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Cape Ann League

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Cape Ann League
ConferenceMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Founded1972
Sports fielded
  • 24
    • men's: 12
    • women's: 11
    • coeducational: 1
DivisionDivision III & IV
No. of teams12
Region
Official websitehttp://www.mascores.com?l=cal

The Cape Ann League (CAL) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league is based mainly on or around Cape Ann, a small cape on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Member schools

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The CAL has twelve member schools in northeastern Massachusetts.[1] The schools in the Cape Ann League are split into two divisions: Cape Ann Kinney and Cape Ann Baker.

The Kinney division incorporates the schools with six largest enrollment within the league and compete in Division 3 for football. The Baker division incorporates the schools with six smallest enrollment within the league and compete in Division 4 for football.

Current members

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Institution Location Founded Nickname Enrollment
(2022–23)
Kinney Division (Large)
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School Hathorne, Massachusetts 2014 Hawks 1,564
Lynnfield High School Lynnfield, Massachusetts 1960 Pioneers 600
Newburyport High School Newburyport, Massachusetts 1831 Clippers 798
North Reading High School North Reading, Massachusetts 1955 Hornets 661
Pentucket Regional High School West Newbury, Massachusetts 1954 Panthers 673
Triton Regional High School Byfield, Massachusetts 1971 Vikings 646
Baker Division (Small)
Amesbury High School Amesbury, Massachusetts 1882 Red Hawks 513
Georgetown Middle/High School Georgetown, Massachusetts Royals 337
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School South Hamilton, Massachusetts 1936 Generals 524
Ipswich High School Ipswich, Massachusetts 1642 Tigers 535
Manchester Essex Regional High School Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts 2000 Hornets 459
Rockport High School Rockport, Massachusetts 1865 Vikings 255
Cape Ann League
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North Reading
Georgetown
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Amesbury
Lynnfield
Trition
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Newburyport
Locations of Cape Ann League members, 2021-2022 Kinney (large) Division member Baker (small) Division member

Former members

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Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Current
Conference
Wilmington High School Wilmington, Massachusetts Wildcats 1994 2011 Middlesex League
North Andover High School North Andover, Massachusetts Scarlet Knights 1971 2012 Merrimack Valley Conference
Saugus Middle/High School Saugus, Massachusetts 1906 Sachems 2013 2014 Northeastern Conference
Masconomet Regional High School Boxford, Massachusetts 1960 Chieftains 2020 Northeastern Conference

History

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Longtime Secretary and Treasurer of the Cape Ann League, Dick Baker, steps down after 41 years with the Cape Ann League. Baker also spent 18 years with the Northeastern Conference.[2]

Beginning in the 2011-12 season, Wilmington High School moved to the Middlesex League along with Arlington High School moving from the Dual County League.[3]

Prior to the 2012-13 school year, North Andover High School left the Cape Ann League after forty years to join the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC).[4]

On December 14, 2012, Saugus High School announced on their Twitter account that they would join the Cape Ann League, leaving the Northeastern Conference for more success in their school athletics.[5] On January 18, 2013, the move was approved by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6]

At the conclusion of Saugus High School's first season in the Cape Ann League, they requested to rejoin the Northeastern Conference due to geographic and traveling issues.[7] The rejoin was approved by both high school conferences allowing Saugus High School to return to the Northeastern Conference. All sports would play in the Northeastern Conference, with the exception of football which would become independent for the 2014 fall season. The Saugus Sachems football team would play opponents from both the Cape Ann League and Northeastern Conference.[8]

Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, Essex Tech became a member of the Cape Ann League after many years playing in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.[9]

Sports

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The Cape Ann League sponsors championship competition in twelve men's, eleven women's, and one coed MIAA sanctioned sports.[10]

Teams in CAL Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
12
-
Basketball
12
11
Cross Country
11
11
Field hockey
-
12
Football
10
-
Golf
12
-
Gymnastics
-
2
Ice Hockey
7
-
Lacrosse
10
8
Soccer
12
12
Softball
-
12
Swimming & Diving 7
Tennis
10
11
Indoor Track & Field
11
11
Outdoor Track & Field
9
9
Volleyball
-
6
Wrestling
5
-

Coed sponsored sports by school

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School Swimming & Diving Total CAL Sports
Amesbury
Red XN
0
Essex Tech
Red XN
0
Georgetown
Red XN
0
Hamilton-Wenham
Green tickY
1
Ipswich
Green tickY
1
Lynnfield
Green tickY
1
Manchester-Essex
Green tickY
1
Newburyport
Red XN
0
North Reading
Green tickY
1
Pentucket
Red XN
0
Rockport
Red XN
0
Triton
Green tickY
1
Totals
7
7

Men's sponsored sports by school

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School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Wrestling Total CAL Sports
Amesbury
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
10
Essex Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
11
Georgetown
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
9
Hamilton-Wenham
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
12
Ipswich
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
10
Lynnfield
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
12
Manchester Essex
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
9
Newburyport
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
11
North Reading
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
11
Pentucket
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
12
Rockport
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
Red XN
5
Triton
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
12
Totals
12
12
11
11
12
7
10
12
10
11
9
5
122

Women's sponsored sports by school

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School Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Gymnastics Lacrosse Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field
(Indoor)
Track & Field
(Outdoor)
Volleyball Total CAL Sports
Amesbury
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
8
Essex Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
10
Georgetown
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
9
Hamilton-Wenham
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
11
Ipswich
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
10
Lynnfield
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
11
Manchester-Essex
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
9
Newburyport
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
9
North Reading
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
10
Pentucket
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
10
Rockport
Red XN
Red XN
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Red XN
Red XN
Red XN
3
Triton
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Red XN
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
10
Totals
11
11
12
7
10
12
12
10
11
9
6
111

References

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  1. ^ "MIAA League Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Joshua Boyd (31 March 2011). "Dick Baker steps down after 41 years with Cape Ann League, 18 with Northeastern Conference". Wicked Local Gloucester. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ Joe Haggerty. "Middlesex League adds Arlington and Wilmington to the league". HomeNewsHere.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ Mike Carraggi (30 June 2011). "North Andover joining MVC after 40 years with Cape Ann". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ^ Brendan Hall (17 December 2012). "Saugus officially moving to Cape Ann League". ESPN Boston. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Saugus High School on Twitter". 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ^ Mike Gaffney (11 April 2014). "Saugus High School return to Northeastern Conference proposed". Wicked Local. Saugus Advertiser. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  8. ^ Mike Gaffney. "Saugus returning to Northeastern Conference". Wicked Local. Saugus Advertiser. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  9. ^ Writer, Nick Giannino | Staff. "Essex Tech athletics excited to make transition to Cape Ann League next year". Salem News. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  10. ^ "CAL Sports". MAScores.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.