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basketball, girls' and boys' wrestling, boys' soccer, and baseball. American has excelled in cross country, boys' and girls' basketball, girls' soccer, boys' tennis and golf. Irvington has been successful in baseball, softball and cross country. Mission has excelled in girls' and boys' tennis, girls' golf, wrestling, badminton, girls' and boys' waterpolo, girls' and boys' volleyball, cross country (having recently won multiple back to back league championships, sent runners to
Arcadia track championships, and to the California state meet after great success at NCS races) and swimming. Washington has been exceptional in cross country, football, girls' volleyball, girls' and boys' soccer, baseball, softball, boys' volleyball, and girls' basketball. Kennedy, the only Division III school in the league, has been competitive in boys' basketball and football, but not too competitive in other sports. Has not really found many strengths, leaving it as the cellar team of the league, most likely because of its low enrollment. Mission's boys' volleyball team ranked 2nd in NCS in 2009, only losing to
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In autumn the league sponsors football, girls' and boys' cross-country, girls' tennis, girls' and boys' water polo and girls' volleyball along with girls' golf. In winter, the league sponsors girls' and boys' basketball, girls' and boys' soccer, and wrestling. In spring, the league sponsors girls'
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