Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) is a high school athletic conference in California, part of the CIF Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.[2] It comprises 17 high schools generally around San Mateo County, California. There are also nine smaller schools, designated supplemental members, of which four are located in Santa Clara County. The seventeen sports offered are divided into different divisions depending on the strength of the school's program.
  PAL office PAL office (Northern California) | |
| Named after | San Francisco Peninsula |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1996[1] |
| Merger of | North Peninsula League (1996)[1] |
| Headquarters | San Mateo County Office of Education |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 37°31′33″N 122°15′47″W / 37.5258°N 122.2631°W |
Commissioner | Terry Stogner[1] |
Parent organization | CIF Central Coast Section |
| Website | www |
Sports
editPAL offers contests in seventeen sports throughout the year during three seasons. Some schools do not participate in all sports.
| Season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Winter | Spring |
| Cross Country (XC) | Basketball (BB) | Badminton (BD)[b] |
| Football (FB)[c] | Soccer (FS)[d] | Baseball (BS)[e] |
| Golf for Girls (GOg)[f] | Wrestling (WR)[g] | Golf for Boys (GOb)[h] |
| Tennis for Girls (TNg)[i] | Lacrosse (LC)[j] | |
| Volleyball for Girls (VBg)[k] | Softball (SB)[c] | |
| Water Polo (WP)[l] | Swimming (SW)[e] | |
| Tennis for Boys (TNb)[m] | ||
| Track and Field (TF) | ||
| Volleyball for Boys (VBb)[n] | ||
- Notes
- ^ Availability of sports at different schools is taken from 2016-17 Commissioner's Cup results
- ^ Not offered at Half Moon Bay or Oceana
- ^ a b Not offered at Oceana or Westmoor
- ^ Not offered for boys at Oceana
- ^ a b Not offered at Oceana
- ^ Not offered at Capuchino, Carlmont, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, Westmoor, or Woodside
- ^ Not offered at Carlmont, Hillsdale, Oceana, or Westmoor
- ^ Not offered at Jefferson, Oceana, or Westmoor
- ^ Not offered at Jefferson
- ^ Boys. Not offered at Capuchino, El Camino, Half Moon Bay, Hillsdale, Jefferson, Mills, Oceana, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Terra Nova, Westmoor
- ^ Not offered for girls at Oceana
- ^ Not offered at El Camino, Jefferson, Oceana, South San Francisco, or Westmoor
- ^ Not offered at Jefferson, South San Francisco, or Terra Nova
- ^ Not offered for boys at Burlingame, El Camino, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson, Oceana, Sequoia, Terra Nova, Westmoor, Woodside
Members
editBasic members
editThe seventeen basic member schools in the Peninsula Athletic League are drawn from five public school districts: Cabrillo Unified School District (serving Half Moon Bay and the ocean coast of the San Francisco Peninsula), Jefferson Union (serving Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, and Pacifica), San Mateo Union (serving Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, and San Mateo), Sequoia Union (serving Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Ladera, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, and Woodside), and the South San Francisco Unified School District (serving South San Francisco and portions of Daly City and San Bruno).
| School | City | District | Sport and Division[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC[b] | FB[c] | GO[d] | TN[e] | VB[f] | WP[g] | BB[h] | FS[i] | WR[j] | BD[k] | BS[l] | LC[m] | SB[n] | SW[o] | TF[p] | |||
| Aragon | San Mateo | SMUHSD | Y | B | B | B | B | Bg,Ob[q] | S | B | O | B | O | O | B | B | B |
| Burlingame | Burlingame | SMUHSD | Y | B | B | B | Bg[r] | B | S | B | B | B | B | O | B | B | B |
| Capuchino | San Bruno | SMUHSD | Y | L | O | O | O | O | S | Bg,Ob[q] | B | O | B | — | B | O | O |
| Carlmont | Belmont | SUHSD | Y | L | Bb[s] | B | B | B | S | B | — | B | B | O | B | B | O |
| El Camino | South San Francisco | SSFUSD | Y | L | O | O | Og[t] | — | N | O2 | B | O | L | — | O | O | L |
| Half Moon Bay | Half Moon Bay | CUSD | Y | O | Ob[u] | Bg,Ob[q] | Bg[r] | Og,Bb[v] | N | O1 | B | — | O | — | B | O | O |
| Hillsdale | San Mateo | SMUHSD | Y | B | B | B | B | Og,Bb[v] | S | Bg,Ob[q] | — | O | B | — | B | B | O |
| Jefferson | Daly City | JUHSD | Y | L | — | — | Og[t] | — | N | O2 | — | O | L | — | O | O | L |
| Menlo-Atherton | Atherton | SUHSD | Y | B | B | B | B | B | S | B | O | O | O | B | O | B | B |
| Mills | Millbrae | SMUHSD | Y | L | Bg,Ob[q] | Og,Bb[v] | Og,Bb[v] | O | S | O1 | O | B | L | — | O | O | B |
| Oceana | Pacifica | JUHSD | Y | — | — | O | — | — | N | O2g[t] | B | — | — | — | — | — | L |
| San Mateo | San Mateo | SMUHSD | Y | L | B | B | O | O | S | O1 | O | B | O | — | O | B | L |
| Sequoia | Redwood City | SUHSD | Y | O | O | O | Bg[r] | O | S | O1g,Bb[v] | B | B | B | O | B | B | B |
| South San Francisco | South San Francisco | SSFUSD | Y | O | O | Og[t] | O | — | N | O1g,Bb[v] | O | B | O | — | O | O | L |
| Terra Nova | Pacifica | JUHSD | Y | B | Ob[u] | Og[t] | Bg[r] | O | N | Bg,Ob[q] | B | O | B | — | O | O | O |
| Westmoor | Daly City | JUHSD | Y | — | — | O | Og[t] | — | N | O2g,Bb[v] | — | B | L | — | — | O | B |
| Woodside | Woodside | SUHSD | Y | O | Bb[s] | B | Og[t] | B | S | B | O | O | B | O | B | B | O |
- Notes
- ^ PAL has two divisions for most sports based on the strength of the school's program. In descending order of strength, the divisions are Bay (B) and Ocean (O). Some sports include a third, lower division, Lake (L).
- ^ Cross Country is offered for boys and girls at all schools.
- ^ Football
- ^ Golf
- ^ Tennis
- ^ Volleyball. For boys, volleyball only has a single division.
- ^ Water Polo
- ^ Basketball is divided geographically into North (N) and South (S) divisions.
- ^ For girls soccer, the Ocean Division is further subdivided into a first flight (O1) and second flight (O2).
- ^ Wrestling
- ^ Badminton
- ^ Baseball
- ^ Lacrosse
- ^ Softball
- ^ Swimming
- ^ Track & Field
- ^ a b c d e f Bay for girls, Ocean for boys
- ^ a b c d Bay, offered for girls only
- ^ a b Bay, offered for boys only
- ^ a b c d e f g Ocean, offered for girls only
- ^ a b Ocean, offered for boys only
- ^ a b c d e f g Ocean for girls, Bay for boys
Supplemental schools
editThe supplemental schools belong to the West Bay Athletic League. Supplemental members are elected by a two-thirds majority vote of principal basic PAL members and participate less than 50% of total sports offerings from PAL.[3]
| School | City | Sport and Division[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB[b] | WP[c] | BD[d] | BS[e] | LC[f] | ||||||||||||
| Castilleja[g] | Palo Alto | — | B[g] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Crystal Springs Uplands | Hillsborough | — | — | O | L | — | ||||||||||
| Harker | San Jose | — | — | — | L | — | ||||||||||
| The King's Academy | Sunnyvale | O | — | — | O | — | ||||||||||
| Mercy HS[g] | Burlingame | — | O[g] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Menlo School | Atherton | O | B | — | O | B | ||||||||||
| Notre Dame[g] | Belmont | — | B[g] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Sacred Heart Prep | Atherton | B | — | — | B | B | ||||||||||
| Woodside Priory | Portola Valley | — | Ob[h] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ PAL has two divisions for most sports based on the strength of the school's program. In descending order of strength, the divisions are Bay (B) and Ocean (O). Some sports include a third, lower division, Lake (L).
- ^ Football
- ^ Water Polo
- ^ Badminton
- ^ Baseball
- ^ Lacrosse
- ^ a b c d e f All-female student body
- ^ Ocean, offered for boys only
References
edit- ^ a b c "Peninsula Athletic League". San Mateo County Office of Education. Redwood City, California. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Peninsula Athletic League". San Mateo County Office of Education. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Constitution" (PDF). Peninsula Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Commissioner's Cup". Peninsula Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Peninsula Athletic League Schools". San Mateo County Office of Education. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Peninsula Athletic League Standings". San Mateo County Office of Education. 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "West Bay Athletic League Schools". West Bay Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
