Catholic High School Athletic Association

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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.

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History

The organization was formed in March 1927 with the name New York State Catholic Schools League. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]

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.

SchoolColorsTeam nameLocationFounded
All Hallows High School   Gaels Bronx 1909
Cardinal Hayes High School   CardinalsBronx1941
Cardinal Spellman High School   PilotsBronx1959
Fordham Preparatory School   RamsBronx1841
Iona Preparatory School   Gaels New Rochelle 1916
Kennedy Catholic High School    Gaels Somers 1966
La Salle Academy   Cardinals Manhattan 1848
Maria Regina High School   Tigers Hartsdale 1957
Monsignor Farrell High School   Lions Staten Island 1961
Monsignor Scanlan High School   CrusadersBronx1949
Moore Catholic High School   MavericksStaten Island1962
Mount Saint Michael Academy   MountaineersBronx1926
Notre Dame Academy   GatorsStaten Island1903
Regis High School    RaidersManhattan1914
Sacred Heart High School   Irish Yonkers 1923
Salesian High School    EaglesNew Rochelle1920
Archbishop Stepinac High School    Crusaders White Plains 1948
St. Joseph Hill Academy   HilltoppersStaten Island1919
St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School   VikingsStaten Island1963
St. Peter's Boys High School   EaglesStaten Island1917
St. Raymond High School for Boys   RavensBronx1960
The Ursuline School   KoalasNew Rochelle1897
Xavier High School   KnightsManhattan1847

Brooklyn-Queens Section

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

SchoolColorsTeam nameLocationFounded
Archbishop Molloy High School   Stanners Queens 1957
Bishop Kearney High School   Tigers Brooklyn 1961
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School   LionsBrooklyn1851
Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary     CrusadersQueens1914
Christ the King Regional High School   RoyalsQueens1963
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School PanthersBrooklyn2008
Fontbonne Hall Academy   BonniesBrooklyn1937
Holy Cross High School   KnightsQueens1955
The Mary Louis Academy   HilltoppersQueens1936
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School   CrusadersQueens1956
Nazareth Regional High School   KingsmenBrooklyn1962
St. Edmund Preparatory High School   EaglesBrooklyn1932
St. Francis Preparatory School   TerriersQueens1858
St. John's Preparatory School   Red StormQueens1980
St. Saviour High School   PandasBrooklyn1917
Xaverian High School   ClippersBrooklyn1957

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.

SchoolColorsTeam nameLocationFounded
Chaminade High School   Flyers Mineola 1930
Holy Trinity High School   Titans Hicksville 1966
Kellenberg Memorial High School   Firebirds Uniondale 1987
Our Lady of Mercy Academy   Lady Mustangs Syosset 1928
Sacred Heart Academy   Lady Spartans Hempstead 1949
St. Anthony's High School   Friars South Huntington 1933
St. Dominic High School   Bayhawks Oyster Bay 1928
St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School   Cougars West Islip 1966
St. Mary's High School   GaelsManhasset1949

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.

SchoolColorsTeam nameLocationFounded
Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School   Tigers Buffalo 1946
Canisius High School   Crusaders Buffalo 1870
Cardinal O'Hara High School   Hawks Tonawanda 1961
Christian Central Academy  Crusaders Williamsville 1949
Nichols School   Vikings North Buffalo 1892
St. Francis High School   Red Raiders Athol Springs 1927
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute   Marauders Kenmore 1861
St. Mary’s High School   Lancers Lancaster 1904

Former members

SchoolColorsTeam nameLocationFoundedClosed
Academy of Saint Joseph   Dragons Brentwood 18562009
Bishop Dubois High School   Lions Manhattan 19461976
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School    Falcons Brooklyn 19622014
Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School   Cardinals New Rochelle 19852013
Brooklyn Preparatory School   EaglesBrooklyn19081972
Catherine McAuley High School   PanthersBrooklyn19422013
De La Salle Institute ManhattanLate 1800s1960
Holy Family High School  Chargers South Huntington 19661984
Manhattan College High School  JaspersManhattan18541971
Power Memorial Academy   PanthersManhattan19311984
Rice High School   RaidersManhattan19382011
Seton Hall High School   Eagles Patchogue 19371974
St. Agnes Boys High School   StagsManhattan19142013
St. John Villa Academy   BearsStaten Island19222018
St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School   Wildcats Bronx 19271991
St. Peter's High School for Girls   Eagles Staten Island 19262011
St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary   Deacons Uniondale 19611984

See also

References

  1. "Catholic Schools Organize in City". The New York Times. March 9, 1927. p. 23.
  2. "Catholic Schools Form Sports Body". The New York Times. March 30, 1927. p. 21.
  3. Dombrowski, Joe. The Sports History of the Catholic High School Athletic Association of Greater New York . Retrieved February 2, 2024.