Sports
The Fighting Tigers compete in Class D, Division 8 of the MHSAA. The school offers the following sports: Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Track, Women's Track, Volleyball, Men's and Women's Swimming with Battle Creek Central, and Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, and Men's Soccer with Calhoun Christian.
St. Philip's is associated with the South Central Athletic Association (SCAA) beginning with the school year of (2009), transferring out of the Saint Joe Valley.
The most recent Class D state Titles came in Girls' Cross Country (2006), and Volleyball (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012). Over the years they have won 23 state titles, 13 state runner ups, 58 regional crowns, and 77 district championships.
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“In the end, I think you really only get as far as you’re allowed to get.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)
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—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
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—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)