Seven Catholic League schools captured 11 state championships in the just-concluded 2013-14 academic season. In addition, seven schools were finalists in nine sports. Here are state champions from the Catholic League:

BLOOMFIELD HILLS BROTHER RICE – Division 2 football (three years in a row);

Division 1 boys swimming and diving; Division 1 lacrosse (10 in a row)

PONTIAC NOTRE DAME – Class A girls volleyball; Division 3 competitive cheer

FARMINGTON HILLS MERCY – Division 1 girls swimming and diving

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MARIAN – Class A girls basketball

DETROIT U-D JESUIT – Division 1 bowling; Division 2 boys tennis

NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL – Division 1 hockey

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MARIAN – Division 2 girls skiing

The state finalists included Catholic Central (Division 1 football and Division 1 boys golf); Dearborn Divine Child (Division 2 competitive cheer); Livonia Ladywood (Division 2 softball); Marian (Class A volleyball and Division 2 girls soccer); Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (Class D volleyball); combined Waterford Lakes/Clarkston Everest (Division 4 girls soccer); and U-D Jesuit (Division 2 boys tennis).

Here are the CHSL champions for the 2013-2014 academic year:

ANN ARBOR FR. GABRIEL RICHARD – Division 3-4 boys cross country (six years in a row); Division 3-4 girls cross country; Cardinal Division pompon; Division 2 boys hockey, Division C-D track & field (two in a row); Division C-D boys golf (10 in a row); Division 3-4 girls tennis

BLOOMFIELD HILLS BROTHER RICE – Division 1 boys tennis (three in a row);

boys skiing (two in a row); Division A-B football; boys swimming & diving (23 in a row); Division A-B baseball (three in a row); Division A lacrosse (12 in a row); Division A-B boys track & field (three in row)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MARIAN – Girls field hockey; girls skiing (six in a row); Division 1 lacrosse (eight in a row); Division A-B soccer; Division 1-2 girls tennis (six in a row)

DEARBORN DIVINE CHILD – Bishop Division competitive cheer (12 in a row)

DETROIT LOYOLA – Prep Bowl football (four in a row)

DETROIT U-D JESUIT – Division A-B boys soccer; Division A-B boys basketball (two in a row)

FARMINGTON HILLS MERCY – Girls golf; girls swimming & diving (23 in a row); girls hockey; Division A-B girls basketball; Division A-B softball (two in a row)

LIVONIA LADYWOOD – Division 2 girls lacrosse (two in a row)

MADISON HEIGHTS BISHOP FOLEY – Cardinal Division competitive cheer; Division C-D girls basketball; Division C-D baseball (three in a row)

NOVI DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL – Division 1-2 boys cross country (seven in a row); wrestling (20 in a row); boys bowling; Division 1 boys hockey; Division A-B boys golf

PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP – Division A-B girls volleyball; Division C-D boys soccer (two in a row); Division B boys lacrosse (two in a row)

WARREN REGINA – Division 1-2 girls cross country (two in a row); Bishop Division pompon (two in a row); Division A-B girls track & field

WATERFORD OUR LADY OF THE LAKES – Division C-D girls volleyball (two in a row); Division C-D football; Division C-D boys basketball

WATERFORD LAKES/CLARKSTON EVEREST – Division C-D girls soccer (four in a row)

WIXOM ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA – Division C-D softball

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Don Horkey is a freelance writer. He may be reached at [email protected].