DETROIT — Let’s take a ride down 2021-22 Championship Boulevard.
Looking in the rearview mirror, we see five Catholic League schools have already won seven state championships.
Warren De La Salle won football and basketball. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood also has a pair in boys tennis and Division 3 girls golf.
Novi Detroit Catholic Central and Bloomfield Hills Marian were repeat winners in hockey and volleyball, respectively. Dearborn Divine Child won the Division 2 girls golf title.
Looking ahead, six CHSL schools are defending champs this spring.
One that has caused the most buzz is Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baseball team, ranked No. 1 in the country and No. 1 in the state.
The Eaglets have won Division 2 two times in a row but have moved up to Division 1. They have a 37-0 record, including a 9-3 decision last Saturday over the No. 2 team in Division 1, Grand Blanc.
St. Mary’s will begin state tournament action at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, against either Auburn Hills Avondale or Bloomfield Hills. The game will be played at West Bloomfield High School.
Grosse Pointe University Liggett will begin the defense of its Division 3 title at 11:30 a.m. the same day on its own diamond against Detroit Edison.
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice has won Division 1 boys lacrosse the last two finals and 15 times in the last 16 years. The Warriors play Birmingham Seaholm at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, on Seaholm’s turf.
In the morning of the same day, Brother Rice’s defending Division 2 golfers will tee off at the Huron Meadows Golf Course.
Bloomfield Hills Marian, which has captured the Division 2 girls soccer title the last four years, will meet Madison Heights Lamphere on Tuesday, May 31.
Bloomfield Hills Academy of Sacred Heart, defending Division 4 champ, will play in the state finals this weekend, Friday-Saturday, June 3-4.
A word of caution: Even on our imaginary road, watch out for potholes. You’re in Michigan.
Just last week, the Catholic League wound up its yearlong series of championship contests, doling out 54 trophies and dozens of medals to the rosters of 19 schools for their athletic accomplishments
Bishop Division (formerly Central & AA Divisions)
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood won six titles; Three in the Bishop Division – BOYS soccer and GIRLS golf and tennis – and three in the Cardinal Division: BOYS hockey and tennis and GIRLS soccer.
Farmington Hills Mercy (6) – GIRLS bowling (2nd in a row), dance, field hockey, lacrosse, swimming (30th in a row), softball.
Bloomfield Hills Marian (5) – GIRLS basketball, pom-pon, skiing, soccer, volleyball (2nd in a row).
Novi Detroit Catholic Central (4) – BOYS cross country (4th in a row), golf (2nd in a row), hockey (5th in a row), wrestling (27th in a row).
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (3) – BOYS baseball (3rd in a row), basketball, skiing.
University of Detroit Jesuit (3) – BOYS bowling, swimming, track.
Warren De La Salle (2) – BOYS football, tennis.
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (1) – BOYS lacrosse (3rd in row).
Cardinal Division (formerly AA & Intersectional Divisions)
Dearborn Divine Child (5) – BOYS baseball; GIRLS cheerleading, golf (3rd in a row), lacrosse, track.
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (5) – BOYS cross country (3rd in a row), football, track; GIRLS basketball, track.
Grosse Pointe University Liggett (3) – BOYS hockey, soccer; GIRLS field hockey.
Allen Park Cabrini (2) – BOYS bowling (2nd in a row); GIRLS bowling (2nd in a row).
Clarkston Everest Collegiate (2) – BOYS golf; GIRLS cheerleading.
Royal Oak Shrine (2) – BOYS lacrosse (2nd in row); GIRLS cross country.
Warren Regina (2) – GIRLS cross country (Bishop Division), volleyball (2nd in a row).
Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (1) – GIRLS field hockey.
Macomb Lutheran North (1) – GIRLS softball.
Riverview Gabriel Richard (1) – BOYS basketball.
Wixom St. Catherine of Siena (1) – GIRLS tennis.
Contact Don Horkey at [email protected].
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