The Cape-Atlantic League (CAL) is an athletic conference consisting of both public high schools and non-public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Cape-Atlantic League operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. It was first established in 1949, and today it comprises twenty-two schools, divided into anywhere from one to four divisions, depending on sport. All schools that sponsor a football program are members of the West Jersey Football League.
History edit
Hammonton High School, which was one of the conference's original members when it was established in 1949, had been a member of the Tri-County Conference from 2014 to 2020, before returning to the Cape-Atlantic League for the 2020-21 school year.[1]
Participating schools edit
School
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Location
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School District
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Team Name
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Classification
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Braves
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South III
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Vikings
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South IV
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Red Hawks
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South IV
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Bulldogs
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South II
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Chiefs
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South II
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Hawks
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South II
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Pirates
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South II
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Eagles
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South IV
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Blue Devils
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Group IV
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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Spartans
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Non-Public B
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Caper Tigers
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South II
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Mainland Regional High School District
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Mustangs
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South III
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Panthers
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South II
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Thunderbolts
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South IV
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Falcons
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South III
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Red Raiders
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South III
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Private
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Villagers
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Non-Public B
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Greyhounds
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South II
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Private
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Hermits
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Non-Public A
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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Wildcats
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Non-Public B
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Fighting Clan
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South IV
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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Crusaders
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Non-Public B
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Footnotes edit
- ^ McGarry, Mike. "Hammonton High School to rejoin Cape-Atlantic League in 2020-21", The Press of Atlantic City, November 16, 2019. Accessed November 18, 2020. "Hammonton High School is back where it belongs. The Atlantic County school will rejoin the Cape-Atlantic League in 2020-21 for all sports except football.... Hammonton was one of the CAL’s six founding members when the league began in 1949.... Hammonton left the CAL for the Tri-County Conference in 2014."
- ^ OLMA is the only all-girls prep school in the Cape-Atlantic League, and the only one in all of South Jersey.
- ^ St. Augustine is the only all-boys prep school in the Cape-Atlantic League.