Father Gabriel Richard HS (along with its predecessor, St. Thomas the Apostle HS) has a rich history in athletics. Athletic participation has been a valued part of the overall formation of young men and women.
Football
Football became a sport in the Catholic League in 1927. In the years 1955 and 1976 St. Thomas did not participate in a conference. In the years 1973-74 to 75-76, St. Thomas competed in the Tri-County Leagues.
No data is available prior to 1950. Information between 1927 and 1957.
Catholic League Championships
1942, 1957, 1972, 2009, 2010, 2012
Tri County League Championships (Charter member of Tri-County and participated 1973-76)
1973, 1975
District Championships
2010, 2012
Regional Championships
2012
State Championships
1932, 1933
Boy’s Cross Country
The first year that St. Thomas fielded a Cross Country Team was 1961.
The Catholic began sponsoring Cross Country in 1959.
Cross Country courses were 2.5 miles from 1959-71. They were 3 miles from 71- Present.
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Catholic League
06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14
Regional Champions
1985
State Champions
- 1963 State Champions
- 1964 State Runner Ups
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Catholic League Champion
- 1961- Maurice Carr
- 1964- Jack Hall – 9:32.5
- 2007- Mike Falvey- 17:41.74
- 2008- Mike Falvey- Time not available
- 2009- Mike Falvey- 17:17.88
- 2012- Colin McNalley- 17.46
District Champion
Regional Champion
State Champion
- 1963- Jack Hall- State Champion- 10:36.7
- 1964- Jack Hall- 3rd
- 1988- Gurvinder Singh- State Champion (Michigan)
Girl’s Cross Country
Catholic League Championships
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Regional Championships
2011, 2013
State Championships
Equestrian
Catholic League Championships
Not yet recognized
District Championships
2013
Regional Championships
State Championships
Pom Pon
The 2014 Team was selected to participate in a National Dance Competition in Orlando. The Squad finished 20th in the Nation.
Catholic League Championships
2014
District Championships
Regional Championships
State Championships
Boy’s Soccer
Catholic League Championships
District Championships
2008
Regional Championships
State Championships
Girl’s Volleyball
Catholic League Championships
District Championships
86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 94, 96, 12, 13, 14
Regional Championships
86, 89, 91, 94, 14
State Championships
1991- (Coach Julie Arbour)
1986 State Runner Up
Boy’s Basketball
Catholic League Championships
67, 82, 83, 87, 88, 06, 07, 08, 09
MHSAA District Championships
28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 40, 46, 48, 59, 63, 68, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 97, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12
MHSAA Regional Championships
30, 31, 33, 34. 73, 74, 88, 90, 91, 97, 08
MHSAA State Championships
1933, 1974, 1991
Girls’ Basketball
Catholic League Championships (First year in CHSL was 1990)
1993, 2005
District Championships
1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988. 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2012
Regional Championships
1973, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1993
State Championships
1993
The 1973 and 1974 teams lost in the State Semi-Finals.
Boy’s Hockey
Catholic League Championships
09, 11, 14
Wrestling
St. Thomas the Apostle offered Wrestling from 1956-1993 (St. Thomas changed its name to Father Gabriel Richard for the 77-78 School year after St.Thomas and St. John schools united. The wrestling program did not operate continually through those years.
The Catholic League began recognizing Wrestling in 1993. It was FGR’s only CHSL Championship in wrestling.
MHSAA recognized Wrestling as a Varsity Sport as early as 1948 when Indivual Champions were decided by an Individual Format. There have been a number of ways that MHSAA has determined both Individual Champions and Team Champions. There have been A,B, C, D, C-D combined,
The only St.Thomas/FGR team to earn consideration for a State Championship title was in 1961 when St. Thomas lost in the championship to Lansing Michigan School for the Blind.
The FGR Team won the Regional Championship in Wrestling in 1962.
The wrestling program has a rich history in Indivual Championship Competition:
| Boys Indivdual State Meet Performance | |||
| Year | Student-Athlete | Weight Class | Finish |
| 1958 | David Conrad | 165# | State Champion |
| 1961 | James Conrad | Heavyweight | State Champion |
| 1963 | Doug Lirette | 103# | State Champion |
| 1977 | Pete Rodriguez | 155# | State Champion |
| 1978 | Dennis Tice | 138# | State Champion |
| 1979 | Jeff Anhut | 138# | State Champion |
| 1980 | Jeff Anhut | 145# | State Champion |
| 1981 | Jeff Anhut | 155# | State Champion |
| 1991 | Eric Galvez | 112# | State Champion |
Jeff Anhut was 3rd in the State in 1978 in the 138# Weight Class.
In 1981, Jeff Anhut was selected as FGR’s first All American by the National All American Association.
Girl’s Track
Catholic League Championships
05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Regional Championships
’95, ’96, ’99, ’08, ’10
State Championships
2008
2007 Runner Up
Boy’s Track
Catholic League Championships
62, 63, 64, 69, 70, 73, 06, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14
Regional Championships
86, 88, 95, 13
State Championships
1978 Class D Runner Up
Boy’s Tennis
Catholic League Championships
04, 07, 14
District Championships
Regional Championships
State Championships
Girl’s Tennis
Catholic League Championships
12, 14
District Championships
Regional Championships
83
State Championships
Boy’s Baseball
Catholic League Championships (since 1947)
’42, ’59, ’63, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12
MHSAA District Championships
’72, ’74, ’76, ’77, ’78, ’96, ’97, ’99, ’00, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13,
MHSAA Regional Championships
’72, ’77, ’06, ’09, ’10, ’11
MHSAA State Championships
’72, ’77
Girl’s Softball
Catholic League Championships
2012
District Championships
77, 78. 79, 82, 86, 88, 91, 96, 05
Regional Championships
79, 82, 91, 96
State Championships
1982
1996
Boy’s Golf
Catholic League Championships– (No ’07 winners because of the season change)
99, 00, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
MHSAA Regional Championships
98, 04
MHSAA State Championships
2003 Runner Up
Girl’s Soccer
Catholic League Championships
2007
District Championships
07, 08, 09, 10, 12
Regional Championships
State Championships