Athletic News

McKay named to coaches hall of fame

After 26 years as the head coach of De La Salle Collegiate’s varsity golf team, and numerous coaching accolades, Doug McKay has been inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame. The September 15 ceremonies were on the Mt. Pleasant campus of Central Michigan University. McKay began coaching the Pilots in 1993, when his son Kevin was a player, and De La Salle was in need of a coach. McKay stuck around, and has coached the team to an impressive 23 Division 1 state final appearances. As a coach and teacher, McKay is known for his commitment to transforming boys into men, following the school motto: Builders of Boys. Makers of Men. He believes this knowledge helps him become an even better coach. His teams have a 135-53 dual meet record. McKay’s outstanding coaching has been recognized by his peers. He has been named coach of the year 11 times for his work in the Catholic League (three times), districts (two), regionals (five), and in 2008 he was the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association’s Division 1 Coach of the Year. McKay is enshrined in three hall of fames - MIGCA (2016), Macomb County (2017), and Catholic League (2012). Other achievements include 15 Macomb County championships, nine all-state academic teams, six regional championships, four district titles, and three league crowns. The MHSCA is a 65-year-old association with nearly 12,000 members.

Doug McKay

Pilots’ coaches in the Michigan High School Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame. Ray Barr, ‘08 Al Baumgart, ‘89 Mike Jolly, ‘02 Brian Kelly, ‘09 Ross MacDonald, ‘13 Paul Verska, ‘17

Coach McKay gives tips at the De La Salle Golf Summer Camp

New athletic website expands information.

De La Salle Collegiate athletics now has its own website - DeLaSallePilots.com. Launched in late August, the new website covers all 13 sports programs, and also includes informa tion on intramural program offerings. The comprehensive site contains press releases, contact information, feature stories, schedules, statistics, and more. De La Salle is the only Michigan high school to partner with Sidearm Sports, the leader in college athletic websites across the nation. The University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan University, Western Michigan University, and several hundred other college and universities have also partnered with Sidearm.

Jolly to be inducted into national HOF

The National High School Athletic Coaches Association the professional organization of school coaches and athletic directors, will induct Mike Jolly of De La Salle Collegiate into its National Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place July 22, 2020 at the Grand Hall of the Old Train Station at the Haymarket, in Lincoln, Nebraska during the NHSACA annual confer ence in which over 500 coaches and athletic directors will participate. Jolly, who coached Pilots lacrosse, will be one of the new est inductees into the NHSACA Hall of Fame. The selection and nomination for this award comes from coach’s sport associations and through the Michigan High School Coaches Association. The NHSACA Hall of Fame selection of Coach Jolly reflects positively upon the De La Salle community. Hall of Fame membership is based on the performance of their program over the years and/or their contribution to the

sport, school, and community. These were some of the criteria to determine the selection. It is indeed an honor to have Coach Jolly from De La Salle as an inductee for NHSACA Hall of Fame from the entire nation of honorees. The NHSACA is a 56-year-old Mike Jolly association with nearly 335,000 members serving as athletic administrators, high school and junior high/middle coaches in numerous schools throughout the United States. Partnered with the Michigan High School Coaches Association, and NHSACA works to promote the educational value of interscholastic athlet ics, the role of athletic administrators and coaches. The NHSACA and MHSCA are very proud to spotlight Mr. Mike Jolly, a person whose work and values best mirror those of the association.