Cape-Atlantic League

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
Absegami High School	Galloway Township	Greater EHRHS District	Braves	South III
Atlantic City High School	Atlantic City	Atlantic City School District	Vikings	South IV
Atlantic County Institute of Technology	Hamilton Township	Atlantic County Vocational School District	Red Hawks	South IV
Bridgeton High School	Bridgeton	Bridgeton Public Schools	Bulldogs	South II
Buena Regional High School	Buena	Buena Regional School District	Chiefs	South II
Cape May County Technical High School	Middle Township	Cape May County Technical School District	Hawks	South II
Cedar Creek High School	Egg Harbor City	Greater EHRHS District	Pirates	South II
Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township	Egg Harbor Township Schools	Eagles	South IV
Hammonton High School	Hammonton	Hammonton Public Schools	Blue Devils	Group IV
Holy Spirit High School	Absecon	Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden	Spartans	Non-Public B
Lower Cape May Regional High School	Lower Township	LCMR School District	Caper Tigers	South II
Mainland Regional High School	Linwood	Mainland Regional High School District	Mustangs	South III
Middle Township High School	Middle Township	Middle Township Public Schools	Panthers	South II
Millville High School	Millville	Millville Public Schools	Thunderbolts	South IV
Oakcrest High School	Hamilton Township	Greater EHRHS District	Falcons	South III
Ocean City High School	Ocean City	Ocean City School District	Red Raiders	South III
Our Lady of Mercy Academy[2]	Newfield	Private	Villagers	Non-Public B
Pleasantville High School	Pleasantville	Pleasantville Public Schools	Greyhounds	South II
St. Augustine College Preparatory School[3]	Buena Vista Township	Private	Hermits	Non-Public A
St. Joseph High School	Hammonton	Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden	Wildcats	Non-Public B
Vineland High School	Vineland	Vineland Public Schools	Fighting Clan	South IV
Wildwood Catholic High School	North Wildwood	Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden	Crusaders	Non-Public B

Footnotes

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.

External links

• CAL League website
• South Jersey Sports high school list