West Catholic Athletic League

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 the co-ed schools in the WCAL with Notre Dame-Belmont, Presentation High School-San Jose, and Sacred Heart Preparatory of Atherton taking the place of the three all-boys schools: Archbishop Riordan, Bellarmine, and Junípero Serra.

High schools

Institution Location Colors Established Enrollment Gender Team name Joined
Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose          1964 1,750 Coed Monarchs n/a
Archbishop Riordan High School San Francisco          1949 700 Male Crusaders 1967
Bellarmine College Preparatory San Jose          1851 1,625 Male Bells n/a
Notre Dame High School Belmont              1851 450 Female Tigers n/a
Presentation High School San Jose          1962 800 Female Panthers n/a
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco              1987 1,300 Coed Fightin' Irish 1967[1]
Saint Francis High School Mountain View              1955 1,750 Coed Lancers n/a
St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco          1855 1,450 Coed Wildcats 1967[1]
Junípero Serra High School San Mateo          1944 1,000 Male Padres n/a
Valley Christian High School San Jose              1956 1,400 Coed Warriors 2003[2]

Rivalries

Notable alumni

Major League Baseball (MLB)

Former MLB players

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Former NBA players

National Football League (NFL)

Former NFL players

Olympic athletes

- Ariel Hsing, Table Tennis, Valley Christian High School

References

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