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      • The Grand Rapids City League (GRCL) was a high school athletic league in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The GRCL originated in the spring of 1928 when seven Grand Rapids high schools competed in the first City Track Meet on May 18–19. The meet doubled as the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class A Regional Meet. Catholic Central, Central, Creston, Davis Tech, Ottawa Hills, South and Union competed in the meet under the direction of newly appointed City League athletic director Henry Lightner. The league's final membership consisted of the four public high schools of the Grand Rapids Public Schools (Central, Creston, Ottawa Hills and Union) plus Catholic Central, West Catholic and Christian.
      The last league secretary was Melvin Atkins, the Grand Rapids Public Schools' Executive Director of Athletics and Activities. This made the GRCL among the few athletic conferences administered by a public school district that has a significant non-public school membership.
      Due to a lack of parity and competitiveness within the league because of changing enrollment figures and demographic shifts, the Grand Rapids City League had attempted in 2004 to disband and join the larger Ottawa-Kent Conference, which the majority of schools in metropolitan Grand Rapids are members of. The Ottawa-Kent Conference rejected the Grand Rapids Public Schools while extending an invitation to the three private schools. The member schools decided to keep the league intact and reapplied for Ottawa-Kent Conference membership in 2006. On February 8, 2007 the Ottawa-Kent Conference voted to invite the City League schools for membership. The 2007-2008 school year was the last year of competition for the City League as all schools accepted the invitation to join the Ottawa-Kent Conference.


      Members


      The following high schools, all within the City of Grand Rapids, were the final members of the Grand Rapids City League:

      Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School
      Grand Rapids Central High School (earlier called Grand Rapids High School)
      Grand Rapids Christian High School
      Grand Rapids Creston High School
      Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School
      Grand Rapids Union High School
      Grand Rapids West Catholic High School


      Membership History


      Davis Technical High School was a member of the Grand Rapids City League from the 1920s until 1943, when its building was turned over to Grand Rapids Junior College. Grand Rapids South High School, alma mater of former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, was a league member until the school was closed in 1967.
      Grand Rapids West Catholic High School was established in 1961, began varsity boys basketball a year later in 1962-1963 as an independent, and then joined the City League for the 1963-1964 school year. However, West Catholic's varsity football team did not have its first season until 1963-1964 and played as an independent for two years before entering league competition in 1965-1966.
      Also, from 1964-1965 through 1971-1972, Grand Rapids Christian High School was divided into Central Christian and East Christian high schools. Central Christian joined the league in 1964-1965 and East Christian became a member in 1965-1966. The Central and East Christian football teams played as independents from their first years in 1967-1968 through their last seasons in 1971-1972. The reunited Grand Rapids Christian High began participation in the City League in 1972-1973, with the football team starting league play in 1973-1974.
      The Grand Rapids City League's last competitions were held in the 2007-2008 school year. The league's member schools joined the Ottawa-Kent Conference[1] prior to the 2008-2009 school year.


      = Membership timeline

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      State championships


      Grand Rapids City League member high schools won the following state championships (all Michigan High School Athletic Association unless noted):


      = Grand Rapids Catholic Central Cougars

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      1943 football (mythical championship)
      1949 football (Detroit Free Press & mythical championship)
      1951 football (Detroit Free Press)
      1959 football (Associated Press & Detroit Free Press)
      1982 boys' cross country
      1984 boys' cross country
      1985 baseball
      1987 football
      1987 girls' cross country
      1999 competitive cheer


      = Grand Rapids Central Rams

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      1896 football (mythical championship)
      1900 boys' track and field (pre-MHSAA)
      1907 boys' track and field (pre-MHSAA)
      1912 football (mythical championship)
      1913 boys' track and field (pre-MHSAA)
      1916 boys' track and field (pre-MHSAA)
      1917 boys' track and field (pre-MHSAA)
      1931 boys' tennis
      1932 boys' tennis
      1932 football (mythical championship)
      1933 boys' tennis


      = Grand Rapids Central Christian Eagles

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      none


      = Grand Rapids Christian Eagles

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      1938 boys' basketball
      1979 girls' cross country
      1980 girls' track and field
      1997 girls' basketball
      1998 boys' soccer
      2001 girls' team track and field (MITCA)
      2001 boys' soccer
      2002 girls' team track and field (MITCA)
      2003 equestrian (MIHA)
      2005 girls' cross country
      2006 girls' cross country
      2007 girls' team track and field (MITCA)


      = Grand Rapids Creston Polar Bears

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      1980 girls' volleyball


      = Grand Rapids Davis Technical

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      1945 Boys Tennis


      = Grand Rapids East Christian Panthers

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      1966 boys' basketball
      1966 boys' cross country


      = Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills Indians/Bengals

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      1932 boys' track & field
      1934 boys' track & field
      1934 boys' golf
      1934 boys' tennis
      1938 boys' tennis
      1951 boys' track & field
      1952 boys' golf
      1968 boys' basketball
      1969 boys' basketball
      1989 girls' basketball
      1997 boys' basketball


      = Grand Rapids South Trojans

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      1924 football (mythical championship)
      1928 boys' tennis
      1929 boys' tennis
      1930 boys' cross country
      1944 football (mythical championship)


      = Grand Rapids Union Red Hawks

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      1925 football (mythical championship per Associated Press article)
      1931 football (mythical championship)
      1932 boys' golf
      1948 football (Detroit Free Press & mythical championship)
      1952 boys' cross country
      1953 boys' cross country


      = Grand Rapids West Catholic Falcons

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      1979 girls' basketball
      1984 gymnastics
      1990 girls' basketball
      2003 boys' cross country
      2004 boys' team track and field (MITCA)
      2008 boys' team track and field (MITCA)
      2008 girls' team track and field (MITCA)


      Notable alumni


      Notable alumni who participated athletically in the Grand Rapids City League (or participated for a school that later joined the City League) include the following:

      Thomas Kelley, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Michigan State University
      George Andrie, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football, Marquette University, Dallas Cowboys
      Lacy Jones, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, Youngstown State, Central Michigan University
      Terry Barr, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
      Harry Berrios, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Baseball, Football
      Hugh Blacklock, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
      Robert E Brady, Grand Rapids South High School, Football, basketball, track, Michigan State University
      Carlton Brewster, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football
      Kelly Butler, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Purdue University
      Geno Carlisle, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, University of California at Berkeley
      Chuck DeShane, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football, Detroit Lions
      Doug DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian High School, Football, Purdue University
      Richard DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian High School
      Clarence Ellis, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football, Track and Field
      Gerald R. Ford, Grand Rapids South High School, Football
      David Harris, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, University of Michigan, New York Jets
      Mike Kadish, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football
      Mike Keller, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football
      Stanley Ketchel, Grand Rapids Union High School, Boxing, World Champion
      George Kok, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball
      Alvin Loucks, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football
      Bob Lurtsema, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, New York Giants
      Floyd Mayweather Jr., Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School
      Greg Meyer, Grand Rapids West Catholic High School, Cross Country, Track and Field, Boston Marathon, Olympics
      Rick Miller, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Basketball, Baseball
      Duke Mondy, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Basketball, Providence, Oakland
      Mike Prindle, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Western Michigan University
      Rueben Riley, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football
      Dave Rozema, Grand Rapids Central High School, Baseball, Detroit Tigers
      Joe Soboleski, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan),Football
      Derrick Spearman, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, NLU
      Mickey Stanley, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Baseball
      Frank Steketee, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football

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