The
Colonial League is an athletic conference consisting of 14
high schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s from the Lehigh Valley portion of eastern
PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the
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. It is part of
District XIDistrict 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...
of the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic AssociationThe Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
. The Colonial League is designed for mid and small-size schools in the Lehigh Valley. Larger schools in the region compete in the
Lehigh Valley ConferenceThe Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
.
History
In 1975, nine schools from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern
PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
merged to form the Colonial League. Since then, four teams joined and one left in 1994.
Charter members
The Colonial League was founded in 1975, with the following teams as charter members.
- Bangor
Bangor Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Bangor Area School District. Its colors are maroon and white and its mascot is the Slater....
Slaters
- Catasauqua
Catasauqua High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school's mascot is the Rough Rider...
Rough Riders
- Nazareth
Nazareth High School is a public high school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Nazareth Area School District and serves grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the Blue Eagle and school colors are blue and white. Student enrollment for the...
Blue Eagles
- Palisades
Palisades High School is a public high school in Kintnersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The school mascot is the pirate. It is the only public high school that serves the Palisades School District, with students coming from Tinicum, Nockamixon, Springfield, Durham, and Bridgeton...
Pirates
- Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Pen Argyl Area School District.Its colors are green and white and its mascot is the Green Knight....
Green Knights
- Salisbury
Salisbury High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:Salisbury Township was started in 1753, and the educational system consisted of single room schools, however as time passed the need for an organized school...
Falcons
- Saucon Valley
Saucon Valley High School is a four-year public high school in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located at 2100 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, PA, 18055, within Northampton County....
Panthers
- Southern Lehigh
Southern Lehigh High School is a four-year public high school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Southern Lehigh School District....
Spartans
- Wilson
Wilson Area High School is a four-year public high school located in Wilson, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
Warriors
1994 additions
The following teams moved from the neighboring Centennial League in 1994.
- Northern Lehigh
Northern Lehigh High School is a public high school located in Slatington, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. It is the only high school in the Northern Lehigh School District....
Bulldogs
- Northwestern Lehigh Tigers
- Notre Dame Green Pond
Notre Dame High School also known as Notre Dame Green Pond, is a private, Roman Catholic high school near Easton, Pennsylvania, United States, in Bethlehem Township. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown.-Background:...
Crusaders
- Palmerton
Palmerton High School is a four-year public high school in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located at 3525 Fireline Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071, within Carbon County.Its colors are blue and white and its mascot is the Blue Bomber....
Blue Bombers
1994 departure
In 1994, the
NazarethNazareth High School is a public high school located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Nazareth Area School District and serves grades 9 through 12. Its mascot is the Blue Eagle and school colors are blue and white. Student enrollment for the...
Blue Eagles decided to leave the Colonial League to compete with larger schools from the
Lehigh ValleyThe Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
in the Mountain Valley Conference. Since then, they joined the Lehigh Valley Conference in 2001.
Additional members
The following schools are current members of the Colonial League, but do not participate in every sport offered with the Colonial League.
- Moravian Academy
Moravian Academy, whose headmaster is George King, is a prekindergarten through 12th grade coeducational college preparatory school located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the United States...
Lions
- Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg
Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton.-Background:...
Spartans
Recent champions
The champions of the 2011-12 athletic seasons.
NOTE: As the seasons end, the champions will be updated.
Fall sports
- Boys Cross Country - Regular Season: Notre Dame GP and Bangor
- Boys Cross Country - League Meet: Bangor
- Boys Cross Country - League Meet Individual: Tyler Stelmack, Northwestern Lehigh
- Girls Cross Country - Regular Season: Northwestern Lehigh
- Girls Cross Country - League Meet: Northwestern Lehigh
- Girls Cross Country - League Meet Individual: Elizabeth Chikotas, Saucon Valley
- Field Hockey: Southern Lehigh
- Football: Pen Argyl
- Golf: Notre Dame GP
- Girls Tennis: Moravian Academy
- Boys Soccer: Moravian Academy
Winter sports
- Boys Basketball:
- Girls Basketball:
- Wrestling - Team:
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See also
- Lehigh Valley Conference
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 12 large high schools from Lehigh and Northampton counties in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
- Mountain Valley Conference
The Mountain Valley Conference ' is an athletic conference consisting of 6 large high schools and 4 School Districts from Monroe County and the Lehighton Area School District from Carbon County, in the United States...
- PIAA District XI
District 11 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is an interscholastic athletic association in Northeastern Pennsylvania. District 11 is one of the PIAA's 12 athletic conferences and comprises mostly high schools within the Lehigh Valley and a few surrounding counties. Member...