PIAA District 11

District 11 (often referenced with the Roman Numerals District XI) of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) is an interscholastic athletic association in eastern Pennsylvania.

PIAA District 11
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Region served
Coal Region
Lehigh Valley
Pocono Mountains
Membership
53 schools
Official language
English
Chairman
Robert Hartman
AffiliationsPennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Schuylkill League, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, Colonial League
WebsiteDistrict XI official website
Remarks(570) 460-9075

District XI is one of the PIAA's 12 districts and comprises high schools mostly within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties.

The district is broadly considered one of the most competitive high school athletic divisions in the nation with many of its athletes going on to compete in the Olympics and professional sports, including the MLB, NBA, and NFL. District 11 owns many state records for various athletic championships and milestones.

Member schools are categorized by enrollment into classifications, differing in each of the various sports, including: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA, and AAAAAA.

Member schools

The league is made up of 53 public schools and private schools located in Lehigh, Carbon, Northampton, Schuylkill, Monroe, and parts of Pike and Bucks counties.[1]

Listing of Schools By League

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

Colonial League

Schuylkill League

ACCAC

No League

-Although it is named the Schuylkill League, teams from Carbon, Columbia, and Dauphin counties are included.

-Although parts of Hazleton School District are in Schuylkill and Carbon counties, they participate with Luzerne County in District 2.

Sports

District 11 hosts fourteen different sports over three athletic seasons: fall, winter, and spring.

Fall: Football, Soccer, Field hockey, Tennis (girls), Volleyball (girls), Golf, Cross Country

Winter: Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Basketball, Competitive Spirit

Spring: Tennis (boys), Softball, Baseball, Volleyball (boys), Track & Field, Lacrosse

Note: While some sports are dominated by one sex, there is no rule that mandates sex segregation in PIAA sports, even if a school has teams for each sex.
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See also

References
  1. District 11 official website

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