School Records Set; Soccer and Baseball Clinch Regular Season Conference Crowns

Greenhills track and field hosted their mid-season friendly on Wednesday, May 7, welcoming seven schools, primarily CHSL foes. The Gryphons took first place in both the boys and girls fields. The boys narrowly defeated University Liggett 161.5 to 157, while the girls cruised to a 173-103 victory over second place Liggett. The highlight of the day, however, was that not one, but two Greenhills School records fell. The boys 4x200 relay, a new school record was set by junior Adeola Adefeso, senior Ishan Leahy, junior Noah Korley, and senior Brock Merritt. The relay team won the event with a time of 1:33.01, topping the previous record 1:34.60 which had stood for 47 years! The boys 4x400, comprised of Leahy, junior Henry Beck, sophomore Naveen Kulkarni, and freshman Rowan Breyer, also set a school record with a time of 3:29.42. On the girls side, senior Jayla Johnson also set a school record in the high jump, reaching 5’0,” topping the previous record of 4’11”. Finally, senior Lauren Sheffield broke her own school record in the discus with a throw of 112'2".

Track and field has two more home meets this year, a dual meet on Monday, May 12, and the CHSL Championships on Tuesday, May 20. 

Soccer Takes Down #1 Ranked Royal Oak Shrine

On Tuesday, varsity girls soccer welcomed Royal Oak Shrine, the top ranked team in division 4, in a game that would decide the regular season title. The visiting Knights entered the game in first place with a record of 5-0-1 while the Gryphons sat at 5-1-1. The winner of the game would claim not only the regular season crown, but also the top-seed in the upcoming CHSL conference championship tournament. After the teams battled to a tight 1-1 half, the Gryphons overwhelmed the Knights in the second half. Sophomore Cate Alumkal scored what would be the game winning goal 5 minutes into the second half. Alumkal added a third goal, completing the hat trick, and Greenhills comfortably held on, securing a 3-1 victory. Watch highlights here. Greenhills will now advance to the CHSL semi finals on Tuesday, May 13. 

Read more about the season here.

Baseball Claims Regular Season Title, Climbs Rankings

Baseball also took home a regular season championship this past weekend with a two-game sweep of Royal Oak Shrine on Saturday. The Gryphons entered the game with a commanding lead in the standings, sitting at 7-1 with two games remaining. With Shrine in second place at 5-2, Greenhills needed only one win to secure the title and the top seed in the upcoming CSHL championship tournament. In game one, junior Nick Roney threw a complete game shutout to lead the Gryphons to 4-0 victory. Greenhills held on for a tight 6-5 victory in game two to complete the sweep and finish the conference regular season at 9-1. Greenhills improved to a 19-2 overall record and recently were ranked fourth in division 3 by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association. Greenhills has earned a first round bye in the CHSL tournament and will advance to the CHSL semifinals on Saturday, May 17.

Read more about the season here.

Lacrosse wins Overtime Thriller

Rounding out last week’s action: On Wednesday, varsity lacrosse won an overtime thriller. Tied at 8 in regulation, the Gryphons were able to strike first in overtime, winning 9-8.  Junior Peter Prokhorov scored the game-winning goal to lead Greenhills over host North Farmington. Lacrosse is back in action on Tuesday, May 13 for senior night against Ovid-Elsie.

Upcoming Varsity Contests

Thursday, May 8, 2025

• Baseball hosts Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic Central 4pm at Concordia University
• Tennis travels to St. Catherine of Siena Academy, 4pm
• Softball travels to Wayne Memorial, 5pm at Greenhills

Saturday, May 10, 2025

• Tennis travels to Cranbrook for the CHSL Championships
• Golf competes at Hudson Mills Golf Course at 8:30am
• Tennis travels to Utica Eisenhower, 8:30am

Monday, May 12, 2025

• Track and Field hosts Dundee at 4:30pm

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

• Soccer hosts Madison Heights Bishop Foley at 4pm in a CHSL semifinal game
• Baseball hosts Cardinal Mooney, 4:30pm at Concordia University
• Softball travels to Detroit Cristo Rey, 5pm
• Lacrosse hosts Ovid-Elsie (Senior Day!), 6pm

Wednesday, May 13, 2025

• Tennis hosts MHSAA Regional Championship, 8:30am