Commonwealth Athletic Conference

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The Commonwealth Athletic Conference (CAC) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

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Sports

The following sports are supported by the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.

FallWinterSpring
Cross CountryBasketballBaseball
Field HockeyGirls GymnasticsLacrosse
Boys GolfIce HockeySoftball
SoccerIndoor TrackTennis
Girls SwimmingBoys SwimmingOutdoor Track
Girls VolleyballWrestling

Member schools

Current members

The following twelve schools are a member of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference. [1]

SchoolLocationColorsTypeMascot
Academy of Notre Dame Tyngsborough, Massachusetts

Navy blue & Goldenrod   

Private K-12Lancers
Greater Lawrence Technical School Andover, Massachusetts Black & Orange   Public SecondaryReggies
Greater Lowell Technical High School Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Navy Blue & Gold   Public SecondaryGryphons
Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro, Massachusetts Red, White, and Blue    Public SecondaryHawks
KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School Lynn, Massachusetts Blue & Black   Charter 9-12Panthers
Lowell Catholic High School Lowell, Massachusetts Navy Blue and Green   Public K-12Crusaders
Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute Lynn, Massachusetts Navy Blue & Red   Public SecondaryTigers
Minuteman Career and Technical High School Lexington, Massachusetts Navy Blue & Gold   Public SecondaryRevolution
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Malden, Massachusetts Maroon & Gold   Public K-12Eagles
Nashoba Valley Technical High School Westford, Massachusetts Navy Blue & Blue   Public SecondaryVikings
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School Wakefield, Massachusetts Black & Gold   Public SecondaryGolden Knights
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Billerica, Massachusetts Purple, Black & White    Public SecondaryRams
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School Haverhill, Massachusetts Maroon & Gold   Public SecondaryWildcats

Former members

[2]

SchoolLocationTypeLeftMascot
Chelsea High School Chelsea, Massachusetts public secondaryRed Devils
Essex Agricultural High School Danvers, Massachusetts public secondary2014Rams
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School Hathorne, Massachusetts public secondaryHawks
Fellowship Christian Academy Methuen, Massachusetts
North Shore Technical High School Middleton, Massachusetts public secondary2014Bulldogs
Presentation of Mary Academy Methuen, Massachusetts private secondary2020Panthers

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References

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