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Athletes of the Year
The Walt Bazylewicz Athlete of the Year Award was created in the 1988-89 school year to honor the Catholic High School League’s fifth director. During challenging times, Mr. Bazylewicz, better known as “Bazy”, refused to accept budget cuts and a possible dissolution of the organization and set in place a funding base that secured the league's survival. He is the creator of several programs, including the Prep Bowl®, girls' championships and the Hall of Fame. Since 1989, this award has recognized the accomplishments of the league's top male and top female senior athletes.
| 2024 | Milena Chevallier, Farmington Hills Mercy
Luke Mychalowych, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2023 | Ava Sarafa, Bloomfield Hills Marian
Brendan Haisenleder, Marine City Cardinal Mooney |
| 2022 | Ava Brizzard, Bloomfield Hills Marian Brock Porter, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s |
| 2021 | Shannon Kennedy, Marian High School Brent Stanley, Warren De La Salle |
| 2020 | Jess Mruzik, Farmington Hills Mercy Brendin Yatooma, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2019 | Jansen Eichenlaub, Bloomfield Hills Marian Kevon Davenport, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2018 | Betsy Lueck, Warren Regina Elijah Collins, University of Detroit Jesuit |
| 2017 | Sydney Martens, Macomb Lutheran North Josh Ross, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep |
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| 2016 | Teresa Diehl, Warren Regina Cassius Winston, University of Detroit Jesuit |
| 2015 | Katherine Carlson, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Nick Robak, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes |
| 2014 | Taylor Timko, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Garrett Schilling, Madison Heights Bishop Foley |
| 2013 | Morgan Blair, Dearborn Divine Child Sergio Perkovic, Birmingham Brother Rice |
| 2012 | Sara Marie Barron, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Matthew Doneth, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2011 | Lauren Robak, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Allen Robinson, Jr., Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
| 2010 | Corey DeLamielleure, Warren Regina Josh Herbeck, Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard |
| 2009 | Gina Valgoi, Warren Regina Patrick Biondi, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 2008 | Tie: Amanda Chidester, Allen Park Cabrini & Molly Coldren, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Michael Martin, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2007 | Maria Iaquaniello, Dearborn Divine Child Payne Gniewek, Riverview Gabriel Richard |
| 2006 | Nicole Nemitz, Harper Woods Regina John Goebel, Birmingham Brother Rice |
| 2005 | Claire Aubrey, Birmingham Marian Chris Rusin, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 2004 | Paige Pettit, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Derek Brooks, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 2003 | Lindsey Calme, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Joe Novak, Warren De La Salle |
| 2002 | Caitie Goddard, Madison Heights Bishop Foley Darnell Hood, Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
| 2001 | Nicole Breger, Madison Heights Bishop Foley Grant Mason, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
| 2000 | Carrie Brankiewicz, Farmington Hills Mercy Jermaine Gonzales, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep |
| 1999 | Margaret Humiecki, Madison Heights Bishop Foley Casey Rogowski, Detroit Catholic Central |
| 1998 | Raina Goodlow, Detroit Dominican Dan Horvath, Southgate Aquinas |
| 1997 | Devon Brisky, Riverview Gabriel Richard Andrew Mitchell, Detroit East Catholic |
| 1996 | Angela Szymanski, Center Line St. Clement Joesph Kalczynski, Birmingham Brother Rice |
| 1995 | Darcey Rasch, Madison Heights Bishop Foley Daniel Geoghegan, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 1994 | Camille Brisky, Riverview Gabriel Richard Rahim Batten, Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher |
| 1993 | Stephanie Storen, Birmingham Marian David Terski, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 1992 | Kathleen Berrigan, Farmington Hills Mercy Robert Valentino, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 1991 | Maureen Paulin, Farmington Hills Mercy James Solak, Dearborn Divine Child |
| 1990 | Kathleen O'Connor, Dearborn Divine Child Shawn Respert, Redford Bishop Borgess |
| 1989 | Pauline Williams, Harper Woods Regina Derrick Alexander, Detroit Benedictine |
