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

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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

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School
Location
School District
Team Name
Classification
Braves
South III
Vikings
South IV
Red Hawks
South IV
Bulldogs
South II
Chiefs
South II
Hawks
South II
Pirates
South II
Eagles
South IV
Blue Devils
Group IV
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Spartans
Non-Public B
Caper Tigers
South II
Mainland Regional High School District
Mustangs
South III
Panthers
South II
Thunderbolts
South IV
Falcons
South III
Red Raiders
South III
Private
Villagers
Non-Public B
Greyhounds
South II
Private
Hermits
Non-Public A
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Wildcats
Non-Public B
Fighting Clan
South IV
Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
Crusaders
Non-Public B

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ OLMA is the only all-girls prep school in the Cape-Atlantic League, and the only one in all of South Jersey.
  3. ^ St. Augustine is the only all-boys prep school in the Cape-Atlantic League.
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