Greater Boston League

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The Greater Boston League (GBL) is a high school athletic conference in District B of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league originally included teams from the cities and towns of Medford, Malden, Somerville, Everett, Cambridge, Arlington, Peabody, Waltham, and Revere. [1] Teams continued to leave for different leagues until only those of Everett, Malden, Medford, and Somerville were left in 2017. The league disbanded that year and the remaining members joined the Northeastern Conference. The GBL reformed in 2019. The four members that remained in the GBL in 2017 (Everett, Malden, Medford, and Somerville) rejoined the league with the addition of Revere. [2]

Schools

The following schools are current members of the Greater Boston League.

SchoolLocationColorsEnrollmentNickname
Chelsea High School Chelsea, Massachusetts   1611Red Devils
Everett High School Everett, Massachusetts   2061Crimson Tide
Lynn Classical High School Lynn, Massachusetts   1658Rams
Lynn English High School Lynn, Massachusetts   2176Bulldogs
Malden High School Malden, Massachusetts   1856Golden Tornados
Medford High School Medford, Massachusetts   1256Mustangs
Revere High School Revere, Massachusetts    2084Patriots
Somerville High School Somerville, Massachusetts    1310Highlanders

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References

  1. NicastroCorrespondent, Dom. "Somerville goes back to the future: Highlanders set to re-establish the Greater Boston League next year with longtime members". Somerville Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. "HIGH SCHOOLS: Greater Boston League returns". Boston Herald. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-11.