southfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | GBO2 | — advanced to finals | Royal Oak Kimball | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | FBO1 | — advanced to finals | University of Detroit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | EBO3 | — advanced to finals | Saline | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | ABO1 | Below the break: | Menominee | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | ABO2 | Lake Linden | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ABO3 | Ironwood | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BBO2 | Oscoda | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BBO3 | Petoskey | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBO1 | Hart | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBO2 | Grand Rapids Christian | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CBO3 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DBO2 | Battle Creek Central | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DBO3 | Holland High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EBO1 | Brighton | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EBO2 | Lansing Waverly | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FBO2 | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FBO3 | Grand Rapids Northern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GBO3 | Ferndale | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HBO1 | Bad Axe | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HBO2 | Flint Northern | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HBO3 | Flint Hamady | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | GGO1 | — advanced to finals | Southfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | DGO2 | — advanced to finals | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | GGO2 | — advanced to finals | Southfield-Lathrup | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | DGO1 | — advanced to finals | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | BGO2 | — advanced to finals | Midland Dow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | GGO3 | — advanced to finals | Walled Lake Western | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | AGO1 | Below the break: | Negaunee | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | AGO2 | Ishpeming | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | AGO3 | Marquette | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BGO1 | Standish-Sterling | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BGO3 | Charlevoix | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGO1 | Ovid-Elsie | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGO2 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CGO3 | Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DGO3 | Hudsonville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EGO1 | Brighton | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EGO2 | Lansing Waverly | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | EGO3 | Brighton | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FGO1 | Detroit Rosary | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FGO2 | Dearborn High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FGO3 | Warren Woods | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HGO1 | Frankenmuth | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HGO2 | Bad Axe | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HGO3 | Bad Axe | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | HRN1 | — advanced to finals | Mt. Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | ERN1 | — advanced to finals | Plymouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | ERN2 | — advanced to finals | Garden City East | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | GRN2 | — advanced to finals | Birmingham Groves | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | GRN1 | — advanced to finals | Birmingham Groves | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | DRN3 | — advanced to finals | Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | ARN1 | Below the break: | Ishpeming | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | ARN2 | Lake Linden | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ARN3 | Iron Mountain | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BRN1 | Midland Dow | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BRN2 | Traverse City | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BRN3 | Oscoda | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CRN1 | Grand Rapids Creston | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CRN2 | Godwin Heights | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CRN3 | Muskegon Mona Shores | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DRN1 | Gull Lake | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DRN2 | Marshall | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | ERN3 | Ann Arbor Huron | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FRN1 | Warren High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FRN2 | Detroit Austin Prep. | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FRN3 | Dearborn High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GRN3 | Royal Oak Kimball | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HRN2 | Durand | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HRN3 | Grand Blanc | — | — | — | ||||
6 recovered placements; the rest is prelim standing. Everyone without a placement is ordered by cumulative prelim rank and labelled P1, P2 … — those are standings, not placements.
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | ES3 | — advanced to finals | Ann Arbor Huron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | ES2 | — advanced to finals | Wayne Memorial | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | GS2 | — advanced to finals | Farmington Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th | BS1 | — advanced to finals | Standish-Sterling | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5th | DS1 | — advanced to finals | Kalamazoo Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6th | ES1 | — advanced to finals | Wayne Memorial | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Entered | AS1 | Below the break: | Republic | — | — | — | |||
| Entered | AS2 | Escanaba | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | AS3 | Gladstone | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BS2 | Mt. Pleasant | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | BS3 | Midland High | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CS1 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CS2 | Greenville | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | CS3 | Grand Rapids Forest Hills | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DS2 | Marshall | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | DS3 | Battle Creek Lakeview | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FS1 | Detroit Edsel Ford | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FS2 | Detroit St. Martin de Porres | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | FS3 | Livonia Stevenson | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GS1 | Birmingham Groves | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | GS3 | Clawson | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HS1 | Bad Axe | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HS2 | Birch Run | — | — | — | ||||
| Entered | HS3 | Alma | — | — | — | ||||
| Place | Code | Name | School | Prelims | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 1 | Sub | Swp | |||||||
| 1st | — advanced to finals | Charlevoix | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2nd | — advanced to finals | Taylor Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3rd | — advanced to finals | Flint Beecher | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th | — advanced to finals | Ann Arbor Huron | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5th | — advanced to finals | Ann Arbor Pioneer | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6th | — advanced to finals | Lansing Waverly | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Kalamazoo Central High Schoolest. 87 ptsToo close to call · next, Marshall High School (est. 51)
No team standing survives for this year. This is an estimate, not a result: we applied the one scoring key the MIFA records keep, from 1974-75 (points for each entry, for reaching the semifinal, and 12/10/8/6/4/2 for 1st to 6th in a final), to the results in this book. Tested on the three years whose standings do survive, it names the real champion in two of them. It is not counted as a state title anywhere on the site.
Kimball
Southfield
Charlevoix