Metro area -- The expected and the unexpected.

That about sums up the 2010-11 Catholic High School League champions.

It was expected that Farmington Hills Mercy would win the girls swimming title, just as it has for the past 20 years in a row and for the 42nd time in the last 43 years.

It was expected that Novi Detroit Catholic Central would capture the wrestling, cross country and track titles.

Or that Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice would again dominate the field in boys swimming (19 years in a row) and lacrosse.

Or that Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard girls track squad would win its seventh straight track title.

It was unexpected that Warren Regina would win its first girls cross country championship in 25 years. Warren DeLasalle pulled off a surprise for the A-B boys baseball crown, and Madison Heights Bishop Foley won its first-ever C-D boys basketball championship.

Fr. Gabriel Richard won seven CHSL titles, Bloomfield Hills Marian six, and Brother Rice and Catholic Central, five each.

Here’s a rundown of the CHSL honor roll of champions for 2010-11:

FALL

Football -- A-B: Birmingham Brother Rice; C-D: Detroit Loyola

Boys Cross Country -- Division 1-2: Novi Detroit Catholic Central (4th straight); Division 3-4: Royal Oak Shrine Catholic.

Girls Cross Country -- Division 1-2: Warren Regina; Division 3-4: Shrine Catholic.

Girls Golf -- Bloomfield Hills Marian

Girls Field Hockey -- Marian (4th in a row)

Girls Swimming -- Farmington Hills Mercy (20th straight and 42nd in last 43 years)

Volleyball -- A-B: Mercy; C-D: Allen Park Cabrini (2nd in a row).

Boys Tennis -- Division 1: Catholic Central;  Division 2: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard

Boys Soccer -- A-B: Brother Rice; C-D: Madison Heights Bishop Foley (3rd in a row)

WINTER

Competitive Cheer: Dearborn Divine Child (9th in a row.).

Pom Pon and Dance: Warren Regina

Wrestling: Catholic Central (17th in a row).

Boys Ski: Catholic Central.

Girls Ski: Marian (3rd straight).

Boys Bowling -- Tier I: Warren DeLaSalle; Tier II: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (2nd in a row)

Girls Bowling: Mercy.

Girls Hockey: Livonia Ladywood (6th in a row).

Girls Basketball -- A-B Division: Mercy; C-D Division: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (3rd in a row).

Boys Hockey -- Division 1: Warren DeLaSalle.; Division 2: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (2nd straight).

Boys Basketball -- A-B Division: DeLaSalle (3rd in a row); C-D Division: Bishop Foley.

Boys Swimming: Brother Rice (19th year in a row).

SPRING

Boys Lacrosse -- Division A: Brother Rice (9th in a row, 14th of 15); Division B: Notre Dame Prep (4th straight)

Girls Lacrosse -- Division I: Marian (5th title in row); Division II: Notre Dame (3rd in row)

Girls Tennis -- Division 1: Marian; Division 2: Riverview Gabriel Richard

Boys Golf -- Division I: Brother Rice; Division II: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (6th straight).

Baseball -- A-B: DeLaSalle (2nd in a row); C-D: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (2nd in a row)

Girls Soccer -- A-B: Marian (9th in a row); C-D: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes/Clarkston Everest Collegiate

Softball -- A-B: Ladywood; C-D: Our Lady of the Lakes.

Boys Track & Field -- A-B: Catholic Central (4th in a row); C-D: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (3rd in a row).

Girls Track & Field -- A-B: Divine Child (2nd in a row); C-D: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard (7th consecutive).