Metro Area — This spring, Madison Heights Bishop Foley made history in Michigan high school athletics, and Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice continued to rewrite its own historic saga.

The Ventures’ baseball squad, by easily defeating Grandville Calvin Christian, 12-5, for their third consecutive Division 3 title, became the first school in any division in the state to win three championships in a row in the sport.

The Warriors continued to dominate boys lacrosse with their ninth Division 1 crown in a row — and maintained their undefeated streak of 130 wins over state opponents dating back to 2005.

The Catholic High School League was well represented in state tournament action during the 2012-13 academic year. Here are the champions:

Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice — Division 2 football (two years in a row), Division 1 lacrosse (9 years in a row).

Bloomfield Hills Marian — Division 2 girls tennis.

Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart — Division 4 girls tennis (two years in a row).

Dearborn Divine Child — Division 2 track and field (two years in a row).

Madison Heights Bishop Foley — Division 3 baseball (three years in a row).

Novi Detroit Catholic Central — Division 1 wrestling.

Riverview Gabriel Richard — Division 4 bowling.

In addition, 11 CHSL schools were finalists in 17 state tournament finals, six of them narrowly losing by margins of three or less: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (tennis, swimming, baseball lost by one run); Bloomfield Hills Marian (soccer lost by one goal in double OT); Dearborn Divine Child (competitive cheer); Farmington Hills Mercy (tennis lost by two points, golf, swimming); Detroit Loyola (football); Livonia Ladywood (lacrosse); Novi Detroit Catholic Central (football, ice hockey lost by one goal); Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (football lost by a field goal); Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (competitive cheer, girls soccer); Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (girls basketball); Waterford Lakes/Everest Collegiate (girls soccer lost by one goal).

In the CHSL, 18 schools won championships in 14 boys sports and 16 girls sports during the past academic year. The winners were:

Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard — boys cross country (two years in a row); Prep Bowl football; boys track; girls track (nine years in a row); boys golf (nine years in a row).

Bloomfield Hills Marian — girls basketball; girls lacrosse (seven years in a row); girls tennis co-champ (four years in a row).

Bloomfield  Hills Brother Rice — boys tennis; boys soccer (two years in a row); boys ice hockey; boys swimming (21 years in a row); boys lacrosse (11 years in a row); baseball (two years in a row); boys track (two years in a row); boys golf (three years in a row), boys skiing (two years in a row).

Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart — Pom-pon and dance.

Clarkston Everest Collegiate — competitive cheerleading; combined with Our Lady of the Lakes, soccer (three years in a row).

Dearborn Divine Child — girls tennis (two years in a row); competitive cheerleading (11 years in a row); girls track (four years in a row).

Detroit Loyola — Prep Bowl football (three years in a row).

University of Detroit Jesuit — boys basketball.

Farmington Hills Mercy — girls swimming (45th time in last 46 years); golf; field hockey; ice hockey; tennis co-champ; softball.

Livonia Ladywood — volleyball; girls lacrosse; girls soccer (two years in a row).

Madison Heights Bishop Foley — boys basketball (three years in a row); baseball (two years in a row).

Novi Detroit Catholic Central — boys cross country (six years in a row); wrestling (19 years in a row).

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep — boys lacrosse; girls lacrosse; girls tennis.

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s — Prep Bowl football (two years in a row).

Riverview Gabriel Richard — boys ice hockey (two years in a row).

Royal Oak Shrine — girls cross country; girls softball.

Warren De La Salle — bowling.

Warren Regina — girls cross country; pom-pon and dance; bowling.

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes — girls volleyball; girls basketball; combined with Everest Collegiate girls soccer (three years in a row).