Baseball Yearly Champions 1971-2024
Division 1
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northville (Dan Cimini) | Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice | 2-1 |
| 2023 | Novi (Rick Green) | Browstown Woodhaven | 8-3 |
| 2022 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Matt Petry) | Grosse Pointe North | 1-0 |
| 2021 | Grand Blanc (Kevin Hubbs) | Portage Central | 8-3 |
| 2020 | Season Canceled (COVID-19) | ||
| 2019 | Portage Northern (Chris Andrews) | Rockford | 10-4 |
| 2018 | Grosse Pointe South (Dan Griesbaum) | Brownstown Woodhaven | 8-1 |
| 2017 | Saline (Scott Theisen) | Northville | 5-2 |
| 2016 | Warren DeLaSalle (Matt Cook) | Saline | 7-6 |
| 2015 | Hartland (Brian Morrison) | Portage Northern | 2-1 (10) |
| 2014 | Bay City Western (Tim McDonald) | Grosse Pointe South | 6-2 |
| 2013 | Bay City Western (Tim McDonald) | Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice | 1-0 |
| 2012 | Hudsonville (Dave Van Nord) | Warren DeLaSalle | 9-6 |
| 2011 | Rockford (Ian Hearn) | Temperance Bedford | 5-4 |
| 2010 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Jerry Holley) | Saline | 4-1 |
| 2009 | Warren DeLaSalle (Brian Kelly) | Saline |
3-2
|
| 2008 | Birmingham Brother Rice (Bob Riker) | Saline |
8-0
|
| 2007 | Lake Orion (Andy Schramek) | Farmington |
4-3
|
| 2006 | Grosse Pointe North (Frank Sumbera) | Detroit U-D Jesuit |
7-5
|
| 2005 | Sterling Heights Stevenson (Joe Emanuele) | Ann Arbor Pioneer |
2-0
|
| 2004 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Jerry Holley) | Jenison |
8-2
|
| 2003 | Holland West Ottawa (Jim Caserta) | Birmingham Brother Rice |
5-2
|
| 2002 | Portage Central (Paul Schneider) | Warren Mott |
7-0
|
| 2001 | Grosse Pointe South (Dan Griesbaum) | Grand Ledge |
2-1
|
| 2000 | Warren DeLaSalle (Brian Kelly) | Detroit Catholic Central |
3-1
|
| 1999 | Detroit Catholic Central (John Salter) | Troy |
6-5
|
| 1998 | Midland (Terry Wilczek) | Saline |
2-1
|
Division 2
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Flint Powers Catholic (Tom Dutkowski) | Spring Lake | 11-0 |
| 2023 | Grand Rapids Christian (Brent Gates) | GPW University Liggett | 2-1 |
| 2022 | Forest Hills Eastern (Ian Hearn) | Grand Rapids Christian | 3-0 |
| 2021 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Matt Petry) | Stevensville Lakeshore | 9-0 |
| 2020 | Season Canceled (COVID-19) | ||
| 2019 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Matt Petry) | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 8-1 |
| 2018 | Stevensville Lakeshore (Mark Nate) | Saginaw Swan Valley | 6-3 |
| 2017 | Stevensville Lakeshore (Mark Nate) | Bay City John Glenn | 1-0 |
| 2016 | Holland Christian (Jim Caserta) | Linden | 8-5 |
| 2015 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Matt Petry) | Mt. Pleasant | 4-1 |
| 2014 | Mt. Pleasant (Luke Epple) | Richmond | 7-2 |
| 2013 | Grand Rapids Christian (Brent Gates) | Richmond | 3-0 |
| 2012 | Grand Rapids Christian (Brent Gates) | Bay City John Glenn | 6-1 |
| 2011 | St. Clair (William McElreath) | Grand Rapids Christian | 4-1 |
| 2010 | Dearborn Divine Child (Tony DeMare) | Grand Rapids West Catholic | 4-2 |
| 2009 | East Grand Rapids (Chris Lamange) | Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
6-0
|
| 2008 | Dearborn Divine Child (Tony DeMare) | Mt. Pleasant |
14-3
|
| 2007 | Mt. Pleasant (Luke Epple) | Orchard Lake St Mary's |
7-4
|
| 2006 | Battle Creek Lakeview (Jeff Sovern) | Escanaba |
9-2
|
| 2005 | Dearborn Divine Child (Tony DeMare) | Grand Rapids Christian |
3-0
|
| 2004 | Dearborn Divine Child (Tony DeMare) | Linden |
7-0
|
| 2003 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Jeff Willis) | Grand Rapids Catholic Central |
12-6
|
| 2002 | Monroe Jefferson (Dave Sontag) | Lapeer West |
9-6
|
| 2001 | Saginaw Swan Valley (Dennis Zehnder) | Wyoming Park |
4-1
|
| 2000 | Battle Creek Lakeview (Ray Perry) | Charlotte |
8-3
|
| 1999 | Sturgis (Bill Whitely) | Pinconning |
3-2
|
| 1998 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Greg Kolb) | Whitehall |
8-6
|
Division 3
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Watervliet (Josh Tremblay) | Jackson Lumen Christi | 9-1 |
| 2023 | Bridgman (Justin Hahaj) | Algonac | 7-1 |
| 2022 | Buchanan (Jim Brawley) | Detroit Edison PSA | 3-1 |
| 2021 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Dan Cimini) | Traverse City St. Francis | 12-0 |
| 2020 | Season Canceled (COVID-19) | ||
| 2019 | Homer (Scott Salow) | GPW University Liggett | 4-0 |
| 2018 | Riverview Gabriel Richard (Mike Magier) | Madison Heights Bishop Foley | 3-0 |
| 2017 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Greg Fettes) | Traverse City St. Francis | 3-0 |
| 2016 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Dan Cimini) | New Lothrop | 12-0 |
| 2015 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Phil Clifford) | Buchanan | 8-0 |
| 2014 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Dan Cimini) | Decatur | 9-0 |
| 2013 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Buster Sunde) | Grandville Calvin Christian | 12-5 |
| 2012 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Buster Sunde) | Lansing Catholic | 8-2 |
| 2011 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Buster Sunde) | Bridgman | 8-2 |
| 2010 | Shepherd (Jack Nartker) | Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard | 13-6 |
| 2009 | Shepherd (Jack Nartker) | Blissfield | 4-0 |
| 2008 | Grass Lake (Ben Hamilton) | Allendale |
14-4
|
| 2007 | Hillsdale (Chris Adams) | Beaverton |
8-6 (9)
|
| 2006 | Berrien Springs (John Donley) | Michigan Center |
10-3
|
| 2005 | Saginaw Nouvel (Tim Smith) | Homer |
7-6
|
| 2004 | Homer (Scott Salow) | Shepherd |
5-1
|
| 2003 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Morley-Stanwood |
3-1
|
| 2002 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Clare |
15-8
|
| 2001 | Flat Rock (Chris Elliott) | Berrien Springs |
11-5
|
| 2000 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Berrien Springs |
3-0
|
| 1999 | Saginaw Nouvel (Mark Krzysiak) | Blissfield |
6-4
|
| 1998 | Quincy (Lonney Evon) | Saginaw Nouvel |
9-6
|
Division 4
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beal City (Brad Antcliff) | Norway | 10-0 |
| 2023 | Beal City (Brad Antcliff) | Plymouth Christian Academy | 2-1 |
| 2022 | Riverview Gabriel Richard (Mike Magier) | Beal City | 4-3 |
| 2021 | Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep (Smiley Verduzco) | Marine City Cardinal Mooney | 9-2 |
| 2020 | Season Canceled (COVID-19) | ||
| 2019 | Petersburg Summerfield (Travis Pant) | Saginaw Nouvel | 9-0 |
| 2018 | Beal City (Steve Pickens) | Unionville-Sebewaing | 10-0 |
| 2017 | Portland St. Patrick (Bryan Scheurer) | Hudson | 6-2 |
| 2016 | Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (Rich Koch) | Portland St. Patrick | 10-3 |
| 2015 | Muskegon Catholic Central (Steve Schuitema) | Centreville | 10-8 |
| 2014 | New Lothrop (Keith Villano) | Beal City | 5-0 |
| 2013 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Dan Cimini) | Beal City | 3-2 (8) |
| 2012 | Decatur (Ben Botti) | Grosse Pte. Woods U Liggett | 4-1 |
| 2011 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Dan Cimini) | Merrill | 5-1 |
| 2010 | Beal City (Brad Antcliff) | St. Joseph Lake Michigan Cath. | 5-0 |
| 2009 | Beal City (Brad Antcliff) | Sterling Hts. Parkway Christian |
3-1
|
| 2008 | Bay City All Saints (Mike Regulski) | Lutheran HS Westland |
2-1
|
| 2007 | Reading (Rick Bailey) | Allen Park Inter-City Baptist |
10-4
|
| 2006 | Homer (Scott Salow) | Holton |
3-2
|
| 2005 | New Buffalo (Wayne Tremblay) | Southfield Christian |
8-0
|
| 2004 | Rochester HIlls Lutheran Northwest (Jim Lepor) | Bay City All Saints |
6-5
|
| 2003 | Decatur (Ben Botti) | Royal Oak Shrine |
3-0
|
| 2002 | Decatur (Ben Botti) | Taylor Light & Life |
7-2
|
| 2001 | Harper Woods (Mike Rowinski) | Decatur |
4-2
|
| 2000 | Bay City All Saints (Mike Regulski) | Posen |
3-1
|
| 1999 | Decatur (Ben Botti) | Bay City All Saints |
8-0
|
| 1998 | Southgate Aquinas (Doug Sombatti) | Indian River Inland Lakes |
9-3
|
Class A
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rochester (Bob Dieters) | Portage Central |
8-1
|
| 1996 | Mt. Pleasant (Luke Epple) | Rochester Adams |
7-3
|
| 1995 | Grand Ledge (Pat O'Keefe) | Rochester Adams |
7-4
|
| 1994 | Birmingham Brother Rice (Ron Kalczynski) | Southgate Anderson |
15-3
|
| 1993 | Warren DeLaSalle (Brian Kelly) | Grand Ledge |
14-2
|
| 1992 | Birmingham Brother Rice (Ron Kalczynski) | Lapeer West |
15-11 (9)
|
| 1991 | Plymouth Salem (John Gravlin) | Rochester |
4-1
|
| 1990 | Sterling Heights Ford (Dan Barnabo) | Davison |
7-5
|
| 1989 | Harper Woods Notre Dame (Anthony Mardirosian) | Milford |
3-2
|
| 1988 | Birmingham Seaholm (Don Sackett) | Taylor Kennedy |
11-9
|
| 1987 | Detroit Catholic Central (John Salter) | Midland Dow |
4-3 (9)
|
| 1986 | Ypsilanti (Pat Dignan) | Birmingham Brother Rice |
6-5
|
| 1985 | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher (James Bresciami) | Jenison |
5-1
|
| 1984 | Walled Lake Western (Chuck Apap) | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
9-8
|
| 1983 | West Bloomfield (Larry Reichle) | Midland Dow |
19-3
|
| 1982 | Midland (Frank Altimore) | Plymouth Canton |
5-4
|
| 1981 | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher (James Bresciami) | Flint Carman |
7-6
|
| 1980 | Grosse Pointe North (Frank Sumbera) | Royal Oak Kimball |
9-6
|
| 1979 | Detroit Catholic Central (Frank Corej) | Port Huron Northern |
6-4
|
| 1978 | Flint Southwestern (Marvin Rettenmund) | East Kentwood |
7-1
|
| 1977 | Grand Ledge (Pat O'Keefe) | Detroit Catholic Central |
6-2
|
| 1976 | Clarkston (Paul Tungate) | Hazel Park |
2-1
|
| 1975 | Plymouth Salem (Wayne Sparkman) | Bay City Handy |
5-3
|
| 1974 | Livonia Churchill (Roger Frayer) | Hazel Park |
10-1
|
| 1973 | Midland (Frank Altimore) | Royal Oak Kimball |
1-0
|
| 1972 | Royal Oak Kimball (Frank Clouser) | Detroit Western |
3-1
|
| 1971 | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher (James Bresciami) | Royal Oak Kimball |
3-0
|
Class B
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Saginaw Nouvel (Steve Jaksa) | DeWitt |
3-2
|
| 1996 | Grandville Calvin Christian (Jay Milkamp) | DeWitt |
7-6 (9)
|
| 1995 | Detroit Country Day (Frank Orlando) | Spring Lake |
7-3
|
| 1994 | Trenton (Vic Bechard) | Grand Rapids Catholic Central |
3-1
|
| 1993 | DeWitt (Frank Deak) | Carleton Airport |
4-3 (11)
|
| 1992 | Dearborn Divine Child (Mark Falvo) | Wyoming Park |
9-6
|
| 1991 | Chelsea (Wayne Welton) | Midland Bullock Creek |
6-5
|
| 1990 | Stevensville Lakeshore (Steve Adler) | Madison Heights Bishop Foley |
6-2
|
| 1989 | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher (Thomas Trompics) | Fenton |
5-3
|
| 1988 | Mt. Clemens Clintondale (Jim Killoren) | Battle Creek Lakeview |
17-4
|
| 1987 | Bay City Handy (Dave Petrosky) | Battle Creek Lakeview |
1-0 (9)
|
| 1986 | Battle Creek Lakeview (Raymond Perry) | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
4-3
|
| 1985 | Grand Rapids Catholic Central (John Dolce) | Fenton |
6-2
|
| 1984 | Redford Thurston (Emil Majeski) | Wyoming Park |
2-1
|
| 1983 | Remus Chippewa Hills (James Novar) | Coloma |
4-1
|
| 1982 | Southgate Aquinas (Johnny Zimmerman) | Bay City Handy |
6-2
|
| 1981 | Bay City All Saints Central (Bill Harris) | Tecumseh |
7-1
|
| 1980 | Flint Powers (William Haley) | Mt. Pleasant |
8-7
|
| 1979 | Southgate Aquinas (Johnny Zimmerman) | South Haven |
5-1
|
| 1978 | Jackson Lumen Christi (Dan Atkin) | Spring Lake |
10-6
|
| 1977 | Gibraltar Carlson (John Lefevre) | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
7-1
|
| 1976 | Wyoming Park (Ronald Engels) | Coldwater |
6-5
|
| 1975 | Burton Bentley (Jim Vukovich) | Wyoming Godwin Heights |
3-2
|
| 1974 | Flint Powers (Jim Vanitvelt) | Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
4-0
|
| 1973 | Flint Bentley (Jim Vukovich) | Romeo |
2-0
|
| 1972 | Carleton Airport (Lowell Potratz) | Midland Bullock Creek |
5-4
|
| 1971 | Detroit Lutheran West (Roger Aumann) | Pinconning |
4-1
|
Class C
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Three Oaks-River Valley (Jerry Hinman) | Boyne City |
15-3
|
| 1996 | Lansing Catholic Central (Phil Booth) | Sanford-Meridian |
8-5
|
| 1995 | Three Oaks-River Valley (Jerry Hinman) | Grandville Calvin Christian |
17-3
|
| 1994 | Grandville Calvin Christian (Jay Milkamp) | Riverview Gabriel Richard |
5-4
|
| 1993 | Coleman (Joe Albaugh) | Detroit Country Day |
7-0
|
| 1992 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Saginaw Nouvel |
11-9
|
| 1991 | Erie-Mason (Tom McGarry) | Pewamo-Westphalia |
12-4
|
| 1990 | Saginaw Nouvel (Stephen Jaksa) | Homer |
10-5
|
| 1989 | Berrien Springs (John Donley) | Erie-Mason |
10-5
|
| 1988 | Hartford (Howard Hyde) | Morley-Stanwood |
11-10
|
| 1987 | Niles Brandywine (Charles Hurdle) | Coleman |
8-5
|
| 1986 | Pontiac Catholic (Frank Freeburn) | Hamilton |
3-2
|
| 1985 | Buchanan (Bob Storm) | Grandville Calvin Christian |
3-2
|
| 1984 | Berrien Springs (Dan Wright) | Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
4-2
|
| 1983 | DeWitt (Frank Deak) | Lake Fenton |
5-1
|
| 1982 | Sanford Meridian (Tom Axtell) | Buchanan |
6-4
|
| 1981 | Allen Park Cabrini (Donald Oboza) | Buchanan |
9-8
|
| 1980 | Dundee (Gordon Burkhart) | Parchment |
3-1
|
| 1979 | Allen Park Cabrini (Donald Oboza) | Clare |
2-0
|
| 1978 | Bay City All Saints (Leon Giffel) | Addison |
8-0
|
| 1977 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Center Line St. Clement |
4-2
|
| 1976 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Ravenna |
5-3
|
| 1975 | Bronson (Phil Wotta) | Vermontville Maple Valley |
8-1
|
| 1974 | Center Line St. Clement (Bill Krug) | St. Joseph Lake Mich. Catholic |
7-1
|
| 1973 | Blissfield (Larry Tuttle) | Novi |
4-0
|
| 1972 | Center Line St. Clement (Bill Krug) | Hamilton |
2-1
|
| 1971 | Hamtramck St. Ladislaus (Mike Soluk) | Dearborn Sacred Heart |
4-0
|
Class D
|
Year
|
Champion (Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hillman (David Checkley) | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart |
5-0
|
| 1996 | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Earl Hartman) | Center Line St. Clement |
12-0
|
| 1995 | New Buffalo (John Cosich) | Hillman |
10-4
|
| 1994 | Hillman (David Checkley) | Bridgman |
9-2
|
| 1993 | Beal City (Ron Schafer) | Portland St. Patrick |
10-7
|
| 1992 | Hillman (David Checkley) | Athens |
8-7
|
| 1991 | Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (Daniel Webster) | Bay City All Saints |
10-3
|
| 1990 | Traverse City St. Francis (Craig Bauer) | Climax-Scotts |
7-6
|
| 1989 | Colon (Dennis Hendrickson) | Gaylord St. Mary |
11-6
|
| 1988 | Grass Lake (Joe Bechtel) | Gaylord St. Mary |
11-6
|
| 1987 | Bridgman (Gary Owen) | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart |
10-9 (8)
|
| 1986 | Harper Woods (Ron Smith) | Wyoming Lee |
3-2
|
| 1985 | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (Joe Hicks) | Grass Lake |
5-4 (9)
|
| 1984 | Climax-Scotts (Bob Weessies) | Maple City Glen Lake |
6-2
|
| 1983 | New Buffalo (Roger Vink) | Morrice |
5-4 (10)
|
| 1982 | Mesick (James Linna) | Colon |
3-2
|
| 1981 | Reading (Jack Kerspilo) | Mesick |
1-0
|
| 1980 | Grass Lake (Joe Bechtel) | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian |
2-1
|
| 1979 | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (Joe Haklin) | Frankfort |
4-3
|
| 1978 | Saranac (Terry Dawson) | Frankfort |
4-1
|
| 1977 | Ann Arbor St. Thomas (Joe McDermott) | Potterville |
10-9
|
| 1976 | Climax-Scotts (Bob Weessies) | Caseville |
10-2
|
| 1975 | Climax-Scotts (Mark Whitney) | Grass Lake |
3-1
|
| 1974 | Cheboygan Catholic (Leo Yeck) | Freesoil | 2-0 |
| 1973 | Cheboygan Catholic (Leo Yeck) | Portland St. Patrick | 7-6 |
| 1972 | Ann Arbor St. Thomas (Mike Ramker) | Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett | 7-1 |
| 1971 | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Jim Powell) | Portland St. Patrick | 5-1 |