Flint Metro League
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| CEO | Executive Director: Gary Oyster |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| 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 ten high schools.
History
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 reached a high of 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]
Member schools
Current members
| School | Nickname | Location | Joined | Previous Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | Mustangs | Vienna Township | 2005 | Big Nine 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 |
| Ortonville Brandon | Blackhawks | Brandon Township | 2002 | Oakland Activities Association |
| Owosso | Trojans | Owosso | 2017 | Capital Area Activities Conference |
| Swartz Creek | Dragons | Swartz Creek | 1968 | Genesee County B League |
| 2006 | Big Nine Conference | |||
Former members
| 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
This list goes through the 2016 season.
| # | Team | FML Championships | State Division Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenton | 1972, 1977, 1983-1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2008, 2011-2016 | |
| 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 | |
References
- ↑ 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.