West Catholic Athletic League

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The West Catholic Athletic League or WCAL is a highly competitive high school athletic conference in the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The boys division is made up of seven Catholic schools and one nondenominational Christian school in the Western and Southern portions of the San Francisco Bay Area. The girls division includes all of the co-ed schools in the WCAL, along with Presentation High School (all-female school). Notre Dame-Belmont (all-female school), Sacred Heart Preparatory-Atherton, and the Menlo School compete in select WCAL sports (water polo and lacrosse), but mainly partake in the West Bay Athletic League.

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High schools

InstitutionLocationColorsEstablishedEnrollmentGenderTeam nameJoined
Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose   19641,750CoedMonarchsn/a
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco   1949820CoedCrusaders1967
Bellarmine College Preparatory San Jose  18511,625MaleBellsn/a
Presentation High School San Jose  1962800FemalePanthersn/a
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco   18521,300CoedFightin' Irish1967 [1]
Saint Francis High School Mountain View    19551,750CoedLancersn/a
St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco  18551,507CoedWildcats1967 [1]
Junípero Serra High School San Mateo   19441,000MalePadresn/a
Valley Christian High School San Jose   19561,400CoedWarriors2003 [2]

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References

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  2. "Valley Christian Warriors Home Page".
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