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Catholic High School Athletic Association

Athletic league in New York State

The Catholic High School Athletic Association or CHSAA is a high school athletic association made up of Catholic high schools based in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Buffalo. It is the largest Catholic high school athletic league in the United States. For schools with football programs the 3 downstate sections compete in the Catholic High School Football League. Their champion plays the MMAA (Buffalo) champion for the Catholic State Championship.

History

The organization was formed in March 1927 with the name New York State Catholic Schools League. The Catholic schools in New York City from approximately 1908 to 1922 competed along with their grammar school counterparts in baseball and track, but no larger organization arose from the competition. The Catholic secondary schools of the city remained largely unorganized, while their counterparts in such cities as Chicago and Philadelphia had been organized into leagues for years. Finally, in 1927, the Southern Branch of the New York Catholic High Schools’ Athletic Association organized league competition with an outdoor track meet held at Fordham University on May 26, 1927. The charter members of the league were Fordham Prep, All Hallows, LaSalle Academy, Regis, St. Ann's, and Xavier High, all in Manhattan; and Brooklyn Prep, Bishop Loughlin, Brooklyn Cathedral, St. John's Prep, and St. Francis Prep; all in Brooklyn.

In 1928, the CHSAA introduced indoor track, basketball, and baseball to the program, and in 1929 added cross country and ice hockey. In 1930, swimming was added to the program. The basketball winner would compete with the three other sectional winners in the state for the right to compete in the Loyola National Catholic Basketball tournament in Chicago. A.G. Spalding & Co. contributed two silver loving cups for the baseball and football competition. The first team winning the league title in baseball or football three times would receive permanent possession of the cup.

Members

The New York CHSAA is divided into four sections according to diocese: New York, Brooklyn-Queens, Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) and Buffalo.

Catholic schools outside the CHSAA's territory compete in their local sections of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. This includes Hudson Valley schools beyond Westchester County (although those are within the Archdiocese), as well as the state's other four dioceses (Albany, Ogdensburg, Rochester, and Syracuse).

New York Section

The New York Section consists of schools in Westchester, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, corresponding to the Archdiocese of New York.

School	Colors	Team name	Location	Founded
All Hallows High School	{{Color box	Navy	White	border=silver}}	Gaels
Cardinal Hayes High School	{{Color box	#C41E3A	Gold	border=silver}}	Cardinals
Cardinal Spellman High School	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Pilots
Fordham Preparatory School	{{Color box	Maroon	White	border=silver}}	Rams
Iona Preparatory School	{{Color box	Maroon	Gold	border=silver}}	Gaels
Kennedy Catholic High School	{{Color box	Red	Navy	White	border=silver}}
La Salle Academy	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Cardinals
Maria Regina High School	{{Color box	Royalblue	white	border=silver}}	Tigers
Monsignor Farrell High School	{{Color box	Maroon	Gold	border=silver}}	Lions
Monsignor Scanlan High School	{{Color box	Navy	White	border=silver}}	Crusaders
Moore Catholic High School	{{Color box	Red	Black	border=silver}}	Mavericks
Mount Saint Michael Academy	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Mountaineers
Notre Dame Academy	{{Color box	Green	white	border=silver}}	Gators
Regis High School	{{Color box	#FF2400	Silver	White	border=silver}}
Sacred Heart High School	{{Color box	Green	gold	border=silver}}	Irish
Salesian High School	{{Color box	Royalblue	Black	White	border=silver}}
Archbishop Stepinac High School	{{Color box	Red	White	Blue	border=silver}}
St. Joseph Hill Academy	{{Color box	Blue	White	border=silver}}	Hilltoppers
St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School	{{Color box	Blue	Gray	border=silver}}	Vikings
St. Peter's Boys High School	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Eagles
St. Raymond High School for Boys	{{Color box	Blue	Orange	border=silver}}	Ravens
The Ursuline School	{{Color box	Blue	White	border=silver}}	Koalas
Xavier High School	{{Color box	Maroon	Lightblue	border=silver}}	Knights

Brooklyn-Queens Section

The Brooklyn-Queens Section consists of schools in Brooklyn and Queens, corresponding to the Diocese of Brooklyn.

School	Colors	Team name	Location	Founded
Archbishop Molloy High School	{{Color box	#75B2DD	White	border=silver}}	Stanners
Bishop Kearney High School	{{Color box	Green	Gold	border=silver}}	Tigers
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	{{Color box	indigo	Gold	border=silver}}	Lions
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary	{{Color box	Navy	#75B2DD	border=silver}}	Crusaders	Queens
Christ the King Regional High School	{{Color box	Maroon	Gold	border=silver}}	Royals
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School		Panthers	Brooklyn	2008
Fontbonne Hall Academy	{{Color box	Navy	Gray	border=silver}}	Bonnies
Holy Cross High School	{{Color box	Green	Gold	border=silver}}	Knights
The Mary Louis Academy	{{Color box	#75B2DD	Gold	border=silver}}	Hilltoppers
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School	{{Color box	#FF2400	White	border=silver}}	Crusaders
Nazareth Regional High School	{{Color box	Maroon	Gold	border=silver}}	Kingsmen
St. Edmund Preparatory High School	{{Color box	Purple	White	border=silver}}	Eagles
St. Francis Preparatory School	{{Color box	Red	Blue	border=silver}}	Terriers
St. John's Preparatory School	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Red Storm
St. Saviour High School	{{Color box	Maroon	White	border=silver}}	Pandas
Xaverian High School	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Clippers

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) Section

The Nassau-Suffolk Section, also known as the Long Island section, consists of schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties, corresponding to the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

School	Colors	Team name	Location	Founded
Chaminade High School	{{Color box	#DC143C	Gold	border=silver}}	Flyers
Holy Trinity High School	{{Color box	Green	White	border=silver}}	Titans
Kellenberg Memorial High School	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Firebirds
Our Lady of Mercy Academy	{{Color box	Blue	White	border=silver}}	Lady Mustangs
Sacred Heart Academy	{{Color box	Red	Gold	border=silver}}	Lady Spartans
St. Anthony's High School	{{Color box	Black	Gold	border=silver}}	Friars
St. Dominic High School	{{Color box	Navy	White	border=silver}}	Bayhawks
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Cougars
St. Mary's High School	{{Color box	Blue	White	border=silver}}	Gaels

Buffalo Section

The Buffalo Section consists of schools in Buffalo area corresponding to the Diocese of Buffalo, and is also referred to as the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association. Unlike the other sections, membership is open to non-Catholic schools.

School	Colors	Team name	Location	Founded
Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School	{{Color box	Green	Yellow	border=silver}}	Tigers
Canisius High School	{{Color box	Navy	#FFD700	border=silver}}	Crusaders
Cardinal O'Hara High School	{{Color box	Black	#FFD700	border=silver}}	Hawks
Christian Central Academy	{{Color box	Grey	Navy	border=silver}}	Crusaders
Nichols School	{{Color box	LimeGreen	White	border=silver}}	Vikings
St. Francis High School	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Red Raiders
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	{{Color box	Maroon	White	border=silver}}	Marauders
St. Mary’s High School	{{Color box	Lightskyblue	Navy	border=silver}}	Lancers

Former members

School	Colors	Team name	Location	Founded	Closed
Academy of Saint Joseph	{{Color box	Red	White	border=silver}}	Dragons	Brentwood
Bishop Dubois High School	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Lions	Manhattan
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School	{{Color box	Black	Red	Gold	border=silver}}	Falcons
Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School	{{Color box	Black	Red	border=silver}}	Cardinals	New Rochelle
Brooklyn Preparatory School	{{Color box	Blue	white	border=silver}}	Eagles	Brooklyn
Catherine McAuley High School	{{Color box	Maroon	Gold	border=silver}}	Panthers	Brooklyn
De La Salle Institute			Manhattan	Late 1800s	1960
Holy Family High School	{{Color box	black	red	border=silver}}	Chargers	South Huntington
Manhattan College High School	{{Color box	#00703C	White	border=silver}}	Jaspers	Manhattan
Power Memorial Academy	{{Color box	purple	gold	border=silver}}	Panthers	Manhattan
Rice High School	{{Color box	green	gold	border=silver}}	Raiders	Manhattan
Seton Hall High School	{{Color box	navy	white	border=silver}}	Eagles	Patchogue
St. Agnes Boys High School	{{Color box	maroon	white	border=silver}}	Stags	Manhattan
St. John Villa Academy	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Bears	Staten Island
St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School	{{Color box	navy	white	border=silver}}	Wildcats	Bronx
St. Peter's High School for Girls	{{Color box	Blue	Gold	border=silver}}	Eagles	Staten Island
St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary	{{Color box	Blue	white	border=silver}}	Deacons	Uniondale

References

(9 March 1927). "Catholic Schools Organize in City". The New York Times.
(30 March 1927). "Catholic Schools Form Sports Body". The New York Times.
"The Sports History of the Catholic High School Athletic Association of Greater New York".

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