Northville Claims Fourth High School State Championship in a Row

Plymouth twin sisters finish 1-2

By Tom Lang

The Division 1 girls golf state finals in mid-October provided incredible storylines as the Mustangs of Northville captured their fourth consecutive Division 1 Lower Peninsula state title, while twin sisters Bridget and Grace Boczar of Plymouth finished first and second in the individual race. 

Bridget shot 3-under par in the second round at Grand Valley State to edge out her sister by one stroke overall. Their family journey will continue after high school as they both plan to play golf at Oakland University.

The Mustangs became just the second program ever in the Lower Peninsula to win four straight state championships, and the first to do so in Division 1. Six other schools from the U.P. have won four straight. At the Regionals earlier, Plymouth defeated Northville, a motivation point well taken by the Mustangs.

Northville senior Megha Vallabhaneni, led the Mustangs at 75-71 to place third overall. 

“It’s obviously an awesome feeling, but there was a lot of pressure going into it with already winning three (in a row),” Vallabhaneni told MHSAA Second Half reporter Dean Holzwarth. “Losing to Plymouth did affect us, but we knew we were going to do well, and we played one stroke at a time and one hole at a time.”

Taking four consecutive state titles in Div. 1 is a huge testament considering all the various players that come in and out during a short high school career.