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Northville Board honors winter sports teams and individual state champions
Summary
At its meeting the Northville Public Schools Board of Education recognized five winter sports teams and individual athletes for district and state-level accomplishments and thanked coaches, families and the community for supporting extracurricular programs and facilities.
The Northville Public Schools Board of Education recognized five winter sports teams and several individual state qualifiers and champions during its meeting, praising coaches, families and the community for supporting extracurricular programs.
The celebration honored gymnastics (regional champions and a fourth-place state finish), alpine ski (boys' team state champions and the district's first individual female qualifier for states), pom (multiple first-place finishes in division and a strong showing at states), wrestling (district champions and a state top-three individual), and boys swim and dive (14 state qualifiers, third place as a team, and an individual state champion).
Superintendent Dr. R.J. Weber opened the segment by thanking coaches and families and praising the district for producing results across many programs. “I have never been part of a system of families and kids that put what you all put into it,” he said, noting the role of coaches, central-office resources and community investment.
Athletic director Brian Smalski said the district values extracurriculars for their impact on student development and highlighted growth in several programs. Assistant ski coach Pete Shoemaker described the boys' Alpine team’s second straight state championship and noted the program is becoming a sustained program for the district. Junior Madeline Richard, an alpine skier, said she was “so grateful” to be the first female individual qualifier in school history.
Assistant swim coach Ashley Ehringer summarized the swim-and-dive team’s season, saying the team placed third at the state meet, and that Brady Stenson was an individual state champion and earned automatic All‑American time. Coaches and parents said strong family involvement, volunteer support and bond-funded facilities such as turf fields and improved maintenance make year-round competition and travel possible.
Board members and the superintendent invited teams and coaches to stand behind the board for photographs; several trustees made brief remarks praising the programs’ role in student development and community pride.
The board did not take formal action on any athletic items; the recognition was a ceremonial portion of the agenda.
