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Here’s a list of all of the Leelanau County state championships won by our county schools. The head coach is listed after the sport.

Originally printed in the Leelanau Enterprise.

1942 – Leland boys’ basketball – Carl Furney

1944 – Leelanau School boys’ track – John Evans

1959 – Glen Lake boys’ basketball – Harold O’Brien

1977 – Glen Lake boys’ basketball – Don Miller

1978 – Glen Lake girls’ basketball – Ted Swierad
- Leland volleyball – Mike Kenney

1980 – Leland girls’ basketball – Larry Glass
- Leland volleyball – Mike Kenney

1981 – Leland girls’ basketball – Larry Glass

1982 – Leland girls’ basketball – Larry Glass

1985 – Suttons Bay girls’ X-country – Terry Ebright

1986 – Northport soccer – Don Hungerford

1987 – Suttons Bay girls’ X-country – Tim Bedford

1988 – Northport boys’ basketball – Gordie Wick

1991 – Glen Lake girls’ track – Bill Brendel

1992 – Glen Lake girls’ track – Bill Brendel

1994 – Glen Lake girls’ track – Doug Greer

1994 – Glen Lake football – Bill Hollenbeck

1995 – Glen Lake girls’ track – Doug Greer

1998 – Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing – Mark Fisher

1999 – Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing – Mark Fisher

2000 – Glen Lake boys’ track – Pete Edwards
- Suttons Bay boys’ golf – Todd Hursey
- Glen Lake girls’ cross country – Bryan Burns

2001 – Suttons Bay boys’ golf – Todd Hursey

2002 – Leland girls’ volleyball – Laurie Glass

2004 – Glen Lake/Suttons Bay boys’ skiing – Mark Fisher

2006 – Leland girls’ volleyball – Laurie Glass

Totals by School
Glen Lake – 13
Leland – 10
Suttons Bay – 5
Northport – 2
Leelanau School – 1

The Glen Lake girls ski team qualified for the Class B-C-D state meet with a second place finish at the regional at Crystal Mountain. The Lakers finished behind Traverse City St. Francis and ahead of Clare, who both also qualified for state. The Lakers were led by three performances in the Giant Slalom – Ali Drake (4th), Sarah Wiesen (8th) and Joelle Janz (15th). Wiesen also added a 4th place finish in the slalom.

On the boys side, Glen Lake didn’t qualify as a team, but the Lakers Kris Marin advances to the state meet after his third place in the slalom.

Read St. Francis, Benzie storm to titles in the Record Eagle

The Glen Lake ski team will take part in a Class B-C-D regional today at Crystal Mountain. On the girls side, the Lakers are ranked 10th, but will face tough competition from #1 ranked Traverse City St. Francis. On the boys side, the Lakers face tough competition from 4 top-10 ranked teams. The Glen Lake ski team is a co-op with Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau St. Mary and Leland.

Read Two teams hope to weather regionals in the Record Eagle

Ali Drake and Sarah Wiesen led the way for the Glen Lake/Suttons Bay girls ski team as they captured the final Lake Michigan Ski Conference meet to claim the title. Drake won the giant slalom and finished second in the slalom. Wiesen finished third in each. The Glen Lake/Suttons Bay boys finished 4th.

Read Bellaire, Glen Lake win LMC in the Record Eagle

Ali Drake won the slalom and giant slalom helping the Glen Lake girls ski team to a victory. Sarah Wiesen finished 5th in the slalom and 3rd in the giant slalom.

The Glen Lake boys finished fourth. Kris Marin lead the Lakers with a 5th place finish in the slalom and a 4th place in the giant slalom.

Read Glen Lake girls, Benzie boys prevail in the Record Eagle [you will have to scroll down a bit...]

The Glen Lakes girls ski team defeated Onekama, Bellaire and Benzie Central to capture a Lake Michigan Conference meet. The Lakers Ali Drake won the slalom and finished second in the giant slalom to lead the way. The Lakers co-op with Suttons Bay and Lake Leelanau St. Mary.

Read Glen Lake girls, Benzie boys triumph in LMSC in the Record Eagle [you will have to scroll down]