American public high school athletic league
District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association Abbreviation DCIAA Formation 1958 Type Public-school interscholastic athletic association Purpose Administration of interscholastic athletics Headquarters 3535 V Street NE Location Region served
District of Columbia Executive Director of Athletics
Michael Bryant Parent organization
District of Columbia Public Schools Website thedciaa
The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA ) is the interscholastic athletics association administered by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in Washington, D.C. DCPS students compete through the association at the elementary, middle and high school levels, covering grades 4 through 12.[ 1]
The DCPS Department of Athletics uses the DCIAA to administer student eligibility, scheduling, transportation and game officials. The association also operates league schedules, standings and championships and provides programs beyond competition, including sports clinics and the DCIAA Student Leadership Council.[ 1] [ 2]
Origins and segregated athletic associations [ edit ] Organized interscholastic athletics among District public schools dates to 1896, when the newly formed Inter-High Athletic Association held its first track meet.
The association operated within the District's segregated public-school system and was restricted to white schools.
Black students therefore developed separate structures for organized athletic competition. Educator Edwin Bancroft Henderson helped establish the Interscholastic Athletic Association to promote high school and college athletics within Washington's Black community.[ 3] [ 3]
Integration and adoption of the DCIAA name [ edit ] Athletic competition among the District's public high schools became integrated during the desegregation of the school system in the 1950s. The previously excluded Black schools entered combined Inter-High competition, with Cardozo winning the first integrated Inter-High track and field championship in 1955.[ 4]
In 1991, the Inter-High organization was renamed the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association. The change reflected its expanded responsibility for administering competitive athletics at the elementary, middle and high school levels within District of Columbia Public Schools .[ 5] [ 6]
The DCIAA administers regular-season competition and league championships for DCPS schools. In 2012, the District government established the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) to organize citywide championships involving DCPS, public charter, parochial and private schools. DCIAA schools continue to compete for DCIAA championships before eligible teams advance to DCSAA competition.[ 7] [ 8]
DCPS sponsors 21 sports across its elementary, middle, high school and Opportunity League programs, although the sports offered vary among schools.[ 9] [ 10]
High school championship sports [ edit ] The DCIAA organizes high school championship competition across the fall, winter and spring seasons. Recent official championship listings include the following sports.[ 11]
Season
Championship sports
Fall
Boys' and girls' cross country; football (Stars and Stripes divisions); boys' and girls' soccer; girls' volleyball
Winter
Boys' and girls' basketball; bowling; cheerleading; boys' and girls' indoor track and field; boys' and girls' swimming; wrestling
Spring
Baseball; girls' flag football; golf; boys' and girls' outdoor track and field; softball; tennis
In 2013, the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) reorganized football into two competitive divisions to improve competitive balance among member schools. The previous East–West alignment was replaced by the upper-level Stars Division and the lower-level Stripes Division .[ 12]
The Stars Division champion is determined in the annual Turkey Bowl , while the Stripes Division champion is determined in the annual Gravy Bowl .[ 12]
The DCIAA uses a promotion system through which Stripes Division programs may qualify to move into the Stars Division. The original system required a school to win consecutive Gravy Bowls. In 2023, the requirement was changed to two Gravy Bowl championships within a three-year period.[ 13]
[ edit ] The following alignment reflects the DCIAA football schedule for the 2026–27 season.[ 14]
Stars Division
Stripes Division
Ballou
Bell (CHEC)
Coolidge
Dunbar
Eastern
H.D. Woodson
Theodore Roosevelt
Anacostia
Cardozo
Jackson-Reed
McKinley Tech
Phelps
Ron Brown
Season
Divisional change
2016–17
Eastern moved from the Stripes Division to the Stars Division , while Coolidge moved from the Stars Division to the Stripes Division.[ 12]
2018–19
Theodore Roosevelt moved from the Stripes Division to the Stars Division , while Anacostia moved from the Stars Division to the Stripes Division.[ 12]
2024–25
Coolidge moved from the Stripes Division to the Stars Division after winning the 2022 and 2023 Gravy Bowls.[ 15]
2026–27
Bell (CHEC) moved from the Stripes Division to the Stars Division after winning the 2024 and 2025 Gravy Bowls, while Jackson-Reed moved from the Stars Division to the Stripes Division.[ 13] [ 14]
The public-school football championship history listed below begins in 1955. The championship was first played on Thanksgiving Day under the Turkey Bowl name in 1969, when Coolidge defeated McKinley Tech.[ 16] [ 18]
For historical comparison, the all-time top-level records combine the single-championship era through 2012 with the Stars Division/Turkey Bowl results beginning in 2013. Gravy Bowl championships are listed separately and are not included in the top-level totals.
[ edit ]
Year Champion Runner-up/finalist Score
1955 Cardozo Spingarn 26–6
1956 Anacostia Cardozo 14–0
1957 Anacostia Wilson 12–0
1958 Eastern Wilson 20–14
1959 Eastern Wilson 19–13
1960 Eastern Bell 25–6
1961 Eastern Theodore Roosevelt 27–0
1962 Theodore Roosevelt Eastern 2–0
1963 Theodore Roosevelt Eastern 13–6
1964 Bell Phelps 12–0
1965 Bell Spingarn 31–19
1966 Bell McKinley Tech 13–3
1967 Western Eastern 19–13
1968 Cardozo McKinley Tech 24–19
[ edit ]
Year Champion Runner-up/finalist Score
1969 Coolidge McKinley Tech 20–2
1970 McKinley Tech Cardozo 19–0
1971 Eastern Dunbar 18–8
1972 Coolidge Anacostia 14–12
1973 Anacostia Theodore Roosevelt 22–0
1974 Theodore Roosevelt Anacostia 13–6
1975 H.D. Woodson Dunbar 14–0
1976 Theodore Roosevelt Spingarn 14–8
1977 Eastern Theodore Roosevelt 13–0
1978 Eastern Dunbar 13–0
1979 Theodore Roosevelt Spingarn 20–19
1980 Coolidge Ballou 18–8
1981 H.D. Woodson Theodore Roosevelt 7–6
1982 H.D. Woodson Coolidge 33–0
1983 Anacostia Dunbar 30–6
1984 Anacostia Theodore Roosevelt 26–13
1985 Coolidge H.D. Woodson 35–6
1986 Coolidge H.D. Woodson 32–13
1987 H.D. Woodson Coolidge 21–6
1988 Anacostia Cardozo 20–19
1989 Anacostia Wilson 38–26
1990 Eastern Wilson 13–6
1991 Wilson Anacostia 27–6
1992 Dunbar Anacostia 23–12
1993 H.D. Woodson Anacostia 14–12
1994 H.D. Woodson Anacostia 6–0
1995 Anacostia Dunbar 40–31
1996 Cardozo Anacostia 36–32
1997 H.D. Woodson Anacostia 26–22
1998 Dunbar Theodore Roosevelt 28–20
1999 Dunbar Eastern 22–0
2000 Dunbar Ballou 35–12
2001 Dunbar H.D. Woodson 16–14
2002 H.D. Woodson Dunbar 19–3
2003 Dunbar Ballou 33–20
2004 Dunbar H.D. Woodson 33–0
2005 Dunbar Coolidge 43–14
2006 Ballou Dunbar 34–33
2007 Dunbar H.D. Woodson 20–9
2008 H.D. Woodson Dunbar 24–6
2009 H.D. Woodson Ballou 30–26
2010 H.D. Woodson Dunbar 44–12
2011 Dunbar Coolidge 33–21
2012 No champion Anacostia Dunbar won 12–8 on the field; the title was later vacated and was not awarded to Anacostia[ 19]
[ edit ]
Year Champion Runner-up/finalist Score
2013 H.D. Woodson Wilson 25–13
2014 H.D. Woodson Ballou 16–12
2015 H.D. Woodson Wilson 40–24
2016 H.D. Woodson Wilson 22–20
2017 Ballou H.D. Woodson 21–14
2018 H.D. Woodson Ballou 18–12
2019 Dunbar H.D. Woodson 21–12
2020 No championship; season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[ 16]
2021 Theodore Roosevelt H.D. Woodson 37–22[ 20]
2022 Theodore Roosevelt Dunbar 26–18
2023 Dunbar Ballou 28–7
2024 Dunbar Coolidge 35–21
2025 Coolidge Dunbar 15–14[ 21]
[ edit ]
Year Champion Runner-up/finalist Score
2013 McKinley Tech Phelps 34–0[ 18]
2014 Eastern Bell (CHEC) 33–13
2015 Eastern Bell (CHEC) 45–8
2016 Theodore Roosevelt Bell (CHEC) 16–6
2017 Theodore Roosevelt Bell (CHEC) 13–12
2018 Bell (CHEC) McKinley Tech 47–0
2019 Coolidge Anacostia 8–6
2020 No championship; season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[ 16]
2021 Bell (CHEC) Coolidge 10–0
2022 Coolidge Bell (CHEC) 21–6
2023 Coolidge Anacostia 14–6
2024 Bell (CHEC) Anacostia 49–8
2025 Bell (CHEC) Ron Brown 54–0[ 22]
Championship records by school [ edit ] The tables below count championship-game appearances. Dunbar's 2012 appearance is included in the appearance total, but its on-field victory is listed as a vacated result rather than a championship. Anacostia is counted as the losing finalist in that game because DCPS did not award the championship to either school.[ 19]
[ edit ]
School Championships Finalist losses Vacated results Appearances
H.D. Woodson 16 8 0 24
Dunbar 13 11 1 25
Anacostia 8 9 0 17
Eastern 8 4 0 12
Theodore Roosevelt 7 6 0 13
Coolidge 6 5 0 11
Cardozo 3 3 0 6
Bell (CHEC) 3 1 0 4
Ballou 2 7 0 9
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 1 8 0 9
McKinley Tech 1 3 0 4
Western 1 0 0 1
Spingarn 0 4 0 4
Phelps 0 1 0 1
[ edit ]
School Championships Finalist losses Appearances
Eastern 4 3 7
Bell (CHEC) 3 1 4
Cardozo 2 1 3
Theodore Roosevelt 2 1 3
Anacostia 2 0 2
Western 1 0 1
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 0 3 3
McKinley Tech 0 2 2
Spingarn 0 2 2
Phelps 0 1 1
[ edit ]
School Championships Finalist losses Vacated results Appearances
H.D. Woodson 16 8 0 24
Dunbar 13 11 1 25
Anacostia 6 9 0 15
Coolidge 6 5 0 11
Theodore Roosevelt 5 5 0 10
Eastern 4 1 0 5
Ballou 2 7 0 9
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 1 5 0 6
Cardozo 1 2 0 3
McKinley Tech 1 1 0 2
Spingarn 0 2 0 2
[ edit ]
School Championships Finalist losses Appearances
H.D. Woodson 5 3 8
Dunbar 3 2 5
Theodore Roosevelt 2 0 2
Ballou 1 3 4
Coolidge 1 1 2
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 0 3 3
[ edit ]
School Championships Finalist losses Appearances
Bell (CHEC) 4 5 9
Coolidge 3 1 4
Eastern 2 0 2
Theodore Roosevelt 2 0 2
McKinley Tech 1 1 2
Anacostia 0 3 3
Phelps 0 1 1
Ron Brown 0 1 1
Championship seasons by school [ edit ] Pre-Turkey Bowl championship seasons [ edit ]
School Championships Championship seasons
Eastern 4 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Bell (CHEC) 3 1964, 1965, 1966
Anacostia 2 1956, 1957
Cardozo 2 1955, 1968
Theodore Roosevelt 2 1962, 1963
Western 1 1967
Turkey Bowl championship seasons [ edit ]
School Championships Championship seasons
H.D. Woodson 16 1975, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Dunbar 13 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023, 2024
Anacostia 6 1973, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1995
Coolidge 6 1969, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2025
Theodore Roosevelt 5 1974, 1976, 1979, 2021, 2022
Eastern 4 1971, 1977, 1978, 1990
Ballou 2 2006, 2017
Cardozo 1 1996
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 1 1991
McKinley Tech 1 1970
Divisional-era Turkey Bowl championship seasons [ edit ]
School Championships Championship seasons
H.D. Woodson 5 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Dunbar 3 2019, 2023, 2024
Theodore Roosevelt 2 2021, 2022
Ballou 1 2017
Coolidge 1 2025
Gravy Bowl championship seasons [ edit ]
School Championships Championship seasons
Bell (CHEC) 4 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025
Coolidge 3 2019, 2022, 2023
Eastern 2 2014, 2015
Theodore Roosevelt 2 2016, 2017
McKinley Tech 1 2013
Records and streaks [ edit ] Consecutive top-level championships [ edit ]
School Consecutive championships Seasons
Eastern 4 1958–1961
Dunbar 4 1998–2001
H.D. Woodson 4 2013–2016
Bell (CHEC) 3 1964–1966
Consecutive top-level championship appearances [ edit ]
School Consecutive appearances Seasons
Dunbar 11 1998–2008
H.D. Woodson 8 2013–2021
Anacostia 7 1991–1997
Eastern 6 1958–1963
Coolidge 3 1985–1987
Jackson-Reed/Wilson 3 1989–1991
The 2020 championship was canceled, so H.D. Woodson's streak represents eight consecutive Turkey Bowls that were actually played.
Consecutive Gravy Bowl championships [ edit ]
School Consecutive championships Seasons
Eastern 2 2014–2015
Theodore Roosevelt 2 2016–2017
Coolidge 2 2022–2023
Bell (CHEC) 2 2024–2025
Longest top-level championship droughts ended [ edit ]
School Previous championship Next championship Calendar years
Theodore Roosevelt 1979 2021 42
Coolidge 1986 2025 39
Cardozo 1968 1996 28
Anacostia 1957 1973 16
Eastern 1978 1990 12
Ballou 2006 2017 11
Top-level championships by decade [ edit ]
Decade Leading school(s) Championships
1950s Anacostia; Eastern 2 each
1960s Bell (CHEC) 3
1970s Eastern; Theodore Roosevelt 3 each
1980s Anacostia 4
1990s Dunbar; H.D. Woodson 3 each
2000s Dunbar 6
2010s H.D. Woodson 6
2020s Dunbar; Theodore Roosevelt 2 each
Selected championship-game records [ edit ] The records below are calculated from the scores in the championship tables.
Competition Largest margin Highest combined score Lowest combined score Closest final
All top-level championships 33 points: H.D. Woodson 33–0 Coolidge (1982); Dunbar 33–0 H.D. Woodson (2004) 71 points: Anacostia 40–31 Dunbar (1995) 2 points: Theodore Roosevelt 2–0 Eastern (1962) 1 point, five times; most recently Coolidge 15–14 Dunbar (2025)
Divisional-era Turkey Bowl 21 points: Dunbar 28–7 Ballou (2023) 64 points: H.D. Woodson 40–24 Wilson (2015) 28 points: H.D. Woodson 16–12 Ballou (2014) 1 point: Coolidge 15–14 Dunbar (2025)
Gravy Bowl 54 points: Bell (CHEC) 54–0 Ron Brown (2025) 57 points: Bell (CHEC) 49–8 Anacostia (2024) 10 points: Bell (CHEC) 10–0 Coolidge (2021) 1 point: Theodore Roosevelt 13–12 Bell (CHEC) (2017)
Under rules announced in 2023, a Stripes Division team is promoted to the Stars Division after winning two Gravy Bowl championships within a three-year span; the previous rule required two consecutive Gravy Bowl titles.[ 23] [ 22]
[ edit ] Bell won consecutive DCIAA championships in 1991 and 1992, with contemporary reporting describing the 1992 victory as a successful title defense.[ 24] [ 25]
Documented DCIAA baseball champions since 1991
Year
Champion
Notes
1991
Bell
First of two consecutive championships.[ 24]
1992
Bell
Defended its DCIAA championship.[ 24]
1993
Wilson
1994
Wilson
1995
Wilson
1996
Wilson
1997
Wilson
1998
Wilson
1999
Wilson
2000
Wilson
2001
Wilson
2002
Wilson
2003
Wilson
2004
Wilson
2005
Wilson
2006
Wilson
2007
Wilson
2008
Wilson
2009
Wilson
2010
Wilson
2011
Wilson
2012
Wilson
2013
Wilson
2014
Wilson
2015
Wilson
2016
Wilson
2017
Wilson
2018
Wilson
2019
Wilson
2020
No championship held
The season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 26]
2021
Wilson
2022
Jackson-Reed
Defeated School Without Walls, 11–1, for its first championship under the Jackson-Reed name.[ 27]
2023
Jackson-Reed
Defeated School Without Walls, 6–0, for its 30th consecutive championship.[ 25]
2024
Jackson-Reed
Defeated School Without Walls, 13–0, for its 31st consecutive championship.[ 28]
2025
Jackson-Reed
Defeated School Without Walls, 12–2, for its 32nd consecutive championship.[ 29]
2026
Jackson-Reed
[ 30]
[ edit ] During portions of the Interhigh era, D.C. public-school boys' basketball recognized both a regular-season league champion and a postseason tournament champion. The City Title Game generally matched the regular-season champions of the Interhigh and Catholic or Metro leagues.[ 31] [ 32]
The championship history below is compiled from historical Interhigh records, year-by-year City Title results and contemporary reporting.[ 33] [ 34]
DCIAA and Interhigh boys' basketball champions
Year
Champion
Notes
1957
Cardozo
1958
Cardozo
1959
Cardozo
1960
Spingarn
1961
Spingarn
1962
Eastern
1963
Eastern
1964
Cardozo
1965
Cardozo
1966
McKinley Tech
1967
Cardozo
1968
McKinley Tech
1969
McKinley Tech
1971
Ballou
Won the Interhigh championship and finished the season 23–3.[ 35]
1972
Theodore Roosevelt
Interhigh champion.[ 36]
1973
Western
1974
Eastern
1975
Dunbar
1976
Dunbar
1977
McKinley Tech
1978
Dunbar
1979
Dunbar
1980
Spingarn
1981
Dunbar
1982
Spingarn
1983
Dunbar
1984
Wilson
Interhigh tournament champion; Dunbar won the regular-season championship.[ 32]
1985
Spingarn
1986
Coolidge
1987
Dunbar
1988
Coolidge
1989
Dunbar
1990
Dunbar
1991
Dunbar
1992
Anacostia
1993
Dunbar
1994
McKinley Tech
1995
Cardozo
1996
Anacostia
1997
Anacostia
1998
Anacostia
1999
Dunbar
2000
Spingarn
2001
Spingarn
2002
Spingarn
2003
Dunbar
2004
Cardozo
2005
Cardozo
2006
Cardozo
2007
Cardozo
2008
Theodore Roosevelt
2009
Ballou
2010
Ballou
2011
Theodore Roosevelt
2012
Coolidge
First league championship since 1988.[ 37]
2013
Coolidge
Second consecutive championship.[ 38]
2014
Theodore Roosevelt
Defeated H.D. Woodson, 77–50.[ 39]
2015
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Coolidge, 42–36, for its first DCIAA boys' basketball championship.[ 40]
2016
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Theodore Roosevelt, 68–57, for its second consecutive championship.[ 41]
2017
Wilson
2018
Wilson
2019
Wilson
Defeated Theodore Roosevelt, 92–48, to win its third consecutive championship.[ 42]
2020
Theodore Roosevelt
Defeated Wilson, 66–63.[ 43]
2021
No championship held
The normal winter season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . DCIAA basketball activities did not resume until spring 2021.[ 44]
2022
Wilson
Defeated Coolidge, 59–47. The school was formally renamed Jackson-Reed the following month.[ 45] [ 46]
2023
Bard
Defeated McKinley Tech, 54–44, for the program's first DCIAA championship.[ 47]
2024
Jackson-Reed
Defeated Cardozo, 66–52.[ 48]
2025
Cardozo
Defeated Jackson-Reed, 53–52, for its first championship since 2007.[ 49]
2026
Theodore Roosevelt
Defeated Jackson-Reed, 74–65.[ 50]
Championships by school [ edit ] The following totals are based on the championship seasons listed above. Wilson and Jackson-Reed are counted as the same basketball program. The unidentified 1970 season is not included, and no championship was held in 2021.
School
Championships
Championship seasons
Dunbar
13
1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2003
Cardozo
12
1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2025
Spingarn
8
1960, 1961, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002
Theodore Roosevelt
6
1972, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2026
Wilson/Jackson-Reed
6
1984, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
McKinley Tech
5
1966, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1994
Anacostia
4
1992, 1996, 1997, 1998
Coolidge
4
1986, 1988, 2012, 2013
Ballou
3
1971, 2009, 2010
Eastern
3
1962, 1963, 1974
H.D. Woodson
2
2015, 2016
Bard
1
2023
Western
1
1973
[ edit ] Historical Interhigh and DCIAA reporting sometimes distinguished between a regular-season league championship and a postseason tournament championship. The table below records the postseason or tournament champion when that designation was located. When a source identified only a league champion, that distinction is noted.[ 51] [ 52]
Only seasons for which reliable published documentation was located are included. Gaps in the table do not indicate that no championship was held. The Washington Post's year-by-year City Title results document the DCIAA public-school representatives from 1990 through 2012.[ 53]
Documented Interhigh and DCIAA girls' basketball champions
Year
Champion
Notes
1973
Cardozo
Interhigh champion.[ 54]
1975
Ballou
Defeated H.D. Woodson, 50–46, in the championship game.[ 55]
1978
Ballou
Interhigh champion.[ 56]
1979
H.D. Woodson
Interhigh champion.[ 57]
1980
H.D. Woodson
Interhigh champion.[ 58]
1983
H.D. Woodson
Finished 20–0 and won the Interhigh title.[ 59]
1984
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Eastern in the championship game.[ 60]
1985
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Theodore Roosevelt, 72–37, for its third consecutive tournament title.[ 61]
1986
H.D. Woodson
Identified as the Interhigh league champion.[ 62]
1988
Wilson
Identified as the Interhigh league champion.[ 51]
1989
Theodore Roosevelt
Defeated Wilson, 61–59 in overtime, in the tournament championship.[ 52]
1990
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Coolidge, 67–47, in the tournament championship.[ 63]
1991
Coolidge
DCIAA representative in the Girls' City Title Game.[ 53]
1992
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Anacostia, 56–26, for its third consecutive tournament championship.[ 64]
1993
Wilson
DCIAA representative in the Girls' City Title Game.[ 53]
1994
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Wilson, 38–36, in the tournament championship.[ 65]
1995
Coolidge
Defeated Wilson, 69–46, in the tournament championship.[ 66]
1996
Coolidge
Defeated H.D. Woodson, 49–46.[ 67]
1997
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Anacostia, 56–54 in overtime.[ 68]
1998
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Coolidge, 62–53.[ 69]
1999
H.D. Woodson
Defeated Anacostia, 51–37.[ 70]
2000
Anacostia
[ 53]
2001
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2002
Dunbar
[ 53]
2003
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2004
Theodore Roosevelt
[ 53]
2005
Theodore Roosevelt
[ 53]
2006
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2007
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2008
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2009
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2010
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2011
H.D. Woodson
[ 53]
2012
H.D. Woodson
Seventh consecutive DCIAA championship.[ 71]
2013
H.D. Woodson
Eighth consecutive DCIAA championship.[ 72]
2014
Bell (CHEC)
Defeated Wilson, 62–60.[ 73]
2015
Anacostia
Defeated Wilson, 58–45.[ 74]
2016
Wilson
Defeated Anacostia, 59–45.[ 75]
2017
Anacostia
Defeated Bell, 67–44.[ 76]
2018
Anacostia
Defeated Dunbar, 77–38.[ 77]
2019
Dunbar
Defeated Wilson, 62–55.[ 78]
2020
Dunbar
Defeated Banneker, 63–35.[ 79]
2021
No championship held
The winter season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 44]
2022
Dunbar
Defeated Banneker, 61–49.[ 80]
2023
Dunbar
Defeated Coolidge, 55–47.[ 81]
2024
Dunbar
Defeated Eastern, 51–36, for its fifth consecutive championship.[ 82]
2025
Coolidge
Defeated Eastern, 54–46.[ 83]
2026
Coolidge
Defeated Jackson-Reed, 56–52.[ 84]
[ edit ] 2023 - Dunbar
2024 - Roosevelt
2025 - Bell (CHEC) [ edit ] 2025 - Garnett-Patterson S.T.A.Y. [ edit ] 2024 - Coolidge
2025 - Banneker [ edit ] 2013 - Wilson
2014 - Wilson
2015 - Wilson
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Wilson
2019 - Wilson
2021 - Wilson
2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls [ edit ] 2013 - Wilson
2014 - Wilson
2015 - Wilson
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Wilson
2019 - Wilson
2021 - Wilson
2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls [ edit ] [ edit ] 2023 - School Without Walls
2023 - Coolidge
2024 - Eastern
2025 - Coolidge [ edit ] 2010 - Coolidge
2011 - Dunbar
2012 - Dunbar
2015 - Wilson
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Wilson
2019 - Wilson
2023 - McKinley Tech
2024 - McKinley Tech
2025 - McKinley Tech [ edit ] 2010 - Dunbar
2011 - Dunbar
2012 - Dunbar
2015 - McKinley Tech
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Wilson
2019 - Dunbar
2023 - Dunbar
2024 - Dunbar
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2005 - HD Woodson
2007 - Dunbar
2009 - Ballou
2010 - Coolidge
2011 - Dunbar
2012 - Dunbar
2013 - Dunbar
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - McKinley Tech
2019 - Wilson
2022 - McKinley Tech
2023 - McKinley Tech
2024 - McKinley Tech
2025 - McKinley Tech [ edit ] 2005 - Ballou
2007 - Anacostia
2009 - Dunbar
2011 - Dunbar
2012 - Dunbar
2013 - Dunbar
2016 - Wilson
2017 - Wilson
2018 - Dunbar
2019 - Dunbar
2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - Dunbar
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Coolidge
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - School Without Walls
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - Jackson-Reed [ edit ] 2022 - Jackson-Reed (formerly known as Wilson)
2023 - Jackson-Reed
2024 - Jackson-Reed
2025 - School Without Walls Middle school athletics [ edit ] The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) sponsors interscholastic athletics for District of Columbia Public Schools middle schools.
The league traces its origins to 1992, when the DCIAA established the Junior High League under the leadership of assistant athletic director Patricia Briscoe. The program was created to provide organized athletic competition for junior high school students while strengthening the transition to DCIAA high school athletics. The inaugural junior high football season featured 20 schools and more than 700 student-athletes.[ 85]
During the 1990s and early 2000s, the Junior High League expanded as additional District public schools introduced interscholastic athletic programs. As DC Public Schools gradually transitioned from junior high schools to middle schools, the league evolved alongside the district's grade reconfiguration. By 2007, following the conversion of all remaining junior high schools into middle schools, the DCIAA officially became the governing body for middle school athletics throughout the district.
Today, the DCIAA sponsors championship competition in football, boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, soccer, volleyball, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, archery, and other interscholastic sports for District of Columbia Public Schools middle schools.[ 86]
Football has been one of the DCIAA's flagship middle school sports since the establishment of the Junior High League in 1992. The sport has served as a developmental pipeline for District of Columbia Public Schools student-athletes before they advance to DCIAA high school programs. Over the years, schools including John Hayden Johnson, Jefferson, Hart, Stuart-Hobson, Ron Brown, Kramer, and Brookland have won league championships and produced numerous student-athletes who continued their football careers at the high school and collegiate levels.
The following table lists DCIAA middle school football champions beginning with the earliest seasons for which championship records have been compiled. During seasons in which the league used multiple competitive divisions, the table reflects the highest-level championship.
Season
Champion
Notes
2004
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2005
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2006
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2007
Ron Brown Middle School
2008
Ron Brown Middle School
2009
Hart Middle School
2010
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2011
Kramer Middle School
2012
Jefferson Middle School Academy
2013
Stuart-Hobson Middle School
2014
Stuart-Hobson Middle School
2015
Jefferson Middle School Academy
2016
Hart Middle School
2017
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2018
Jefferson Middle School Academy
2019
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2020
No championship
Season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2022
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2023
John Hayden Johnson Middle School
2024
Brookland Middle School
Defeated John Hayden Johnson Middle School, 18–12.[ 87]
2025
Brookland Middle School
Defeated John Hayden Johnson Middle School, 12–0, to repeat as DCIAA middle school champion and secure consecutive titles.[ 88]
Championship coaches [ edit ] Mike Sharrieff has coached at John Hayden Johnson Middle School since 2002 and led the Panthers through one of the most successful periods in DCIAA middle school football history. Johnson won nine DCIAA city championships between 2004 and 2023, including the 2023 championship.[ 89] [ 90]
Osiris Walcott led Brookland Middle School to consecutive DCIAA middle school championships in 2024 and 2025. Brookland defeated John Hayden Johnson Middle School 18–12 in 2024 and 12–0 in 2025, becoming the first program other than Johnson to win consecutive top-division titles during the period covered by the championship table.[ 91] [ 92]
School[ 93]
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Indoor Track
Lacrosse
Outdoor Track
Soccer
Swimming
Total DCIAA Sports
Brookland
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
6
Browne
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
3
Cardozo No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
3
Deal
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
Eliot-Hine
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
7
Francis
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
4
Hardy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Hart
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
6
Ida B. Wells
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Jefferson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
6
Johnson
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
5
Kelly Miller
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
4
Kramer
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
2
Leckie
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
1
Lincoln (CHEC)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
6
MacFarland
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
2
McKinley MS
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
4
Oyster-Adams
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Sousa
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
3
Stuart-Hobson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Wheatley
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
3
Total Teams 8
22
12
10
14
2
20
10
8
105
School[ 93]
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Indoor Track
Lacrosse
Outdoor Track
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
Total DCIAA Sports
Brookland
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
7
Browne
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
6
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
3
Cardozo Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
4
Deal
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Eliot-Hine
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
8
Excel
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
1
Francis
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
4
Hardy
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Hart
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
5
Ida B. Wells
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
5
Jefferson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
7
Johnson
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
5
Kelly Miller
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
4
Kramer
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
3
Leckie
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
3
Lincoln (CHEC)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
8
MacFarland
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
3
McKinley MS
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
4
Oyster-Adams
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
6
Sousa
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
3
Stuart-Hobson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
8
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Wheatley
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
2
Total Teams 21
8
10
14
4
20
9
8
8
15
117
School[ 93]
Adaptive Bowling
Archery
Cheer
Golf
Unified Basketball
Wrestling
Total DCIAA Sports
Brookland
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
2
Browne
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
3
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Cardozo No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Deal
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
3
Eliot-Hine
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
4
Excel
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Francis
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Hardy
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2
Hart
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Ida B. Wells
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Jefferson
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Johnson
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
3
Kelly Miller
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Kramer
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Leckie
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Lincoln (CHEC)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
MacFarland
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
McKinley MS
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
1
Oyster-Adams
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Sousa
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
1
Stuart-Hobson
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
4
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
No
No
No
0
Wheatley
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
2
Total Teams 1
8
16
3
4
3
34
Elementary School Sports [ edit ] The DCIAA sponsors elementary school varsity competition in four boys', four girls' and three co-ed sanctioned sports. Student-athletes in grades 4 and 5 are eligible to participate in elementary sports.
Elementary school teams in DCIAA competition [ edit ]
Sports[ 93]
Boys
Girls
Co-Ed
Basketball
39
31
-
Cheer
-
-
26
Cross Country
28
28
-
Flag Football
-
-
24
Indoor Track & Field
12
12
-
Outdoor Track
30
30
-
Soccer
-
-
19
School[ 93]
Basketball
Cross Country
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track
Total DCIAA Sports
Amidon-Bowen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Bancroft
No
No
No
No
0
Barnard
No
No
No
No
0
Beers
No
Yes
No
No
1
Brent
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Brightwood
Yes
No
No
No
1
Browne
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Bunker Hill
No
No
No
No
0
Burroughs
No
No
No
No
0
Burrville
Yes
No
No
No
1
C.W. Harris
No
No
No
No
0
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
Cleveland
Yes
No
No
No
1
Chisholm
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Dorothy I. Height
Yes
No
No
No
1
Drew
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Eaton
Yes
No
No
No
1
Francis
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Garfield
Yes
No
No
No
1
Garrison
Yes
No
No
No
1
H. D. Cooke
No
No
No
No
0
Hearst
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Hendley
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
Houston
Yes
No
No
No
1
Hyde-Addison
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
J. O. Wilson
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Janney
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
John Lewis
No
No
No
Yes
1
Ketcham
No
No
No
No
0
Key
No
No
No
No
0
Kimball
Yes
No
No
No
1
Lafayette
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Langdon
No
No
Yes
Yes
2
Langley
No
No
No
No
0
LaSalle-Backus
No
No
No
No
0
Lawrence E. Boone
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Leckie
No
No
No
No
0
Lorraine H. Whitlock
Yes
No
No
No
1
Ludlow-Taylor
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Malcolm X @ Green
No
No
No
No
0
Mann
No
No
No
No
0
Marie Reed
No
No
No
Yes
1
Martin Luther King
Yes
No
No
No
1
Maury
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Miner
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Moten
No
No
No
No
0
Murch
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Nalle
No
No
No
No
0
Noyes
No
No
No
No
0
Oyster-Adams
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Patterson
No
No
No
No
0
Payne
Yes
No
No
No
1
Plummer
No
No
No
No
0
Powell
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Randall Highlands
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Raymond
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Ross
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Savoy
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
School-Within-School @ Goding
Yes
No
No
No
1
Seaton
No
No
No
No
0
Shepherd
No
No
No
No
0
Simon
No
No
No
No
0
Smothers
No
No
No
No
0
Stanton
No
No
No
No
0
Stoddert
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Takoma
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Thomas
No
No
No
No
0
Thomson
No
No
No
No
0
Truesdell
No
No
No
No
0
Tubman
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Turner
Yes
No
No
No
1
Van Ness
No
No
No
No
0
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
No
0
Watkins
Yes
No
No
No
1
Wheatley
Yes
No
No
No
1
Whittier
No
No
Yes
Yes
2
Total Teams 39
20
12
28
99
School[ 93]
Basketball
Cross Country
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track
Total DCIAA Sports
Amidon-Bowen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Bancroft
No
No
No
No
0
Barnard
No
No
No
No
0
Beers
No
Yes
No
No
1
Brent
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Brightwood
Yes
No
No
No
1
Browne
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Bunker Hill
No
No
No
No
0
Burroughs
No
No
No
No
0
Burrville
Yes
No
No
No
1
C.W. Harris
Yes
No
No
No
1
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
Cleveland
No
No
No
No
0
Chisholm
No
Yes
No
No
1
Dorothy I. Height
No
No
No
No
0
Drew
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Eaton
Yes
No
No
No
1
Excel
No
No
No
No
0
Francis
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Garfield
Yes
No
No
No
1
Garrison
Yes
No
No
No
1
H. D. Cooke
No
No
No
No
0
Hearst
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Hendley
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Houston
Yes
No
No
No
1
Hyde-Addison
No
No
No
Yes
1
J. O. Wilson
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Janney
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
John Lewis
No
No
No
Yes
1
Ketcham
No
No
No
No
0
Key
No
No
No
No
0
Kimball
No
No
No
Yes
1
Lafayette
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Langdon
No
No
Yes
Yes
2
Langley
No
No
No
No
0
LaSalle-Backus
No
No
No
Yes
2
Lawrence E. Boone
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Leckie
No
No
No
No
0
Lorraine H. Whitlock
No
No
No
No
0
Ludlow-Taylor
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Malcolm X @ Green
No
No
No
No
0
Mann
No
No
No
No
0
Marie Reed
No
No
No
Yes
1
Martin Luther King
Yes
No
No
No
1
Maury
Yes
Yes
No
No
2
Miner
No
No
No
Yes
1
Moten
No
No
No
No
0
Murch
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Nalle
No
No
No
No
0
Noyes
No
Yes
No
No
1
Oyster-Adams
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3
Patterson
No
No
No
No
0
Payne
Yes
No
No
No
1
Plummer
No
No
No
No
0
Powell
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Randall Highlands
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Raymond
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Ross
No
Yes
No
Yes
2
Savoy
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
3
School-Within-School @ Goding
No
No
No
No
0
Seaton
No
No
No
No
0
Shepherd
No
No
No
No
0
Simon
No
No
No
No
0
Smothers
No
No
No
No
0
Stanton
No
No
No
No
0
Stoddert
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Takoma
Yes
No
No
Yes
2
Thomas
No
No
No
No
0
Thomson
No
No
No
No
0
Truesdell
No
No
No
No
0
Tubman
No
No
No
Yes
1
Turner
No
No
No
No
0
Van Ness
No
No
No
No
0
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
No
0
Watkins
No
No
No
No
0
Wheatley
No
No
No
No
0
Whittier
No
No
Yes
Yes
2
Total Teams 28
22
12
30
93
School[ 93]
Cheer
Flag Football
Soccer
Total DCIAA Sports
Amidon-Bowen
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Bancroft
No
No
No
0
Barnard
No
No
No
0
Beers
Yes
No
Yes
2
Brent
No
No
No
0
Brightwood
No
No
No
0
Browne
No
Yes
Yes
2
Bruce-Monroe @ Park View
No
No
Yes
1
Bunker Hill
No
No
No
0
Burroughs
No
Yes
No
1
Burrville
No
No
No
0
C.W. Harris
No
Yes
No
1
Cap Hill Montessori @ Logan
No
No
No
0
Cleveland
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Chisholm
No
Yes
No
1
Dorothy I. Height
No
Yes
Yes
2
Drew
Yes
Yes
No
2
Eaton
No
No
No
0
Excel
No
No
No
0
Francis
No
Yes
No
1
Garfield
Yes
Yes
No
2
Garrison
Yes
Yes
No
2
H. D. Cooke
No
No
No
0
Hearst
No
No
No
0
Hendley
Yes
Yes
No
2
Houston
No
Yes
No
1
Hyde-Addison
No
No
No
0
J. O. Wilson
Yes
No
Yes
2
Janney
No
No
No
0
John Lewis
No
No
No
0
Ketcham
No
No
No
0
Key
No
No
No
0
Kimball
Yes
No
No
1
Lafayette
No
No
No
0
Langdon
No
No
Yes
1
Langley
No
No
Yes
1
LaSalle-Backus
No
No
No
0
Lawrence E. Boone
Yes
No
No
1
Leckie
No
No
No
0
Lorraine H. Whitlock
Yes
No
No
1
Ludlow-Taylor
No
No
Yes
1
Malcolm X @ Green
No
No
No
0
Mann
No
No
No
0
Marie Reed
No
No
No
0
Martin Luther King
Yes
No
No
1
Maury
No
No
Yes
1
Miner
No
No
No
0
Moten
No
No
No
0
Murch
No
No
No
0
Nalle
No
No
No
0
Noyes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Oyster-Adams
No
No
No
0
Patterson
No
No
No
0
Payne
No
Yes
Yes
2
Plummer
No
No
No
0
Powell
No
No
No
0
Randall Highlands
Yes
Yes
No
2
Raymond
No
Yes
Yes
2
Ross
No
No
No
0
Savoy
Yes
No
Yes
2
School-Within-School @ Goding
No
No
Yes
1
Seaton
No
No
No
0
Shepherd
Yes
No
Yes
2
Simon
No
No
No
0
Smothers
No
No
No
0
Stanton
No
Yes
No
1
Stoddert
No
No
No
0
Takoma
No
No
Yes
1
Thomas
No
No
No
0
Thomson
No
No
No
0
Truesdell
No
No
No
0
Tubman
Yes
Yes
No
2
Turner
No
Yes
No
1
Van Ness
No
No
No
0
Walker-Jones
No
No
No
0
Watkins
Yes
No
Yes
2
Wheatley
No
Yes
No
1
Whittier
No
Yes
Yes
3
Total Teams 18
22
20
60
Opportunity League Academy Sports [ edit ] The DCIAA sponsors opportunity league academy varsity competition in two boys', two girls' and one co-ed sanctioned sports. Student-athletes in grades 9-12, and adult learners are eligible to participate in opportunity league academy sports. The age range for student-athletes in this league are 16-22.
Opportunity League Academy teams in DCIAA competition [ edit ]
Sports[ 93]
Boys
Girls
Co-Ed
Basketball
3
3
-
Bowling
-
-
2
Outdoor Track
1
1
-
School[ 93]
Basketball
Outdoor Track
Total DCIAA Sports
Ballou S.T.A.Y.
Yes
No
1
Garnett-Patterson S.T.A.Y.
Yes
Yes
2
Luke C. Moore
Yes
No
1
Total Teams 3
1
4
School[ 93]
Basketball
Outdoor Track
Total DCIAA Sports
Ballou S.T.A.Y.
Yes
No
1
Garnett-Patterson S.T.A.Y.
Yes
Yes
2
Luke C. Moore
Yes
No
1
Total Teams 3
1
4
School[ 93]
Bowling
Total DCIAA Sports
Ballou S.T.A.Y.
Yes
1
Garnett-Patterson S.T.A.Y.
Yes
1
Luke C. Moore
No
0
Total Teams 2
2
Emmanuel Burriss , San Francisco Giants infielder (Wilson '02)Maury Wills , former Major League Baseball shortstop/manager (Cardozo '51)
Marvin Austin , Former NFL defensive tackle (Ballou '07)Arrelious Benn , Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver/kick returner (Dunbar '07)Willie J. Bennett, Jr. , Former NCAA Football Coach/Current Assistant AD for DCIAA (H.D. Woodson '97)Orlando Brown Sr. , Former NFL Player (H.D Woodson)Joshua Cribbs , Cleveland Browns wide receiver/kick returner (Dunbar '01)Vernon Davis , San Francisco 49ers tight end (Dunbar '02)Cato June , Indianapolis Colts linebacker (Anacostia '98)Byron Leftwich , NFL quarterback (H.D. Woodson '98)Josh Morgan , Washington Redskins wide receiver/kick returner (H.D. Woodson '04)Lovell Pinkney , St. Louis Rams wide receiver (Anacostia '92)Jerry Porter , Oakland Raiders wide receiver (Coolidge '97)Larry Pinkard , NFL wide receiver (Ballou '10)Reggie Rucker , former NFL wide receiver Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns (Anacostia '65)
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