Cape Ann League

Cape Ann League
Cape Ann League
CAL
Established	1972
Association	Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Division	Division III & IV
Members	11
Sports fielded	24 men's: 12; women's: 11; coeducational: 1; ;
Region	Massachusetts North Shore; ;
Website	http://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[]

The CAL has eleven 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[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Enrollment (2017–18)
Kinney Division (Large)
North Reading High School	North Reading, Massachusetts	1955	Hornets	812
Newburyport High School	Newburyport, Massachusetts	1831	Clippers	774
Pentucket Regional High School	West Newbury, Massachusetts	1954	Pentucket	742
Triton Regional High School	Byfield, Massachusetts	1971	Vikings	719
Lynnfield High School	Lynnfield, Massachusetts	1960	Pioneers	648
Baker Division (Small)
Amesbury High School	Amesbury, Massachusetts	1882	Indians	592
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School	Hamilton, Massachusetts	1936	Generals	680
Ipswich High School	Ipswich, Massachusetts	1642	Tigers	516
Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts	2000	Hornets	443
Georgetown High School	Georgetown, Massachusetts	N/A	Royals	401
Rockport High School	Rockport, Massachusetts	1865	Vikings	286

Cape Ann League

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Locations of Cape Ann League members, 2021-2022

Kinney (large) Division member

Baker (small) Division member

Former members[]

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

History[]

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 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]

Sports[]

The Cape Ann League sponsors championship competition in twelve men's, eleven women's, and one coed MIAA sanctioned sports.^[9]

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

Coed sponsored sports by school[]

School	Swimming & Diving	Total CAL Sports
Amesbury	N	0
Georgetown	N	0
Hamilton-Wenham	Y	1
Ipswich	Y	1
Lynnfield	Y	1
Manchester-Essex	Y	1
Masconomet	Y	1
Newburyport	N	0
North Reading	Y	1
Pentucket	N	0
Rockport	N	0
Triton	Y	1
Totals	7	7

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

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

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

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

Current champions[]

Italics indicate 2014–15 champion

Season	Sport	Men's Kinney champion	Men's Baker champion	Women's Kinney champion	Women's Baker champion
Fall 2015	Cross Country	Masconomet	Manchester-Essex	Triton	Hamilton-Wenham
	Field Hockey			Masconomet	Manchester-Essex
	Football	Hamilton-Wenham	Lynnfield
	Golf	Triton / North Reading / Lynnfield	Amesbury
	Soccer	Masconomet	Hamilton-Wenham	Masconomet	Hamilton-Wenham
	Volleyball			Lynnfield / Masconomet
Winter 2015−16	Basketball	Hamilton-Wenham	Lynnfield / Manchester-Essex	Pentucket	Lynnfield / Manchester-Essex / Ipswich
	Gymnastics			Masconomet
	Ice Hockey	Newburyport
	Swimming & Diving	Masconomet
	Track & Field (Indoor)
Spring 2016	Baseball	Masconomet	Georgetown / Lynnfield
	Lacrosse	Newburyport / Masconomet	Ipswich	Masconomet	Ipswich
	Softball			North Reading / Newburyport	Amesbury
	Tennis	Pentucket	Manchester-Essex	North Reading	Lynnfield
	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Masconomet	Amesbury	Pentucket	North Reading

Source: MAScores.com Cape Ann League^[10]

References[]

^ "MIAA League Directory" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ 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.
^ Joe Haggerty. "Middlesex League adds Arlington and Wilmington to the league". HomeNewsHere.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ Mike Carraggi (30 June 2011). "North Andover joining MVC after 40 years with Cape Ann". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ Brendan Hall (17 December 2012). "Saugus officially moving to Cape Ann League". ESPN Boston. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Saugus High School on Twitter". 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ Mike Gaffney (11 April 2014). "Saugus High School return to Northeastern Conference proposed". Wicked Local. Saugus Advertiser. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ Mike Gaffney. "Saugus returning to Northeastern Conference". Wicked Local. Saugus Advertiser. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "CAL Sports". MAScores.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ MAScores.com Cape Ann League, Cape Ann League (2015). Retrieved December 28, 2015.

[1] "MIAA League Directory" (PDF). 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] "CAL Sports". MAScores.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

[10] MAScores.com Cape Ann League, Cape Ann League (2015). Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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v t Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
Leagues	Cape Ann League Commonwealth Athletic Conference Dual County League Merrimack Valley Conference Northeastern Conference Boston City League Greater Boston League Atlantic Coast League Bay State Conference Hockomock League South Shore League Tri-Valley League Old Colony League Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Catholic Central League Catholic Conference
Champions	Football
See also	Super Eight (baseball) Super 8 (hockey)
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