Grand Rapids City League
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The Grand Rapids City League is an athletic league located in Grand Rapids, MI. It consists of the 4 public high schools of the Grand Rapids Public Schools and 3 private parochial schools.
The current league secretary is Melvin Atkins, Grand Rapids Public Schools Executive Director of Athletics and Activities. This makes the GRCL among the few athletic conferences administered by a public school district that has a significant private school membership.
Members
Members of the Grand Rapids City League include the following
- Central High School
- Creston High School
- Ottawa Hills High School
- Union High School
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School
- Grand Rapids West Catholic High School
- Grand Rapids Christian High School
State Championships
Grand Rapids City League members have won MHSAA state championships in the following sports.Grand Rapids Catholic Central
- 1943 football
- 1949 football
- 1951 football
- 1959 football
- 1982 boys cross country
- 1984 boys cross country
- 1985 baseball
- 1987 football
- 1987 girls cross country
- 1997 boys cross country
- 1999 competetive cheer
Grand Rapids Central
- 1931 boys tennis
- 1932 boys tennis
- 1933 boys tennis
- 1934 boys tennis
Grand Rapids Creston
- 1980 girls volleyball
Grand Rapids Christian
- 1938 boys basketball
- 1979 girls cross country
- 1980 girls track and field
- 1997 girls basketball
- 1998 boys soccer
- 2001 boys soccer
- 2005 girls cross country
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
- 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 Union
- 1932 boys golf
- 1952 boys cross country
- 1943 boys cross country
Grand Rapids West Catholic
- 1970 boys cross country
- 1979 girls basketball
- 1979 girls gymnastics
- 1990 girls basketball
- 2003 boys cross country
Grand Rapids South (defunct)
- 1928 boys tennis
- 1929 boys tennis
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni who have participated athletically in the Grand Rapids City League include the following.
- Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ottawa Hills High School
- Gerald R. Ford, Grand Rapids South High School, Football
- Terry Barr, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
- Richard DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian High School
- Stanley Ketchel
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