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
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
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
- ↑ 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.