VARSITY GIRLS HOCKEY
Bay Rep girls are the 2026 Division 1 State Champions
The Bay Reps varsity girls hockey team captured the MGHSHL State Championship with a commanding 6–0 victory over Grosse Pointe South in the final. Photo courtesy of Leon Halip Photography
Elks Gillian Evina, Brynne Schulte, and Julie Hawkins display the MGHSHL championship hardware. Courtesy photo
By Tim Peterson, Contributing Writer
The Bay Rep girls hockey co-op team put on a show in the Michigan Girls High School Hockey League (MGHSHL) playoffs scoring 14 goals in two games while giving up zero goals and bringing home the title of 2026 Division 1 State Champions in only the third year of the program’s existence.
The Reps made it clear the championship hardware belonged to them with a 6-0 win over Grosse Pointe South in the state title game, played last Saturday afternoon at the Big Boy Arena in Frazer. The first goal scored by the Reps happened quickly at the 13:10 mark of the opening period and would turn out to be the game winning goal in the shutout victory.
The Reps scored again less than two minutes later, with the Elk senior duo of Brynne Schulte and Gillian Evina each earning an assist, then added a late goal to take a 3-0 lead after one period of play. The Reps scored twice in the second period and scored again midway through the third period, with Schulte earning a second assist, to record the 6-0 win and claim the state champion crown.
The Reps earned the trip to the championship game with a dominating 8-0 win over Mid-Michigan Alliance in a semifinal contest last Wednesday at the Big Boy Arena. The Reps put the game away early scoring six first- period goals, with Schulte getting the third goal at the 10:04 mark and Evina finding the back of the net for the fourth goal at 7:49 on the clock. Elk senior Julie Hawkins was credited with an assist in the final goal of the first period. The Reps had solo goals in the both the second and third periods to tally the 8-0 shutout and advance to the state championship game.
Schulte earned Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention recognition as a defenseman for the season.
The Bay Rep girls (20-5-2) will next compete at the USA Hockey National Championships taking place this year from March 19-22 in Plymouth, Minnesota.
The Bay Rep girls hockey co-op team put on a show in the Michigan Girls High School Hockey League (MGHSHL) playoffs scoring 14 goals in two games while giving up zero goals and bringing home the title of 2026 Division 1 State Champions in only the third year of the program’s existence.
The Reps made it clear the championship hardware belonged to them with a 6-0 win over Grosse Pointe South in the state title game, played last Saturday afternoon at the Big Boy Arena in Frazer. The first goal scored by the Reps happened quickly at the 13:10 mark of the opening period and would turn out to be the game winning goal in the shutout victory.
The Reps scored again less than two minutes later, with the Elk senior duo of Brynne Schulte and Gillian Evina each earning an assist, then added a late goal to take a 3-0 lead after one period of play. The Reps scored twice in the second period and scored again midway through the third period, with Schulte earning a second assist, to record the 6-0 win and claim the state champion crown.
The Reps earned the trip to the championship game with a dominating 8-0 win over Mid-Michigan Alliance in a semifinal contest last Wednesday at the Big Boy Arena. The Reps put the game away early scoring six first- period goals, with Schulte getting the third goal at the 10:04 mark and Evina finding the back of the net for the fourth goal at 7:49 on the clock. Elk senior Julie Hawkins was credited with an assist in the final goal of the first period. The Reps had solo goals in the both the second and third periods to tally the 8-0 shutout and advance to the state championship game.
Schulte earned Division 1 All-State Honorable Mention recognition as a defenseman for the season.
The Bay Rep girls (20-5-2) will next compete at the USA Hockey National Championships taking place this year from March 19-22 in Plymouth, Minnesota.
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