Downriver League


The Downriver League is an athletic conference for high schools in Michigan. It was formed in 2009 after the dissolution of the Michigan Mega Conference by schools in the "Downriver" area of Metro Detroit. In 2018, Dearborn Edsel Ford was brought into the league to the fill the opening left by Taylor Kennedy after it closed and consolidated with Taylor Truman to make Taylor High. In 2019, Melvindale left to join the Western Wayne Athletic Conference.

Member schools

Membership timeline


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Football

This list goes through the 2017 season.
#TeamDRL Championships
1Wyandotte Roosevelt2010-2013, 2017
2Woodhaven2012, 2014, 2018
3Allen Park2015, 2016
4Melvindale2009
4Taylor Truman2012
4Trenton2015
4Gibraltar Carlson2018