Madeline Morrison of Flushing and Chase Poulson of Fenton have been selected by the league AD's as the October Athletes of the Month for the Flint Metro League.

Madeline is a 3-sport athlete who has been named to 7 all conference teams prior to the start of her senior year.  A 4 year member and captain of the volleyball team, Madeline has helped the Raiders to a pair of district championships.  Named 1st Team All-Leagu and All-Region, she recorded over 1000 digs in her junior season.  Also a stand-out on the basketball team, Madeline led the league in blocked shots, was named the mLive Player of the Week and earned a spot as All-League 2nd team last year.  She was a starter as a sophomore on the Class A State Championship basketball team.  In the spring, Madeline plays tennis and has been on an All League team all three years.  Excelling in the classroom, she has a 3.995 GPA and has been a FML Scholar Athlete in each season.  Madeline plans to continue her academic and athletic career playing volleyball at Wayne State while pursuing a degree in Pre-Dentistry.

Chase Poulson is a 4-year varsity soccer player and helped lead the Tigers to a Metro, District, and Regional Championship, while  also earning a State Semi-Finalist appearance in his junior year.  He earned 1st Team All Metro as both a junior and senior and earned 1st Team All District honors and 3rd Team All-State honors during his junior season.  The Tri-County Times named Poulson the Player of the Year and the Tigers named him as the team MVP.  A Flint Metro League Scholar Athlete as a sophomore and junior, Paulson carries a 3.65 GPA.  His future plans include soccer at the collegiate level with a degree in finance.

Gabe Hand of Fenton HS joins an elite group of Flint Metro League tennis players who have won league titles three consecutive years at #1 singles since tennis became a league sport in 1975.  Glen Koeske of Holly (85,86,87); Brennan Brown of Holly (92,93,94); Carlos Rincon of Lapeer West (00,01,02) each were three times winners.  Spencer Navarre of Brandon has been the only 4-time league champion (09,10,11,12).  Hand defeated Flushing's Andrew Kearney 6-2 6-2 to grab the title.

Flushing earned their first team Flint Metro Championship breaking Holly's record of 5 straight titles and 24 of the last 26.  The Raider's were undefeated in league dual matches at 6-0 and also won the season ending Metro tournament.  Coach Ian Thomas of Flushing was selected by league coaches as the "Tennis Coach of the Year".

In post-season MHSAA Regional competition, Holly, Flushing and Fenton each advanced players to compete at the State Finals. 
The Metro League boasts of Regional Champions:
#1 Singles - Gabe Hand (Fenton)
#3 Doubles - Torey Barber/Tate Bowers (Flushing)
#4 Doubles - Trey Ridgway/Brendan Kreft (Holly)

Also qualifying for States:
     Flushing:  Andrew Kearney #1 Singles; Scott Branham #2 Singles; Chase Ward #3 Singles, Ryan                                      Mignerey #4 Singles; Jake Besko/Matt Birchmeier #1 Doubles; Jack Killingbeck/William Wykes                          #2 Doubles; and Cameron Grey/Reid Plamondon #4 Doubles
     Holly:  Braden Wilson #1 Singles; Garrett VanGilder #2 Singles; Wyatt Caldwell #3 Singles; Leyton Reister
                      #4 Singles; Matthew Moller/Jack Terry #1 Doubles; Christin Sells/Garrett Reid #2 Doubles; 
                      Cameron Mcaninch/Noah Rooker #3 Doubles.

The MHSAA  D2 State Finals will be held on October 19-20 at Holland Christian HS.  

As part of its celebration of 50 years serving high school athletics in the greater Flint area, the Flint Metro League is pleased to announce the publication of a book detailing its history, a 300-page paperback now available through major online book retailers.
The Flint Metro League began in the fall of 1968 when charter members Ainsworth, Carman, Fenton, Holly, Lapeer and Swartz Creek high schools started competing for league championships in seven boys’ sports and scheduling contests between league members in four girls’ sports.  In the fifty years since then, the conference has had 17 different member high schools and sponsored 24 boys’ and girls’ sports, with member schools winning 30 MHSAA state team championships and 181 of its athletes winning individual state championships.
“The Flint Metro League:  50 Years of Sharing the Journey and Leading the Way” (ISBN #9781642373547) details the creation and development of the league, as its growth paralleled the development of new sports at the high school level and reflected changes in enrollment patterns at area high schools.  The accomplishments of each of the 17 high schools that have belonged to the league are outlined, as are every year’s league champions in every sport.  Over 150 photos from yearbooks and newspaper archives highlight the most notable athletes in each of the 24 sports ever sponsored by the Metro League.  The 56 athletes who have been named first team all-Flint Metro League in at least three different sports are pictured, along with the 99 coaches who have won at least three league championships.  120 pages of the book contain an index of every first team all-league athlete over the fifty-year history of the Metro League, a list containing over 5,800 names.
Compiled on behalf of the league by long-time Lapeer East athletic director Gary Oyster, part history and part sports almanac, “The Flint Metro League:  50 Years of Sharing the Journey and Leading the Way” is being sold through major online book retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.  In this way the Flint Metro League’s current and past member schools hope to share the story of its half-century of success with those who participated in it or who are simply interested in how the league was created and why it continues to “Lead the Way”.

On Friday, September 28, the Swartz Creek Dragons defeated Linden 49 to 28 and broke two long standing Flint Metro League football records in their victory.

Individually, Max Murphy had 23 carries for 371 yards and 5 TD's (only 1 shy of the TD record per game) to set a new single game rushing record.  Max breaks the record previously held by Darrell Thomas of Lapeer East vs. Holly, Oct. 20, 1978 of 358 yards.

The Swartz Creek offense also set a new record for the most rushing yards in one game by one team with 53 rushes for 564 yards breaking the record established by Lapeer West vs. Holly on Oct. 20, 1989 of 557 yards with 58 rushes.​

Congratulations to Coach Joe Spencer, Max Murphy and the Dragons on their accomplishments!