The Catholic High School League (CHSL) is a school athletic conference based in Detroit, Michigan, led by director Victor Michaels. Most member schools are also members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), the governing body for Michigan scholastic sports, except for the five schools from Toledo, which are members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Unlike many similar leagues, the CHSL governs secondary, middle, and elementary sports for most of the parochial schools in the Detroit area. Most league schools are Catholic, but there are other religious denominations as well. Every school in the CHSL is a private school. In 2019, the CHSL council voted to rename the AB/ Division I/II championship to the Bishop division championship, and the CD/ Division III/IV championship to the Cardinal Division championship.
Member schools Catholic High School League School Location Enrollment Class Nickname Colors Gender Established Cabrini High School Allen Park, Wayne County 265 C Monarchs Blue & Gold Coed 1960 Father Gabriel Richard High School Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County 536 B Fighting Irish Green & White Coed 1868 Greenhills School Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County 318 C Gryphons Navy & Green Coed 1969 Brother Rice High School Bloomfield Twp, Oakland County 564 A Warriors Black & Orange All-Boys 1960 Academy of the Sacred Heart Bloomfield Twp, Oakland County 139 C Gazelles Navy & Gold All-Girls 1851 Cranbrook-Kingswood Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County 811 B Cranes/Aardvarks Blue & Green Coed 1922 Marian High School Bloomfield Twp, Oakland County 451 A Mustangs Blue & Gold All-Girls 1959 Everest Collegiate Clarkston, Oakland County 121 D Mountaineers Black & Gold Coed 2008 Divine Child High School Dearborn, Wayne County 878 A Falcons Red & Gray Coed 1958 Detroit Catholic Central High School Novi, Oakland County 1,012 A Shamrocks Blue & White All-Boys 1928 Detroit Cristo Rey Detroit, Wayne County 329 C Wolves Green & Gold Coed 2008 Loyola High School Detroit, Wayne County 136 C Bulldogs Blue & White All-Boys 1993 University of Detroit Jesuit High School Detroit, Wayne County 743 A Cubs Maroon & White All-Boys 1877 Mercy High School Farmington Hills, Oakland County 686 A Marlins Maroon & Gold All-Girls 1945 University Liggett School Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County 286 C Knights Red, White & Blue Coed 1878 Austin Catholic High School Chesterfield Twp, Macomb County 115 D Crusaders Navy & Silver Coed 2011 Lutheran North High School Macomb, Macomb County 574 B Mustangs Black & Gold Coed 1972 Lumen Christi Catholic School Jackson, Jackson County 302 C Titans green & Gold Coed 1968 Bishop Foley Catholic High School Madison Heights, Oakland County 316 C Ventures Black & Gold Coed 1965 Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School Marine City, St. Clair County 145 D Cardinals Black & Red Coed 1990 St. Mary's Preparatory Orchard Lake, Oakland County 826 A Eaglets Red & White Coed 1885 Gabriel Richard Catholic High School Riverview, Wayne County 313 C Pioneers Burgundy & White Coed 1965 Shrine Catholic High School Royal Oak, Oakland County 249 C Knights Blue & Gold Coed 1941Toledo Central CatholicToledo, Lucas County, Ohio600IIFighting Irish Scarlet & GreyCoed1920 Notre Dame AcademyToledo, Lucas County, Ohio627I Eagles Navy & GoldAll-Girls1904St. Francis de SalesToledo, Lucas County, Ohio546IIKnights Blue & RedAll-Boys1955St. John's JesuitToledo, Lucas County, Ohio479IITitans Blue & Vegas GoldAll-Boys1965St. Ursula AcademyToledo, Lucas County, Ohio563IArrows Blue & GoldAll-Girls1854 De La Salle High School Warren, Macomb County 702 A Pilots Purple & Gold All-Boys 1926 Regina High School Warren, Macomb County 282 B Saddlelites Blue & White All-Girls 1956 Our Lady of the Lakes High School Waterford, Oakland County 100 D Lakers Blue & White Coed 1960 West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy West Bloomfield Twp, Oakland County 147 D Jaguars Blue & White Coed 2000 St. Catherine of Siena Academy Wixom, Oakland County 266 B Siena Stars Purple & Gold All-Girls 2008
Sports At the high school level, the league supports sixteen girls sports and fourteen boys sports.
Girls Sports: basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross -country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, pom-pon, ski, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.
Boys Sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, ski, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling.
Girls CHSL Divisions Divisional alignments may vary from sport to sport, depending upon the number of schools participating in the sport and the enrollment of those participating schools. Listed below are typical divisional alignments for a common sport, in this case girls basketball (as of April, 2015).
Central Division Bloomfield Hills Marian Dearborn Divine Child Farmington Hills Mercy Warren Regina
AA Division Allen Park Cabrini Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard Macomb Lutheran North Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory Riverview Gabriel Richard
East Division Clarkston Everest Collegiate Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood Madison Heights Bishop Foley Catholic Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic Royal Oak Shrine Catholic Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy
West Division Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart Detroit Cristo Rey Macomb Austin Catholic West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy
Boys CHSL Divisions
Divisional alignments may vary from sport to sport, depending upon the number of schools participating in the sport and the enrollment of those participating schools. Listed below are typical divisional alignments for a common sport, in this case boys basketball (as of April, 2015).
Central Division
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice Detroit Catholic Central University of Detroit Jesuit Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory Warren De La Salle Collegiate
AA Division Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard Dearborn Divine Child Detroit Loyola Macomb Lutheran North Jackson Lumen Christi
Intersectional 1 Division Allen Park Cabrini Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood Madison Heights Bishop Foley Catholic Royal Oak Shrine Catholic Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes
Intersectional 2 Division Clarkston Everest Catholic Detroit Cristo Rey Macomb Austin Catholic Marine City Cardinal Mooney Catholic Riverview Gabriel Richard West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy
Former League Members (closed schools)