Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Organization
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Abbreviation MIAA Formation 1978 Purpose Athletic / Educational Location Region served
Massachusetts Membership 374 public and private high schools Website miaa .net
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA ) is an organization that sponsors activities in thirty-three sports, comprising 374 public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts .[ 1] The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities. The MIAA was founded in 1978, and was preceded by both the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals Association (MSSPA) (1942–1978) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council (MIAC) (1950–1978).
MIAA Sports
Sports and Seasons
Fall
Winter
Spring
Boys' Cross Country
Boys' Basketball
Baseball
Girls' Cross Country
Girls' Basketball
Girls' Golf
Field Hockey
Girls' Gymnastics
Boys' Lacrosse
Football
Boys' Ice Hockey
Girls' Lacrosse
Boys' Golf
Girls' Ice Hockey
Boys' Rugby
Boys' Soccer
Boys' Alpine Skiing
Girls' Rugby
Girls' Soccer
Girls' Alpine Skiing
Softball
Girls' Swimming & Diving
Boys' Nordic Skiing
Boys' Tennis
Girls' Volleyball
Girls' Nordic Skiing
Girls' Tennis
Boys' Swimming & Diving
Boys' Outdoor Track & Field
Girls' Swimming & Diving
Girls' Outdoor Track & Field
Boys' Indoor Track & Field
Boys' Volleyball
Girls' Indoor Track & Field
Boys' Wrestling
Girls' Wrestling
Girls wrestling gained MIAA status in 2011.[ 2]
Rugby became the MIAA's 35th sport in 2016, following a 2015 MIAC vote that passed by a wide majority.[ 3]
Districts & Leagues
The leagues in the MIAA are separated into nine districts (numbered 1-9).[ 4]
District 1
District 2
Central Massachusetts Conference
Colonial Athletic Conference
Dual Valley Conference
Inter High League
South Worcester County League
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Mayflower Athletic Conference
South Coast Conference
Southeast Conference
District 9
Cape and Islands League
Patriot League
South Shore League
State Champions
Most State Championships
Sport
Season
Most Championships
Baseball
Spring
Somerville, Braintree & St. Mary's Lynn (5)
Boys Basketball
Winter
Durfee (9)
Girls' Basketball
Winter
Field Hockey
Fall
Watertown (22)
Football
Fall
Longmeadow (13)
Boys' Ice Hockey
Winter
Catholic Memorial (17)
Girls' Ice Hockey
Winter
Notre Dame Academy (5)
Boys' Lacrosse
Spring
Duxbury (6)
Girls' Lacrosse
Spring
Girls' Rugby
Spring
Belmont (6)
Boys' Soccer
Fall
Bromfield (13)
Girls' Soccer
Fall
Sutton (12)
Boys' Swimming & Diving
Winter
Weston (27)
Girls' Swimming & Diving
Fall/Winter
Acton-Boxborough & Andover (17)
Girls' Volleyball
Fall
Barnstable (18)
Boys' Volleyball
Spring
New Bedford (8)
Boys' Rugby
Spring
BC High (4)
Baseball
The MIAA Baseball State Champions are listed below.[ 5]
Most State Championships
Rank
School
Number
Years
1
Somerville
5
1935, 1941, 1951, 1954, 1965
2
Braintree
5
1972, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2016
3
St. Mary's Lynn
5
1987, 1988, 2017, 2019, 2021
4
Springfield Tech
4
1968, 1969, 1970, 1975
5
Holyoke
4
1950, 1953, 1978, 1985
6
Leominster
4
1986, 1988, 1996, 2014
7
Boston College High
4
2001, 2008, 2009, 2024
Basketball
The state champions for basketball are listed below.[ 6]
Boys' Basketball
Year
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
1972
Lexington
Rockland
Holy Family
1973
Holy Name
Rindge Tech
St. Mary’s (Worcester)
1974
Boston English
North Andover
Lenox
1975
Boston English (2)
North Andover (2)
Notre Dame (Fitchburg)
1976
Don Bosco
Commerce
Cathedral
1977
Durfee (6)
Commerce (2)
Notre Dame (Fitchburg) (2)
1978
Lexington (2)
Commerce (3)
Charlestown (2)
1979
Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Hyde Park
Bartlett
1980
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (2)
Lynn Classical
Cathedral (2)
1981
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (3)
Wayland
Dover-Sherborn
1982
No state tournament, (Proposition 2 1/2)
1983
Don Bosco (2)
Wakefield
Swampscott
1984
Durfee (7)
West Roxbury
Cardinal Spellman
1985
Brockton
East Boston
Cohasset
1986
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (4)
East Boston (2)
Cohasset (2)
1987
Springfield Central (2)
Wahconah
Frontier Regional
1988
Durfee (8)
Milton
St. Joseph
1989
Durfee (9)
Duxbury
Matignon
1990
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (5)
Salem
Smith Academy
1991
Springfield Central (3)
Sharon
Wayland (2)
1992
South Boston
East Boston (3)
Smith Academy (2)
1993
New Bedford
Belmont
Lynn Classical (2)
1994
New Bedford (2)
Duxbury (2)
Lynn Classical (3)
Trinity Catholic
1995
South Boston (2)
Salem (2)
Winthrop
Avon
1996
South Boston (3)
Milton (2)
Pioneer Valley
Arlington Catholic
1997
Taunton
Wakefield (2)
Pioneer Valley
Avon (2)
1998
Attleboro
St. Bernard’s
Weston
Avon (3)
1999
Central Catholic
East Boston (4)
North Cambridge Catholic
Avon (4)
2000
St. John’s
Charlestown (3)
Newburyport
Lynnfield
2001
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (6)
Charlestown (4)
St. Joseph (2)
St. Mary’s Lynn
2002
Pope Francis
Charlestown (5)
Lynn Tech
St. Mary’s Lynn (2)
2003
Amherst-Pelham
Charlestown (6)
Bellingham
Matignon (2)
2004
Commerce (4)
Walpole
Rockland (2)
Minuteman Regional
2005
Newton North
Charlestown (7)
Whitinsville Christian
Ipswich
2006
Newton North (2)
Duxbury High (3)
SABIS
Cathedral (3)
2007
Boston College High
Tantasqua Regional
Watertown
Cathedral (4)
2008
Central Catholic (2)
Catholic Memorial
Frontier (2)
North Cambridge Catholic (2)
2009
St. John's (2)
Milton
Watertown (2)
Cathedral (5)
2010
Central Catholic (3)
Sabis (2)
Wareham
New Mission
2011
St. John's Prep
New Mission (2)
Whitinsville Christian School
Winthrop (2)
2012
Springfield Central (3)
Mahar Regional
Danvers
St. Mary's Lynn (3)
2013
Putnam Vo-Tech
Brighton
Danvers (2)
Bishop Connolly
2014
Putnam Vo-Tech (2)
New Mission (3)
Cardinal Spellman (2)
St. Clement
2015
Catholic Memorial (2)
Danvers (3)
Old Rochester
Hamilton-Wenham
2016
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (7)
New Mission (4)
Bishop Stang
St. Mary's Lynn (4)
2017
Cambridge Rindge & Latin (8)
Brighton (2)
Hanover
Maynard
2018
Mansfield
Tech Boston
Watertown (3)
Pope John XXIII
2019
Lynn English
Tech Boston (2)
Dover-Sherborn (2)
Worcester Tech
2020
Lynn English (2) & Springfield Central (4)
Whitman Hanson & Taconic
Burke & Sutton
Abington & Hopedale
2020
State tournament cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic leading to Co-champions
2021
No state tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Boston College High (2)
Malden Catholic
St. Mary's Lynn (5)
Randolph
Maynard (2)
2023
Worcester North
Malden Catholic (2)
Archbishop Williams
Wareham (2)
Taconic (2)
2024
Worcester North (2)
Malden Catholic (3)
Charlestown (8)
Wareham (3)
New Mission (5)
Most State Championships
Rank
School
Number
Years
1
Durfee
9
1947, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1989
2
Cambridge Rindge & Latin
8
1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2001, 2016, 2017
2
Charlestown
8
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2024
4
Somerville
7
Ice Hockey
The state champions for ice hockey are listed below.[ 7]
Boys' Ice Hockey
Most State Championships
Rank
School
Number
Years
1
Catholic Memorial
17
1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
2
Matignon
10
1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1993
3
Malden Catholic
8
1948, 1960, 1974, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
4
Arlington
8
1947, 1949, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1971, 2017, 2020
5
Boston College High
7
1994, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019
Swimming & Diving
Boys' Swimming & Diving
Boys' Swimming & Diving has been an MIAA sport since 1947, competing in the winter season. Division 2 was added in 1987. The MIAA Boys' Swimming & Diving State Champions are listed below.
Year
Division 1
Division 2
1947
Gardner
1948
Gardner (2)
1949
Gardner (3)
1950
Springfield Tech
1951
Springfield Tech (2)
1952
Gardner (4)
1953
Gardner (5)
1954
Gardner (6)
1955
Gardner (7)
1956
Gardner (8)
1957
Gardner (9)
1958
Gardner (10)
1959
Gardner (11)
1960
Gardner (12)
1961
Gardner (13)
1962
Holyoke
1963
Minnechaug
1964
Boston English
1965
Holyoke (2)
1966
Gardner (14)
1967
Chicopee
1968
Holyoke (3)
1969
Holyoke (4)
1970
Minnechaug (2)
1971
Seekonk
1972
Seekonk (2)
1973
Seekonk (3)
1974
Longmeadow
1975
Springfield Cathedral
1976
East Longmeadow
1977
Springfield Cathedral (2)
1978
Haverhill
1979
Longmeadow (2)
1980
Gardner (15)
1981
Springfield Cathedral (3)
1982
No State Championship due to Prop. 2 1/2
1983
Weston
1984
Longmeadow (3) and Westfield
1985
Brookline
1986
Minnechaug (3)
1987
Lincoln-Sudbury
Weston (2)
1988
Acton-Boxborough
Weston (3)
1989
Acton-Boxborough (2)
Weston (4)
1990
Acton-Boxborough (3)
Weston (5)
1991
Acton-Boxborough (4)
-
1992
Acton-Boxborough (5)
-
1993
Acton-Boxborough (6)
Weston (6)
1994
Acton-Boxborough (7)
Weston (7)
1995
Acton-Boxborough (8)
Weston (8)
1996
Xaverian Brothers
Seekonk (4)
1997
Boston College High
Weston (9)
1998
Boston College High (2)
Lincoln-Sudbury (2)
1999
Boston College High (3)
Weston (10)
2000
Acton-Boxborough (9)
Weston (11)
2001
St. John's Prep
Weston (12)
2002
Chelmsford
Weston (13)
2003
Chelmsford (2)
Weston (14)
2004
Chelmsford (3)
Weston (15)
2005
Boston College High (4)
Weston (16)
2006
St. John's Prep (2)
Weston (17)
2007
St. John's Prep (3)
Weston (18)
2008
St. John's Prep (4)
Weston (19)
2009
St. John's Prep (5)
Wayland
2010
St. John's Prep (6)
Wayland (2)
2011
St. John's Prep (7)
King Philip
2012
St. John's Prep (8)
Weston (20)
2013
St. John's Prep (9)
Weston (21)
2014
St. John's Prep (10)
Weston (22)
2015
Westford Academy
Weston (23)
2016
St. John's Prep (11)
Weston (24)
2017
St. John's Prep (12)
Wayland (3)
2018
St. John's Prep (13)
Wayland (4)
2019
St. John's Prep (14)
Wayland (5)
2020
St. John's Prep (15)
Wayland (6)
2021
No State Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
St. John's Prep (16)
Weston (25)
2023
Westford Academy (2)
Weston (26)
2024
St. John's Prep (17)
Weston (27)
2025
TBD
TBD
Most State Championships
Rank
School
Number
Years
1
Weston
27
1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
2
St. John's Prep
17
2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
3
Gardner
15
1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1980
4
Acton-Boxborough
9
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000
5
Wayland
6
2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Girls' Swimming & Diving
Girls' Swimming & Diving has been an MIAA sport since 1972, beginning solely as a fall season sport. Girls' swimming & diving then expanded to become both a fall and winter season sport beginning in 1991. Division 2 was added in 2004 for the fall season and 2006 for the winter season. The MIAA Girls' Swimming & Diving State Champions are listed below.
Year
Division 1 Fall
Division 2 Fall
Division 1 Winter
Division 2 Winter
1971
Wellesley
1972
Wellesley (2)
1973
Wayland
1974
Bedford
1975
Bedford (2)
1976
Minnechaug
1977
East Longmeadow
1978
Durfee
1979
Northampton
1980
Northampton (2)
1981
No State Championship due to Prop. 2 1/2
1982
Acton-Boxborough
1983
Acton-Boxborough (2)
1984
Acton-Boxborough (3)
1985
Acton-Boxborough (4)
1986
Acton-Boxborough (5)
1987
Acton-Boxborough (6)
1988
Wellesley (3)
1989
Wellesley (4)
1990
Wellesley (5)
1991
Acton-Boxborough (7)
Lynn English
1992
Acton-Boxborough (8)
Minnechaug (2)
1993
Acton-Boxborough (9)
St. Joseph
1994
Acton-Boxborough (10)
Gardner
1995
Acton-Boxborough (11)
Gardner (2)
1996
Acton-Boxborough (12)
Gardner (3)
1997
Acton-Boxborough (13)
Gardner (4)
1998
Acton-Boxborough (14)
Gardner (5)
1999
Andover
Gardner (6)
2000
Andover* [Vacated]
Gardner (7)
2001
Andover (2)
Gardner (8)
2002
Andover (3)
Gardner (9)
2003
Andover* [Vacated]
Gardner (10)
2004
Andover (4)
Central Catholic
Gardner (11)
2005
Andover (5)
Notre Dame Academy
Gardner (12)
2006
Andover (6)
Notre Dame Academy (2)
Gardner (13)
Wayland (2)
2007
Andover (7)
Notre Dame Academy (3)
Gardner (14)
Wayland (3)
2008
Chelmsford
Notre Dame Academy (4)
Gardner (15)
Wayland (4)
2009
Andover (8)
Bishop Feehan
Lincoln-Sudbury
Wayland (5)
2010
Andover (9)
Reading
Gardner (16)
Wayland (6)
2011
Andover (10)
Reading (2)
Lincoln-Sudbury (2)
Marblehead
2012
Andover (11)
Bishop Feehan (2)
Westford Academy
Wayland (7)
2013
Chelmsford (2)
Bishop Feehan (3)
Westford Academy (2)
Wayland (8)
2014
Andover (12)
Bishop Feehan (4)
Westford Academy (3)
Wayland (9)
2015
Andover (13)
Bishop Feehan (5)
Lincoln-Sudbury (3)
Weston
2016
Andover (14)
Reading (3)
Westford Academy (4)
Marblehead (2)
2017
Andover (15)
Reading (4)
Westford Academy (5)
Duxbury
2018
Andover (16)
Reading (5)
Westford Academy (6)
Duxbury (2)
2019
Andover (17)
Wellesley (6)
Westford Academy (7)
Wayland (10)
2020
No State Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic
Westford Academy (8)
Duxbury (3)
2021
Acton-Boxborough (15)
Wellesley (7)
No State Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Acton-Boxborough (16)
Wellesley (8)
Westford Academy (9)
Amherst-Pelham
2023
Needham
Wellesley (9)
Lincoln-Sudbury (4)
Marblehead (3)
2024
Acton-Boxborough (17)
Wellesley (10)
Concord-Carlisle
Weston (2)
2025
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Most State Championships
Rank
School
Number
Years
1
Acton-Boxborough
17
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2021, 2022, 2024
1
Andover
17
1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3
Gardner
16
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
4
Wayland
10
1973, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
4
Wellesley
10
1971, 1972, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
6
Westford Academy
9
2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Soccer
Boys Soccer
The MIAA Boys Soccer State Champions are listed below.[ 8]
Girls Soccer
The MIAA Girls Soccer State Champions are listed below.[ 9]
See also
References
^ "About MIAA" (PDF) . MIAA. pp. 1, 21. Retrieved 11 January 2015 . The MIAA is self-regulating with the 374 member schools providing individual leaders to serve within the 35 MIAA governance units.
^ "MIAA considers adding rugby to its purview" , Boston Globe , Bob Holmes, April 30, 2015.
^ "Tuesday's school roundup: MIAA votes to add rugby for 2016-17" , Boston Globe , Eric Russo, May 6, 2015.
^ "MIAA League Directory" (PDF) . MIAA. pp. 1– 15. Retrieved 11 January 2015 .
^ "State Champions" . Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association . Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association" .
^ "MIAA Mens State Champions (1943–present)" (PDF) . February 21, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-21. Retrieved August 14, 2021 .
^ "MIAA Tournament Information" . MIAA. Retrieved 19 November 2018 .
^ "MIAA Tournament Information" . MIAA. Retrieved 23 November 2018 .
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