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
editHammonton 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
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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.