BY DAN STICKRADT
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Jackson Lumen Christi did not have to control play or dominate Friday. The unranked Titans just had to be good enough.
Lumen Christi was good enough and its defense was stout down the stretch this season, especially on the final day of the Division 4 season.
Making just its second appearance in the state finals and first since 2000, Lumen Christi went on an unexpected run which resulted in the school’s first state championship. The Titans prevailed 2-1 over defending state champion and sixth-ranked Kalamazoo Christian in a game decided on penalty kicks – where Lumen Christi held a 3-1 advantage.
Senior goalkeeper Izzy Ermatinger finished with seven saves over 100 minutes of open play, including two full 10-minute overtime periods. In the shootout, she saved the Comets’ first, second and fourth shooters to help lift her team to a midfield jubilee.
“We felt all along we could do this,” said Ermatinger, who would not let in on her secret of how she could tell what way Kalamazoo Christian’s shooters would go during the shootout. “I could tell. I won’t say.
“But we are the state champions and that’s what matters,” she added.
Lumen Christi (14-7-0) made a conference switch last summer, moving from the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference over to the Catholic High School League where the Titans landed in the CHSL-AA Division for girls soccer. Lumen Christi placed fifth and did not even make the CHSL Bishop Tournament.
The upgrade in competition sure lifted the Titans to new levels this season.
“I think it really paid off for us,” smiled Lumen Christi coach Blake Newman-Gillis. “We played a lot of very good teams. We even lost to some of those teams early in the season. We lost to (Royal Oak) Shrine early in the season 5-0 but we faced them again in the regional finals and were able to beat them 2-0. We are a completely different team right now than we were in the season.
“I said at the end of last season that we were bringing just about everyone back and I thought if we could put it together we could contend for a state championship,” said Newman-Gillig. “We did just that, put it all together and made a run.”
In the Division 4 state tournament, the Titans elevated their game when it mattered most. Lumen Christi defeated four top-10 teams to close the season, including No. 5 Manchester, No. 2 Shrine, No. 8 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian and No. 6 Kalamazoo Christian. The Titans only conceded two goals in seven postseason games and only five goals in their last 10 games.
“We tried some different alignments the first half of the season but nothing worked,” said Newman-Gillig. “We finally switched to a 4-3-3 and it began to work better.”
At one point, the Titans were 3-5-0 and outscored 25-19 before righting the ship. Lumen Christi closed with a nine-game win streak and outscored its seven postseason opponents by a 24-2 margin. In comparison, Lumen Christi only outscored its opponents 34-32 in the regular season and even dropped a 2-1 decision to Kalamazoo Christian in a non-conference game in mid-May.
It marks Kalamazoo Christian’s 10th trip to the state championship game, but the Comets slipped to 5-5 in those contests.
Kalamazoo Christian controlled play for over 80 percent of this state finals contest while Lumen Christi only subbed one time in the second half and overtime and even had a hard time clearing the ball from its half of the field. It did not matter.
The Comets fell behind early and never led in the game. Kalamazoo Christian controlled play for most of the first half but fell behind just 3:52 into the contest.
Lumen Christi junior forward Paityn Petitto sent a long serve from the center of the park to an onrushing sophomore forward Codi Ruge who split defenders before uncorking her breakaway shot top-shelf from 19 yards out.
Kalamazoo Christian outshot Lumen Christi 16-9, including 8-7 with shots on frame, and even held a 6-2 edge on cornerkicks. The Comets finally netted an equalizer with 38:41 remaining in the second half when senior Phoebe Zeyl’s long serve into the box and chased down by senior Ari Allen, who ripped her shot into the left side from 12 yards out.
The Comets continued to flood the Titans’ side of the field with waves of attacks, crosses, corners and shots all while dominating possession down the stretch but simply could not net a go-ahead goal.
“That’s the way it goes sometimes,” conceded Kalamazoo Christian coach Jay Allen, who only graduates six of his 26 players. “I thought we dominated play for long stretches and had our fair share of chances. But we couldn’t get it done. I’m not a big fan of shootouts, either. But what can you do differently? Bring back golden goal or play until there is a winner? I don’t know what the answer is.
“We are a young team and I think scoring goals was a problem for us at times this season,” continued Allen. “We are used to the Kalamazoo Christian offense beating teams by three or four goals to get to the finals. This year we won a bunch of one-goal games (three) in the tournament and most of our tournament games were close.”
In the shootout, Lumen Christi’s Ermatinger, Paige Lefere and Paityn Pettito converted the Titans’ first three attempts but they missed their fourth. Ermatinger stopped Kalamazoo Christian’s Alyssa Gorton on the Comet’s fourth shot to seal the deal.
Lumen Christi’s defense, led by junior and NCAA Division I University of North Carolina-Asheville commit Kathleen Doane, stifled the Comets attack for long stretches. Ermatinger did her part in the end.
Ari Allen made the only shot in the shootout for Kalamazoo Christian, who made their sixth appearance in the finals in the past decade. The Comets also lost in a shootout in 2017.
“I did not want to go to (penalty kicks),” said Newman-Gillig. “You never know what could happen if you play for penalties. The other team could score and then you have to play catch up. We were tired at the end and we struggled to get much going (in the second half and overtime), but we stepped up and make those shots (in the shootout) and Izzy came through for us.”
THE MOST IN STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY--GIRLS SOCCER
(1983-2023)
Compiled by MSN’s Dan Stickradt
Note: An asterisk* denotes a school that no longer exists.
MOST MHSAA STATE TITLES:
12 – Madison Heights Bishop Foley
11 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
9 – Birmingham Marian
7 – Novi
6 – Birmingham Detroit Country Day
5 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
5 – Kalamazoo Christian
5 – Livonia Stevenson
4 – Grandville Calvin Christian
4 – Richland Gull Lake
4 – Troy Athens
3 – East Grand Rapids
3 – Flint Powers Catholic
3 – Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep
3 – Northville
3 – Plymouth Canton
3 – Troy
2 – Grand Rapids South Christian
2 – Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett
2 – Lansing Christian
2 – Okemos
2 – Portage Central
2 – Rochester Adams
2 – Rochester Stoney Creek
2 – Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
1 – Ann Arbor Greenhills
1 – Ann Arbor Huron
1 – Birmingham Groves
1 – Birmingham Seaholm
1 – Bloomfield Hills
1 – Clawson
1 – Dearborn
1 – Grosse Pointe North
1 – Hartland
1 – Livonia Churchill
1 – North Muskegon
1 – Plainwell
1 – Plymouth Salem
1 – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
1 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
1 – Saginaw Heritage
1 – Saline
1 – Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Unified
1 – Williamston
MOST MHSAA STATE FINALS APPEARANCES:
17 – Madison Heights Bishop Foley
15 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
13 – Birmingham Marian
11 – Birmingham Detroit Country Day
9 – Flint Powers Catholic
9 – Kalamazoo Christian
8 – Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep
8 – Richland Gull Lake
7 – Livonia Stevenson
7 – Novi
7 – Plymouth Canton
7 – Troy
7 – Troy Athens
6 – East Grand Rapids
6 – Northville
6 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
5 – Plainwell
5 – Brighton
5 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
4 – Ann Arbor Greenhills
4 – Grand Blanc
4 – Grandville Calvin Christian
4 – Lansing Christian
4 – Rochester Adams
4 – Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Unified
3 – Bloomfield Hills Lahser*
3 – Livonia Churchill
3 – Okemos
3 – Portage Central
3 – Rochester Stoney Creek
3 – Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
3 – Williamston
2 – Freeland
2 – Grand Rapids South Christian
2 – Grosse Pointe North
2 – Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett
2 – Plymouth
2 – Plymouth Salem
2 – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
2 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
2 – Utica Eisenhower
1 – Ann Arbor Huron
1 – Birmingham Groves
1 – Birmingham Seaholm
1 – Bloomfield Hills
1 – Boyne City
1 – Clarkston Everest Collegiate-Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart Unified
1 – Clawson
1 – Dearborn
1 – Essexville-Garber
1 – Fenton
1 – Grandville
1 – Grosse Ile
1 – Harbor Springs
1 – Hartland
1 – Hudsonville
1 – Jackson Lumen Christi
1 – Livonia Ladywood*
1 – Montrose
1 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
1 – North Muskegon
1 – Portage Northern
1 – Rochester
1 – Saginaw Heritage
1 – Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
1 – Saline
1 – Spring Lake
1 – Stevensville-Lakeshore
MOST MHSAA STATE RUNNERS-UP FINISHES:
6 – Flint Powers Catholic
5 – Birmingham Detroit Country Day
5 – Brighton
5 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
5 – Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep
5 – Madison Heights Bishop Foley
4 – Birmingham Marian
4 – Grand Blanc
4 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
4 – Kalamazoo Christian
4 – Plainwell
4 – Plymouth Canton
4 – Richland Gull Lake
4 – Troy
3 – Ann Arbor Greenhills
3 – Bloomfield Hills Lahser*
3 – Northville
3 – Troy Athens
3 – Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Unified
2 – East Grand Rapids
2 – Freeland
2 – Lansing Christian
2 – Livonia Churchill
2 – Livonia Stevenson
2 – Plymouth
2 – Rochester Adams
2 – Utica Eisenhower
2 – Williamston
1 – Boyne City
1 – Clarkston Everest Collegiate-Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart Unified
1 – East Grand Rapids
1 – Essexville-Garber
1 – Fenton
1 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
1 – Grandville
1 – Grosse Ile
1 – Grosse Pointe North
1 – Harbor Springs
1 – Hudsonville
1 – Jackson Lumen Christi
1 – Livonia Ladywood*
1 – Montrose
1 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
1 – Okemos
1 – Plymouth Salem
1 – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
1 – Portage Central
1 – Portage Northern
1 – Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
1 – Rochester
1 – Rochester Stoney Creek
1 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
1 – Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
1 – Spring Lake
1 – Stevensville-Lakeshore
MOST MHSAA STATE RUNNERS-UP FINISHES WITHOUT A STATE TITLE:
5 – Brighton
5 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
4 – Grand Blanc
2 – Freeland
2 – Utica Eisenhower
1 – Boyne City
1 – Clarkston Everest Collegiate-Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart Unified
1 – Essexville-Garber
1 – Fenton
1 – Grandville
1 – Grosse Ile
1 – Grosse Pointe North
1 – Harbor Springs
1 – Hudsonville
1 – Jackson Lumen Christi
1 – Livonia Ladywood*
1 – Montrose
1 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
1 – Portage Northern
1 – Rochester
1 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
1 – Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
1 – Spring Lake
1 – Stevensville-Lakeshore
MHSAA STATE SEMIFINALS LOSSES:
9 – Flint Powers Catholic
8 – Troy
7 – Birmingham Detroit Country Day
6 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
6 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
6 – Plainwell
6 – Portage Central
6 – Rochester Adams
5 – Brighton
5 – DeWitt
5 – Holland Christian
5 – North Muskegon
5 – Northville
5 – Portage Northern
5 – Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
4 – Dexter
4 – Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett
4 – Harper Woods Regina / Warren Regina
4 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
4 – Jackson Lumen Christi
4 – Kalamazoo Christian
4 – Madison Heights Bishop Foley
4 – Richland-Gull Lake
4 – Rochester
4 – Suttons Bay
3 – Birmingham Marian
3 – Frankenmuth
3 – Freeland
3 – Grosse Pointe South
3 – Lansing Christian
3 – Livonia Ladywood*
3 – Midland Dow
3 – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
3 – Trenton
3 – Utica Ford II
2 – Ann Arbor Greenhills
2 – Bad Axe
2 – Dearborn
2 – Elk Rapids
2 – Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port-Laker
2 – Fenton
2 – Fremont
2 – Grand Rapids Catholic Central
2 – Grand Rapids Christian
2 – Grandville Calvin Christian
2 – Grosse Pointe North
2 – Harbor Springs
2 – Kalamazoo Central
2 – Linden
2 – Livonia Stevenson
2 – Macomb Lutheran North
2 – Midland
2 – Novi
2 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
2 – Troy Athens
2 – Utica Eisenhower
2 – Williamston
1 – Ann Arbor Huron
1 – Ann Arbor Pioneer
1 – Ann Arbor Skyline
1 – Birmingham Seaholm
1 – Boyne City
1 – Byron Center
1 – Charlevoix
1 – Chelsea
1 – Clawson
1 – Dearborn Divine Child
1 – East Kentwood
1 – East Lansing
1 – Farmington
1 – Farmington Hills Mercy
1 – Flushing
1 – Grand Blanc
1 – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
1 – Grosse Ile
1 – Hart
1 – Haslett
1 – Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep
1 – Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix
1 – Lapeer East*
1 – Lake Fenton
1 – Livonia Churchill
1 – Ludington
1 – Madison Heights Lamphere
1 – Maple City Glen Lake
1 – Marine City Cardinal Mooney
1 – Marshall
1 – Mattawan
1 – Muskegon Catholic Central
1 – Muskegon Oakridge
1 – Muskegon Orchard View
1 – Okemos
1 – Paw Paw
1 – Plymouth Canton
1 – Royal Oak Kimball*
1 – Saginaw Heritage
1 – St. Clair Shores South Lake
1 – Spring Lake
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MOST MHSAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES:
(Combined state championship, state runners-ups and Final Four losses)
21 – Madison Heights Bishop Foley
19 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
18 – Birmingham Detroit Country Day
18 – Flint Powers Catholic
16 – Birmingham Marian
15 – Troy
13 – Kalamazoo Christian
12 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
12 – Richland Gull Lake
11 – Northville
11 – Plainwell
10 – Brighton
10 – Rochester Adams
9 – Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep
9 – Livonia Stevenson
9 – Novi
9 – Portage Central
9 – Troy Athens
8 – Plymouth Canton
7 – Lansing Christian
7 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
6 – Ann Arbor Greenhills
6 – East Grand Rapids
6 – Grandville Calvin Christian
6 – Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett
6 – North Muskegon
6 – Portage Northern
6 – Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
5 – DeWitt
5 – Freeland
5 – Grand Blanc
5 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
5 – Holland Christian
5 – Jackson Lumen Christi
5 – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
5 – Rochester
5 – Williamston
4 – Dexter
4 – Grosse Pointe North
4 – Harper Woods Regina / Warren Regina
4 – Livonia Churchill
4 – Livonia Ladywood*
4 – Okemos
4 – Suttons Bay
4 – Utica Eisenhower
4 – Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified
3 – Bloomfield Hills Lahser*
3 – Dearborn
3 – Fenton
3 – Frankenmuth
3 – Grosse Pointe South
3 – Harbor Springs
3 – Midland Dow
3 – Rochester Stoney Creek
3 – Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
3 – Saline
3 – Trenton
3 – Utica Ford II
2 – Ann Arbor Huron
2 – Bad Axe
2 – Birmingham Seaholm
2 – Boyne City
2 – Clawson
2 – Elk Rapids
2 – Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port-Laker
2 – Fremont
2 – Grand Rapids Catholic Central
2 – Grand Rapids Christian
2 – Grand Rapids South Christian
2 – Grosse Ile
2 – Kalamazoo Central
2 – Linden
2 – Macomb Lutheran North
2 – Midland
2 – Plymouth
2 – Plymouth Salem
2 – Saginaw Eisenhower*
2 – Saginaw Heritage
2 – Spring Lake
1 – Ann Arbor Pioneer
1 – Ann Arbor Skyline
1 – Birmingham Groves
1 – Bloomfield Hills
1 – Byron Center
1 – Charlevoix
1 – Chelsea
1 – Clarkston Everest Collegiate/Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart Unified
1 – Dearborn Divine Child
1 – East Kentwood
1 – East Lansing
1 – Essexville Garber
1 – Farmington
1 – Farmington Hills Mercy
1 – Flushing
1 – Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
1 – Grandville
1 – Hart
1 – Hartland
1 – Haslett
1 – Hudsonville
1 – Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix
1 – Lapeer East*
1 – Lake Fenton
1 – Ludington
1 – Madison Heights Lamphere
1 – Maple City Glen Lake
1 – Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic
1 – Marshall
1 -- Mattawan
1 – Montrose
1 – Muskegon Catholic Central
1 – Muskegon Oakridge
1 – Muskegon Orchard View
1 – Royal Oak Kimball*
1 – St. Clair Shores South Lake
1 – Stevensville-Lakeshore
Note: An asterisk* denotes a school that no longer exists.
To update, email Dan Stickradt at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or text to (248) 884-1051.
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS STATE TITLES:
11 – Davison Faith Baptist
4 – Midland Calvary Baptist
4 – Troy Bethany Christian
2 – Clinton Township Faith Christian
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS STATE RUNNERS-UP:
3 – Rochester Hills Christian
3 – Davison Faith Baptist
2 – Troy Bethany Christian
1 – Clarkston Springfield Christian
1 – Clinton Township Faith Christian
1 – Vassar Juniata Christian
X – Bloomfield Hills Christian
X – Bridgeport Baptist
X – Carson City Fellowship Baptist
X – Corunna Immanuel Christian
X – Gaylord Grace Baptist*
X – Gladwin Skeels Christian
X – Holland Calvary Baptist
X – Holt Capitol City Baptist
X – Laingsburg Christian
X – Lake Orion Baptist
X – Lake Orion Shalom Baptist*
X – Midland Calvary Baptist
X – Midland Christian*
X – Oxford Christian Academy*
X – Rockford Oakfield Baptist*
X – Ruby Faith Baptist*
X – Saginaw Community Baptist
X – Saline Washtenaw Christian
X – Sterling Heights Christian*
X – Waterford Oakdale Christian Academy
X – Wixom Christian
X – Ypsilanti Calvary Christian*
X – Ypsilanti Faithway Baptist*
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES:
X – Rochester Hills Christian
X – Davison Faith Baptist
X – Troy Bethany Christian
X – Clarkston Springfield Christian
X – Clinton Township Faith Christian
X – Vassar Juniata Christian
X – Bloomfield Hills Christian
X – Bridgeport Baptist
X – Cadillac Heritage Christian
X – Carson City Fellowship Baptist
X – Corunna Immanuel Christian
X – Fostoria Baptist
X – Gaylord Grace Baptist*
X – Gladwin Skeels Christian
X – Holland Calvary Baptist
X – Holt Capitol City Baptist
X – Laingsburg Christian
X – Lake Orion Baptist
X – Lake Orion Shalom Baptist*
X – Midland Calvary Baptist
X – Midland Christian*
X – Oxford Christian Academy*
X – Rockford Oakfield Baptist*
X – Ruby Faith Baptist*
X – Saginaw Community Baptist
X – Saline Washtenaw Christian
X – Sterling Heights Christian*
X – Waterford Oakdale Christian Academy
X – Wixom Christian
X – Ypsilanti Calvary Christian*
X – Ypsilanti Faithway Baptist
Note: There are five seasons in the MACS state tournament where there is no state champion listed.
Note: An asterisk* denotes a school that no longer in operation or the high school portion of the school has closed.
MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
(founded in January 2023)
MCSAA—STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1 – Rochester Hills Christian
MCSAA—STATE RUNNER-UPS
1 – Saline Washtenaw Christian
MCSAA—FINAL FOUR APPEARANCS
1 – Rochester Hills Christian
1 – Saline Washtenaw Christian
1 – Bloomfield Hills Christian
X – Cadillac Heritage Christian
X – Waterford Oakdale Christian Academy
X – Bridgeport Baptist
X – Flint Waterbrook Christian
X – Smith’s Creek Blue Water Christian Academy
X – Burton CenterPointe Christian Academy
X – Hastings Barry County Christian
MCSAA—STATE FINALS RESULTS
2024: To be determined
2023: Rochester Hills Christian 5, Saline Washtenaw Christian 2
To update, email Dan Stickradt at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or text to (248) 884-1051.
MICHIGAN HOME SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
/ WEST MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION:
MOST MHSSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Note: No list complied; incomplete information
X – Brighton East Michigan Home School Panthers
X – Byron Center West Michigan Home School Heat
X – Canton Home School United
X – Howell HAACH Home School Cougars
X – Hudsonville Home School Hornets
X – Kalamazoo Home School Cougars
X – Lansing Area Home School Dragons
X – Lansing CHAP Home School Chariots
X – Lansing Home School Crusaders*
X – Lapeer Faith Home School Falcons
X – Lapeer Home School Lakers
X – Romeo Summit Home School Mountaineers
X – Saginaw Mid-Michigan Christian Home School Educators Eagles
X – Sterling Heights Life Summit Eagles
X – Traverse City Home School Bulldogs
MOST MHSSA STATE RUNNERS-UP:
X – Brighton East Michigan Home School Panthers
X – Byron Center West Michigan Home School Heat
X – Canton Home School United
X – Howell HAACH Home School Cougars
X – Hudsonville Home School Hornets
X – Kalamazoo Home School Cougars
X – Lansing Area Home School Dragons
X – Lansing CHAP Home School Chariots
X – Lansing Home School Crusaders*
X – Lapeer Faith Home School Falcons
X – Lapeer Home School Lakers
X – Romeo Summit Home School Mountaineers
X – Saginaw Mid-Michigan Christian Home School Educators Eagles
X – Sterling Heights Life Summit Eagles
X – Traverse City Home School Bulldogs
MOST MHSSA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES
X – Brighton East Michigan Home School Panthers
X – Byron Center West Michigan Home School Heat
X – Canton Home School United
X – Howell HAACH Home School Cougars
X – Hudsonville Home School Hornets
X – Kalamazoo Home School Cougars
X – Lansing Area Home School Dragons
X – Lansing CHAP Home School Chariots
X – Lansing Home School Crusaders*
X – Lapeer Faith Home School Falcons
X – Lapeer Home School Lakers
X – Romeo Summit Home School Mountaineers
X – Saginaw Mid-Michigan Christian Home School Educators Eagles
X – Sterling Heights Life Summit Eagles
X – Traverse City Home School Bulldogs
To update, email Dan Stickradt at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or text to (248) 884-1051.
MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION:
MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—STATE FINALS RESULTS
MCSAA STATE CHAMPIONS:
2023: Rochester Hills Christian
MCAA STATE RUNNER-UP:
2023: Saline Washtenaw Christian
(This is a newly-created state governing body of small Christian schools from a variety of conferences or independents that used to participate in state tournament by the Michigan Association of Christian Schools (MACS), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), or various schools who have not participated in postseasons in recent years. )
To update, email Dan Stickradt at stickradt@michigansoccernetwork.com or text to (248) 884-1051
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