Peninsula Athletic League

Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) is a high school athletic conference in California, part of the CIF Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.[2] It comprises 17 high schools generally around San Mateo County, California. There are also nine smaller schools, designated supplemental members, of which four are located in Santa Clara County. The seventeen sports offered are divided into different divisions depending on the strength of the school's program.

Peninsula Athletic League

PAL office PAL office (Northern California)
Named after	San Francisco Peninsula
Formation	1996 (1996)[1]
Merger of	North Peninsula League (1996)[1]
Headquarters	San Mateo County Office of Education
Location	101 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood City, CA 94065
Coordinates	37.5258°N 122.2631°W / 37.5258; -122.2631
Commissioner	Terry Stogner[1]
Parent organization	CIF Central Coast Section
Website	www.smcoe.org/about/peninsula-athletic-league/

Sports

PAL offers contests in seventeen sports throughout the year during three seasons. Some schools do not participate in all sports.

Peninsula Athletic League Sports[lower-alpha 1][3][4]

Season
Fall	Winter	Spring
Cross Country (XC)	Basketball (BB)	Badminton (BD)[lower-alpha 2]
Football (FB)[lower-alpha 3]	Soccer (FS)[lower-alpha 4]	Baseball (BS)[lower-alpha 5]
Golf for Girls (GOg)[lower-alpha 6]	Wrestling (WR)[lower-alpha 7]	Golf for Boys (GOb)[lower-alpha 8]
Tennis for Girls (TNg)[lower-alpha 9]		Lacrosse (LC)[lower-alpha 10]
Volleyball for Girls (VBg)[lower-alpha 11]		Softball (SB)[lower-alpha 3]
Water Polo (WP)[lower-alpha 12]		Swimming (SW)[lower-alpha 5]
		Tennis for Boys (TNb)[lower-alpha 13]
		Track and Field (TF)
		Volleyball for Boys (VBb)[lower-alpha 14]

Notes

1. Availability of sports at different schools is taken from 2016-17 Commissioner's Cup results
2. Not offered at Half Moon Bay or Oceana
3. Not offered at Oceana or Westmoor
4. Not offered for boys at Oceana
5. Not offered at Oceana
6. Not offered at Capuchino, Carlmont, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, Westmoor, or Woodside
7. Not offered at Carlmont, Hillsdale, Oceana, or Westmoor
8. Not offered at Jefferson, Oceana, or Westmoor
9. Not offered at Jefferson
10. Boys. Not offered at Capuchino, El Camino, Half Moon Bay, Hillsdale, Jefferson, Mills, Oceana, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Terra Nova, Westmoor
11. Not offered for girls at Oceana
12. Not offered at El Camino, Jefferson, Oceana, South San Francisco, or Westmoor
13. Not offered at Jefferson, South San Francisco, or Terra Nova
14. Not offered for boys at Burlingame, El Camino, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson, Oceana, Sequoia, Terra Nova, Westmoor, Woodside

Members

Basic members

The seventeen basic member schools in the Peninsula Athletic League are drawn from five public school districts: Cabrillo Unified School District (serving Half Moon Bay and the ocean coast of the San Francisco Peninsula), Jefferson Union (serving Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, and Pacifica), San Mateo Union (serving Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, and San Mateo), Sequoia Union (serving Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Ladera, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, and Woodside), and the South San Francisco Unified School District (serving South San Francisco and portions of Daly City and San Bruno).

Peninsula Athletic League Basic Member Schools[5][6]

School	City	District	Sport and Division[lower-alpha 1]
			XC[lower-alpha 2]	FB[lower-alpha 3]	GO[lower-alpha 4]	TN[lower-alpha 5]	VB[lower-alpha 6]	WP[lower-alpha 7]	BB[lower-alpha 8]	FS[lower-alpha 9]	WR[lower-alpha 10]	BD[lower-alpha 11]	BS[lower-alpha 12]	LC[lower-alpha 13]	SB[lower-alpha 14]	SW[lower-alpha 15]	TF[lower-alpha 16]
Aragon	San Mateo	SMUHSD	Y	B	B	B	B	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	S	B	O	B	O	O	B	B	B
Burlingame	Burlingame	SMUHSD	Y	B	B	B	Bg[lower-alpha 18]	B	S	B	B	B	B	O	B	B	B
Capuchino	San Bruno	SMUHSD	Y	L	O	O	O	O	S	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	B	O	B	—	B	O	O
Carlmont	Belmont	SUHSD	Y	L	Bb[lower-alpha 19]	B	B	B	S	B	—	B	B	O	B	B	O
El Camino	South San Francisco	SSFUSD	Y	L	O	O	Og[lower-alpha 20]	—	N	O2	B	O	L	—	O	O	L
Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay	CUSD	Y	O	Ob[lower-alpha 21]	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	Bg[lower-alpha 18]	Og,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	N	O1	B	—	O	—	B	O	O
Hillsdale	San Mateo	SMUHSD	Y	B	B	B	B	Og,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	S	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	—	O	B	—	B	B	O
Jefferson	Daly City	JUHSD	Y	L	—	—	Og[lower-alpha 20]	—	N	O2	—	O	L	—	O	O	L
Menlo-Atherton	Atherton	SUHSD	Y	B	B	B	B	B	S	B	O	O	O	B	O	B	B
Mills	Millbrae	SMUHSD	Y	L	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	Og,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	Og,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	O	S	O1	O	B	L	—	O	O	B
Oceana	Pacifica	JUHSD	Y	—	—	O	—	—	N	O2g[lower-alpha 20]	B	—	—	—	—	—	L
San Mateo	San Mateo	SMUHSD	Y	L	B	B	O	O	S	O1	O	B	O	—	O	B	L
Sequoia	Redwood City	SUHSD	Y	O	O	O	Bg[lower-alpha 18]	O	S	O1g,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	B	B	B	O	B	B	B
South San Francisco	South San Francisco	SSFUSD	Y	O	O	Og[lower-alpha 20]	O	—	N	O1g,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	O	B	O	—	O	O	L
Terra Nova	Pacifica	JUHSD	Y	B	Ob[lower-alpha 21]	Og[lower-alpha 20]	Bg[lower-alpha 18]	O	N	Bg,Ob[lower-alpha 17]	B	O	B	—	O	O	O
Westmoor	Daly City	JUHSD	Y	—	—	O	Og[lower-alpha 20]	—	N	O2g,Bb[lower-alpha 22]	—	B	L	—	—	O	B
Woodside	Woodside	SUHSD	Y	O	Bb[lower-alpha 19]	B	Og[lower-alpha 20]	B	S	B	O	O	B	O	B	B	O

Notes

1. PAL has two divisions for most sports based on the strength of the school's program. In descending order of strength, the divisions are Bay (B) and Ocean (O). Some sports include a third, lower division, Lake (L).
2. Cross Country is offered for boys and girls at all schools.
3. Football
4. Golf
5. Tennis
6. Volleyball. For boys, volleyball only has a single division.
7. Water Polo
8. Basketball is divided geographically into North (N) and South (S) divisions.
9. For girls soccer, the Ocean Division is further subdivided into a first flight (O1) and second flight (O2).
10. Wrestling
11. Badminton
12. Baseball
13. Lacrosse
14. Softball
15. Swimming
16. Track & Field
17. Bay for girls, Ocean for boys
18. Bay, offered for girls only
19. Bay, offered for boys only
20. Ocean, offered for girls only
21. Ocean, offered for boys only
22. Ocean for girls, Bay for boys

Supplemental schools

The supplemental schools belong to the West Bay Athletic League. Supplemental members are elected by a two-thirds majority vote of principal basic PAL members and participate less than 50% of total sports offerings from PAL.[3]

Peninsula Athletic League Supplemental Schools[5][7]

School	City	Sport and Division[lower-alpha 1]
		FB[lower-alpha 2]	WP[lower-alpha 3]	BD[lower-alpha 4]	BS[lower-alpha 5]	LC[lower-alpha 6]
Castilleja[lower-alpha 7]	Palo Alto	—	B[lower-alpha 7]	—	—	—
Crystal Springs Uplands	Hillsborough	—	—	O	L	—
Harker	San Jose	—	—	—	L	—
The King's Academy	Sunnyvale	O	—	—	O	—
Mercy HS[lower-alpha 7]	Burlingame	—	O[lower-alpha 7]	—	—	—
Menlo School	Atherton	O	B	—	O	B
Notre Dame[lower-alpha 7]	Belmont	—	B[lower-alpha 7]	—	—	—
Sacred Heart Prep	Atherton	B	—	—	B	B
Woodside Priory	Portola Valley	—	Ob[lower-alpha 8]	—	—	—

Notes

1. PAL has two divisions for most sports based on the strength of the school's program. In descending order of strength, the divisions are Bay (B) and Ocean (O). Some sports include a third, lower division, Lake (L).
2. Football
3. Water Polo
4. Badminton
5. Baseball
6. Lacrosse
7. All-female student body
8. Ocean, offered for boys only

References

1. "Peninsula Athletic League". San Mateo County Office of Education. Redwood City, California. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
2. "Peninsula Athletic League". San Mateo County Office of Education. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
3. "Constitution" (PDF). Peninsula Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
4. "Commissioner's Cup". Peninsula Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
5. "Peninsula Athletic League Schools". San Mateo County Office of Education. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
6. "Peninsula Athletic League Standings". San Mateo County Office of Education. 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
7. "West Bay Athletic League Schools". West Bay Athletic League. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

External links

• Official website