Flint Metro League
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| CEO | Executive Director: Gary Oyster |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | Flint Metro League |
Flint Metro League (FML) is a high school sports league in the Flint area of Michigan. It is composed of twelve high schools.
History
[edit]In 1968, six Flint area schools formed a new league to play against schools of similar size and to cut down on travel for some schools. Two teams, Fenton and Swartz Creek, joined from the County B League, and one each from the Big Nine Conference (Ainsworth), Wayne-Oakland League (Holly) and Tri-County League (Lapeer High) and a new high school: Carman. The league in 1983 contained 10 schools but by 2002 there were seven teams. Clio in 2005 and Swartz Creek in 2006 moved to the Flint Metro League as the conference was perceived as being overpowering to those schools.[1]
In 2006, the entire Big Nine Conference applied for membership in the league to encourage discussion on a merger. As a result of that and Kearsley's interest back in 2005–2006, a membership invitation was extended to Kearsley.[2]
In 2014, Flushing Schools joined the Flint Metro League from the Saginaw Valley Conference, replacing Lapeer East and West, which merged into Lapeer High and left the FML,[3] while in 2017, Owosso High School joined the FML after leaving the Capital Area Activities Conference.
In 2019, three members of the Genesee Area Conference left that conference to join the Flint Metro League, expanding the league to twelve teams and two divisions.
Member schools
[edit]Current members
[edit]| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton | Tigers | Fenton | 1968 | Genesee County B League |
| Flint Kearsley | Hornets | Genesee Township | 2008 | Big Nine Conference |
| Flushing | Raiders | Flushing Township | 2014 | Saginaw Valley League |
| Holly | Bronchos | Holly Township | 1968 | Wayne-Oakland County League |
| Linden | Eagles | Argentine Township | 1984 | Independent |
| Swartz Creek | Dragons | Swartz Creek | 1968 | Genesee County B League |
| 2006 | Big Nine Conference | |||
| Ortonville Brandon | Blackhawks | Brandon Township | 2002 | Oakland Activities Association |
| Clio | Mustangs | Vienna Township | 2005 | Big Nine Conference |
| Owosso | Trojans | Owosso | 2017 | Capital Area Activities Conference |
| Goodrich | Martians | Goodrich | 2019 | Genesee Area Conference |
| Corunna | Cavaliers | Corunna | 2019 | Genesee Area Conference |
| Lake Fenton | Blue Devils | Fenton | 2019 | Genesee Area Conference |
Former members
[edit]| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Ainsworth | Spartans | Mundy Township | 1968 | Independent | 1986 | None (school closed) |
| Flint Carman | Cougars | Flint Township | 1968 | Independent | 1976 | Big Nine Conference |
| Durand | Railroaders | Durand | 1978 | Independent | 1997 | Mid-Michigan "B" Conference |
| Lapeer East | Eagles | Lapeer | 1976 | Independent | 2014 | None (school consolidated) |
| Lapeer West | Panthers | Lapeer | 1968 | Independent | 2014 | None (school closed) |
| Mount Morris | Panthers | Mount Morris Township | 1972 | Big Nine Conference | 2003 | Genesee Area Conference |
| Otisville LakeVille | Falcons | Forest Township | 1976 | Genesee County B League | 2002 | Genesee Area Conference |
| Oxford | Wildcats | Oxford Township | 1984 | North Oakland Activities Conference | 2010 | Oakland Activities Association |
Football
[edit]This list goes through the 2016 season.
| # | Team | FML Championships | State Division Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenton | 1972, 1977, 1983-1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2008, 2011-2017, 2019 | |
| 2 | Lapeer West | 1968, 1974, 1989, 1995-1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2013 | 1995 (Class A) |
| 3 | Oxford | 1986, 1989-1994, 1998-2000, 2007, 2008 | 1992 (Class BB) |
| 4 | Linden | 1986, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| 5 | Flint Carman | 1969-1973 | |
| Flint Ainsworth | 1975-1977, 1980, 1981 | ||
| 7 | Durand | 1981-1983 | |
| 8 | Swartz Creek | 1970, 1972 | |
| Otisville LakeVille | 1978, 1979 | ||
| Lapeer East | 2004, 2011 | ||
| Holly | 2011, 2012 | ||
| 12 | Mt. Morris | 1988 | |
| Ortonville Brandon | 2018 | ||
| Flushing | 2018 |
Basketball
[edit]| Year | Stars | Coach | Stripes | Coach | Season End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Goodrich (9-1) | Gary Barns | Flushing (8-2) | Eric Smith |
| Year | Stars | Coach | Stripes | Coach | Season End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lake Fenton (10-0) | Brian VanBuren | Flushing 18-4 (10-0) | Larry Ford | LF (F (Dist-F loss to Carman-Ainsworth |
References
[edit]- ^ Tunnicliff, Greg. "Balance, competitiveness, friendships keep league rolling". Flint Journal. Advance Newspapers. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ Khan, Bill. "Kearsley invited to join Metro League". Flint Journal. Advance Newspapers. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
- ^ "Flushing to join Flint Metro League, creating 'major concern' in the Saginaw Valley League South Division". Retrieved July 18, 2016.